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Human couch potatoes have hooked onto fitbits to help them quit their sedentary ways - and now their four-legged furry friends can do the same.
Sally Patten, Columnist
Sally Patten writes on Personal Finance specialising in Superannuation & SMSFs, Tax, Managed Funds. Based in our Sydney newsroom, Sally is Fairfax Business Media's Personal Finance editor and has more than 20 year experience in journalism, working in UK, Hong Kong and Australia.
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