AKC Family Dog
"...[Wood] never loses sight of the special challenges and rewards that the under-15-pounds set provides their owners..."

Book Description
As a small dog owner, you have probably come to realize that little dogs have special needs that require training techniques specifically formulated for their small statures and distinctive personalities. Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion offers gentle, positive, and extraordinarily effective solutions to many of the most common challenges facing small dogs and their owners today. Little Dogs features: -Innovative training techniques geared specifically toward small dogs (12" and under or 20 lbs and under) -Tips on how to clearly communicate with your dog -Solutions to common behavioral issues -Thorough coverage of a variety of issues with an emphasis on positive reinforcement Understanding how your small dog thinks is key to establishing an affirmative relationship with him. Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion contains all of the information essential to the training success of both you and your little dog!

About the Author
Deborah Wood is the award-winning pet columnist for The Oregonian newspaper and the author of several pet books, including A New Owner's Guide to Papillons. She lives with three Papillons and a cat in Portland, Oregon. Deborah competes with all of her Papillons in obedience trials and makes regular animal-assisted therapy visits with one of her dogs to a children's hospital.