When Anna Patricia Wallace showed Eddie Wilson the oil painting she had done of her Aunt Mabel's dog, Eddie was only mildly enthusiastic. Art wasn't really his forte. However, as soon as Annie Pat disclosed that her aunt had paid her fifty cents for the painting, Eddie had an idea!

"Annie Pat!" he cried. "How would you like to go into business? I'll ask people if they want their dog painted by you, and then I'll hold the dog so it won't wiggle while you're painting."

That was how Eddie's career as a dog holder began, and a lively undertaking it soon became. The local dogcatcher and a few uncooperative sitters complicated matters. And when Boodles turned up with a booming business of his own, Eddie thought all hope of earning enough to buy a puppy was lost.

The unfailing humor that is Miss Haywood's trademark waves gaily from every page of this new book—one that her multitude of readers, as well as those who haven't yet made Eddie Wilson's acquaintance, will welcome eagerly.

From the dust jacket