Category Archives: General

Emma’s Passion Project Is About Cats

I got this charming email recently: My name is Emma and I am in 6th grade. I am doing a Passion Project, and cats are my passion. I need to ask an expert some questions on cat behavior. I hope … Continue reading

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A Tribute to Gil And Evie: A Stellar Example of a Man and His Guide Dog

I want to salute Gil Lutz in Ohio, one of my treasured listeners to DOG TALK® – and his fellow traveler Evie, a beautiful and brilliant guide dog. Evie was only five years old when she died this week from … Continue reading

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One of the “Unique Gifts for Dogs and the People That Love Them” – The Dog Bible

I was really happy to see a delightful bog recommending THE DOG BIBLE as a holiday gift for people – here’s the link for her other suggestions and here’s what I wrote back to Marisa: Hello Marisa! What a nice … Continue reading

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Anyone Has the Right to Buy A Puppy

What I was venting about at the beginning of the October 22 DOG TALK: On the Oct 15th DOG TALK® show my first guest was the Official Trainer of the show, Allison Denlea of Paws 4 Positive Training — a … Continue reading

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Cowboy & Wills Author Loved Being on Dog Talk

This was one of the very nicest letters I have ever received from a guest on my radio shows. Monica Holloway is the author of COWBOY WILLS and the mother of an autistic child who is a very special boy. … Continue reading

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Petco, Halo, Fido Festival and Me

On Columbus Day weekend, my ever-patient husband drove us seven (yes 7!) hours each way to the Salem County Fairgrounds in Southern New Jersey to attend Fido Festival OctoberFetch where I gave a talk on how to read a pet … Continue reading

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13 Kitties Became 12 While She Waited for Me to Reply

I felt so terrible — I got terribly swamped with email and for months didn’t get around to writing Lori in Culpeper Virginia who had 13 kitties and wanted to know whether Giant foods cat food was made by Weruva … Continue reading

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Tracie Interviewed on ShaggyDogStories Blog

I had such a great conversation recently with Karen Norteman, who has a terrific dog blog called ShaggyDogStories.net. She was interested in the Proportions feeding plan I helped to develop and I loved her thoughtful questions.  It was a really … Continue reading

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I Love Cloud Nine Shampoo from Halo

I feel bad I have forgotten to tell everyone how much I really love the Cloud Nine herbal shampoo from Halo — I have tried soooo many different ones and it genuinely stands out as superior in every way. Here’s … Continue reading

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They Help Find Missing Cats

I got a really great link to a non-profit website that is full of suggestions about how to find a lost cat.  My book THE CAT BIBLE has many good suggestions on this topic (THE DOG BIBLE has them from … Continue reading

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