TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR   4/12/2009         "Good Dog"
*Something's going on with America's dogs. For one thing, they're moving
in with us. Forget the backyard dog house   last year, some 47 percent
of dog owners reported that their canines slept on the bed with them. In
this hour of To the Best of Our Knowledge, we'll meet Michael Schaffer.
He's been investigating the new dog-friendly America. And we'll get a
visit from the Dog Whisperer: Cesar Millan talks about being pack
leader.



PROGRAM RUNDOWN:  "Good Dog"


0:00 - 21:51        SEGMENT 1: (21:52)
            Michael Schaffer is the author of "One Nation under Dog: 
            Adventures in the New World of Prozac-Popping Puppies,
            Dog-Park Politics, and Organic Pet Food."  He tells Anne
            Strainchamps he didn't want to be one of THOSE people who
            take excessive care of their pets, but found himself
            realizing that the line between normal and extreme has
            made a major shift in our culture in the last fifteen
            years. Pound puppies like Schaffer's St. Bernard, Murphy,
            are the big winners and Schaffer thinks it's a good
            thing.  Also, psychologist Stanley Coren tells Jim
            Fleming how the modern dog developed and why they have
            such an important place in people's lives. Coren's latest
            book is "The Modern Dog: A Joyful Exploration of How We
            Live with Dogs Today."
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

21:52 - 22:21  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

22:22 - 42:19       SEGMENT 2: (19:58)
            The Dog Whisperer comes calling!  Cesar Millan, author of
            "A Member of the Family: Cesar Millan's Guide to a
            Lifetime of Fulfillment with Your Dog," tells Steve
            Paulson that dogs need exercise, discipline and
            affection, in that order.  He talks about being a pack
            leader and eliciting a calm submissive state in your
            animals.  Also, Temple Grandin, co-author (with Catherine
            Johnson) of "Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best
            Life for Animals" tells Steve Paulson she worries about
            pets in our modern society; critiques Cesar Millan's
            techniques as being appropriate only for large unrelated
            packs of dogs; and opposes the breeding of so-called
            criminal dogs.   
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

42:20 - 42:49       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

42:50 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (10:10)
            Maureen Adams tells Jim Fleming about the dogs who were
            the companions and inspiration of some of our greatest
            women writers.  Her book is "Shaggy Muses: The Dogs Who
            Inspired Virginia Woolf, Emily Dickinson, Elizabeth
            Barrett Browning, Edith Wharton and Emily Bronte."
            
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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