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Here at Paw Nation, we love funny videos and we love pet stories. So we decided to hit the streets to ask dogs (and their owners) about everything from how they were adopted to what was the naughtiest thing they've ever done. It's our weekly video series, "Pet On the Street."

This week we're in New York City asking owners to give us the scoop on how street-wise their dog is.

As pet owners, we all love products that make our pets happy. As animal lovers, we especially love when those same products also help animals in need.

In the spirit of Thanksgiving, we've got a great, feel-good giveaway for our Paw Nation readers. We're giving away products from three companies that were featured in an earlier Lend a Paw column for their philanthropic efforts: Flabby Labby, Planet Dog and SheaPet.

The prize includes a Flabby Labby gift basket containing three medium bags of cookies, one Sigg water bottle, and one tennis ball. From Planet Dog, we've got a Wood Chuck, an Orbee-Tuff Glow for Good Ball, and an Orbee-Tuff Sport Tennis Ball. From SheaPet, there's Shea Butter Shampoo, Green Tea & Sea Kelp Shampoo with Shea Butter, and Sulfate-Free Shea Butter Shampoo with Avocado. That's a lot of goodies!

To enter, leave a confirmed comment below telling us how you plan to give back this Thanksgiving.

The comment must be left before 5 p.m. ET on Tuesday, November 30, 2010.

If anyone deserves good news, it's the giant panda. Recently at the Wolong Panda Reserve in Sichuan province, China, a panda named Yo Yo gave birth to twin female cubs. The arrival of the cubs brings the total number of pandas born in China this year to 19, according to Good News Now (GNN).

For pandas, that's quite a baby boom. In fact, it breaks the previous record of 18 cubs born in 2006.

Giant pandas are critically endangered due to the fragmentation and destruction of their habitat in the forests of China, according to the World Wildlife Fund. A survey in 2004 counted just 1,600 pandas left in the wild, the WWF reports. Poaching and a low reproduction rate also hamper the bear's well being, the AP reports. In the wild, females only give birth once every two or three years. Among captive pandas, the arrival of new babies is even rarer.

But things are looking up for the fuzzy black-and-white bears. Today, more than 300 pandas live in captivity, providing an important buffer against extinction. Experts at the Wolong Panda Reserve told the AP that better research on panda nutrition, genetics and reproduction helped bring on the baby boom. They've also created a more natural habitat for the bears that live at the reserve.

Paw Nation readers have submitted some spectacular holiday cards to the Paw Nation Flickr pool including this one here, but you know what? We want more! (Go ahead. Call us greedy. We learned the behavior from our pets.)

We know you can't wait to send out holiday cards with your mutt's mug or your feline's face, and this is a great way to share your fabulous cards with more than just the folks lucky enough to make your holiday card list.

However you feature your pet in your holiday wishes -- whether it's fashionable or just funny -- we want to see it! Just upload a picture of your card to Paw Nation's Flickr pool. Your pet could end up being featured on the site! What are you waiting for?

For more creative holiday card ideas, check out Holidash's Cute and Crafty Christmas Cards.

Name: Harry

Location: Brighton, Mich.

Age: 8

Dog Breed : Pembroke Welsh Corgi

Favorite Toy: Anything that doesn't belong to him.

Favorite Treat: A doughnut hole on Sunday mornings.

Likes: Walks, rides in the car and being with his family.

Dislikes: Going to the vet!

Weird Quirks: When Harry is excited or nervous, his back legs shake.

Fun Fact: He loves to hear "Happy Birthday" sung.

Congratulations to our submitter, MacX1993MCar. If you'd like to submit your pet, upload your favorite pet photos to our Flickr pool!

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