Many people get dogs as companions for their children, but the children are often entirely left out of the training process. Allowing the children to participate will not only help them learn responsibility, but will help them to understand and be close to their dogs. Simple training expercises that can easily be done by children and their parents help children to feel included in all the excitement that comes with having a new dog. Author Michael Tucker knows just the right way to talk to children: his tone is always kind, never patronizing. Parents, children and certainly dogs will find his sensible, patient approach to training irresistible. Michael Tucker is an internationally renowned dog trainer and the author of Howell s Dog Training Made Easy.