The Pug - Tapa dura

This total care guide contains colourful sidebars, boxes, and photographs that illustrate key topics essential to Pug owners. An excellent source of accurate, in-depth information, The Pug will help you and your family raise a healthy and well-behaved companion. Featuring : the most breed-specific information available, positive training methods, current health care information, convenient diet options and easy-to-follow grooming instructions.

Susan Ewing has been "in dogs" since 1977. She owned and operated a boarding kennel for four years and enjoys showing and participating in various performance events. She is affiliated with the Pembroke Welsh Corgi Club of America, the Dog Writers Association of America, and the Cat Writers' Association, of which she is treasurer. Susan has been writing professionally since 1964 for newspapers, magazines, and radio. She is the author of German Shepherd Dogs (Interpet Publishing) and A New Owner's Guide to Pembroke Welsh Corgis. Her column, "The Pet Pen", is in The Post-Journal (Jamestown, NY) every Saturday. She currently lives in Mesa, Arizona, with her husband Jim, and two dogs, Griffin and Rhiannon.

Wayne Hunthausen, DVM, consulting editor and pet behaviour consultant, is the director of Animal Behavior Consultations in the Kansas City area and currently serves on the Practitioner Board for Veterinary Medicine and the Behavior Advisory Board for Veterinary Forum.