A new book from Interpet titled Happy Dog provides 133 tail-wagging tips to keeping a dog happy and healthy. The book is a concise and thorough guide to help owners through dog ownership from the first idea of buying a puppy right though to old age. The Happy Dog book is packed with charming images and has a unique design of ‘arrows and numbers’ to make the book easy to follow.

Written by Liz Dalby, Happy Dog is a cute little book containing expert advice on feeding, exercise, healthcare, grooming and training. In the book, information is presented in a fun way, accompanied by delightful photographs that will bring a smile to any dog lover’s face.

Happy Dog is paperback with 144 pages and over 200 illustrations. The size of the book is 222mm x 165mm making it nice and compact. The book teaches the reader to understand a dog and respond to its needs. Included are boredom busters to keep dogs stimulated and specially designed games to make training fun. You will also find recipes for healthy treats - in fact every ‘feel good’ issue of dog ownership is covered in this new Happy Dog book!

Following an introduction, nine clearly defined charters in Happy Dog cover ‘Your New Dog’, ‘Behaviour’, ‘Exercise’, ‘Diet’, ‘Training’, ‘Play’, ‘Grooming’, ‘Healthcare’ and ‘Planning for Every Eventuality’. This book covers the whole dog ownership experience from start to finish clearly defining all the major issues and concerns dog owners have. Throughout the book images are linked with arrows to small snippets of related advice. Each tip or piece of advice has a number and 133 can be found in total. After the nine chapters, a useful alphabetical ‘Table of Symptoms’ can be found over five pages. The chart gives possible causes for almost 70 symptoms with suggested action to be taken. The recommended retail price for the Happy Dog book is just £8.99

Author, Liz Dalby is a freelance writer who has also edited many pet books. Her love of dogs and experience as an owner of cairn terriers has given her a deep insight into the many ways of caring for dogs’ needs and keeping them happy. Liz lives and works in Somerset.

Happy Dog is available from Interpet Publishing along with a growing catalogue of specialist pet and aquatic titles. Call 01306 873814 or email This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it for a full catalogue or further information.