2009 "First Edition" stated; Harper Collins Publishers; hardbound with mahogany red and black boards and gilt lettering along spine; very good condition; dust jacket very good.
 
Description -
Steven Winn and his wife, Sally, held out for as long as they could.  When the San Francisco couple finally gave in to their only child Phoebe's pleas for a dog, they adopted a scraggly terrier mutt from a local animal shelter.  The new family pet, Como, turned out to hate men - especially the author - and proved to be a cunning escape artist.  Traumatized, single-minded, and exceptionally clever, Como was bent on breaking Winn's sanity and self-respect, his bank account and his heart...