Carol Kline is an animal welfare advocate and serves on the
advisory board of the Noah's Ark Animal Foundation, in Fairfield,
Iowa, a volunteer effort that saves lost, stray and abandoned cats
and dogs. A freelance writer for fifteen years, she has coauthored
several books on a variety of topics, including the bestselling
Chicken Soup for the Cat & Dog Lover's Soul, Chicken Soup for the
Pet Lover's Soul, Happy for No Reason, and Love for No Reason.
Gina Spadafori coauthors, along with Dr. Marty Becker, an
award-winning, nationally syndicated, weekly column on pets and
their care and is a contributing pet-care writer for Parade
magazine. She is a bestselling author of several pet books
including the New York Times bestseller Why Do Dogs Drink Out of
the Toilet? and Dogs for Dummies. The first edition of Dogs for
Dummies received the President's Award for the best writing on dogs
by the Dog Writers Association of America. She has served on the
board of directors for both the Dog Writers' Association of America
and the Cat Writers' Association of America. Gina lives in
Sacramento, CA.
Marty Becker, DVM, is passionate about his work fostering the
affection and connection between animals and people that he calls,
"The Bond." He has given talks to enthusiastic crowds of
veterinarians and pet lovers around the world, and is in demand as
a keynote speaker. Dr. Becker is regularly featured on ABC-TV's,
Good Morning America and is the resident veterinarian on The Dr. Oz
Show. He is a contributing pet-care writer for Parade magazine, and
frequent veterinary contributor to The Martha Stewart Show. He also
co-writes the award-winning weekly column on pets and their care,
PetConnection, which appears in newspapers across the United States
and Canada through the Universal Press Syndicate. Becker is also
the host of "The Pet Doctor" on PBS. He has been named Companion
Animal Veterinarian of the Year for the U.S. by the Delta Society
and the American Veterinary Medical Association, and also
coauthored fourteen pet books that have sold over six million
copies including Chicken Soup for the Dog Lover's Soul, bowWOW and
The New York Times bestseller Why Do Dogs Drink Out of the Toilet?
Marty and his family enjoy life in Northern Idaho and share Almost
Heaven Ranch with four barn cats, three dogs, and four Quarter
Horses. Mikkel Becker is a resident pet expert for Scholastic
Magazine and has been a contributing author to Parade magazine,
Knight-Ridder newspapers, House and Home, and Cat Fancy magazines.
She is an honors graduate of the Academy for Dog Trainers at the
San Francisco SPCA, the Purdue University Dogs course, and the
Karen Pryor Academy, who avidly applies her knowledge and
science-based training methods to all species.
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