American Brittany Rescue 7th Annual National Picnic, Sept. 11, 2010 in Earlville, Illinois

I went to the American Brittany Rescue 7th Annual National Picnic Sept. 11 in Earlville, Ill. I met many wonderful people who love Brittanies. I was in tears with many of the dogs, they reminded me so much of my Speckles. It was like hugging angels.

I handed out information about my coming book because a portion of the proceeds is being donated to ABR.

I was honored to meet Bill McFarlin and Star – Bill and his Brittany, Star, were stars on CBS’s Greatest American Dog show. Bill and Star were not the final winners of the show, but they placed very well and were a huge hit. I remember seeing two episodes of the show and crying when I saw Star. She reminded me so much of Speckles. This was the second year that Bill and Star, and Bill’s wife, Sherrie, have come to the ABR annual picnic. They drive here from Texas in a car that has special decals on it for Star – including her picture. They have endorsements from different companies and travel to approximately 250 appearances nationwide each year to talk about dog training and agility and such. Of course, Star performs.

Their Web site is www.billandstar.com if you’d like to read more about them.

Jenniffer Weigel of the Chicago Tribune mentions Raising My Furry Children in her column -
click here -http://www.chicagotribune.com/features/tribu/ct-tribu-weigel-pets-20100916,0,906082.column?page=1

Book release/Launch party

August 24, 2011 in the Iroquois Room
at Kankakee Community College
in Kankakee, Illinois.

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Illinois Center for the Book

See my author information now listed through Illinois Center for the Book. Illinois Center for the Book is an affiliate of the Center for the Book in the Library of Congress, sponsored by the Illinois State Library, Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian. The mission of the Illinois Center for the Book is to nurture and connect readers and writers, and honor our rich literary heritage. http://www.illinoisauthors.org/authors/Tracy_Ahrens

8th annual American
Brittany Rescue - Illinois picnic

Images from the 8th annual American Brittany Rescue - Illinois picnic held Sept. 10 in Earlville, Illinois. I shared information about my book. It was heartwarming to hug and kiss so many Brittanies.

Illinois Woman's Press Association fall 2011 newsletter

www.iwpa.org    See the Fall 2011 PenPoints Newsletter, page 5.

Bourbonnais Library Author Fair

September 17, 2011 at the Bourbonnais Public Library,
Bourbonnais, Illinois.

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American Brittany Rescue

Now see information about purchasing my book Raising My Furry Children through American Brittany Rescue's website. A portion of the book's proceeds benefit ABR in honor of my Brittany, Speckles. http://www.americanbrittanyrescue.org/index.php?module=pagesetter&func=viewpub&tid=7&pid=2

Danville Commercial-News review

Read an Oct. 9, 2011 review in the Danville, Illinois Commercial-News.
 http://commercial-news.com/local/x1038034211/Ahrens-captures-pets-antics-in-book

WKAN 1320 AM radio interview

Listen to an interview with Tracy Ahrens on WKAN 1320 AM radio, Kankakee, Illinois and surrounding areas.
Click on the following link and scroll down to the Sound icon. http://www.weavingdreamspublishing.com/nonfiction/raisingmyfurrychildren.html

Russell Publications newspapers

See information on Raising My Furry Children in Russell Publications newspapers based in the Chicago south suburbs. http://www.russell-publications.com/articles/5317/local-author-donates-proceeds

October 2011
Raising My Furry Children on display
among Local Author books at
Barnes & Noble in Bourbonnais, Illinois (bottom, center).

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WGN Radio - 720 AM Chicago - Petcast with Steve Dale

Click on this link to download/listen. It is long - It will take time to load.  WGN LINK

Upscale Cats: Feline Behavior and Health

Written by Steven Fletcher. Click on this link and read the blog post: 
 https://upscalecats.com/author-captures-joys-trials-of-living-pets/

Iroquois County Times Republic newspaper (Illinois)

October 10, 2011 publication story.

Madison.com

Capital Newspapers is a Madison, Wis. publisher owned by Lee Enterprises and
The Capital Times Company. Read the story by clicking on this link:  MADISON.COM

The Daily Journal (Kankakee, Illinois area)

See a review in the November 5, 2011 edition, page E3 . Click on this link: DAILY JOURNAL

University of Illinois Small Animal Veterinary Teaching Hospital
in Champaign/Urbana, Illinois

A copy of "Raising My Furry Children" is in the lobby for clients to read and "Raising My Furry Children"
has been noted on the Veterinary Teaching Hospital Facebook page:  Click here -  VTH

Cat Fancy, January 2012 book note. This is "the world's most widely read cat magazine."

Illinois Woman's Press Association Facebook site notes
"Raising My Furry Children." Click here IWPA

Video of a radio interview with Steve Dale!

See ChicagoNow at
 http://www.chicagonow.com/steve-dales-pet-world/2011/12/raising-my-furry-children-tracy-ahrens/

Enjoying some time with Hazel, Steve Dale's dog, during my interview with him. Hazel sat on my lap for some of the interview time! What a honey.

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Steve Dale's Pet World

Steve Dale notes "Raising My Furry Children" through his Web site! Click on this link and search under
Blog-ChicagoNow (December 3 and December 17, 2011 archives)   Steve Dale's Pet World

Pet books for the holidays
Steve Dale mentions "Raising My Furry Children" on ChicagoNow.
Click here: ChicagoNow

 

Tails Pet Media Group book review

"Raising My Furry Children" is reviewed online through
Tails Pet Media Group. Click here: TAILS INC.

American Humane Association blog post

The president and CEO of the American Humane Association, Robin Ganzert, Ph.D., posted a note
on her AHA website blog about "Raising My Furry Children." The blog entry is titled,
"On my holiday reading list: Raising My Furry Children." Click here:  AHA blog

Animal Radio book review!

Animal Radio rates "Raising My Furry Children" "4 out of 5 paws" in their Book Club Reviews section!
"Over 350,000 pet lovers tune in weekly on 100 AM-FM radio stations
and XM Satellite Radio." Click here for the review  Animal Radio

Cat Chat with Caren & Cody

Pet blogger and freelance writer, Caren Gittleman reviews
"Raising My Furry Children" on her blog site. Click here  Cat Chat

Dakota's Den

Pet blogger and freelance writer, Caren Gittleman reviews
"Raising My Furry Children" on her blog site. Click here Dakota's Den

GoodNewsforPets.com

"Raising My Furry Children" is noted in Steve Dale's biography at Goodnewsforpets.com. The blog is written by Lea-Ann O"Hare Germinder, APR, Fellow PRSA, an accomplished expert in the field of public relations. Goodnewsforpets.com often represents her viewpoints on matters of interest and concern to the veterinary community, the pet industry and the pet owning public. See Goodnewsforpets.com

The American Dog Magazine

"Raising My Furry Children" is noted in the spring 2012 issue of The American Dog Magazine. The American Dog Magazine is sold in thousands of retail outlets nationwide and published quarterly in the spring, summer, fall and winter. It is a "lifestyle" dog magazine that is devoted to showcasing the extraordinary lifestyles of dogs and the rewards associated when a family embraces these canine kids as a member of the family. The American Dog Magazine has a circulation of 800,000. See their website by clicking here:    The American Dog Magazine

April 14, 2012 interview with Bill Moller and Steve Dale at the WGN 720 AM studio in Chicago

 

From left, Steve Dale,
Bill Moller and Tracy Ahrens

Click here to listen to the podcast
WGN 720

 

Raising My Furry Children was mentioned in the Chicago Tribune’s special section called
Printers Row on April 15, 2012.
It was seen in a column called Noted on the
"Reading & Writing in Chicago" page.