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As a longtime fan and friend to the folks at the Universal Record Database, I was thrilled when I was invited to their live event at New York City's Joe's Pub, where I broke the [nonexistent and downright absurd] record for "Most Bench Presses of a Live Dog in 60 Seconds" in front of a crowd of hundreds. The producers at "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" took an immediate interest in the record, and asked me onto the show. To amp up the competition, they put 30 seconds on the clock with the challenge to see how many times I could bench press my pup Atticus. (I swear he doesn't mind!) Watch video from the show below: ...

Pet psychic Catherine Ferguson speaks to horses. Beth Levendis Catherine Ferguson is an "interspecies psychic reader, flower essence consultant and Reiki Master." Recently, I consulted her by phone for a psychic reading of my five-year-old Schnauzer mix, Atticus, whom I adopted a year ago from foster care -- he came from a home with so many animals that his family was forced to "downgrade." The reading started off on an upbeat note when Ferguson confirmed that Atticus is a happy, fulfilled dog who is "leading a good life." However, Ferguson read that Atticus came from a sad past in which he may have been denied food and "repeatedly and hit with a newspaper by a man." These experiences ...