Pet Wellness Advocate
I'm just back from Seattle and the thrill of bringing the Dog Film Festival there, with a phenomenal turn out! Fully half the audience members had four legs and brought along their enthusiastic and appreciative humans! During the showings of short films, all of which included dogs, the dogs in the audience made sporadic barking... Read more »
Pearl ♥ Petco {Guest Post by Kristy D} Two things happened: I met the loves of my life---Dan and his dogs---and I got a great job working for Tracie Hotchner, founder of the Dog Film Festival. When Dan and I first started dating, he adopted his third dog, an Australian-shepherd mix puppy named Pearl from... Read more »
The Tragedy of Orlando and the Victims' Pets Left Behind I had not seen my old friend Donanne in Los Angeles for many years, so I was very happy to be headed there in the first week of June with the Dog Film Festival. With a grant from the Petco Foundation, I'm touring the country... Read more »
Are Labs Fatter than Other Dogs? Are you one of those lucky people who shares his life with a loving Labrador Retriever --- but you lament the chubbiness of your Lab because you know how unhealthy it is for a dog to gain weight? Have you accepted that common belief that Labs will “eat until... Read more »
California Dreamin' Of Dogs The first stop on the Dog Film Festival national tour was a huge success! I am over the moon with excitement over how great the Dog Film Festival launch went this past weekend in Los Angeles. Seems like the whole town turned out to celebrate the chance to come to a... Read more »
Melissa Is Helping Joan Rivers to Continue Doing Good Deeds I was so moved by the outpouring of love for my godmother Joan Rivers back on September 4, 2014, when she died so tragically. I'm sure she would be proud of her daughter Melissa (who is my goddaughter) who is now making it possible for... Read more »
I was enjoying a fun and funny column called "Pet City" by Andy Newman in the Sunday New York Times which was describing a whole raft of high tech and unexpected products and creations that have emerged to service the family pet. Mr. Newman was expressing surprise and even bemusement at the myriad ways inventors... Read more »
Meet my Goddaughter Melissa Rivers at the Dog Film Festival Pooch Party in Los Angeles I'm really excited to be heading to Los Angeles to premiere the Dog Film Festival there next Saturday June 4th, but I have a very special personal reason for wanting to get there: my goddaughter Melissa Rivers has agreed to... Read more »
by Craig Manor.
How do we come to terms with losing a beloved pet? The heartbreak is visceral, and the process of grieving takes time. Thankfully, there are some lovely, meaningful ways to memorialize our pets. On my show The Bond I interviewed Julie Delsoldato, the creator of The Golden Bead in Vermont, about how having a keepsake... Read more »