Helen A. Bemis has enjoyed working with dogs all her life. She has a college degree from SUNY Adirondack, obtained the Certified Professional Dog Trainer international certification, and runs a successful business, K-9 Karing. She’s a retired Therapy Dog Evaluator and an A. K. C. Award Evaluator and speaks to various organizations about canine-related topics. This is her fifth published novel. She loves to hear people say, “Helen has gone to the dogs!”
Understanding Tippie
A Novel About a Free-Spirited Border Collie Mix
by Helen A. Bemis
Understanding Tippie
A Novel About a Free-Spirited Border Collie Mix
by Helen A. Bemis
Published Apr 30, 2020
99 Pages
Genre: PETS / Dogs / Training
Book Details
Gutsy Border Collie Mix Shows Her Strengths
In this, her fifth novel about the dogs and humans at the Riverview Animal Shelter, Helen A. Bemis details the training of canine service dogs, while she tells the story of the first years of an experimental Kids’ Camp at the Shelter. The challenges to training these dogs and their young handlers are added to by the worrisome presence of a stranger, the visit by a possibly rabid fox, the loss of a pet cat, Pretty Girl, and the revised plans of two teenagers who find themselves in love with each other after years of friendly competition at the Camp. Tippie, offspring of a Border Collie and a venturesome neighboring mixed-breed dog, puts her combination of smarts and bravery to good use in this installment. This is the fifth in this multi-book series, following UNDERSTANDING SASSIE; UNDERSTANDING SASSIE, II; UNDERSTANDING CHAMP, and UNDERSTANDING TRIXIE. Readers can enjoy each without having read the others. All five novels combine upbeat personal stories with insights about training dogs with love.
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