It’s All About Dogs
Top-selling author and popular veterinarian for "Good Morning America" and "The Dr. Oz Show", Dr. Marty Becker joins me in this episode to talk about his recently released book, Your Dog: The Owner's Manual. His book is full of great information regardless of whether having a dog in your family is new to you or whether you already have a dog. During this episode, Dr. Becker discusses some of the key secrets, surprises and solutions to raising a healthy and happy dog. He also has some great suggestions on how often to bathe your dog, how to help your dog if he or she is fearful of thunderstorms, and the 30-city bus tour that he recently concluded in conjunction with the release of his book. This is a fun and insightful interview for anyone that loves dogs!
BIO:
Through education and entertainment, Dr. Marty Becker strengthens that special relationship between pets and people he calls, "The Bond."
As a veterinarian, media personality, author, lecturer, educator, contributor, influencer and recipient of many prestigious awards, Dr. Marty Becker has become known as the "best loved family doctor for pets." Despite his demanding writing, speaking and television schedule, Dr. Becker still enjoys his work as a practicing veterinarian, at the North Idaho Animal Hospital.
For more than ten years, Dr. Becker has been the popular veterinary contributor to ABC-TV's "Good Morning America." More recently, he has started appearing on the new "Good Morning America Weekend." He has also taped special features called the GMA Pet Clinic which are one minute vignettes on topics such as giving medications, stopping bleeding and taking a pet's temperature. Dr. Becker has also hosted a nationwide PBS pledge special produced by Detroit Public Television called, "The Pet Doctor with Marty Becker." Additionally, he has appeared on Animal Planet, and is a frequent guest on many national network and cable TV and radio shows
Dr. Becker's syndicated column, Pet Connection is carried internationally by the Universal Press Syndicate. He produces the weekly feature along with his writing partner, Gina Spadafori, and a team of top animal-care experts including Susan and Dr. Rolan Tripp of AnimalBehavior.net. Dr. Becker previously wrote for McClatchy-Tribune Information Services (formerly Knight-Ridder Tribune Services). Dr. Becker has been a contributing editor for Cat Fancy, Dog Fancy and has written for Reader's Digest. He was the Chief Veterinary Correspondent for Amazon.com
Dr. Becker has been featured on ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, PBS, BBC, Unsolved Mysteries and in USA Today, USA Weekend, The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Washington Post, Reader's Digest, Life, Newsweek, Forbes, Better Homes & Gardens, People, Parade, Prevention, Christian Science Monitor, Woman's Day, Woman's World, National Geographic Kids, National Geographic Traveler, Nickelodeon, Nick Jr., Cosmopolitan, Glamour, Redbook, Parents, Shape, Star, Men's Health, US Weekly, National Inquirer, Cooking Light, Bottom Line, Natural Health and major Web sites such as ABCNews.com, Amazon.com, Prevention.com, Forbes.com and iVillage.
He has lectured at the Smithsonian Institution and at every veterinary school in America. On six continents and in dozens of countries, Dr. Becker has been a leader in changing the way we interact with and take responsibility for our pet companions. Dr. Becker is the recipient of several professional honors and awards including the American Veterinary Medical Association's prestigious Bustad Award, as the Companion Animal Veterinarian of the Year. Dr. Becker served as as the National Spokesperson for the AVMA's inaugural National Pet Wellness Month (NPWM), a duty he repeated the next year.
Dr. Becker devotes his life to his family, which includes his beloved wife of 29 years, Teresa, daughter Mikkel and son Lex, along with the dogs, horses and cats of the family's Almost Heaven Ranch in Northern Idaho.