Meet Author Michelle Sathe

Michelle Sathe  is a features writer with the Santa Clarita Valley Signal in Southern California, specializing in dog issues. As a journalist, Sathe has covered hard-hitting news stories on local shelters and profiled many animal welfare organizations and highly-regarded members of the Los Angeles rescue community. Sathe is a board member of The Brittany Foundation, a no-kill dog rescue, and Bow-Wows & Meows, Inc., a non-profit organization that adopts out Los Angeles County Shelter animals through an annual pet fair. She is also the dog mom of Sam and Buster, two rescued bully mixes.

Loren was rescued from the  shelter as a stray by The Brittany Foundation in 2007 at nine months old. A volunteer favorite for her incredibly sweet personality, Loren was Michelle's first choice for the "Pit Stops" road trip and she didn't disappoint. Loren was a perfect ambassador for her breed, charming everyone she met along the way. It was a long and winding road for Loren, but her fondest dream came true in May, 2010.