She hosts a weekly half-hour radio “Pet Peeves” show at PetLifeRadio.com, and appears as an expert on Animal Planet's "Dogs 101" and "Cats 101." Her award winning columns appear in the Herald Democrat newspaper, at Purina’s CatChow.com and TidyCats.com, and HomeAgain.com. She also hosts “Ask The Pet Care Expert” at iVillage.com. She appears in a twice-monthly TV “Pet Talk” segment at KXII-CBS.
Amy has been featured on Animal Planet, ABC, NBC, CBS, CNN, and in USA Weekend, The New York Times, Washington Post, Reader’s Digest, Woman’s Day, Family Circle, Woman’s World, and many other leading newspapers and magazines. She regularly appears on national radio and television in connection with her pet writing. She has also been a featured pet care expert on the Petsburgh USA/Disney Channel program, Dogs 101, Cats 101, Good Day New York, Fox News: Pet News, NBC Today Show, WGN-Chicago “Pet Central” and “Animal Planet Radio” and many others.
Amy is a certified member of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants, founder and President of the Cat Writers’ Association, a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, as well as the Association of Pet Dog Trainers, President of Oklahoma Writers Federation, Inc and a member of the International Thriller Writers. She frequently speaks to groups on a variety of pet- and writer-related issues, lectures at conferences such as Tufts Animal Expo and Chicago PetFood Forum, and conducts training and behavior demonstrations around the country.
She and her husband live with Seren(dipity) the Siamese wannabe, Magic the German Shepherd, and other assorted critters at Rosemont, their thirteen-acre “spread” in north Texas. Find more information about her work at www.shojai.com.
Oldest of three children--I've a twin brother, and a younger brother. Parents are both retired teachers now living the good life and traveling.
Winn Feline Foundation AKC Canine Health Foundation Cat Writers' Association, Inc. CASA (Court Appointed Special Advocates)
Goshen College, Goshen, IN
Irene Goodman
Ballantine Books Three Rivers Press New American Library Rodale Press M. Evans Company HCI Publications