Metrodog: The Essential Guide to Raising Your Dog in the City

But particularly helpful for those of us who take on the highly rewarding challenge of sharing our busy city lives with a canine companion. It may just make you want to grab your dog and move to the big city! Useful for ALL dog owners and a NECESSITY for urban dog owners. Great photographs. Accessible to the average dog owner but with interesting, unique information for seasoned dog-lovers.I am a HUGE MetroDog fan. There's... Read Full Review

I thought I would like this book, and I did. I've read all of the authors' other books about dogs, and this one was right up to par. There was no resting on laurels!Metrodog is invaluable for dog-owning city dwellers, but it's equally useful for dog owners in any location. The book begins with how to find the right dog, and ends with how to say good-bye to a faithful old friend. In between it covers housebreaking, food,... Read Full Review

...this book is an excellent source for any dog owner. With their usual entertaining writing style, Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson guide one through choosing a dog, housebreaking and training it. Their experience in dog training is extensive and it shows throughout the advice and tips in the book. We live in the suburbs, but have found this book tremendously helpful as we work our German Shepherd puppy towards being... Read Full Review

Thanks to this wonderful informative book, my dog and I have made a safe and happy transition from country woods to city streets without a problem. I loved the advice on elevator manners, taking taxis with your dog, behavior in stores and park, and the "distance down."Not only is this book filled with helpful advice for raising a dog in the city, it is chock full of wonderful training advice for every dog everywhere. I highly... Read Full Review

As a professional trainer living near Seattle I can't tell you what a gift this book is! And with rural areas becoming more crowded and "city" like it can be for every dog or anyone like me that travel with their dog. I live in the country, but my dogs are "city savvy" and so can all dogs with the help of this book.I am also a therapy dog specialist and I volunteer with my dogs at hospitals and a new program called Reading... Read Full Review