Trisha Blanchet is a former editor and newspaper reporter whose work has appeared in The Bark, Nickelodeon.com, Yankee Magazine, Just Labs, ASPCA Animal Watch, and other publications. She is also the author of Dog-Friendly New York and Dog-Friendly Washington D.C. and the Mid-Atlantic States. She lives in Massachusetts with her husband, son, and well-traveled mutt, Sadie.