A New Kind of Animal

We are honored to receive the Sunshine Award from Da Shibbering Cheetos aka @ShibberingC on Twitter.

Da Shibbering Cheetos are an anipal band that raise funds for charity organizations. If you have not yet had the opportunity to follow them, I suggest you do. You will be entertained by @mattiedog lead singer and band leader, @trailerparkdogs on drums and keyboards and @brutusthedane on the guitar. Their manager is @hankthedoggy and the rest of their crew are @MissBusyBiz, @no_crybaby_dogs, @niqqi, @tigerthepup, @thebrindledog, and sekurity dog @PushUpsnPaws

This group brings heart to Twitter. The time and efforts they put into their #pawty events will amaze you. From the time they board the "tour bus", entering the stage at the screams of their Twitter friends and conversing with the Twitter anipal crowds, it's an experience you don't want to miss. They certainly have a new and unique way to raise funds for worthy charity organizations.

Make sure you attend one of their concerts because these little doggies know how to rock out the dog house.

Thank you to Da Shibbering Cheetos for the Sunshine Award. You and your crew certainly bring a ray of sunshine to the digital world.

The rules for accepting the Sunshine Award are as follows:

1.Put the Sunshine Award flower logo on your blog or within your post

2.Pass the award onto 12 bloggers who fill your life with Sunshine

3.Link the winners within your post

4.Leave a comment on their blog letting them know they've received the Sunshine Award

5.Post these instructions so they'll know what to do!

Our 12 Awards Go To:

@petxpert the pet expert consultant for the web series "Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets" http://perpetuallyspeaking.blogspot.com/

@ShibberingC for wonderful anipal band Da Shibbering Cheetos http://www.shibberingcheetos.com/

@mattiedog a caring little creature helping many

@trailerparkdogs for being the best digital drummer there is (I'm a drummer so I'm a little partial)

@brutusthedane for not bitting my little paws off for the typo of Brutus the Dame

@niqqi for one of the cutest profiles http://niqqi.wordpress.com/

@BorisKitty for the out of this world #scifipawty and menu http://boriskitty.blogspot.com/

@cokiethecat for a wonderful blog on the kitties http://www.cokiethecat.com/

@petsphotography for some of the most beautiful animal photos http://www.PetsPhotography.com/

@georgetheduck I like the way he waves his little wing at me and for nothing else the funny picture of him as ET on his

page http://georgetheduck.com/

@barkworld for a wonderful expo coming up http://www.barkworldexpo.com/

@blogpaws for throwing that awesome #blogpawspawty http://www.blogpaws.com/

Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets

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Celebrity pets and funny famous pets that are Hollywood celebrities. Covering great topics: pet travel, pet nutrition, caring for handicapped animals, dog training, pet therapy, and funny cute adorable pets.

Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets Promo Episode Guests

In the promo episode of the web series Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets, Jamie McCall interviewed Susan Hartzler and her two dogs Baldwin and Bliss.

As a consumer dog product expert, Susan is up to date on the latest trends for dogs. She and her current pack Baldwin and Bliss, have their own iPhone application DIY Doggie, a guide to unique things you can do with your dog to keep them in optimal health on a physical, emotional and spiritual level. They also have their own web store, www.alphadogshopper.com where they review all products before they recommend them.

Susan has a background in journalism graduating with a degree from San Diego University. She is a member of the Dog Writers Association of America. Her short story, Growing Up Dog Wierd, will be published in the Fall of 2010 in Angel Animal Network's "True Stories of the Bond Between Dogs and the Women Who Love Them."

As the LA Pet Reporter for examiner.com, Susan's column has become widely popular as the place to find out about the most current products and trends in the pet industry. She and her pets are also sought out to appear as guests on television shows reviewing products and services.

Baldwin and Bliss are therapy dogs in Los Angeles and visit the children in the Oncology Ward at USC Hospital and Children of the Night. They work with the Los Angeles Fire Department visiting Elementary Schools providing live fire prevention awareness demonstrations. In 2007, they were asked by Pedigree Pet Food to attend the World Dog Games in Mexico City where 100,000 people a day admired the talented canines who competed in agility. Baldwin is a Puli and Bliss is an Australian Shepherd. They live happily with their feline sister Cyd the Cat the Contessa de Calico and their 30-year old cockatiel brother Boy George.

You can see Jamie's interview with Susan, Baldwin and Bliss in the web series promo episode that will be syndicated across the internet February 2010.

Pet Expert Darlene Arden and The Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund

In my quest to produce a quality web series that is both entertaining and informative, it was important to give viewers accurate information. It was then that the award winning author Darlene Arden contacted me and through this divine connection she became the Pet Expert Consultant for Studio C Pictures' new web series "Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets."

Darlene is an award-winning writer, lecturer, and author of “The Irrepressible Toy Dog,” (Howell Book House”) and “The Angell Memorial Animal Hospital Book of Wellness and Preventive Care for Dogs (Contemporary Books), is an internationally recognized authority on Toy dogs and their care, and a Certified Animal Behavior Consultant.

Darlene has written hundreds of articles and columns for all of the major dog and cat publications, as well as newspapers and general interest publications.

A long-time member of Dog Writers’ Association of America, Inc., and former director of the Cat Writers’ Association and a member of Boston Authors, Darlene is a recipient of numerous awards, including the Maxwell Award, the Muse Medallion, and the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals/American Humane Education Society’s Media Award for veterinary writing and animal welfare.

She also writes celebrity profiles and travel features, is a frequent guest on radio and television, and she produces and hosts her own cable television show, “Creatively Speaking".

She is a Learning Facilitator at Kutztown University in their Dog Training and Management Program.

And, Darlene travels to many places as a popular and much acclaimed speaker.

And, I'm sure you will agree that one of her most wonderful accomplishments is her founding the Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies at the American Kennel Club's Canine Health Foundation (AKC/CHF) created in honor of her mother. It is a donor advised fund established to benefit studies focusing on unlocking the mysteries of canine behavior.

Darlene Arden's writing focus has been on helping dog owners in identifying and eliminating unwanted behaviors in their pets. The author of "Small Dogs, Big Hearts," and the behavior book "Rover, Get Off Her Leg," notes that the fund will benefit all dogs, whether purebred or of mixed heritage and will lead to future behavior studies as identified through the Canine Health Foundation grants review process.

It is thought that more dogs die as a result of behavior problems than any one disease since behavior problems are so often responsible for dogs losing their homes and ending up in shelters or breed rescue. Most of what AKC/CHF funds helps people as well as animals so this is a real win/win.

Darlene is a wonderful person with many talents. I am very happy that she has joined the team of the "Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets" web series. We call her our pet expert consultant for the show, but more importantly I also call her a friend.

So publicly on the internet Darlene Arden, I thank you for being a part of the web series and helping us to bring accurate information to the viewers!

There is so much information "out there" and our goal is to provide you with what's correct.

Therefore, viewers of the web series and readers of the blog, be sure that you check out training methods before using them on your four legged friends. Not all methods are the right methods and Darlene will make sure that what we show you will be accurate and safe for both the pets and people.

Lisa L. Bennett, Executive Producer

Studio C Pictures

***Make a donation to the Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies by mail or Fax with the printable donor fund that can be found online at :

http://www.akcchf.org

AKCCHF

P.O. Box 900061

Raleigh, NC 27675-9061

FAX: 919-334-4011

Toll Free

1-888-682-9696

There is also an online form. Indicate that you are specifying your donation to a Donor Directed Fund and then type in The Marcia Polimer Abrams Fund for Canine Behavior Studies.

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WEB SERIES

Welcome to the blog for the web series "Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets".

We have such a great team of people working on this project. Our Pet Expert Consultant is the award winning author Darlene Arden, Hollywood Correspondent is actress Jamie McCall, Production Manager Frank Carlopio, Editor Christopher Rosario, Animation Sofia Chan, Graphic Artist Danita Ware and Lisa Bennett as Executive Producer.

Recently Jamie and videographer Jazzy Mann from Media 151 meet up with Susan Hartzler of alphadogshopper.com along with her product reviewing dogs Baldwin & Bliss. We'll be posting this video soon across the internet.

To stay up to date on the latest happenings of the web series Lifestyles of Celebrity Pets, please join us on Twitter at ID celebritypets and Facebook ID Studio C Pictures.