Show #88 – CEO Roger Morgan of OUT PET Care on NASCAR Sponsorship and Contest – Executive Producer Lewis Chesler on Hallmark Movie Channel’s “You Lucky Dog” – Tracie Hotchner on her new NPR show “Authors on Animals” – Dr. Donna Spector on “Allergies” for our Vet Topic of the Week

Jeff Marginean — Sun, 27 Jun 2010 00:34:29 +0000

Get your dog's picture on this car!

I had a great time talking with OUT Pet Care’s CEO Roger Morgan about their sponsorship of Trevor Bayne’s #99 Toyota Camry who is running in the NASCAR Nationwide Series races. Trevor is a budding young driver and is doing exciting things this year. OUT Pet Care’s sponsorship of the car includes a great contest also!You can have the opportunity to have your Dog’s Picture appear on their car for one race. They are choosing a new picture Each Week! Check out the web site for details and to upload your pet’s picture!

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Click the Picture to Participate and don't forget to watch!

Lewis Chessler, Executive Producer of the HallMark Movie “You Lucky Dog” joins us to talk about his experience shooting the film and how it was all put together. What is really amazing about this interview is the fact that Lewis grew up in NE Ohio also so we had a great time talking about some of the familiar places we both know. The movie, Starring Harry Hamlin as Jim and Natasha Henstridge as Lisa his sister premiers on Saturday June 26th and is a “Don’t Miss” event! The story is about a Border Collie “Lucky” who is rescued from a shelter and …. well, I won’t tell you the rest but you will Love it!

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Tracie Hotchner, author of “The Dog Bible” and the “Cat Bible” joins us to talk about her new show “Authors on Animals.” Tracie’s show is on NPR and can also be found at the website authorsonanimals.com Other information on her books and other things that she is into can be found at tracie’s Web Site TracieHotchner.com. Had a great time talking with her!

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VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

Dr. Donna Spector and "Morgan"

Dr. Donna Spector consulting Veterinarian of HALO Pet Foods joins us this week as we begin to talk about Pet Allergies. Dr. Donna is an expert in the field of pet nutricion and how foods can cause allergies in our pets. We also talk about other types of allergies also and how your pet’s doet can be a HUGE factor in how they combat these allergies as well as symptoms.

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NEWS LINKS

United Pet Group Voluntarily Recalls Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement -(FDA) This is the supplement for Dogs.

NATURAL BALANCE DRY DOG FOOD RECALL - (ASPCA) Sweet potato & Chicken Dry Dog Food with the “best by” date of June 17, 2011, in 5- and 28-lb. bags

IAMS CAT FOOD RECALLED BY P&G - Proctor & Gamble announced Wednesday June 11th a voluntary recall of it’s Iams ProActive Health Cat & Kitten Food with a date stamp between Sept. 2011 and June 2012

MAN KILLED BY HIS OWN DOGS - An Ohio man was killed by his own dogs ouside his home in broad daylight. No one is sure why or how this happened but anyone with more than a couple of dogs should heed this…

HOME AGAIN IDENTIFICATION IMPLANT KIT

- You order this and have your veterinarian implant on your pet. You then register the information and your done except for the occasional update!

SONY HELPS CATS TWEET DAILY ACTIVITIES - Want to keep in touch with your cat while you’re away? Better yet tell your cat to keep in touch with you!

$100,000 BOND SET FOR OHIO MAN FOR COW ABUSE CASE – (CBS/AP) - Another animal abuse case and this one was on a farm. I can’t believe how ridiculous some people are… They should make an example of this incident. We’ll see…

PILL POPPING PIT BULL NOW TAKING VIAGRA (NBC NY Affiliate) - Taking more Viagra than most men could afford on Long Island New York, this drug is saving this dog’s life!

“THUNDERSHIRT” – claims to help calm pets that are afraid of loud noises. Should I look into this for Butch? Yes and I’m going to get him one.

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.

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!

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OUR PRESS

JEMAR ENTERTAINMENT INKS DEAL WITH TALK SHOWS USA - (Need Adobe Reader) Award Winning Author and Grammy Voting Producer Jeff Marginean will be producing Daily Radio Short Features made available to radio stations in the USA and CANADA.

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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