The Dog Owner's Manual: Operating Instructions, Troubleshooting Tips, and Advice on Lifetime Maintenance

This is a must-have for dog owners and fanciers alike! I bought this with my birthday money, and the humorous text urged me to snatch it from the shelves. It's a book to read when in the bowels of "Dog Ownwer Despair". If you love or like dogs, this is a book you NEED to have!

Smart writing, hilarious illustrations, and highly informative (but easy-to-follow) content make this one-of-a-kind reference book a genuinely fun read. Formatted like an actual owner's manual, right down to the little orange triangle icons with exclamation marks inside (WARNING: Rabies will cause system malfunction and shutdown), this is the kind of book you need to read in stages. First, flip through and look at all of the illustrations, which are so inspired you'll want to share them with strangers sitting next to you on airplanes. Then, read the chapters from beginning (Overview of Makes and Models) to end (Advanced Functions). Finally, give copies to your dog-loving friends so that you can compare notes -- and, I'm guessing, do a few dramatic readings at your next cocktail party.

Average pet owner to professional trainer - you NEED this book in your library. In fact, you no longer need a library at all...this is the book to reference no matter what your canine question or concern. Easy to read and charming illustrations that offer a plethora of informaton covering any aspect of owning, caring, or training a dog. As a companion dog trainer, "the dog owner's manual" has become the most important book I will require my client's to read. Bravo Dr Brunner and Sam Stall!

What a great book! Having a few "models" myself, this book caught my eye and I enjoyed it from cover to cover. I heard "The Cat Owner's Manual" will be following it shortly. If it's anything like this book, I'll be buying a copy for my Mom and her cats to enjoy!

Great basic book for new owners of dogs. Truly a "how-to", the book walks the new owner step-by-step through choosing a dog type, introducing new pets to various members of the family (human and non-), equipment, training, and many other topics. The manual is entertaining, from its design (the illustrations look like Ikea did them, but the instructions are clearer) to the mock-tech writing style. The result is an informative, easy to search and use reference book that will be useful to every dog owner for the length of the dog's life.