Underdog: Training the Mutt, Mongrel, and Mixed Breed at Home

by Mordecai Siegal

A portfolio of prominent non-pedigree dogs and a listing of American animal shelters accompany information on training principles and methods

254 pages, Hardcover

First published April 1, 1974

About the author

Mordecai Siegal authored numerous pet books and wrote pet columns for House Beautiful, Good Housekeeping, Women's World, and goodnewsforpets.com. Often the master of ceremonies at pet events, Mordecai was an entertaining public speaker as well as a writer.

Mr. Siegal had a caller-interview radio show, Vets and Pets, on WNYC.

He was a founding member of the Cat Writers' Association and president emeritus of the Dog Writers' Association of America (DWAA).