Rebecca Heishman holds her dog Millie, a four-year-old Chihuahua and miniature pinscher mix, in front of her New Albany home on Monday afternoon. Heishman is the author of a series of dog stories that originally starred her dog Misty, and currently stars Millie. She started the dog tales to help herself deal with her multiple sclerosis, and donates all of the proceeds from the sales of her writings to animal welfare groups. Staff photo by Christopher Fryer