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Calling all pet lovers who have marvelous mutts in their lives! There are new DNA tests that can identify the many breeds that inside your dog. I just took the Wisdom Panel MX Mixed Breed Analysis by Mars Veterinary test for my 12-pound dog named Cleo. As you can see by the accompanying photo, she looks like a Bichon-Maltese-Poodle-Met-A-Terrier m… read more

Posted in Travel

Whew. We dodged the nastiness of Hurricane Ike during my book tour stops in Dallas. Sunday, the skies cleared and the winds subsided, enabling me to join my sister, Deb and her three dogs, Gracie, Jake and Maddie on a l-o-n-g afternoon walk. We then did a sister tradition of playing H-O-M-E-R basketball (our version of h-o-r-s-e named in honor of o… read more

Posted in Current Events

It’s grrr-eat to be home in between tour legs. During my five-day break before I head out to the Midwest, I spent one morning on the TV set of “San Diego Living” on The CW network. Live - with my two dogs, Chipper and Cleo. Whenever I put on their matching burgandy bandanas, they seem to know it’s “show time” and bring out their best be… read more

Posted in Travel

Sometimes the best happens without a lot of planning or fretting. That was the case when I contacted Bonny White, a pet-loving librarian at the Grand Avenue Branch Library in South San Francisco two days before I arrived in that area as part of my national book tour. She quickly sent word out of my arrival. I brought Chipper and Cleo into the libra… read more

Posted in Current Events

Now, I’ve traveled coast to coast, in big cities and small towns, but paws down, Santa Barbara truly is a slice of heavan on earth. With my two dogs, Chipper and Cleo plus my sister, Deb (visiting from Texas), we traveled up the California coast to reach stop #3 on my national book tour - Borders at Santa Barbara. Between Ventura and Santa Barbar… read more