Joan Rivers Dogs Coming to the NY Dog Film Festival Joan Rivers was my godmother and I miss her more than ever right now. I know she would have been thrilled about my creation, the first ever New York Dog Film Festival, which will be held October 3rd at Symphony Space at Broadway and 95th… Read more »
The Dog Film Festival — a Dream Come True! When you hear “Dog Film Festival” what do you envision it might be like? Would you imagine a Gala Premiere cocktail party with dogs welcome on a Green Carpet with professional photographers the night before? Would you envision spending a whole day seeing a banquet of… Read more »
Dog Talk (09-14-2015) #438: Stephanie Mattera talks about what the NYC Mayor’s Alliance does for shelters and rescues in the city, and describes the big Adoptapalooza in Union Square on Sunday September 20; Dr. Rachel Barrack is a veterinary acupuncturist who takes care of race horses and provides house call acupuncture for dogs and cats… Read more »
Finicky Dog? Try a Little Cat food! Some of us have dogs who are finicky eaters. This distinguishes them dramatically from other of our dogs, who view everything and anything as edible that is on the ground, a counter, in a child’s hand, on our unattended dinner plates or in a guest’s handbag. But those… Read more »
Looking for a Low-Cal Treat Your Dog Will Love? Try Frozen Broccoli! If someone told me that dogs of all ages in my house would go nuts for chunks of frozen broccoli as a treat, I would never have believed them! But I’ve made the wonderful discovery that I have three dogs crowding around me… Read more »
A Breeder of Little Dogs with Big Appetites Wikiwags is one of my more unusual sponsors on the Radio Pet Lady Network — unusual because a male belly band with disposable diapers inside is not your everyday pet product (it turns out there are a lot of dogs of every size who lift their leg… Read more »
Please join me at the DOG FILM FESTIVAL as a Founding Member The first annual Dog Film Festival is coming to New York City October 2nd and 3rd and I hope everyone who loves dogs and wants to experience that feeling among like-minded people will consider supporting this unique event by buying a Founding Member… Read more »
Levi the Pug Wins Again Dr. Donna recently wrote on the Halo blog about Levi, the gorgeous, once-chubby pug in South Dakota who entered our Halo Healthy Weight Challenge on The Expert Vet radio show and came out a big winner. Pounds melted off him and inches disappeared, as his devoted Mom Kimberly stuck to… Read more »
Dog with Goopy Eyes? A Totally Natural Remedy! I’ve been taking tracking lessons with my darling four-month-old Weimaraner puppy Wanda, working with Kathy Jo Magan, who is widely known as a tracking and Schutzhund trainer and competitor. Lucky for me, she leaves her Florida home base (where she also breeds Belgian Malinois and Corgis!) and… Read more »