Christmas is just around the corner, and you may already be making your gift list. Don’t forget your pet! Purchase affordable toys, gear and accessories for your cat or dog on the Web. Many pet manufacturers (such as planetdog.com) and mail-order catalogs (like inthecompanyofdogs.com) offer sale sections on last year’s products or overstocked or hard-to-sell items. If you visit a larger pet store like petco.com, type “sale” in the search feature to find marked-down items. (Remember to always take shipping charges into consideration; do a Google search for a free shipping coupon code before you buy.)

Posted by Charlotte Reed, pet expert and author of The Miss Fido Manners Complete Book of Dog Etiquette

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