Sheila Hocken was born in 1946 into a family who were all blind or partially-sighted. Emma, a chocolate-brown labrador, gave her freedom to travel and was outstandingly intuitive in realizing her needs. An operation in 1975 gave Sheila her sight, and this is her seventh book. about her canine family, and once again we read of the antics of Teak, Mocha, Bracken, Buttons, Pip, Psyche and Katy. The author talks about training dogs, helping others and exhibiting.