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I read Alex and Me over the weekend, and highly recommend it. The book is about author Irene Pepperberg’s life, both as a scientist and as a parrot owner, with Alex, the African Grey Parrot. I’ve known of her research for years, and (full disclosure here), consider her a friend, so I can’t pretend that…

Yup, well, Spain really IS wonderful. We first went to Barcelona, and wandered the narrow streets and alleys off La Rambla. La Rambla is a wide ‘market’ street full of touristy knick knacks and an infinite number of tourists to buy them. That sounds a bit harsh, but I’m just not a fan of crowded,…

Is there a more wonderful city in the world than London? You know I’m not a city girl, at least I’d never want to  live in one, but I love visiting vibrant cities, and surely London is one of the best.  The only city I can think of that could compete with London is Sydney,…

I am truly excited about coming to England this November, where I’ll be speaking in Milton Keynes, Newcastle and Bristol for the The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors. I’ll be in Milton Keynes the evening of November 5th (Someone explain that name to me! It sounds more like an author than the name of a…

No time to write much; I am sitting in a stairwell right after the seminar.. (what a WONDERFUL group of people to talk with!)– no internet access in the room, castles not being designed for high speed internet. The seminar was a great experience for me, truly a lovely, lovely group of people. Thanks Action…

Not very subtle, hey?  Apologies, but I was convinced by some well-motivated smooth talkers that some of you really would want to know that all my DVDs are 25% off until next Monday. So there, I did it, the woman who would flunk out of marketing class on the first day. Whew. Okay, now to…

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Today is all photos from our trip to Arizona. We just got back, and it was good to be in my home state for a visit. I admit to not wanting to live in the desert any more (too many thorns, too hot in summer, too little green), but there’s nothing like going back to…

I  just received a book from veterinarian Nancy Kay, titled Speaking for Spot: Be the Advocate Your Dog Needs to Live a Happy, Healthy, Longer Life.  I haven’t read it yet, but it looks very  interesting. Anyone read it? I find the whole issue of medical advocacy fascinating and compelling and terrifying when I’m in…

Ahhhhhhhhh. We are just back from a ridiculously luxurious vacation on the Osa Peninsula in Costa Rica. National Geographic calls it “the most biologically intense place on earth”, and it just takes a few hours there to understand why. It covers less than a thousandth of a percent of the earth’s surface area, but houses…

I just couldn’t resist sending this out: Without question the most amazing cake ever made in the world, thanks to my hosts in Boxboro, MA at the New England Dog Training Club. Nancy and Cindy had the cake made. (My thanks to creative genius Jeannie at  Wilson Farm in Lexington, MA!) We had a lovely…

I’m in a flurry getting ready to leave town for a wedding and our trip to Spain. So I’m putting this out to you, dear readers: What’s on your book shelf? What DVDs are you loving right now? I just starting reading Sy Montgomery’s The Soul of the Octopus, and it’s so good that I…