Mark Condon & Julie Phillips (with Dutchess) will be signing A Day with Dutchess: Life Lessons from a Blind Therapy Dog.

“A Day With Dutchess is a charming and heartwarming story that will teach kids about the wonders of therapy dogs and seeing past what some might consider a disability. It is a lovely book."
— Julie Klam, author of the N.Y. Times bestseller, You had Me at Woof.

Mark Condon is an animal lover, board president of the therapy dog organization, Canine Link, and a professor of biology at Dutchess County Community College.

Dutchess is a blind therapy dog who is especially fond of her work with individuals with autism. Dutchess lives with Mark in Poughkeepsie.

Julie Phillips is the Managing Editor for PaperClip Communications, an educational publishing company. She lives in Niskayuna.