Did you hear about the dog who always arranged exactly six pieces of kibble in the buttonhole depressions in the couch before he could lie down? Or the cat who compulsively hoarded shiny objects? Nicholas H. Dodman, a renowned animal behaviorist, presents fourteen true stories about troubled pets and their distressed owners, revealing that the emotional problems of animals are often as complex, & ultimately treatable, as those of their human counterparts. These poignant, emotional stories reveal the fruits of Dodman's research as the founder of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts Veterinary School in Grafton, Massachusetts.