As this year ends, we want to take the time to give a special thanks to a group of people who without their efforts there would be no literature on dogs and no Dogwise! While there are professional writers who specialize in topics relating to dogs who deserve our thanks, many of the books we sell or publish are composed by people with no formal training as writers - they are dog trainers, behaviorists, breeders, workers in the dog health care field, or just good old dog fanatics who love and care about dogs. It takes a lot of courage and hard work on the part of these people to put pen to paper and share their theories and ideas with no guarantee that their manuscripts will ever be published, distributed, or generate them any financial return. So kudos to all of you!

We want to recognize and thank all authors, but we want to give special thanks to those who chose to work with Dogwise this past year. The list includes:

• Patricia McConnell - Tales of Two Species

• Pat Miller - Positive Perspectives 2 and Play With Your Dog

• Jim Barry - The Ethical Dog Trainer

• Sylvia Smart - Dog Breeders Professional Secrets

• Turid Rugaas - Barking: The Sound of a Language

• Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie - Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training

• Brenda Aloff - Get Connected With Your Dog

• Jean Donaldson - Oh Behave!

• Barbara Handelman - Canine Behavior - A Photo Illustrated Handbook

For you would-be authors wanting to know what it takes to get published, click here for information on working with Dogwise Publishing. Whether you choose to work with us or another publisher, what is required from a prospective author in terms of making a proposal is usually pretty similar across the industry.

This will be our last weekly email until after Christmas. We have now reached the point that orders placed with ground shipping cannot be guaranteed to arrive by the 24th. You might get lucky but please don't count on it if it is a must-have - note that you do have a bit more leeway the further west you are in the country. Orders placed beginning this Friday (and shipped next Monday) will have to go 2nd day air to make it to you by the 24th unless you are in the Pacific Northwest.

Thanks from all of us at Dogwise and Happy Holidays.

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