Wendy Lyons Sunshine is co-author of The Connected Child: Bring Hope and Healing to Your Adoptive Family, an award-winning bestseller, and Raising the Challenging Child, a 5-star parenting resource.
Her new book, TENDER PAWS: How science-based parenting can transform our relationship with dogs, will be available soon for pre-order from HCI Books/Simon & Schuster.
Join Wendy for a deep dive into dogs’ needs and behavior at these upcoming events:
- L.E.G.S. in Motion Conference, Asheville, NC, December 5-7, 2023
- Winter session 2024, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Ringling College
- Victoria Stilwell Academy of Dog Training & Behavior monthly live streams
Read her blog on dogs and animal welfare at PsychologyToday.com, and content at Positively.com, and other sites.
AWARDS
♦ First Place, Outstanding Small Market Reporting, Print, Society of Environmental Journalists
♦ First Amendment Award, Society of Professional Journalists, Fort Worth
♦ Second Place, Business Reporting, Lone Star Award, Houston Press Club
♦ Certificate of Excellence, Press Club of Dallas
♦ Outstanding Book of the Year, American Society of Journalists & Authors
EDUCATION
♦ Masters of Arts in Professional and Technical Communication, environmental science cognate, University of North Texas; Teaching Fellow; Research Fellow.
♦ Bachelor of Arts in English and studio art, honors, phi beta kappa, Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey, New Brunswick
♦ Licensed FDM®, L.E.G.S.® Applied Ethology Family Dog Mediation® Professional.