Is Your Pet Making You Sick? How Dogs Spread Germs

Is Your Pet Making You Sick?

By Catherine Guthrie
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the June 2008 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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A warning for pet owners: Your dog or cat could be spreading germs.

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