A distinguished group of contributors with extensive experience in the dog world, made significant contributions to THE ORIGINAL DOG BIBLE. Their combined experience in the dog world is over 75 years! (That’s more than 525 dog years!)

Editor:

Kristin Mehus-Roe is the former managing editor of the Popular Dogs series of magazines, and a frequent contributor to several other companion animal magazines. The author of Working Dogs: True Stories of Dogs and Their Handlers (BowTie Press), Mehus-Roe has been editing and writing on this subject for many years. She began writing a pet column for Northwest Garden News in 1995, before moving to Southern California six years ago.

“In everything I write about dogs,” writes Mehus-Roe, “my biggest goal is educating dog owners and potential dog owners about the needs of dogs (both breeds and individual dogs). Too many people buy or adopt dogs without understanding what they need as far as exercise, training, attention, etc. Most shelters,” she concludes, “are full of high energy dogs abandoned around one year old—the age when most dogs begin to develop their adult personality.”

A magazine editor since she graduated from Evergreen State College in Olympia, Washington, she worked for a number of Seattle-based publications (Seattle Downtown News, Regrade Dispatch, Northwest Garden News, Downtown Source) before switching to University of Washington-based academic journals, as managing editor of Comparative Political Studies and Non Profit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly.

Kristin now lives in Long Beach, California with her husband, Andrew. This year on her birthday (March 3rd), she gave birth to their first child, Jack Chance Mehus-Roe.

Eve Adamson is an award-winning writer and author of over 25 books, including most recently The Simple Guide to Grooming Your Dog, Your Outta Control Adopted Dog, and The Simple Guide to a Healthy Dog. She is a contributing editor to Dog Fancy magazine and frequent contributor to many other pet publications. She lives in Iowa City, Iowa, with her two sons and two small terriers of undetermined origin.

Vicki Hogue-Davies is a freelance book, magazine, and business writer from California. She has written pet columns for Ladies Home Journal, contributed to several animal magazines, and is the author of two horse-related books.

Siri Mehus is a dog lover and graduate student in communication studies. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, daughter, and their 15-year-old dog, Patsy.

September B. Morn is a dog trainer and freelance writer. She holds a degree in psychology and has authored several training books, including Training Your Labrador Retriever. September is a contributor to many dog publications and is the “Ask Dog Fancy” columnist for Dog Fancy magazine. She lives in Bellingham, Washington with her four dogs, and enjoys showing them in agility, obedience, and conformation.

Audrey Pavia is a freelance writer specializing in animal subjects. She is a former managing editor of Dog Fancy magazine and former senior editor of the American Kennel Club Gazette. She has authored six books on dogs, as well as books on a number of other animals.

Kathy Salzberg is a Nationally Certified Master Groomer and a freelance writer who writes about pets. She is a former columnist for “Groom & Board, “and the author of How to Start a Home-based Pet Care Business. With her daughter and business partner, Missy, Kathy owns and operates The Village Groomer in Walpole, Massachusetts. Kathy shares her home with three cats and a French bulldog.

Kim Campbell Thornton is an award-winning freelance writer. Formerly the editor of Dog Fancy magazine, she is a contributor to various dog magazines and has written books on dog breeds, care, and training. She lives in Lake Forest, California, with her husband and three Cavalier King Charles spaniels.