Barbara Garnett-Wilson

A native of Cheltenham, England, educated in Canada and France, Barbara Garnett-Wilson has lived in the United States since 1965.

The author's first book, "The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in North America", sold out quickly and is now considered a collectors' item.

In 2007, Barbara Garnett-Wilson penned "The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel, in Fact and Fancy", which went on to win several awards, including the Maxwell Award for "Best Breed Book of the Year" (2007) as presented by the Dog Writers Association of America. Later that year, this book also won an "IPPY" Award, awarded for "Excellence in Independent Publishing," by the Independent Publisher Association.

Also written by Barbara, along with her husband Roy, is a third book, "The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel: A Tribute in Art", which won an “IPPY” Award for “Excellence in Independent Publishing,” and was named a finalist for "Best Anthology of the Year" by Dog Writers Association of America in 2007.

Other awards include a 2008 DWAA Maxwell Award for "Best Special Publication," honoring "The Cavalier King Charles Spaniel in Fine Art calendar" (2013), which she co-compiled with her husband.

In 2004, Barbara's Laughing Cavalier Kennels was honored by "Dog Fancy" magazine as one of its five "Kennels of Distinction in America." Barbara is also a certified "Breeder of Merit," as awarded by the American Kennel Club.

For over thirty-five years, the author has imported or produced some remarkable Cavaliers, most notably the first Cavalier to win Best of Breed and a Toy Group placement at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show, as well as the first two English-champion Cavaliers to be shown in the United States.

Breeder, exhibitor, and breed-specialty judge, the author lives with her husband and their Cavaliers of all ages, on picturesque Hood Canal in Washington state.

Mrs. Garnett-Wilson is a proud member of Book Publishers Northwest, Pacific Northwest Writers' Association, National Association of Women Writers, as well as the Dog Writers Association of America.