Category: Tracie Hotchner

TRACIE HOTCHNER: WHAT WE LEARNED AT THE MOVIES

The inaugural DOG FILM FESTIVAL that my Radio Pet Lady Network produced last weekend in New York City was a rousing success. What had been a crazy idea amazed me by taking wing – with the New York Times devoting half a page in the Weekend Arts section to the festival, Time Out magazine picking
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: THE DOG FILM FESTIVAL VISIONARY AWARD TO STEVE MARTON

The First Annual Dog Film Festival will have one award in its first year – the Visionary Award, which was created to recognize an individual who best exemplifies the intention of the Dog Film Festival: “celebrating the remarkable bond between dogs and their people.” I will be presenting the 2015 Dog Film Festival Visionary Award
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: JOAN RIVERS DOGS COMING TO THE NY DOG FILM FESTIVAL

Joan Rivers was my godmother and I miss her more than ever right now. I know she would have been thrilled about my creation, the first ever New York Dog Film Festival, which will be held October 3rd at Symphony Space at Broadway and 95th Street. Her love of dogs was so great that she
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: THE DOG FILM FESTIVAL – A DREAM COME TRUE!

When you hear “Dog Film Festival” what do you envision it might be like? Would you imagine a Gala Premiere cocktail party with dogs welcome on a Green Carpet with professional photographers the night before? Would you envision spending a whole day seeing a banquet of short films celebrating the remarkable bond between dogs and
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TRACIE HOTCHNER: FINICKY DOG? TRY A LITTLE CAT FOOD!

Some of us have dogs who are finicky eaters. This distinguishes them dramatically from other of our dogs, who view everything and anything as edible that is on the ground, a counter, in a child’s hand, on our unattended dinner plates or in a guest’s handbag. But those Picky Eaters can break a Mom’s heart
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