A dog's guide to training your human, in ten easy steps

(Image credit: Country Life)

published 23 November 2016

Country Life illustrator Annie Tempest - the brilliant artist behind the weekly Tottering-By-Gently cartoon - has come up with a new series of pictures about life with your dog.

And they are, frankly, marvellous. We don't think we've ever seen the joy, frustration and hilarity of dog ownership so amusingly depicted.

Without further ado, here they are:

Kennelling

Obedience

Testing the ground

Grabbing your chance

Settling in

Outpacing

Upping the stakes

The night-time manoeuvre

Equality achieved

Ruling the roost

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