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Dr. Karen Johnson, VP of Banfield Pet Hospitals on Heartworm, Melanie Brooks Author of The “SpenserNation” Series of Books, Leslie Smith Editor-in-Chief of Dogtime.com, and Dr. Patrick Mahaney on hosting Twitter chat for pets.

Jeff Marginean — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 20:27:33 +0000

THIS WEEK’S SHOW HOUR 1

There is one near you!

Dr. Karen Johnson of BanfieldPet hospitals joins us to talk about the spread of Heartworm and how easy it is to prevent in BOTH dogs AND cats. Yes it has been found that your cat is also at risk from this parasite if not treated with preventative! Banfield is running a program where you can get a FREE Heartworm check for your pet if you visit their web site, print out a coupon and take to your nearest Banfield Pet Hospital in Petsmart. Take the HEARTWORM CHALLENGE QUIZ and get your coupon. This is an easily prevented problem but hard to get rid of once your pet has it.

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THE “SPENSERNATION”

These books are educational and also help feed hungry children!

You know, I interview many authors and I always enjoy discussing the insight that brought them to write their book. Author Melanie Brooks has hit a grand slam with the “SpenserNation” books and it’s no wonder she is highly sought after by the media and has won various awards for this series. ”Mom” and Spenser are dedicated to helping hungry children. All author proceeds from the individual Spenser books are returned to respective programs in the local community that feed hungry children. Please visit their sister site to learn more about how you can help!

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RESCUE OF THE WEEK

dogtime joins forces with the ASPCA

Leslie Smith, Editor-in-Chief of Dogtime.com joins us to talk about this outstanding web site community and the great work they are doing with the ASPCA to help get deserving pets place in great homes. Since 2007 Dogtime has been building a loyal group of pet loving Bloggers and We are proud to part of their network! Look on the left side of this blog any you will see our Blog link to Dogtime and also the cute widget with the video! Check out dog time and if you have a blog sign up today!

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VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

Vet to the Stars!

Dr. Patrick joins us to discuss the twitter community that he has been hosting on a regular basis. It is a great place to connect with pet lovers from around the world and share stories, remedies and information. Listen in the see where you can get in the conversation.

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NEWS AND SHOW

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RESCUE SHELTERS AROUND THE COUNTRY: Do you know of a reputable pet rescue shelter in your local area? Are you a Rescue Shelter your self? We would love to interview you on our Weekly Pet Rescue Shelter segment on the show and here on our blog! You can be big or small, breed specific or all breed, rescue dogs, and rescue other animals as well! Contact us at info@mybuddybutch.com and put “RESCUE” in the subject line!

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LOCAL FUNCTION HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA? We want to know about it and we will even announce it on the show! Email your announcement to us at info@mybuddybutch.com

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Show #80 – Author Suzanne Selfors of “Smells Like Dog” – Author Jacque Heebner of “First Person Cat” – Dr. Karen Johnson of Banfield Pet Hospitals on Flea/Tick Season – April Horowitz of “Heart of A Horse” in California – Dr. Patrick Mahaney for the Vet Topic of the Week “H1N1 Update.”

Jeff Marginean — Wed, 05 May 2010 18:40:58 +0000

Author Double Feature! Well, as promised I am trying get caught up on some really great books that we have had here for awhile! In anticipation of a FANTASTIC spring and summer that we are all looking forward to I want to get this information out to you so you can plan your summer reading. We have great books for kids and adults alike and we will be getting authors in the lineup over the coming weeks. Good reading….

Great Read for Younger Audience!

Author Suzanne Selfors is a specialist at books for young people and her latest novel, “Smells Like Dog” is a great read for those at the 5th grade level and up. This would be a good book for the summer months to keep reading skills sharp during the school break. Listen in to our conversation on this week’s show and find out what the book is about!

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A Murder Mystery with a Cat!

“First Person Cat” by Author Jacque Heebner is a unique adult murder mystery that is eventually solved by…. well guess what… I’m not going to tell you but you will enjoy this book. Very Well done! Jacquee has had a very interesting life working in the major motion picture business so she knows how to entertain and captivate an audience and does it well with this book. Great summer read for the Beach!

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RESCUE SHELTER OF THE WEEK

YOU can help rescue these magnificent animals!

April Horowitz joins us this week to talk about “Heart of A Horse” Rescue for horses in California. These fantastic animals need care and rescuing just any other pet would. Just because they are a horse does not mean that they can be set loose in the wild and be expected to survive any more than a house pet could!

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VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

Vet to the Stars!

Dr. Patrick Mahaney of California Pet Acupuncture an wellness joins us to give an up date on the H1N1 Virus and if it is affecting more pets around the country. He also talks about the upcoming flu season in the fall and what may occur.

Dr. Patrick has a new web site! Check it out at PatrickMahaney.com

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NEWS LINKS

“THUNDERSHIRT” – claims to help calm pets that are afraid of loud noises. Should I look into this for Butch?

AKC NOW ACCEPTING MIXED BREED REGISTRATION - Have a rescued dog that’s a mixed breed? You can now participate in great AKC sanctioned events around the country!

AT & T TO RELEASE PET COLLAR - Ever get a text message from your dog? Well now you can and he will tell you his location and that he is roaming outside of his designated area!

HEART OF A HORSE - (MBB Radio) Recieves their non-profit status. Check out the Web Site and see what April Horowitz is doing in Calfornia to help these magnificent animals and find out how you can help!

MORE FOOD BANKS HELPING TO FEED PETS ALSO – (NY Times) Animal shelters around the country are being flooded with hungry pets, and to tackle the problem, charitable organizations are setting up pet food banks, with products offered within regular food pantries.

PET FRIENDLY HOTELS FROWN ON DOG POOP (Hariet Baskas MSNBC.com) – Really? They must be kidding. I thought dodging pet poop was part of the experience, part of the essence, and yes part of the BONDING process that makes hotels love it when we bring our pets! I don’t mean BONDING poop to the bottom of my shoes! I’m with you Hariet, if people can’t follow the rules of a hotel STAY HOME! It’s the few that make it bad for the rest of us.

CALIFORNIA PONDERING ‘ANIMAL ABUSERS REGISTRY’ – As reported in an article by Alison Stateman in LA on Time’s blog, California State representative Dean Flores introduced this bill in late February but during a time where not only the State has financial trouble but pet owners are also struggling, can it pass when it needs to be funded by tax dollars? Great idea for the registry…let’s watch this one!

FLORIDA TO ALLOW BREED SPECIFIC LEGISLATION - (From Pet Product news intl.)Here we go again. I’m getting really sick of talking about this… Senate Bill 1276, sponsored by Sen. Tony Hill, D-Jacksonville, allows “any local government [to place] further restrictions or additional requirements on owners of dangerous dogs.” My Buddy Butch is a very dangerous and deadly dog… to squirrels….

ANIMALS TAUGHT ME THAT - Dr. Kim Bloomer’s New Book is now available– Dr. Kim is a great friend of our show and she is a veterinary naturopath.

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MY PRESS

SAAVY EXPLORER ARTICLE - FLYING WITH PETS on the Saavy Explorer about an experience my Dad had while traveling with Buttons to Florida.

SENIORS FOR LIVING - I had the honor of being quoted in an article on this great web site for senior citizens. I had a very nice conversation with Marianne Thomas about how having a pet can help seniors with every day life. I have seen the effect having a dog has had on my 86 year old father, so I can speak first hand on the benefits for seniors that adding this new “family member” can bring to their lives! See the article “25 Reasons Why A Pet Helps You Stay Young At Heart.”

Date Wanted – Must Love Dogs and Butch! - I was included in an article about Dogs and Dating! Two of my favorite subjects! Dating is tough enough for me with my schedule but now any girl I meet has to pass Butch’s test before we can go on a date!

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LOCAL FUNCTION HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA? We want to know about it and we will even announce it on the show! Email your announcement to us at info@mybuddybutch.com

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Listen to the My Buddy Butch Talk Show #80 now Join us again next week! As always our shows are available on Apple iTunes and Zune as well as on our own site. All shows stream 24/7 on our site and can be downloaded in mp3 format from our BTR site.

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Show #74 – Dr. Karen Johnson of the Banfield Pet Hospitals, Heidi Ganahl CEO and Founder of Camp Bow Wow on her new book “Tales From The Bark Side” – Josh Abrams CEO and Founder of Dogasaur.com – North East Boston Rescue of New Jersey is the Rescue Shelter of the Week.

Jeff Marginean — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:20:49 +0000

Hi again! We’re back! Quite an eventful week. Our main server crashed so I figured I would just work to update EVERYTHING at once and add in a hot spare or two so we don’t have this problem again. The way my mind works is that I would rather do it now, before things start getting Hot and I don’t have the time for it. Besides that with spring around the corner I don’t want to be in the studio fixing computers on a nice sunny day! OK her is the post I missed last week!

There is one near you!

Dr. Karen Johnson, a VP of the Banfield Pet Hospital with 750 locations across the country. Dr. Johnson talks to us about the Pet Hospital and about the dental health of our pets. There are many issues that can arise from letting your pets teeth go uncleaned and untreated if they have an issue. Listen in as Dr. Johnson tells us about Banfield and how to get started taking care of your pets teeth.

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An On-Line Community!

Josh Abrams of Dogasaur.com drops in to talk about the social networking Web Site that started one year ago this month. Josh is also a trainer so he has some great insights as to the information people are looking for when it comes to their dogs! The site is naturally dedicated to hooking up people with dogs and is a place for everyone to share their experience.

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RESCUE SHELTER OF THE WEEK

Caring for Butch's Cousins in New Jersey, PA, and New York!

I was introduced to this organization by a new friend Joanne Anderson whom I met at Westminster in 2009 through another journalist and photographer friend Marty Van Duyne. Joanne is a writer of the “Pets, Pets, Pets” Column in many newspapers and featured the story of “Manley.” Read Joanne’s story in the Amityville Record. Jane of Northeast Boston Rescue talked to us for our Rescue Shelter of the week segment. Jane told us the story of “Manley” a Boston terrier that was found wondering in a bad part of Long Island and was picked up by a dog loving couple…did I mention that Manley was completely blind! Northeast Boston Rescue (NEBTR) is comprised of volunteers based in NY/NJ and PA and serves Boston Terriers in need within reach of our helping hands. Most dogs in foster care for placement are adolescent to adult dogs in need of re-homing in life for a multitude of reasons and will need caring hands to guide them as they transition into new homes.

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: Check out Heidi’s web site and find out more about the new book!

Heidi Ganahl CEO and Founder of Camp Bow Wow joined me for an interview this week to talk about her new book “Tales From The Bark Side” her journey from “Wayward Stray to Top Dog!” She faced some difficult times in her life and her story is inspirational. She will be touring the country this spring to do book signings so if you have a Camp Bow Wow close to you, here is a chance to get over there, meet Heidi and see what they have to offer!

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NEWS LINKS

Have pet, will travel
Pet owners are not parting with their animals when they travel, but are instead taking them along. APPA says about 62% of U.S. households have pets, and companies such as bringfido.com, a pet-travel Web site, are finding that traveling with pets is becoming more common. The Daily Reflector (Greenville, N.C.) (2/20)

West Hollywood votes to prohibit pet-store sales of dogs, cats
The City Council in West Hollywood, Calif., unanimously approved an ordinance banning the sale of dogs and cats in area pet stores. The ban takes effect in September. Los Angeles Times (2/17)

Planet Dog and Stonyfield partner on customer rewards
Stonyfield Farm has teamed up with Planet Dog, the socially responsible pet company, on a customer-loyalty program. Points earned by buying Stonyfield yogurt can be redeemed for Planet Dog’s Orbee-Tuff Ball. The Gourmet Retailer (2/15)

PET FOOD RECALL - Nature’s Variety announced a voluntary recall over possible Salmonella contamination. Read about this on the FDA’s Web Site!

I’M QUOTED IN ANOTHER ARTICLE - FLYING WITH PETS on the Saavy Explorer about an experience my Dad had while traveling with Buttons to Florida.

ANIMALS TAUGHT ME THAT - Dr. Kim Bloomer’s New Book will be Released this month – Dr. Kim is a great friend of our show and she is a veterinary naturopath.

AKC - American Kennel Club introduces more new breeds to their lineup of over 170!

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QUICK UPDATES

LOCAL FUNCTION HAPPENING IN YOUR AREA? We want to know about it and we will even announce it on the show! Email your announcement to us at info@mybuddybutch.com

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Listen to the My Buddy Butch Talk Show #74 now Join us again next week! As always our shows are available on Apple iTunes and Zune as well as on our own site. All shows stream 24/7 on our site and can be downloaded in mp3 format from our BTR site.

You can also get My Buddy Butch on EBook!

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BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST - FORWARD MAGAZINE

WINNER – MOM’S CHOICE AWARD - ADULT NON-FICTION.

USA BEST BOOKS AWARD FINALIST - USA BOOK NEWS!

HONORABLE MENTION – NEW YORK BOOK FESTIVAL

My Buddy Butch is an Award Winning Book!

My Buddy Butch – Confessions of a New Dog Dad is a family friendly book and makes a great gift! AMAZON.COM - BORDERS BOOKS - BARNES & NOBLE