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Stacey Nguyen is a lifestyle and entertainment writer based in California. You can find her work on Real Simple, InStyle, BuzzFeed, PopSugar, and other sites.

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Alexandra Samuels is a national political reporter and contributor to the Daily Dot, where she started as an intern covering politics in the summer of 2016. She enjoys all things Marvel, keeping up with the latest TikTok trends, long walks with her pup, and reading murder-mystery novels.

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‘I will never forget’: Service dog trainer reveals 5 mistakes she made—as science says service dogs are ‘evolving’

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‘Never beating the weird’: Laura Loomer downs dog food to promote Rumble’s foray into pet products

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‘I threw away a rug I loved. I wish I’d seen this a few months ago’: Expert shares how to get rid of dog stains with baking soda and vinegar

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‘Justice for XiaoPang’: Why the orange Chinese dog is going massively viral in the West

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