The Mannered Mutt: A Simple guide to Adopting a Rescue Dog helps the reader through every step of the dog adoption process. Author, Alec Torres, who has 16 years experience rescuing, fostering and training hundreds of dogs from the Los Angeles, California shelter system, walks you through the process from articulating your goals for your new dog, through deciding which shelter to adopt from and, after choosing your dog, how to kindly and intelligently integrate the lucky new pooch into your family. This book is intended to focus on the prevention of behavioral issues that may arise with your new dog so that you can enjoy a happy and seamless union.