What is it like to live in the same house with a four-legged child? Wonderful, beautiful, devoted, and lovable, dogs are not just "man's best friend." They are much more than that. Ask anyone who has a dog, and they will tell you! If you love dogs, this book is for you. And if you don't have a dog yet but are thinking of getting one, read it again and again. You will learn, in the simplest and most illustrative way, with many examples from everyday life: –Which type of dog suits your lifestyle best. –What preparations you need to make before it comes to your home. –How to get through the first difficult but so pleasant months. –What your obligations are towards it from then on. Through twenty independent chapters, get informed—from someone who learned everything firsthand, with many examples from daily interactions with his own dogs—about everything you need to know before you share your life with the puppy or adult dog you dream of. So, what is it like to live in the same house with a four-legged child? Sketches: Christos Papanikos Foreword: Vasilis Borobokas, dog trainer Kyriakos Athanasiadis is a writer. He lives with his wife, author and journalist Kiki Tsiligeridou, in Thessaloniki, along with two dogs, Arsen and Agatha, and a cat, Phantom.