Bette Isacoff

Bette Isacoff has been a high school English teacher, juvenile probation officer, and computer programmer. She is also a registered nurse. Bette bred, trained, and exhibited Champion, Group, and Best in Specialty Show winning Finnish Spitz under the Kitsuna (reg.) prefix. She is credited with bringing the breed from total obscurity in this country to recognition by the American Kennel Club. Her writing has appeared in the AKC Gazette, (where she was also a breed columnist from 1988-1991), Dog Fancy, Golden Ages magazine, and The National Observer. She was the creator and twenty year editor of The Finnish Line (monthly newsletter of the Finnish Spitz Club of America), and is a professional member of the Dog Writers Association of America. Isacoff obtained her MFA in Creative Writing, from Albertus Magnus College. She and her husband reside in Connecticut. Please visit www.isacoffwrites.com for more!