How to give your dog the longest, healthiest life you can. From eighteen years at a county shelter desk. A dog that feels bad keeps wagging. This manual teaches you to catch it early: the rib check and the two-second gum press you can do on the kitchen floor, the two signs of bloat that mean you drive tonight, the water count, the lump diary, the teeth. Then the eight reasons dogs went back to the shelter, most common first, and the fix for each. Who your dog trusts and why, what the noises mean, how little the breed label tells you, the toddler rule, dog meets cat day by day, reading a dog in three minutes, and the old dog. 44 chapters in nine parts, each one a real dog from the desk, what it meant, how to check it on your own dog tonight, and what to do. Every health chapter ends where Dan stops and your vet starts. 51-page illustrated PDF plus six printable cards: the Red Flag Card, the Kitchen Counter List, the Sunday Check, the Visitor Rules, the Toddler Rules, the Good Day Calendar. Reads on a phone, tablet or computer; prints on plain paper. Lifetime updates. Dan Keller is not a veterinarian or a trainer. This book is general information about dog care from an experienced shelter worker. It is not veterinary advice and does not replace examination, diagnosis or treatment by a licensed veterinarian. 30-day money-back guarantee. You keep the file.