This week – Hour 1: Rocket City Rednecks is a new show on National Geographic Channel about an unlikely cast of good southern folks from Huntsville Alabama. These are not just any good southern folks, these guys are very highly educated individuals that just happen to be Phds in Physics, Engineers, and highly [...]]]>  

 This week – Hour 1: Rocket City Rednecks is a new show on National Geographic Channel about an unlikely cast of good southern folks from Huntsville Alabama. These are not just any good southern folks, these guys are very highly educated individuals that just happen to be Phds in Physics, Engineers, and highly skilled craftsmen that make things to solve practical problems. Yeah, they like to have a few “adult beverages” (Like Jeff does when mowing the lawn!) and they might talk with a southern drawal, but make no mistake, these guys are among the smartest in the country! Tom Taylor joins Jeff to talk about the show and some of their great projects…they even get the kids involved! Darlene Arden is a certified Animal Behavior Consultant, Award Winning Author, lecturer, and joins us to talk about the plight of Toy Dogs…They are NOT toys and they are NOT accessories! We are so happy to have Darlene join us as a regular contributor on the My Buddy Butch Show, we and you will learn a lot from her! “HACHI” no I did not sneeze, the movie HACHI that premiered on the Hallmark Channel is now on Show Time. Jeff talks about the film and the true story of the Akita that it’s based on. It’s now out on DVD and is a great film for the whole family!

Hour2: Ever Heard of Snout Stik? Debbie Guardian of Opie & Dixie joins Jeff to talk about this brand new all natural product for your pet that will showing up on Pet Store Shelves soon! It comes in a nice “Chap-stick” like dispenser and it might even do you some good if you mistake it and use it on YOUR lips! Being all natural it surely won’t hurt you! Also, Mike Bridge Joins Jeff to talk about Parrot Hope Rescue in Mantua Ohio. Did you know that parrots can live up to 80 to 100 years. It’s no wonder that these poor birds are in need of rescue as they outlive their owners in most cases. Mike give us a rundown on their current situation, how you can help, and even some of the costs associated with having a bird in your home. News and announcements.

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Hour 1

This week  – Pet Expert and “Edutainer” Arden Moore joins us to talk about her travels around the country and the opening of new dog parks here in the USA as well as the National Dog Party Day. [...]]]>

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Hour 1

This week  – Pet Expert and “Edutainer” Arden Moore joins us to talk about her travels around the country and the opening of new dog parks here in the USA as well as the National Dog Party Day. Dr. Patrick Mahaney joins us to wrap up the series on his visit to Peru while doing volunteer veterinary work and seeing the “Elephant Dog.” Dick Rolf CEO of the Dove Foundation checks in to talk about the family friendly summer movie releases around the country. Congrats to YODA the World’s Ugliest Dog!

YODA the ugiest dog in the world!

Hour 2

Jeff takes some time to relay a story from a fourth of July when Butch was only a couple of years old that almost ended in a tragic loss. He wants you to learn from his mistakes in not knowing as much as he thought he did about Butch. Dr. Jennifer Jellison has been on Regis and Kelly, The Today Show and Good Morning America on many occasions and now she is opening her new veterinary practice in Ohio. Jeff shares another summer story about Butch that proves a little training can definitely prevent a tragedy but it takes repetition and perseverance. Can your Dog swim…not so fast…it’s NOT an instinct! Top 10 Highest reported pet injuries by the Veterinary Pet Insurance Company can help you prepare for a safer time with your pet. Martha Stewart has an animated series on the Hallmark Channel.

I had the pleasure of speaking to Pat Callahan, the National Director of Development and Marketing for this outstanding organization! Canine Companions for Independence is celebrating 35 years of helping dogs help people. Pat joins us to talk about the breed selection, the process of training that the [...]]]>

Exceptional Dogs for Exceptional People!

I had the pleasure of speaking to Pat Callahan, the National Director of Development and Marketing for this outstanding organization! Canine Companions for Independence is celebrating 35 years of helping dogs help people. Pat joins us to talk about the breed selection, the process of training that the dogs go through, and gives examples of some of the situations where they are needed to help humans in daily life. We look forward to talking with Pat again in the future to let us know what is happening with them and if we can help. They have many different ways we can all help and I can’t think of a more worthy cause so check out the web site!

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I spoke with Gil Pimentel, VP of programming for the National Geographic Channel and Producer of the new summer series “World’s Deadliest!” I am personally amazed when I watch just about anything on National Geographic Channel and Gil takes some time to visit with us and talk about the great footage that is being shown in this series. Animals from Africa to Alaska are captured on film in this TV series doing what they do best – “SURVIVING” in the Wild. I highly recommend this series on the NATGEO Wild Channel and it’s running Monday night at 10pm through August 15th! 

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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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