BOOKS BY MARY JANE CHECCHI ARE YOU THE PET FOR ME? Choosing the Right Pet For Your Family St. Martin's Paperbacks/1999 ISBN: 0312-96793-4     ARTICLES BY MARY JANE CHECCHI Petcity.com 2000-2001 : Pets and Preschoolers How Old Should My Child Be? Five Steps to Choosing the Right Pet Pets: A Fountain of Youth? Rats!! A Few Words to Parents About Children and Dogs Big Apple Parent, December 2000 Christmas Puppies? Hanukkah Kittens? Georgia Family, September 2000 Mom! I Want a Dog! Paw Print Post, Spring 2001 Information, Please! Delaware Pets, September 2001 Children and Cats: What Parents Should Know PawPrintPost.org A New Dog in the Family: Getting Ready What Dogs Need Pet Life, March/April 2002 Are You The Right Pet For Me? Dog & Kennel, June 2002 Breed Rescue Leagues Come of Age P*A*L Newsletter, Summer 2004 A Dandy Pal: A Volunteer Remembers Washington Woman May 2006 Prime Time Mothers Broward Family Life, May 2007 Kids and Cats: What Parents Should Know Broward Family Life, December 2007 Pets as Presents? Broward Family Life, January 2008 Facing Facts: Parents Usually End Up Being the Primary Pet Caretaker