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Award-winning journalist Jen Reeder is former president of the Dog Writers Association of America. Her work has appeared in Family Circle, BBC News, Best Friends Magazine, the TODAY show's website, The Daily Beast, Inside Your Dog's Mind, AKC Family Dog, Modern Cat, and many other publications.

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