
Licking his nose he inhales to explore his surroundings. Through the dappled sunlight, a lone wolf moves on silent paws along the narrow trail, his powerful legs cover the ground at an easy trot.įar to the north, the distant howls of stranger wolves carry to him faintly on the wind he pauses, pricking his ears towards the sound. The setting sun filters through the forest, casting golden rays that dance with the spirits of the living canopy. One of Karen's favourite sayings: 'Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.' Her seven rescue dogs and two rescue cats have a mixture of emotional, behavioural and physical disabilities

Karen is now living the dream, she resides in a country cottage on the west coast of Ireland, drawing inspiration for her writing from the peace and beauty of her surroundings where she shares her life with her husband, two daughters and nine special needs pets. Karen is also working on her first fiction novel, which combines her love of writing, wolves and fantasy - Wolf Clan Rising which is due to be published 2017. She is in the process of developing the next title in the series 'A Dog's Guide to Cats' and having enormous fun doing it!Īfter joining a local writers group, she has spread her author wings and is now enjoying writing poetry, flash fiction and short stories, and after taking a course in screenwriting has just completed her first radio drama script. Since then she has published The Complete Guide to House Training Puppies and Dogs, Companion Huskies: Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog, and two Fun Reads for Dog Lovers: It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog Trainer and A Dog's Guide to Humans. Her first publication, The Perfect Companion: Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog, a comprehensive guide to canine psychology, training and problem solving, was published in June 2012 and won an IndiePENdants' award for quality. She went on to study Wolf Ecology in 2009 and was lucky enough to spend time with the wolves at the UK Wolf Conservation Trust in Reading. Since qualifying in Canine Psychology in 2001, she has worked as a professional dog trainer and canine behaviourist.

When she was eight, the family got their first dog, Scamp, whose great character started Karen's lifelong devotion to dogs. She has been both an avid reader and a lover of animals since early childhood.


Karen Davison grew up in Bedfordshire, England.
