Svetlana Shamsheeva discovered her affinity for animals by the time she was eight years old. Not long after, her parents and friends began to notice that she did, in fact, seem to have a better rapport with family pets than did their owners. The now world-acclaimed Madame Shamsheeva never let go of her childhood aspirations to live among and work with the animals she has always adored. In the 136th Edition of Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey^®, astoundingly athletic dogs leap high into the air and dance daintily on their hind legs, extraordinarily beautiful birds take flight in formation and improbably attentive cats walk a "tightrope" – all at her command as she enchants and electrifies animal lovers and Children Of All Ages.