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You've got to hand it to Martha Stewart. From making her own candles (with cute little coverings, according to my fellow reporter Sandy Mazza), to seemingly waltzing through a 5-month prison term with her chin up, Martha's earned her title as a lifestyle queen.

So is it really any surprise that she grooms her own dogs?  We're not talking backyard baths with the

If you're ambitious and want to pick up some tips, check out Martha's dog grooming routine for her French bulldogs, Francesca and Sharkey.

I read today that Martha Stewart's dog died. I have nothing in common with Martha Stewart, I've never read her magazine and never watched her TV show. Heck my towels don't even match.

But I lost a dog a few years ago, so I know what she's going through. Her dog didn't know that she was rich or powerful, although he probably wondered where she was those months she was in jail. All her dog knew was that she was the lady who put food in the bowl and scratched its belly.

And that's enough, really. That's what dogs are all about. So, Martha, if you're one of the three people who read South Bay Pets, I offer my condolences.

I haven't written about my old dog before. His name was Buck and he was 17 when he died a couple of years ago. He had many claims to fame, but this is my favorite. Without telling me, my friend Tom Mallory submitted an entry about Buck to the comic Marmaduke. I opened up my Sunday paper one day many years ago and imagine my surprise when I found this. Buck got a lot of belly rubs that morning. And yes, he really walked around with wax lips in his mouth.