My family was all police and hard hats at the refineries; they didn't know what to think about me. So I became a closet writer.

Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are.

She asked me why I always had something flip to say. I said that I didn't know, but having been blessed with the gift, I felt obliged to use it.

Los Angeles is the evolutionary edge.

The sense of smell in all dogs is their primary doorway to the world around them.

First and foremost I am a commercial writer, and I hope to entertain people. But having said that, I'm in love with the relationship between humans and dogs, and the more I learned about what our military working dogs are doing, I wanted to at least share with people what an important role these animals have in all our lives.

I write characters and stories that move me, and I write from the heart.