I love sharing fascinating information about the amazing world we live in with readers, especially children. When i was young, the natural world intrigued me, and I spent hours outside, chasing butterflies, catching tadpoles, and hunting for salamanders. Riding horses, hiking with my cocker spaniel Buffy–interacting with the animals that live with us also fed me. So sharing my curiosity and knowledge through writing is a natural outcome for a person like me–and in this section you can learn about the books I’ve written and what I’ve learned. Enjoy!
This book for the whole family follows Camas, a bison calf growing up on the American Prairie Reserve, through the year, exploring, learning, and enduring hazards as the seasons come and go. Sidebars provide more information about bison life.
Learn how humans developed different kinds of dogs for different jobs, how dog and human brains and hormones work together to bond us, and how new helpful jobs for dogs have come about.
I recently made an appearance at the beautiful new Billings, Montana, public library to talk about the dog books I’ve written for children. The first, “Maggie: A Sheep Dog,” about a sheep guard dog, came out in 1986, and my next book, “Dog on Board: The True Story of Eclipse …
As I scanned the shelves of old books from our family’s collection in my brother’s study, I spotted “The Fireside Book of Dog Stories.” I had vague memories of it from childhood and was in the mood for reading shorter pieces about dogs, so I borrowed it. Turns out this …
I recently finished reading Fifteen Dogs, by Canadian author André Alexis. This thoughtful book uses dogs given ‘human intelligence’ to explore questions of thought, feeling, life and death, and other aspects of what it means to be human or canine. I would recommend it to all philosophically inclined readers, not just for dog lovers. …
“Do As I Do” dog training, developed by animal behavior scientist Claudia Fugazza (Shown above with one of her dogs), fascinated me when I visited the Family Dog Project in Budapest recently. During this process, the dog learns to copy the moves of the trainer. With the dog sitting in …
Service dogs at the seminar I really enjoyed the broadcast on research at the Family Dog Project in Budapest. In addition to onsite attendees, hundreds of viewers attended from around the world. A dozen presenters gave summaries of their recently published research. The seminar was divided into sections, beginning with What …
During my European trip I was fortunate enough to be able to visit the Clever Dog Lab in Vienna, where scientists are studying different fascinating aspects of dog intelligence, brain function, and behavior. The dogs used in the experiments are family pets from Vienna and the surrounding area whose owners …
Our first stop in Europe was Nuremberg, Germany, infamous as a Nazi center of activity and for the trials of Nazi war criminals, but a lovely city to visit today. We happened to visit at the opening of the Nuremberg International Human Rights Film Festival. This city is using its dark …
I’ve been on the road in Europe, enjoying many things, including visiting museums and noting lots of dogs in art, like the one above doing what dogs have always done when no one is looking! I think it’s fun to see canine friends immortalized in paint and wonder about their …
