David Congalton and Charlotte Alexander

Central Coast, California

David Congalton is an award-winning radio talk show host, author, and animal welfare advocate. His first book, "Three Cats, Two Dogs, One Journey Through Multiple Pet Loss," was published by NewSage Press in 2000. The book won the 2001 Merial Human-Animal Bond Award for Best Writing from the Dog Writers Association of America. Congalton hosts a popular radio talk show on KVEC 920 AM, which airs daily in central California. He also writes for several national publications on veterinary health care and the human-animal bond.

Charlotte Alexander is a freelance writer, editor, and animal welfare advocate. She is serving her third term as president of the North County Humane Society in San Luis Obispo County, California. In 1998, Alexander was selected as Woman of the Year from her California State Senate District. Her feature articles appear monthly in the San Luis Obispo County Journal. Alexander has taught public relations and broadcast writing at the college level and is an award-winning publications, editing, and marketing specialist with more than 20 years of experience.

The authors, who have been married since 1989, share their Central Coast home with a menagerie of dogs and cats, all rescue animals.