Offers information on selecting, training, breeding, and caring for a dog.

Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. Before you get a dog -- 2. Those in the know -- 3. Getting started -- 4. Living with your dog -- 5. Training -- 6. Competitions for you and your dog -- 7. Breeding -- 8. Illness: signs and symptoms -- 9. First aid -- The dog's external and skeletal anatomy -- Appendix I: Clubs -- Appendix II: Titles -- Glossary -- Bibliography.