Charmaine Hammond is active on the professional speaker circuit. She is author of ON TOBY'S TERMS, published by Bettie Youngs Books (Oct 5, 2010). A movie based on the book is currently in production and scheduled for release Winter 2011. In 2011, the author has made 21 presentations to 7,980 elementary school children, and she has a commitment for 35+ schools for the rest of the year. Connie Sol, Community Relations Manager at B&N in Oceanside, CA will launch Toby the Pet Therapy Dog in Sept. 2011, to 10+ elementary schools-with press in attendance.