Gives instructions on how to train a pet dog for desirable behavior patterns and how to avoid and correct bad habits.

"A Howell dog book of distinction." Reprint. Originally published: Garden City, N.Y. : Doubleday, 1981.

A pound of prevention -- People and dogs in trouble -- Housebreaking -- Larceny-petty and grand -- Begging, tugging, jumping, sneaking up on furniture, dogs in bed. -- Problems of aggression -- Shyness, nervousness, hyperactivity and fear -- The noisy dog -- Destructiveness -- Transitions: helping your dog muddle through major changes in your life and his -- Multiple dogs-multiple problems -- Carsickness and other car-related problems -- Bits and pieces: Almost everything else you need to know -- Problems with other people's dogs -- Problems of loss-when you cannot keep your dog, when your dog dies -- The problem-free canine.