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About me - Ted Sherman

After Navy service in World War II, I earned a BFA from the Phila. College of Art (now the Univ. of the Arts). I was then recalled to active duty in the Korean War. Following was a 40-year career in public relations, advertising, sales promotion, graphic design,

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Pets & Animals > Animal Rights & Issues The problem with Hollywood making a dog breed popular: 2 of 24
Hollywood has a long tradition of creating canine superstars. From the earliest, in the 1920s, Rin Tin Tin sent sales of German Shepherds skyrocketing. Perhaps the most famous dog star of all times, in both movies and TV, was Lassie. The popularity of collies became an obsession with thousands of American families.We can also... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Care & Health Common mistakes of new cat owners: 2 of 23
When our kids were growing up, we had three cats at different times. I can look back now and understand the mistakes we made in bringing them to a new home. Well, not all three, just two of them. I'll tell you later about the third and most successful adoption.The first cat was advertised in the newspaper as a thoroughbred Pe... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership What to do when you have to give up a beloved pet: 2 of 23
Although the story eventually had a happy ending, we had a sad situation in our house when our elderly cat, Mems (he adopted us one Memorial Day) had to find a new home. The big grey and white striped tomcat had been with our family for 12 years, a close companion for us and our children during their younger ages.He didn't se... More..
Pets & Animals > Cats (Other) Great gift ideas for cat lovers: 2 of 17
Our daughter bought a high-rise condo in a big city several months ago, and she took her five-year-old cat, Mowgli (Kipling's Jungle Book boy) with her. The cat had been an indoor-outdoor roamer, but he is now confined indoors to the condo and its small outdoors balcony high above the street. As a new home gift, we bought our... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are Pit Bulls man's best friend or murderous beast?: 3 of 25
Pit bulls have been bred for centuries as fighting animals. It is in their genetic make-up to be aggressive, fiercely territorial and unafraid of humans. Not all pit bulls will attack without provocation, but there have been just too many examples of it happening not to consider the entire breed as potentially dangerous.By la... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology Cat communication: 4 of 26
We had a wonderfully communicative cat in our family for 15 years. We called him Mems because he strutted into our house one Memorial Day, meowed, "Like it or not, I'm home", and never left. He didn't say words, but his every meow had a very understandable meaning to his human family.For years Mems walked our kids to the scho... More..
Pets & Animals > Cat Psychology Understanding a cat's memory: 2 of 13
We didn't need any scientific study to understand our cat's memory. Although Mems was just an ordinary grey striped and white tabby, it was always evident that he had a fabulous, sometimes annoying, memory. One proof was a morning ritual where Mems believed his memory-challenged human had to be reminded of my duties every day... More..
Pets & Animals > Cats (Other) How cats can comfort terminally ill and nursing home patients: 1 of 6
YES: An ordinary house cat named Oscar has lived in a New England nursing home since he was brought in as a kitten two years ago. In a news story that was all over the internet and evening news programs recently, staff members claim Oscar knows when a terminally ill patient is dying, goes into the room, jumps on the bed and c... More..
Pets & Animals > Pet Ownership How to pamper your pet in style: 5 of 29
Our cat, Mems, worked hard to raise our kids. He walked them to the school bus. When one was sick, he sat on the bed with the ill child all day and slept there all night. He played catch with the kids. He was the family champ at paw ping pong. He caught mice, rabbits and squirrels and brought them home for his family, and won... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption Should you adopt a kitten or a cat?: 2 of 11
We never had to go and adopt a cat. One morning, when the kids went out to play, they left the kitchen door open, and a big black and white striped cat strolled in. He sat down next to my wife, who was clearing dishes at the sink, looked up at her and said his first word to to his new family. Some may say it was just a cat's ... More..