#1 NY Times Best Selling Author Vicki Myron

Vicki Myron worked at the Spencer Public Library in Iowa for Twenty-Five years, the last twenty as Library Director. She joins us to talk about “Dewey The Library Cat” and the remarkable events that brought Dewey to the library and how it became his permanent home for 19 years. This great little cat touched the lives of so many people during this time that they were coming from around the world just to see him. Vicki has now adapted her Best Selling title into a reader for mid-grade students, listen in as she tells us the story and click the picture for the Web Site.

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Cara Armour talks about starting a Pet Sitting Business.

Cara Armour of Active Paws was named the “Pet Sitter of The Year” for 2009 on February 5th, 2010 by Pet Sitters International Organization. Cara joins us to talk about how her and her husband decided that this type of business was right for them and all of the resorces and help they obtained from Pet Sitters International and the network of great people around the country, in setting up their business.  Thinking of starting your own business, look into this and see if it’s right for you!

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 RESCUE SHELTER OF THE WEEK

Rescuing in the Wilderness since 1979!

VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

Dr. Nancy had an emergency to tend to this week and could not join us but I did want to touch on a topic that I recently came across with Butch! He recently had an impromptu blood test to check for heartworm and I discuss the results of his test and the importance of preparing for this test with your own Veterinarian! Do you want to know how “out of whack” your dogs blood test can look if you do not prepare for it?  Listen in.

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NEWS LINKS

PET FOOD CALORIE COUNTS (NY Times Well Blog) - Dog and cat owners who buy diet pet foods may be feeding their animals more calories than they realize. Read the opinions of readers from around the country…some think it’s nonsense!

“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.

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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QUICK INFO

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My Buddy Butch – Confessions of a New Dog Dad is now on Ebook for your favorite reader including the popular KINDLE! Click here for details and formats! Now available on Amazon.com for your Kindle reader!

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!

MBB RADIO SHOW TOPICS: Do you have a favorite celebrity pet owner? Do you have an important topic that you would like us to cover on the show? Do you have a question about your pet’s care that you would like to ask? Don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know! info@mybuddybutch.com

PET OR ANIMAL SICKNESS IN YOUR PART OF THE COUNTRY: Are you a Veterinarian that has noticed a particular problem or sickness in animals and pets in your part of the country? Let us know about it and we can announce it and/or have you on the show to talk about it! info@mybuddybutch.com

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 #82 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. 

Purchase our AWARD WINNING BOOK at MyBuddyButch.com ! Or better yet use the Toll FREE number to order 800-247-6553! You can ask for an autographed copy if you wish! Read More Reviews of the Book HERE!

You can also get My Buddy Butch on EBook!

DOVE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR “FAMILY FRIENDLY” CONTENT ALL AGES! 

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

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Barbara and Frankie visit Schools and Hospice facilities spreading their great message!

We were joined by a terrific lady Barbara Techel, the Award Winning Author of “Frankie the Walk & Roll Dog!” Barbara is a dear lady and she gives her heart to her little Dacshund Frankie, who at the age of 6 experienced a slipped disc. This is a common ailment for Doxies but is all too frequent the reason that they are “put down.” Barbara shares with us that this is no reason that dogs should be put down and that, with the aid of a little wheel chair, dogs can still have a great quality of life and live happy, fulfilling lives. You really have to hear this interview and check out Frankie and Barbara’s web site and book at www.joyfulpaws.com 

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Kakadu - Coming to the USA from Australia!

I love Australia. I’ve never been there but know people who have and I have never heard one bad word about it! I will definitely have to take a trip there sometime but we don’t have to travel to Australia to get some of the great products coming from the “Land Down Under!” David Brown gave us a call ALL THE WAY FROM SYDNEY AUSTRALIA! Did you know it was tomorrow there when David called in yesterday! Figure that one out! David joined us to talk about a great new line of pet products coming to the USA from Down under. David talks about the similarities between Austrailian Pet owners and us American pet owners! They love their pets just as much as we do and want the best for them. We didn’t get to talk to David as much as we would have liked but did get a chance to get some good details on the products from Kakadu and life with pets in Australia. We will definitely have him back on the show again to talk further about Kakadu and pets in Australia! 

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RESCUE SHELTER OF THE WEEK

Right in the backyard of the My Buddy Butch Show! Adopt a great dog today!

We have interviewed Rescue shelters from California to Florida to Maine and Michigan so I thought we would throw in another one from Ohio. My good friend and artist extraordinaire Janet Priborsky introduced me to Rose Hayne and Dana Muntean who drop by to talk about the upcoming Art Show to benefit the adoption of pets right here in our own back yard! Friends of the Pound here in Stark County Ohio is hosting an art show on September 10, 2009 to benefit the care, feeding and adoption of these great animals. They are working very hard to get deserving animals out of the pound and into great homes to ease the overcrowding problem that so many pounds across the country experience every day. If you are an artists and want to show, and possibly sell your art work at this art show please check out the web site for entry information! 

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VET TOPIC OF THE WEEK

HALO Pet products are "all natural" and "provide the best in Holistic Pet Care!"

Dr. Donna dives into poop this week…and not by her own choice! It was me that led her down this messy and terribly distasteful path and I take full responsibility! After recieving a few emails and questions on puppy poop eating I thought I should bring it up on the show. This is a widely popular topic for new dog owners and their are varying opinions by vets and long time dog owners alike. Dr. Donna, being a research veterinarian and at the cutting edge of the latest developments in pet care gives us both scientific and practical reasons and some remedies for this topic. Dr. Donna gave us so much information that I added it to and additional Page to the blog titled “MBB BLOG EXTRAS” Look at the top of this page for the tab!

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QUICK UPDATES

My Buddy Butch – Confessions of a New Dog Dad WILL be released on Ebook for your favorite reader including the popular KINDLE! Stay tuned for upcoming details!

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!

MBB RADIO SHOW TOPICS: Do you have a favorite celebrity pet owner? Do you have an important topic that you would like us to cover on the show? Do you have a question about your pet’s care that you would like to ask? Don’t hesitate to contact us and let us know! info@mybuddybutch.com

PET OR ANIMAL SICKNESS IN YOUR PART OF THE COUNTRY: Are you a Veterinarian that has noticed a particular problem or sickness in animals and pets in your part of the country? Let us know about it and we can announce it and/or have you on the show to talk about it! info@mybuddybutch.com

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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NEWS LINKS

ART SHOW TO BENEFIT THE RESCUE OF ANIMALS HERE IN OHIO - Artist? Enter your work and make a few bucks!

PRO FOOTBALL HALL OF FAME FESTIVITIES THIS WEEK IN OHIO! - Once again the Nation looks to our little berg Canton Ohio, for the Annual celebration of our nations favorite winter past time FOOTBALL!

TACO BELL Chihuahua passes away at 15 years old - She delighted millions of people! 

PIKES PEAK PET PANTRY IS HAVING A PET FOOD DRIVE! Please do what you can to help!

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 Listen to the My Buddy Butch Talk Show #47 now Join us again next week! As always our shows are available on Apple iTunes and on our own site. All shows stream 24/7 on our site and can be downloaded in mp3 format from our BTR site.  

Purchase our AWARD WINNING BOOK at MyBuddyButch.com ! Or better yet use the Toll FREE number to order 800-247-6553! You can ask for an autographed copy if you wish! Read More Reviews of the Book HERE!

You can also request an “Autographed” copy!

DOVE FOUNDATION AWARD FOR “FAMILY FRIENDLY” CONTENT ALL AGES 

BOOK OF THE YEAR AWARD FINALIST - FORWARD MAGAZINE (Winner announced in May 2009) 

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