why I wrote this book

I was searching the Web for info on English setters and found there to be a lot of rescue groups trying to find homes for setters. Most of these dogs were young, leading me to believe that people buy a high energy dog, then have no idea how to handle it as they grow. I had a setter of my own and determined that I would stick it out. I wanted to take the idea of responsible pet ownership further and wrote these two "Patrick" books to help others stick it out also. You don't have to own a setter, any breed will do. The first book goes into detail about things like the first night home, neutering, training, housebreaking, etc. Hopefully this book and it's sequel will help all those who own a dog or are thinking about it!