Patricia McConnell, PhD, CAAB Emeritus, is an internationally respected animal behaviorist, award-winning author, and one of the world's leading voices in canine behavior and positive reinforcement training. Her bestselling books-including The Other End of the Leash, For the Love of a Dog, The Education of Will, and others-have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide. For more than twenty-five years, Patricia taught puppy classes, consulted on complex canine behavior cases, and lectured internationally on dog behavior and training. She taught The Biology & Philosophy of Human/Animal Relationships at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and her nationally syndicated public radio program, Calling All Pets, aired in more than 110 cities for fourteen years. Her debut novel, Away to Me, marked her first venture into fiction and received widespread critical praise. She continues to share insights on dogs, behavior, and the human-animal bond through her writing and online at PatriciaMcConnell.com.