Mixed Breeds For Dummies

Miriam Fields-Babineau has been a professional animal trainer since 1978 and has enjoyed exhibiting horses and dogs since childhood. She holds degrees in psychology and zoology from the University of Maryland. She is a member of the Dog Writers' Association and the Cat Writers' Association and is listed in numerous editions of Who's Who in America. Fields-Babineau has been writing professionally since her first article was published in Canine Chronicle in 1986. She is the author of 35 books including Click & Easy : Clicker Training for Dogs; Cat Training in 10 Minutes; Labradoodle: Comprehensive Owner's Guide; The ABCs of Positive Training; Training Your Mixed Breed; Training Your Puppy in 5 Minutes; Raising Dogs the Natural way; The Perfect Retriever; and Multiple Dog Households. She has also published three short stories (one of which appeared in Christmas Cats: A Literary Anthology for Penguin, USA) and two novels: The Tocharian, a romantic fantasy-adventure, and Evil, a thriller. She has provided animal actors for media productions since 1983, participating in the filming of commercials, advertisement,s TV programs, videos, and feature films. Fields-Babineau also designed the Comfort trainer head halter for dogs, the All-in-One Leash, and the Clicker Spoon training tool for cats. Miriam Fields-Babineau currently resides in beautiful Amherst, Virginia, with her husband, Mike; son, Brendon Kyle; four dogs; four cats; and two horses.