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The business of saving animal lives
Tue, 06 Jan 2009 04:40:58 +0000
I’ve been doing some consulting for Maddie’s Fund — which I think is a bit like letting a crazy football fan be the waterboy for his favorite team. As part of Tony La Russa?s Animal Rescue Foundation’s fifth annual ?Business of Saving Lives? conference, I’ll be joining Maddie’s Fund president and no-kill pioneer Rich Avanzino [...]
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Rescues require patience, and a Dodger shows the way
Sun, 04 Jan 2009 12:14:36 +0000
Hi, I’m new here … kinda.
I’ve known the rest of the PetConnection crew for a long time, through the Dog Writers Association of America and because we all took a spin at VIN. When Gina and Dr. Becker needed someone to manage the new Pfizer database of free searchable articles, they asked me to take [...]
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A dog day in San Francisco: Good food, good friends, good dog
Sat, 03 Jan 2009 12:00:48 +0000
I love San Francisco. I think Gina loves it too, because she keeps coming here. For instance, yesterday she showed up at my house, 30 pounds of bison meat in hand and adorable and incredibly perfect McKenzie on leash. I cut Gina’s hair (I have many skills) and then we went out to lunch.
It was [...]
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Pet health insurance: Is it a New year?s resolution for you?
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 12:00:20 +0000
I’ve pretty much been a pet health insurance naysayer — albeit a totally hypocritical one, since I have health insurance for both my dogs. I signed them up after the death of another dog and the five-figure vet bill I got trying to save him. I thought about canceling the policies several times, and what [...]
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Dog day afternoon: A special treat for Harper
Fri, 02 Jan 2009 03:08:45 +0000
If today is a sample of 2009, I like it already. I woke up, promptly broke my New Year’s resolution to do yoga first thing in the morning (maybe bedtime is better), played a little fetch with Harper and Twyla, and did some work on the galleys for the revision of my Mastiff book. Then [...]
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A year in photography from one of my favs
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 22:53:49 +0000
I didn’t get to meet Sarah K. Andrew in person until the Breeders Cup World Thoroughbred Championships in SoCal last fall, but I have long been a big fan of her work. Since I first spotted her pictures on Flickr a couple years ago, she has grown so much as a photographer. Last year was [...]
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From assistance animals to cloning, pets are in the news
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 18:13:12 +0000
Two stories in the New York Times illustrate our ever-evolving relationship with animals. The first, a seven-page opus by science writer Rebecca Skloot, looks at the increasing variety of service animals. We all know about guide dogs, hearing dogs and service dogs that perform tasks for people with disabilities, but joining their ranks these days [...]
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Help for Montana humane bust ? and a new blogger
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:05:35 +0000
Been meaning to update this for a couple days now, about the seizure of a couple hundred dogs in Montana, mostly English Shepherds. What makes this really hit home is that I know two people who are involved in saving these dogs: Blogger Heather Houlihan, and my friend Jill.
Here’s the Associated Press story (thanks, Susan). [...]
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Dr. Becker shows off more top pet products on ?GMA Now?
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:21:59 +0000
Whenever our Dr. Becker has one of his “Good Morning America” appearances, he also tapes pieces for “GMA NOW.” The first of his two “NOW” appearances, an extended look at his choices for the best pet products of 2008, is now on the “GMA” Web site.
The segment offers a few more products that were cut [...]
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Happy New Year!
Thu, 01 Jan 2009 14:24:34 +0000
And may 2009 be a great year for everyone, pets included, of course.
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