Patricia Bean McConnell, Ph.D, CAAB Emeritus is an ethologist who consulted with pet dog and cat owners for over thirty years regarding serious behavioral problems, has given seminars on companion animal behavior both domestically and internationally, and has written several books on training and behavior relating to their dogs..

Pam Johnson-Bennett is the author of seven award-winning books on cat behavior and training. She is the founder and chair of the International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants' Cat Division and is recognized as a pioneer in feline behavior consulting. She has appeared in the Animal Planet UK series and lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Arden Moore is the author of more than two dozen books on cats and dogs, including A Kid's Guide to Cats, A Kid's Guide to Dogs, The Cat Behavior Answer Book, The Dog Behavior Answer Book, and Real Food for Dogs. She is the founder of Four Legged Life and Pet First Aid 4U, and hosts the Oh Behave show on Pet Life Radio. Her books A Kid's Guide to Dogs and A Kid's Guide to Cats earned top writing awards.

Mattie Sue Athan is a book author known for writing about pet parrots, including *Guide to the Quaker Parrot* (ISBN 9780764136689). Her work has been praised by parrot owners for being helpful and informative in guiding the care and behavior of Quaker parrots.

New Skete is the collective term for two Orthodox Christian monastic communities in Cambridge, New York :The Monks of New Skete, a men's monastery founded in 1966, and the Nuns of New Skete, a women's monastery founded in 1969..

Barbara Heidenreich is an animal trainer and author who has worked with animals since 1982 and began training animals in 1990. She is the author of *Good Bird! A Guide to Solving Behavior Problems in Companion Parrots* (available in Spanish and Russian) and *The Parrot Problem Solver: Finding Solutions to Aggressive Behavior*, and has served as a guest editor and chapter author for *Veterinary Clinics of North America Exotic Animal Practice*.