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Spring Roll, $4.95-11.95

With its ergonomic hourglass shape, the Spring Roll offers hours of entertaining quality time for you and your pooch. The name refers to this rubber toy's exciting action -- whether you bounce it, float it or roll it, your canine friend will always be challenged by its erratic motion.

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"A Rare Breed of Love: The True Story of Baby and the Mission She Inspired to Help Dogs Everywhere," $25.95

The inspiration from this book began when Jana Kohl started looking for a new puppy online. She was horrified by the conditions that confronted her at puppy mills. Kohl took one small step by adopting a rescuing dog, a three-legged puppy mill survivor named Baby. Together, Baby and her "ma" have rallied celebrities, politicians and animal welfare advocates together to help raise awareness about puppy mills and reform animal protection laws. "A Rare Breed of Love" contains more than 60 photographs of Baby with supporters from Barack Obama to Judge Judy to Patti LaBelle.

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