Sandy Bergstrom Mesmer

I wrote "How To Turn Your Dog Into a Show-Off" in 2002. It has easy-to-follow instructions for showing dogs, with over 200 illustrations. I became a Maxwell Award-winning artist in 2009, and my books "Yorkshire Terriers" and "Pomeranians" were published by Animal Planet.

My current writing project is to create a 7-volume coloring book series called "Color Me Canine", including all 205 AKC breeds. First to be published was "Color Me Canine (Toy Group)", which has won a Maxwell Award from the Dog Writers Association of America. I have since published the Terrier, Herding, Hound, and Non-Sporting books, earning several additional Maxwells along the way.

I want to showcase the glorious diversity of our purpose-bred breeds with a practical guide to each one's temperament and history, as well as useful things like trainability, activity level, and whether they will make your allergic Aunt Lucy sneeze.

With my Color Me Canine series, you can relax with a quality coloring book and find your next best friend at the same time.