The manual examines in detail the biological foundations of the formation of dog behavior by humans, provides data on the zoopsychological and ethological features of dogs, on the phylogenetic and ontogenetic features of the development of their behavior and its psychophysiological mechanisms, on the possibilities and features of learning, on the mechanisms of the formation of memory, skills and skills that make up the theory of dog training. Categories such as need, forms of teaching, methods and methods of training are considered. The manual is aimed at students of secondary educational institutions studying in the specialty "Cynology" and at all cynologist specialists.