What a day! Thank you to The Turquoise Door Oshkosh for hosting my book signing at their fabulous store on Main Street in Oshkosh. They are the nicest ladies on the face of the earth. So here's some back story. I have been a customer and cheerleader of their shop since before they opened. In fact, the owner's mother-in-law owned a shop in that location for ten years and then when she closed they took over the space. They are a consignment shop filled with purses, shoes, clothing, household goods, succulents. Every day is a new day there with all sorts of new additions. Sonia, the owner's daughter, adopted a dog from NEW PAWS and she allowed me to share her story in the book. It's called Serendipity and, as she tells everyone, is on page 217. They were one of the first shops to ask me to do a [...]

Today is National Mutt Day! This is a small part of the foreword of my new book was written by Hollywood dog trainer. R. Ruddell Weatherwax. "Dogs, or cats for that matter, who come from a shelter are more affordable than buying through a breeder or at a pet store. You know exactly what you’re getting with a shelter dog. In fact, most of the dogs that land in a shelter are not bad; they simply did not always come from ideal first homes. Maybe there was a family divorce or the owners moved overseas. There are a multitude of reasons a dog ends up in an animal shelter. My experience also has shown me that dogs adopted from a shelter, especially mutts, tend to have fewer vet bills than costly purebreds. They’re not just cheaper to get, but, with fewer health problems, shelter dogs are usually a bargain throughout [...]