AUTHOR AND ILLUSTRATOR Patricia logs over 800 hours per year as a seminar instructor and level II certified dog trainer for one of the leading pet organizations of North America. Her classes range from puppy level to advanced, including trick training, therapy partnering, and private instruction. She focuses on interspecies communication so that dogs and their people can better understand one another to achieve a more productive and harmonious partnership. Patricia has co-authored several books as a short story writer for adult anthologies, and as an illustrator for children’s anthologies, educational workbooks, and picture books. She also spent many years as an instructional designer and business writer, for two of Canada’s prominent financial service organizations.