INFORMATION FOR PUBLISHERS

Books in Print
- Visiting the Dog Park: Having Fun, Staying Safe, Dogwise, spring 2007
- Right On Target! with Mandy Book, Dogwise, 2006
- Canine Washington, Fulcrum, 2005
- The Everything Yorkshire Terrier Book, Adams Media, 2005
- The Rosetta Bone, Howell/Wiley, 2004
- Dog Friendly Gardens, Garden Friendly Dogs, Dogwise, 2004
- The Absolute Beginner's Guide to Showing Your Dog, Crown, 2001
- Quick Clicks with Mandy Book, Legacy By Mail, 2001
- The Trick Is in the Training with Stephanie Taunton, Barron's, 1998
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Awards
Note: The Maxwell medallion is awarded annually by the Dog Writers Association of America for the best writing, photography, and artwork in approximately 40 categories. DWAA also offers a variety of sponsored special awards.
- 2007 - Maxwell for article "The Longest Year" in Rally to Rescue magazine
- 2007 - AKC Canine Health Foundation special Golden Paw Award for article "Unconventional Cancer Therapies"
- 2004 - Maxwell for book The Rosetta Bone in category of training books
- 2004 - PetSafe special award for The Rosetta Bone for training publication of the year
- 2004 - President's Award for The Rosetta Bone for best dog writing of the year (chosen from all Maxwell winners for the year)
- 2002 - Maxwell for Teaching Tricks for best short book
- 2002 - Eukanuba Canine Health special award for article The Little Dog Laughed
- 1995 - Muse medallion from the Cat Writers Association for best magazine article
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Professional Associations
- Certified Dog Behavior Consultant (CDBC) with the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (IAABC)
- Member of the "founding 500" of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT)
- Award-winning member of Dog Writers Association of America (DWAA)
- Member National Association of Science Writers (NASW)
- Evaluator for AKC Canine Good Citizen program
- Evaluator for Delta Society Pet Partners program
- Evaluator and troop leader for Dog Scouts of America
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Topics of Expertise
- Dog behavior and play
- Training, especially clicker training, operant conditioning, positive reinforcement
- Veterinary research
- Dog sports
- Nutrition
- Dogs and gardens
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Current Columns
- Dogs in Canada magazine, Nutrition
- Living On the Peninsula, Animal Encounters
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Radio Appearances
- Host own show, PetSmith, on KONP
- Pet Tales, Steve Dale, WGN, Chicago
- Gardening with Ciscoe, Ciscoe Morris, KIRO, Seattle
- Animal Planet Radio
- Pet Pointers, Greg McDonald, KTMS
- Get Growing, Fred Hoffmann, KSTE, Sacramento
- Animal Companion radio, KNRY, Monterey
- Morning drive time, Rick Darke, Los Angeles
- Several appearances on Australian radio stations
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Television Appearances
- Gardening by the Yard with Paul James, HGTV
- Gardening with Ciscoe, Ciscoe Morris, KIRO
- Good Morning Vancouver, Global Television, Vancouver, B.C.
- Creatively Speaking, Darlene Arden, Boston
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Print Appearances
- New York Times
- USA Weekend
- Washington Post
- Newsday
- Steve Dale, My Pet World, syndicated column
- Gina Spadafori, Universal Syndicates
- AKC Family Dog
- Dog Fancy
- Custom Home Outdoors
- Cornell Plantations
- Seattle Times
- Seattle PI
- Chicago Tribune
- Women's Magazine
- Miami Herald
- Baltimore Sun
- The Oregonian
- The Whole Dog Journal
- The Bark
- PetAge
- Bookviews
- Midwest Book Review
- Many local newspapers
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Web Appearances
- Host on DogRead multiple times
- Host on Dogs Forum
- Host on Dogwise Ask an Expert
- Guest instructor at Cynology College
- P. Allen Smith's website
- My own website
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Lectures/Book Signings
- Tufts Animal Expo, Boston
- Pacific Northwest Book Association spring show, Portland, OR
- Purina Nutrition Forum, St Louis, MO
- Groom & Kennel Expo, Long Beach, CA
- WCFO International Conference, Michigan
- Alaska Dog Mushers Association, Fairbanks, AK (keynote speaker)
- 2-day clicker training seminar with Mandy Book, Minnesota
- Eukanuba Invitational Dog Show, Long Beach, CA
- Japan, Animal Training Center
- Northwest Garden Show, Seattle, WA
- Van Dusen Gardens flower show, British Columbia
- Bainbridge Island Garden Tour, Bainbridge Island, WA
- Boston Flower Show, Boston, MA
- DWAA book signing, New York, Westminster weekend
- Barnes & Noble, Silverdale, WA
- Borders, Boston, MA
- Time Enough Books, Long Beach, WA
- REI, Seattle, WA
- CWA Conference, San Francisco, CA
- Legacy Canine Training and Behavior, Sequim, WA
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Selection of Articles Published
- Pre-Agility 2-part series, Clean Run, 2007
- A Course of a Different Color, Clean Run, November 2006
- Table That Motion, Clean Run, Nov. 2005
- Hark, Hark, The Dogs Do Bark, Clean Run, Oct. 2005
- The Devil Is in the Duration, Clean Run, Sept. 2005
- Random Thoughts on Random Reinforcement, Clean Run, 2005
- Fading Targets on Contacts, Clean Run, 2004
- Stress 3-part series, Clean Run, 2004
- Help Your Pup Learn with a Marker, Clean Run, 2004
- Speaking Dog, Pet Sitters International
- How to Keep Your Gardens and Your Pets, Farmers' Almanac 2006
- Electronic Containment Systems, IAABC Journal, Spring 2006
- The Longest Year, Rally to Rescue, 2006
- BAER Testing for Dalmatians, Pruina Pro Club, Winter 2006/2007
- Canine Malignant Melanoma, Purina Pro Club, Winter 2006/2007
- Exercise-Induced Collapse, Purina Pro Club, Fall 2005
- Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Purina Pro Club, Fall 2005
- Epilepsy in Dalmatians, Purina Pro Club, Winter 2005/2006
- Epilepsy in Siberian Huskies, Purina Pro Club, Winter 2005/2006
- Grooming the Cocker Spaniel, Purina Pro Club, Winter 2005/ 2006
- NCL and Batten;s Disease, Today's Breeder, 2006
- The Canine Genome, Today's Breeder, 2006
- Unconventional Cancer Treatments, Today's Breeder, 2006
- Nutrition and Scentwork, AKC Gazette, March 2002
- Mission to Serve, AKC Gazette, October 2001
- Maximizing Performance: Stress Conditioning, AKC Gazette May 2000
- Puppies' Lifestage Nutrition, Puppies 2000, Puppies 2001
- Westminster Show Shots, AKC Gazette, March 2000
- Functional Foods, AKC Gazette, June 2000
- Maximizing Performance: Nutrition, AKC Gazette, March 2000
- Westminster Show Shots, AKC Gazette, March 1999
- Feeding Puppy Right, American Kennel Club Puppies 1999
- On the Move, Parts I and II, AKC Gazette, October and November 1998
- Niche Foods, AKC Gazette, October 1997
- Giardia, AKC Gazette, October 1997
- Handling with Grace, AKC Gazette, February 1997
- Doggie Dentition, AKC Gazette, February 1997
- Check Out that Stud, AKC Gazette, March 1997
- How Does Your Dog Stack Up?, AKC Gazette, December 1996
- Seizures, AKC Gazette, December 1996
- Fertile Ground, AKC Gazette, August 1996
- The Little Dog Laughed, Dog World, April 2002
- In Your Own Defense, Dog World, February 2002
- Muscle Injuries in Working Dogs, Dog World, October 2001
- Mushing the Methow with Malamute Express, Dog World, December 1999
- Puppy Food and Nutrition, Puppies Annual 1999
- Nosocomial Infections, Dog World, May 1999
- Fire Safety in Home and Kennel, Dog World, March 1999
- Zoonoses, Dog World, Sept. 1999
- Therapy Dogs, Dog World, July 1998
- Training People and Dogs in the 90s, Dog World, March 1996
- Wool Dogs, Dog World, August 1995
- The Training Game, Dog World, July 1995
- Working Like a Dog, Dog World, May 1994
- Service Cats, pets.com, March 2000
- Hip Dysplasia, pets.com, March 2000
- Getting Off to a Good Start with Your New Puppy, pets.com, April 2000
- Office Etiquette for Pets, pets.com, May 2000
- Favorite Dog Places USA, pets.com the magazine, June 2000
- Pets Need to Flee Family Violence Too, pets.com, July 2000
- Senior Pet Protection Act, The Latham Letter, Spring 1994
- In-Store Obedience Training, Pet Product News, August 1997
- Here Kitty Kitty, Pet Product News, March 1995
- Educating Customers about Fleas, Pet Product News, March 1995
- Selling Flea Products Year Round, Pet Product News, July 1995
- Special Diet Dog Foods, Pet Product News, April 1995

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