Rita S. Eagle, Ph.D. is a clinical psychologist, mom and grandmother. Formerly of New York City and Toronto, she now lives in Southern California with her family, and her son's dog, Henry.B.Eagle. .She has published in several professional journals and is the author of the recently published book, "Help Him Make you Smile: Intersubjectivity in the Atypical child". "Sniffy" is her first published children's book. Gerry Rasmussen is a cartoonist from Edmonton, Canada. His comic strip, Betty, has been syndicated by United Feature Syndicate since 1991, and appears in nearly 100 newspapers and magazines, in seven countries. Gerry's illustrations have also appeared in publications, websites and ad campaigns. "Sniffy" is his first children's book. Sniffy the Beagle" includes accurate information about the training of detector dogs, provided by the United States Department of Agriculture. However, Henry B. Eagle is the proto-type for Sniffy, and he has never worked a day in his life.