Cheryl Peterson

CHERYL PETERSON is a dog trainer, breeder, handler, and AKC-certified judge with more than fifty years of experience in training and exhibiting dogs. Her books include Please, Oh Please Can We Get a Dog? and Extra Innings: My Life in Baseball, the latter co-authored with Minnie Miñoso.

Please, Oh Please Can We Get a Dog? was nominated for Book of the Year by the Dog Writers' Guild and translated into Polish. Peterson is also a conformation judge for the United Kennel Club.

When she’s not writing, Peterson runs The Finishing School in Woodstock, Illinois, offering general training and competition preparation, and has been active in breed rescue for more than fifteen years. Under the prefix NORDIC, she and her family have bred and exhibited top-10 dogs in conformation, agility, and field.

Cheryl lives in Woodstock, Illinois.

Cheryl Peterson’s books are published by Howell Book House, an imprint of Turner Publishing.

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