Mika Ryan

Mika Ryan, author of Hank, the Therapy Dachshund has shared 38 years with her husband raising and loving a menagerie of dachshunds. She has raised dachshund pups and adopted dachshunds for both companionship and pet therapy.

Mika is a retired collegiate women's basketball coach and TV color analyst. These days she can be found reading, writing, enjoying her family and caring for dachshunds Penny, Connor and Paddy.