“The Dog Diet” talk in Shaler CANCELLED

“The Dog Diet” author Patti Lawson and Sadie have cancelled a luncheon and book signing program at Shaler North Hills Library, 1822 Mount Royal Blvd. She was to talk about her healthy lifestyle and new book from 1 to 3 p.m. Aug. 12. Call 412-486-0211.

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Dieting With Dog Helps Lose Weight

WPXI-TV – PITTSBURGH – People read books and try all kinds of products, but the weight loss answer may be as close as the nearest animal shelter.
The latest way to lose weight has a little more bite to it.
It's the dog diet. (www.thedogdiet.com)

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Dog Dieter Credits Canine With Eating Tips

John Cater Reporting – (KDKA) PITTSBURGH – It has been said that a person can find their key to a successful diet by looking at life through the eyes of their dog if they're willing to listen.

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‘Pets in America: A History,’ by Katherine C. Grier

By ALIDA BECKER – NYT – In 2004, 36 percent of the households in the United States included children. More than 60 percent included pet animals. Is it any wonder, then, that American pet owners, as Katherine C. Grier reports, "now routinely describe their animals as their best friends or as family members"? The word [...]

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C’mon, Pooch, Get With the Program

By ANNA BAHNEY - NYT – IT took the success of “Marley and Me: Life and Love With the World’s Worst Dog” by John Grogan, which has bounded to the top of best-seller lists, to expose a secret not easily given up by dog owners. Their dogs are often bad dogs.  

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Dogs Like Us – Bioethics

By TED KERASOTE - Kelly, Wyo. – THE 130th Westminster Dog Show comes to New York today, with its thousands of contestants, ranging in size from two-pound Chihuahuas to 120-pound Great Danes. As the highly groomed dogs prance down the runways of Madison Square Garden — the floor-length coats of the Afghan hounds swaying, the teased [...]

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Dog Talk with Jon Katz, December `05

     Joe Donahue talks and takes calls with author Jon Katz. ALBANY, NY - WAMC - Once a month on Vox Pop we go to the dogs…in a program we call “Dog Talk with Jon Katz.” Jon is the author of several books on dogs - “A Dog Year,” “The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love [...]

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Laura Knoy talks to author Jon Katz about, Katz on Dogs

Laura Knoy for New Hampshire Public Radio. 
    Jon Katz, a one time technology geek and pop culture writer has become one of the leading authorities on the human-canine bond. In this book he offers powerful and practical philosophy for training and living with dogs from birth to death.

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Diane Rehm talks to author Jon Katz about, Katz on Dogs

    ”Katz on Dogs: A Commonsense Guide to Training and Living with Dogs” (Villard) — The relationship between man and dog has always been complicated. A leading authority on the human-canine bond offers a commonsense philosophy for training and living with dogs. Jon Katz, author of “A Dog Year,” “The New Work of Dogs,” and [...]

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Jon Katz reads from, Katz on Dogs

 Slate Magazine Podcast – Do Dogs Think? Owners assume their pet’s brain works like their own. That’s a big mistake. Written and read by Jon Katz. It was adapted from his new book Katz on Dogs.

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David Inge talks to Stanley Coren about, How Dogs Think

RealAudio or MP3 HOW DOGS THINK: UNDERSTANDING THE CANINE MIND – David Inge’s 53 minute interview with , Stanley Coren, Professor of Psychology at the University of British Columbia

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Angie Coiro talks to author Jon Katz about, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm

 Host: Angie Coiro on KQED. Guest: Jon Katz, whose books include “You Are a Dog: Life Through the Eyes of Man’s Best Friend”; “The Dogs of Bedlam Farm“; and “The New Work of Dogs.”

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Mike Cuthbert talks to author Jon Katz about, The Dogs of Bedlam Farm

  With his three dogs by his side, writer Jon Katz moved to upstate New York to explore a new life as a farmer. His trusty canine companions proved invaluable as they herded farm animals and helped Katz survive one of the area’s worst winters ever. But they didn’t just help him live off the [...]

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Bob McDonald talks to author Stanley Coren about, How Dogs Think

Listen to BobMcDonald’s 15 minute interview in mp3 or Ogg formats. Most dog owners can entertain you with stories about the greatness of their pooch: How smart they are, how perceptive and brilliant and emotionally deep they are, etc. But are they really or are we just anthropomorphizing? In his new book, How Dogs Think, Dr. Stanley [...]

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Celeste Quinn talks to author Jan Fennell about, The Dog Listener

 53 Minute interview by Celeste Quinn. THE DOG LISTENER: LEARN HOW TO COMMUNICATE WITH YOUR DOG FOR WILLING COOPERATION, Jan Fennell, dog trainer based in England.

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Bob Paquette talks to author Jon Katz about, The New Work of Dogs

New Work of Dogs

On a book tour to promote his book A Dog Year, Jon Katz met other dog owners and realized how important a role dogs play in our emotional lives. WFCR’s Bob Paquette spoke to Katz about his new book, The New Work of Dogs: Tending to Life, Love and the [...]

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Tom Ashbrook talks to author Jon Katz about, The New Work of Dogs

Listen to Puppy Love from NPR’s OnPoint - An excellent interview with author Jon Katz about dogs, dog training and the changing role of dogs in our society. Originally aired: June 11, 2003.
Author, dog owner and trainer Jon Katz says that the relationship between dogs and their owners has gone way beyond master and pet; [...]

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