Since several people have emailed commenting that I must have meant it when I said I'd stop blogging after I got my new iPod, I thought I'd let you know the REAL reason for my silence. Just like last year at this time, I've been totally swamped with preparations for Chat Week, an annual event held on the website where I work ... a sort of animal-related online symposium, with dozens of experts on all kinds of animals joining us during the week. This year is the Eighth Annual Chat Week.
You can get more information on the chats, find links to the chat
rooms, and sign up for free email reminders at these links:
http://www.birdhobbyist.com/BirdChat8.html
(a chat with avian vet Dr. Brian Speer should be particularly good)
http://www.kingsnake.com/HerpChat8.html
(lots of great chats, but my favorite is going to be Sean Bush MD, from Animal
Planet's Venom ER)
After the jump is a sampling of the dog and cat chats.
Sunday, February 26
Steve Dale
Fighting Breed Specific Legislation
Sunday, February 26, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Most members of the media not only don't help stem the hysteria over dog breeds that leads to breed-specific legislation, they egg it on. In marked contrast is Steve Dale, the country's most popular syndicated pet columnist and radio show host, who has for years been an outspoken opponent of BSL.Steve will be joining us to discuss the fight against BSL, and the danger it represents to dogs and responsible dog ownership. On his blog, Steve wrote, "Ironic - the winner at Westminster is banned from some cities. My message is 'you can make a difference, you must!' One thing in common in all cities with BSL - apathy." Find out how you can make a difference.
Fighting Breed Specific Legislation
Sunday, February 26, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Most members of the media not only don't help stem the hysteria over dog breeds that leads to breed-specific legislation, they egg it on. In marked contrast is Steve Dale, the country's most popular syndicated pet columnist and radio show host, who has for years been an outspoken opponent of BSL.Steve will be joining us to discuss the fight against BSL, and the danger it represents to dogs and responsible dog ownership. On his blog, Steve wrote, "Ironic - the winner at Westminster is banned from some cities. My message is 'you can make a difference, you must!' One thing in common in all cities with BSL - apathy." Find out how you can make a difference.
Monday February 27
Pam Dennison
Positive Dog Training
Monday, February 27, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Pam Dennison is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), NADOI (National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors), DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America) and is a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant with the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants). Through her business, Positive Motivation Dog Training, she has helped over 1,000 dogs and handlers build their relationships and solve problems. She is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training, Bringing Light to Shadow: A Dog Trainer's Diary, How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong: A Roadmap For Rehabilitating Aggressive Dogs, and coming soon, Click Your Way to Rally Obedience.
Positive Dog Training
Monday, February 27, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Pam Dennison is a member of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers), NADOI (National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors), DWAA (Dog Writers Association of America) and is a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant with the IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants). Through her business, Positive Motivation Dog Training, she has helped over 1,000 dogs and handlers build their relationships and solve problems. She is also the author of The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training, Bringing Light to Shadow: A Dog Trainer's Diary, How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong: A Roadmap For Rehabilitating Aggressive Dogs, and coming soon, Click Your Way to Rally Obedience.
Tuesday February 28
Panel Discussion on Breed Rescue
Kirsten Kranz, Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue
Liz Phipps, Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue
Sal Vitale, Mid-Atlantic Bengal Rescue
A discussion of issues around breed rescue.
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com and RescueNetwork.org
Kirsten Kranz, Specialty Purebred Cat Rescue
Liz Phipps, Chicagoland Bully Breed Rescue
Sal Vitale, Mid-Atlantic Bengal Rescue
A discussion of issues around breed rescue.
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com and RescueNetwork.org
Wednesday March 1
Richard Hawkins
Sighthounds and their Work
Wednesday, March 1, at 9 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Richard Hawkins has chased antelope with pariah dogs in Africa, coursed the hare with Borzoi and Whippet in UK, and the hare and the lure with Scottish Deerhounds and Galgo in Europe. He has owned, coursed and lure coursed Scottish Deerhounds for 25 years. For a number of years he has been closely involved with all aspects of promoting, organizing, and running lure trials in Holland. An internationally known expert on sighthound breeds, he is co-author of Arrianus, de lange jacht en lurecoursing, a Dutch book on the origins and characteristics of hunting and coursing with hounds, and the Dogs in Canada article "What, If Anything, is a Sighthound?" Living now in Canada, he is currently working on a book on Deerhounds with his wife Barbara Heidenreich, who has bred Fernhill Scottish Deerhounds for more than 35 years. We're very happy to welcome him to discuss "Sighthounds and their Work."
Sighthounds and their Work
Wednesday, March 1, at 9 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Richard Hawkins has chased antelope with pariah dogs in Africa, coursed the hare with Borzoi and Whippet in UK, and the hare and the lure with Scottish Deerhounds and Galgo in Europe. He has owned, coursed and lure coursed Scottish Deerhounds for 25 years. For a number of years he has been closely involved with all aspects of promoting, organizing, and running lure trials in Holland. An internationally known expert on sighthound breeds, he is co-author of Arrianus, de lange jacht en lurecoursing, a Dutch book on the origins and characteristics of hunting and coursing with hounds, and the Dogs in Canada article "What, If Anything, is a Sighthound?" Living now in Canada, he is currently working on a book on Deerhounds with his wife Barbara Heidenreich, who has bred Fernhill Scottish Deerhounds for more than 35 years. We're very happy to welcome him to discuss "Sighthounds and their Work."
Thursday March 2
Susan Little, DVM, Diplomate ABVP (Feline Practice), Winn Feline
Foundation
Feline Health Research and Advances
Thursay, March 2, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central
The Winn Feline Foundation is a non-profit organization, affiliated with The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc., which supports health related studies into medical problems affecting cats. Projects funded by The Winn Feline Foundation have provided much of the information that is used every day in all aspects of feline veterinary medicine.
Feline Health Research and Advances
Thursay, March 2, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central
The Winn Feline Foundation is a non-profit organization, affiliated with The Cat Fanciers' Association, Inc., which supports health related studies into medical problems affecting cats. Projects funded by The Winn Feline Foundation have provided much of the information that is used every day in all aspects of feline veterinary medicine.
- A study on the basic function of the feline immune system
- Treatment of feline sarcomas with gene therapy
- Complementary therapy for treatment of liver disease in the cat
- An investigation into the immune response to feline coronavirus infection
- A new method for control of pain in cats
- Effects of Buccal Buprenorphine Administration on Stress Hyperglycemia
- Early detection of feline gastrointestinal lymphoma
- Development of genetic tests for certain cat traits
- Investigation of the different strains of Cytauxzoon felis
- Development of a genetic test for polycystic kidney disease in cats
- A search for a genetic cause for feline hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
- A new drug for treatment of feline mammary tumors
Dr. Susan Little received her BSc from Dalhousie University, Nova Scotia,
Canada and her DVM from the Ontario Veterinary College, University of Guelph,
Ontario, Canada. She has been in feline practice for over 10 years and achieved
specialty board certification in 1997.
Dr. Little bred and exhibited pedigreed cats in Canada and the United
States for 15 years. She currently sits on the Health Committee of the Cat
Fanciers' Association, the world's largest pedigreed cat registry, and sits on
the board of the Winn Feline Foundation. She also works with a group of
volunteers on a trap/test/vaccinate/release program for feral cats in the Ottawa
area. She writes and lectures extensively on pedigreed cat health issues for the
public as well as for veterinarians and breeders.
Darlene Arden
Small Dogs, Big Hearts
Thursday, March 2, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Darlene Arden is an internationally recognized authority on small dogs and their care, as well as on general health and welfare issues regarding all canines. She will be discussing the special issues of training and caring for dogs under 20 pounds, and her forthcoming book Small Dogs, Big Hearts: A Guide to Caring for Your Small-Breed Dog. Darlene is also the author of the critically acclaimed Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs and The Irrepressible Toy Dog.
Small Dogs, Big Hearts
Thursday, March 2, at 10 PM Eastern in the Dog Den
Darlene Arden is an internationally recognized authority on small dogs and their care, as well as on general health and welfare issues regarding all canines. She will be discussing the special issues of training and caring for dogs under 20 pounds, and her forthcoming book Small Dogs, Big Hearts: A Guide to Caring for Your Small-Breed Dog. Darlene is also the author of the critically acclaimed Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs and The Irrepressible Toy Dog.
Friday March 3
Marta Williams, author of Learning Their Language and Beyond
Words
Animal Communication
Friday, March 3 at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com and PetSupport.net
"Despite what you may have been taught, it is actually possible to communicate intuitively with animals and nature. I was skeptical about it at first too, especially since my background is in science. I now know that it works, and I believe it is an inherent ability that anyone can learn to develop." Come find out how to intuitively communicate with the animals in your life with animal communicator Marta Williams, author of Beyond Words: Talking with Animals and Nature and Learning Their Language: Intuitive Communication with Animals and Nature.
Animal Communication
Friday, March 3 at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com and PetSupport.net
"Despite what you may have been taught, it is actually possible to communicate intuitively with animals and nature. I was skeptical about it at first too, especially since my background is in science. I now know that it works, and I believe it is an inherent ability that anyone can learn to develop." Come find out how to intuitively communicate with the animals in your life with animal communicator Marta Williams, author of Beyond Words: Talking with Animals and Nature and Learning Their Language: Intuitive Communication with Animals and Nature.
Saturday March 4
Mary Bruce and Peggy Marks, Guild Certified TTouch
Practitioners
Saturday, March 4, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central
Mary Bruce and Peggy Marks of Mindful Tails are Guild Certified TTouch Practitioners in the Long Island &NYC/Tri-State areas. They work with pet owners, shelters, rescue organizations, and animal hospices, offering TTouch as a gentle, positive, non-invasive way to modify behavior patterns and enhance wellness, while training owners to continue the work.
Saturday, March 4, at 9 PM Eastern in Cat Care Central
Mary Bruce and Peggy Marks of Mindful Tails are Guild Certified TTouch Practitioners in the Long Island &NYC/Tri-State areas. They work with pet owners, shelters, rescue organizations, and animal hospices, offering TTouch as a gentle, positive, non-invasive way to modify behavior patterns and enhance wellness, while training owners to continue the work.
The Tellington Method of Training and Wellness--or TTouch--uses specific
circular touches on the skin, which works on the cellular level to release fear
and tension and activates the regenerative intelligence of the body. Other
series of gentle touch and awareness exercises are also used to help train pets,
modify behavior issues, and in support of veterinary care. TTouch can address
such issues as: fear of vet visits, groomers or loud noises; chewing, pulling
and jumping up; recovery from illness, injury or surgery; basic obedience
issues; as well as promoting overall health issues. Many senior animals have
also found the rejuvenating TTouch gives them a new lease on life, assisting
with such aging issues as stiffness, arthritis and more. It can also be used as
an emergency treatment on the way to medical help. TTouch is for all animals and
is now being taught as part of a health care curriculum for people in a leading
university.
And coming Thursday, March 30, at 9 PM Eastern Time
Richard Pitcairn, DVM, PhD, author of Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to
Natural Health for Dogs and Cats
Natural Health Care
Thursday, March 30 at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com
Richard Pitcairn is a pioneer in modern holistic care for cats and dogs. The first edition of Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats came out in 1981, and started a groundswell of interest in holistic methods of feeing and taking care of pets. Dr. Pitcairn received his degree in veterinary medicine from UC Davis in 1965, and his Ph.D. in veterinary microbiology and immunology from Washington State University in 1972. His best-selling book is now in its third edition, released in 2005.
Natural Health Care
Thursday, March 30 at 9 PM Eastern in the Auditorium
A co-presentation with CatHobbyist.com
Richard Pitcairn is a pioneer in modern holistic care for cats and dogs. The first edition of Dr. Pitcairn's Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats came out in 1981, and started a groundswell of interest in holistic methods of feeing and taking care of pets. Dr. Pitcairn received his degree in veterinary medicine from UC Davis in 1965, and his Ph.D. in veterinary microbiology and immunology from Washington State University in 1972. His best-selling book is now in its third edition, released in 2005.
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