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Cat Chats

Sunday, February 1

Clea Simon
Women and Cats
9 PM ET in Cat Care Central
The author of "The Feline Mystique"will join us to discuss the mysterious connection between women and cats. Visit CleaSimon.com for more info about our guest!

Dr. Marion Nestle and Dr. Mal Nesheim
What Pets Eat
Sunday, February 1, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
Whether we have pets or not, the last two years have made us acutely aware that all is not as it should be when it comes to the safety and wholesomeness of our food supply. One of the leading voices in the movement to reform how we deal with food and nutrition in this country is bestselling author Dr. Marion Nestle, the Paulette Goddard professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University and a visiting professor in the College of Agriculture's nutritional sciences division at Cornell University. She'll be joining us along with retired animal nutritionist, professor of nutritional sciences and provost emeritus at Cornell University Dr. Mal Nesheim to discuss their forthcoming book "What Pets Eat," and Nestle's recent book on the 2007 pet food recall, "Pet Food Politics."

Friday, February 6

Marilyn Krieger
The Cat Coach
Friday, February 6, at 10 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
Marilyn Krieger, a Certified Cat Behavior Consultant, owner of The Cat Coach, LLC, writes the monthly cat behavior column for Cat Fancy Magazine. She'll join us to discuss feline behavior and training from a positive perspective -- including clicker training for cats!

Saturday, February 7

Rich Avanzino of Maddie's Fund
What you -- yes, YOU -- can do to get pets out of shelters and into good homes
Saturday, February 7 at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
No-kill trailblazer Richard Avanzino, former director of the San Francisco SPCA and current president of Maddie's Fund will join us to announce a ground-breaking new national program to get all healthy and treatable dogs and cats in shelters into good homes, and sustain that achievement. Find out what you can do to make it happen. It won't cost you a penny, and you won't even have to leave your house -- but there's no way it can happen without your help.

Sunday, February 8

Randy Russell
Cats in Folklore
Sunday, February 8, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
It's time for some fun! Randy Russell will be joining us to discuss cats in folklore as well as his research into cat ghosts! Check out his blog and the ghostfolk.com website for some hints of what's in store.

Therese Kopiwoda
All About Pet Sitters
Sunday, February 8, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
Therese Kopiwoda of PetSitUSA.com will be joining us to help us learn how to choose a pet sitter, what to look for, what to expect starting your own pet sitting business.

Friday, February 13

Dr. Marty Becker and Gina Spadafori
The Furry Fountain of Youth
Friday, February 13, at 10 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
We'd all like our dogs and cats to live forever. While that's impossible, we can get a lot closer if we keep two secrets in mind. Find out what they are from Dr. Marty Becker, the popular veterinary contributor to ABC-TV's "Good Morning America," host of "The Pet Doctor With Marty Becker" on PBS, and past Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year of the Delta Society and the American Veterinary Medical Association. Joining Marty will be bestselling author, nationally syndicated pet care columnist, and PetHobbyist.com BFF Gina Spadafori.

Saturday, February 14

Rhonda Weiss
Cat Adoption Success
Saturday, February 14, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
For years shelters and rescues have used the Meet your Match program for assistance in matching dogs with people based on the dogs personality and the owners desires in a pet. Cat Adoption Team in Sherwood, Oregon has started using this exact same program with cats, and t hey are working to purrfectly match cats and homes by purrsonality! Learn more about the Meet your Match program and the results this group has seen.

Saturday, February 21

Amy Shojai
The special needs of aging cats and dogs
Saturday, February 21, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
Amy Shojai, author of "PETiQUETTE: Solving Behavior Problems in Your Multi-Pet Household," is a certified animal behavior consultant and nationally known authority on pet care and behavior. She began her career as a veterinary technician and is the award-winning author of 22 nonfiction pet books and more than 1000 published articles and columns.

Jackie Segers
Reflexology for Cats
Saturday, February 21, at 9 PM Eastern, in Cat Care Central
Jackie Segers is the author of "Reflexology for Cats," and is dedicated to "Revitalize" -- her specialized practice of reiki, reflexology and cranio-sacral therapy based in Auckland, New Zealand.

Friday, February 27

Panel Discussion:
Stopping Puppy and Kitten Mills
Friday, February 27, at Time PM Eastern, in the Dog Den
Panelists and more information to be announced.

Saturday, February 28

Panel Discussion:
Rescue
Saturday, February 28, at 9 PM Eastern, in the Auditorium
Panelists and more information to be announced.

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