Glenda Mason is passionate about dogs. A resident of the Connecticut coast, she fervently supports local dog adoption groups and has owned ten dogs of different breeds over the years. Mason has also completed educational programs at the New York Botanical Gardens that emphasize the use of horticultural therapy to heal hospitalized patients. She is now in the process of taking a pet therapy training program that will permit her and her dog to be certified to interact with the elderly and others who can benefit from the social and therapeutic interaction with a friendly dog.