Susan's two great passions are Tibbies and writing, so it was only logical for her to decide to write about Tibbies. She considers The Tibetan Spaniel: A Gift from the Roof of the World, which took four years to research and write, to be the best contribution she could make to her beloved breed. Susan now lives in Delaware with five Tibbies--Kissie, Bear, Ciana, Sassy, and Willy---and a gregarious parrot called Charlie. She is a member of the Dog Writers Association of America, Tibetan Spaniel Club of America, Tibetan Spaniel Association of Victoria (Australia) and the Potomac Valley Tibetan Spaniel Club. Susan keeps in touch with Tibbie owners worldwide through the Tibetan Spaniel Global Village. Susan is hard at work on her fourth book, Dogsbody, an Abby Swann mystery featuring Tibbies Dawa and Senge.