Susan

My blogs

About me

Gender Female
Industry Communications or Media
Occupation Journalist, author
Location Vienna, VA, United States
Introduction No, this is not a picture of me. This smiling face belongs to Allie, the eight-year-old Golden Retriever for whom this blog is named. I'm an award-winning writer who specializes in companion animal topics, especially those pertaining to dogs. In addition to my writing for periodicals, I've also written six books about dog care, including the best-selling Housetraining For Dummies. On this blog, I'll explore various aspects of living with dogs and writing about them -- with occasional detours into totally unrelated topics (because I can!). Enjoy!
Interests Dogs (of course!), writing (ditto!), movies, reality TV, Hollywood gossip, fine dining, politics, Phillies baseball
Favorite Movies Too many to name here!
Favorite Music Classic rock, movie themes, Broadway show tunes
Favorite Books My own (natch!), Pride and Prejudice, Persuasion, all of Winston Graham's Poldark novels, anything by Anita Shreve, Water for Elephants, Atonement