Sharon Sakson is a writer, journalist, television producer, breeder and dog show judge. She is a columnist for Dog News magazine. Her new book is Paws & Effect: The Healing Power of Dogs, a look into the many ways canines come to the rescue of their human friends. Another book, Paws to Protect, is about the bravery and intuition of the nation’s military, police, customs, and arson dogs. The previous book had a similar title, Paws & Reflect: A Special Bond Between Man & Dog. She is a freelance writer/producer of television programs in New York and has been a Field Producer for NBC Sports, WNBC, ABC National News. She produced programs for Court TV, Food TV and local television stations in Baltimore, Chicago, and San Francisco. She is the author of two Bantam travel guides, and writer of over 100 articles. She was an editor at The Wall Street Journal Newswires. She has a Master of Fine Arts in Writing degree from the New School for Social Research. She is a breeder of champion Whippets and Brussels Griffons under her “Parisfield” kennel prefix. She is an accredited American Kennel Club dog show judge, judging most of the Hound Group and some Working breeds. She has judged internationally in Canada, England, France, Italy, Switzerland, Germany, Russia, Finland and Taiwan.
Contact at sharonsakson@mac.com.
