WRITER - TRAVELER - CANINE HISTORIAN
BRIAN PATRICK DUGGAN
ABOUT BRIAN
Brian Patrick Duggan, M.A., is a canine historian and the author of the award-winning Saluki: The Desert Hound and the English Travelers Who Brought It to the West, Horror Dogs: Man’s Best Friend as Movie Monster, and General Custer, Libbie Custer and Their Dogs: A Passion for Hounds from the Civil War to Little Bighorn. Thunder in the Valley of the Queens is his first novel.
A retired university technology educator with degrees in filmmaking and education, Brian is the editor for McFarland Publishers’ Dogs in Our World series, and a member of the Dog Writers Association of America. He’s written numerous research articles for the American Kennel Club (and many other publications) and judged writing contests—including the 2025 International Food Wine and Travel Writers Association’s “Best In Show.”
An AKC judge, Brian has been honored with Saluki specialty assignments in Australia, Canada, England, Finland, Germany, New Zealand, Norway, and Sweden. He and his wife, Wendy, share their home in California with their Salukis.
McFarland’s Dogs in Our World – a scholarly series devoted to the exploration of the unique relationship between dogs and humankind in history, society and culture.
Submitting Proposals for the Series
McFarland seeks proposals for book-length works to be submitted to series editor Brian Patrick Duggan. A wide range of topics are welcome, including historical breed profiles, studies on contemporary issues (such as dogs in the military), the use of dogs in therapeutic capacities, and the roles of dogs in everyday life.
Contact Brian concerning proposals for the series at bpduggan@mac.com