Pet Wellness Advocate
Top Entry Litter Boxes?? Cats Want to Know Whom to Thank for That Lovely Idea?! I got a great question recently for my show Cat Chat: “What’s up with top-entry litter boxes? Are they okay for cats or were they designed for human comfort?” I appreciate the fact that this gentleman intuitively recognized that there... Read more »
Dog Talk University Debuts: Myths About Dog Vomiting After my last blog on the basics of how and why a dog vomits, I realized there was a need for some shorter informational radio podcasts in which I could impart some basic information about pet health and wellness. I figured it might be easier on the... Read more »
What Does It Look Like When a Dog Vomits? This is a quick “Vomit 101” so you can be aware and prepared for what happens when a dog throws up. (If you have my book THE DOG BIBLE: Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know then you probably don’t panic if your dog throws up... Read more »
Strut with Me and Your mutt this Saturday October 1st in New York City Are you going to be in New York City this coming weekend? On Saturday October 1st you simply have to get down to Strut Your Mutt at the Hudson River Park's Pier 26 in Tribeca. From 9 AM to 1 PM... Read more »
The Dog Film Festival Was Boffo in Chicago! The dog lovers of Chicago came out in droves to see the Dog Film Festival at the wonderful Music Box theater, which worked right alongside the Festival team in doing PR. We chose Chicago because our national sponsor the Petco Foundation had given a grant to the... Read more »
September is National Service Dog month and a chance for all of us to reflect on how the human-canine bond directly impacts the quality of life for those people who depend on a dog to get them out and about. Over the past couple of years I have become increasingly aware of the powerful difference... Read more »
[iframe width="740" height="416" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/n2gNx47D0t0?rel=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen] Can You Love Both Cats and Birds!? There’s a quiet little war going on between the cats allowed outdoors and the birds and their nests which the cats disturb or destroy. There’s also a philosophical (and sometimes actual) battle going on between bird-lovers who want no domestic cats to... Read more »
Give Yourself the Gift of a Portrait of All the Dogs from Your Life More than a decade ago, when I was still living year-round in East Hampton, I discovered a dog portraitist of uncanny skill. Her name was Carol Saxe and working only from photographs, she was able to capture the distinctive essence of... Read more »
Dieting on the Buddy System --- Losing Weight with Your Dog You know how much better it is to embark on a project with a friend? Especially a task that isn’t so much fun---like cleaning out your basement...or going on a diet?! I had a light bulb moment when I realized how hard it is... Read more »
Worried About a Positive Test for Lyme Disease? Hang on! Wait! Just because your dog tests positive for Lyme disease in the vet’s office does NOT mean you need to treat with antibiotics! My sister and two friends of mine recently took their dogs to their vets for an annual exam. All the dogs seemed... Read more »