Digger, the Service Dog

About the Book

Meet Digger, the author and illustrator’s service dog. Digger is a soft, attentive, friendly, longhaired Chihuahua that will capture your heart! Hope Saxton describes the many ways in which Digger helps his owner be more aware of her surroundings and to remain calm, so she can speak better. This little book offers a very concise and easy way to remember how to approach any animal, especially a working animal, and is appropriate for all ages. Come see what service dogs do and be rewarded with an introduction to the world of working animals.

About the Author

Hope Saxton is a US Marine and Army veteran with a service dog for almost a decade. Hope has a BFA in Visual Communications from the Northwest College of Art in Poulsbo, WA. She is an avid photographer, motorcyclist and gardner. Hope volunteers her art and her time to veteran and other service organizations. She is married and has 4 grown children, and 3 grandchildren, 3 dogs, a turkey and a dozen chickens. She and her husband, Franklin, reside on the Olympic Peninsula in Washington State.