Includes bibliographical references (pages 323-326) and index.

An Introduction to Training -- Myths, Mutts, and Monks -- How New Skete Went to the Dogs -- What Is a Dog? -- Some Important Terms -- Selecting a Puppy or Older Dog -- Researching Canine Roots -- How to Read a Pedigree -- Where to Find Training -- The Concept of Praise in Dog Training -- Discipline: The Taboo Topic -- What's Cooking? -- Grooming Your Dog -- The Inner Dimension of Training: In the Beginning Is the Relationship -- Environments -- Canine Environments -- City Life -- Suburban Life -- Country Life -- Outdoor Life -- Sensitivity Exercises -- Your Dog May Be Lonely -- Where Is Your Dog This Evening? -- Playing Pavlov -- Silence and Your Dog -- Radio Training -- Massage for Dogs -- The Round-Robin Recall -- Keeping Fit for Life -- Avoid Canine Incarceration! -- Children and Dogs -- Starting Off Right -- Puppy Training -- Standard Obedience Exercises -- Starting Out -- Equipment -- Heeling -- The Stay -- The Recall -- The Down -- The Down-Stay -- About Obedience Competition -- Problems -- Understanding Your Dog's Personality: The Problem Explained -- House Training -- Chewing, Digging, and Jumping Up -- Protection Training and Attack Training -- Alarm Barking -- Aggressive Behavior, or How to Deal with a Canine Terrorist -- Behavior In and Out of Cars -- Social Implications of Training -- When a Dog Dies: Facing the Death of a Dog -- A Parting Word -- Dogs and the New Consciousness.