Author Jane Biehl PhD has been fortunate to have four careers she has loved. She was born hard of hearing and has worked with deaf and hard of hearing people her entire life. She has a master’s degree in library science and worked in both children and adult services for various libraries for 19 years. She left the library field to be able to work full time with people with disabilities. She returned to school and obtained another master’s in rehabilitation counseling and a doctorate in counseling.

She was a counselor for another 17 years in both public and private settings. She always loved teaching and taught at three colleges, finishing her career as a teacher of Deaf Culture and Interpreting at a community college.

When she was diagnosed with cancer and forced to leave academia, she turned to her first and favorite vocation of writing. She has written two books on her hearing ear service dog, Sita, and another book on her cancer journey. She wrote a memoir about growing up hard of hearing and becoming profoundly deaf from the chemo to treat her cancer. She is presently working on a historical fiction book about World War II that took place in her hometown in North Canton, Ohio. She loves sports, writing, reading, and traveling. All her books are available from Amazon, and she can be easily contacted by email at Jane.M.Biehl@Gmail.com

Sita was Jane's first hearing ear service dog. They had an unbreakable bond, and Sita went over the rainbow bridge on January 18, 2022, at age 17. She was with Jane for fourteen of those years. Sita impacted so many people ranging from preschool children for story hours to elderly people in nursing homes. They traveled all over the country doing programs. Jane received Sita from Circletail, an organization that trains service dogs. After Sita passed, Circletail contacted Jane. Sita’s foster mother, Tracy was worried about Jane not having a dog to alert her in the home since Jane cannot hear doorbells, alarms or people entering her apartment. She offered to loan Jane a dog that started in the service dog program but was pulled because of a physical problem. Tracy had adopted this wonderful little dog eight years ago. She said Jane could keep her until they found a public access dog. Jane had Davina for two years and the inevitable happened. She became so attached to Davina she could not bear to give her up. She is now able to keep Davina until she no longer can care for her and Tracy will get her back. Davina's lively, mischievous personality sharply contrasts with Sita's calm and gentle nature, making their dynamic enjoyable. Several local coffee shops and restaurants allow Davina in despite not having the public service dog’s vests and Davina has become a popular local figure with lots of pets and love.

Jane named this website while she had Sita. After Sita passed, she wished to continue the name as a tribute to this wonderful yellow lab who gave so much love to so many.