ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

THANK YOU TO MY FAMILY, HUMAN AND CANINE—R. MICHAEL SITZ, William Moulton, Claude Moulton, Esq., Christine Whitney, Esq., Lucy Sarkis, Scamp Moulton, and Rocky Moulton. A very special thank you to editor Caroline Pincus, who made my writing make much more sense. Thank you to Renée Sedliar at Da Capo Press, who acquired the book and has been its champion, and to my agent, Carol Mann. Thank you to Ari Tuckman, PsyD, MBA, Roberto Olivardia, PhD, Jeremy S. Gaies, PsyD, Karl N. Klein, Esq., and Valerie Theng Mattherne, Esq., for consultation and support.