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Carol Perkins, owner of Harry Barker, and her dog Josephine, pose with a shipment for the upcoming holiday season at Harry Barker, a pet supply company in Charleston, S.C., Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2008. Retailers may be worrying about the possibility of the worst fourth quarter in generations, but those in the pet products industry are finding themselves in a veritable oasis among much of the gloom of American business. (AP Photos/Alice Keeney)