Dogs category: 5919 books
You Had Me at Woof
How Dogs Taught Me the Secrets of Happiness
Language: English
Release Date: October 28, 2010
Look out for Julie's new book, The Stars in Our Eyes.
The hilarious and heartfelt chronicle of a woman learning the secrets of love, health, and happiness from some very surprising teachers: her dogs.
Julie Klam was thirty, single, and working as a part-time clerk in an insurance company,...
The Second-Chance Dog
A Love Story
Language: English
Release Date: November 12, 2013
From New York Times bestselling author Jon Katz comes a wise, uplifting, and poignant memoir of finding love against all odds, and the power of second chances for both people and dogs.
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“I had no idea that Frieda would enter my life and alter it in the most profound way, but that’s one of...
Love Is the Best Medicine
What Two Dogs Taught One Veterinarian about Hope, Humility, and Everyday Miracles
Language: English
Release Date: March 2, 2010
A book guaranteed to touch anyone who has ever had a beloved pet…
From instant New York Times bestseller, Dr. Nick Trout comes another touching and heartfelt story from the front lines of veterinary medicine—the story of two dogs who forever changed the way he thought about life, death,...
Pit Bull
The Battle over an American Icon
Language: English
Release Date: May 10, 2016
The hugely illuminating story of how a popular breed of dog became the most demonized and supposedly the most dangerous of dogs—and what role humans have played in the transformation.
When Bronwen Dickey brought her new dog home, she saw no traces of the infamous viciousness in her affectionate,...
Scent of the Missing
Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
Language: English
Release Date: April 14, 2010
A “haunting meditation on trust, hope and love” by a woman who adopts and trains a Golden Retriever puppy to become a search-and-rescue dog (People).
In the wake of the Oklahoma City bombing, Susannah Charleson’s attention was caught by a newspaper photograph of a canine handler, his...
Your Older Dog
A Complete Guide to Helping Your Dog Live a Longer
Language: English
Release Date: May 11, 2010
As a dog owner, you know that caring for your older pet can be a challenge. It's hard to watch your dog -- whose frisky puppy days don't seem so long ago -- begin to slow down a little and go gray around the muzzle. But thanks to extraordinary advances in veterinary medicine and pet nutrition, dogs...
by Kate Jennings
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: August 5, 2008
"I fell in love with a prideful, tense bundle of muscle and sinew that stood seventeen inches high. You would see a small brown dog; I saw perfection."
So begins the story of Kate Jennings's unexpected love affair with two border terriers, first Stanley, then, a few years later, Sophie. A fiercely...
Off the Leash
A Year at the Dog Park
Language: English
Release Date: July 29, 2014
OFF THE LEASH is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at Amory Park, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. And it's about author Matthew Gilbert's transformation, after much fear and loathing of dogs and social groups, into...
Good Old Dog
Expert Advice for Keeping Your Aging Dog Happy, Healthy, and Comfortable
Language: English
Release Date: November 22, 2010
From the renowned veterinary school at Tufts University: “A must read for pet lovers who want to ensure their dog has quality golden years” (USA Today).
Our dogs are living longer than ever thanks to enormous advances in medical treatment and a highly evolved understanding of what they...
Stop Dog Aggression
Everything You Need to Know to Handle Dog Behavioral Problems
Language: English
Release Date: March 26, 2013
Problems with behavior are a common thing in canines. If you look back at the history, and lineage of dogs, their relatives being coyotes, wolves, and various other animals of pure aggression puts them in the middle of a difficult situation. While their brains are set to hunt, to travel in packs,...
Barking
The Sound Of A Language
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2009
Barking is more than just noise
Barking is natural and almost all dogs bark. It is one of the many ways dogs communicate with each other as well as with humans. In this book, author Turid Rugaas, well known for her work on identifying and utilizing canine “calming signals,” turns her attention...
by Hope Bordeaux
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: May 8, 2012
Chihuahuas are one of America's most popular small dogs. Prominently featured in major films like Legally Blonde and Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Chihuahuas are often stereotyped as "girlie dogs." But it's a mistake to assume that their portable size and cute looks means these tiny dogs lack personality....
Pure Gold
Adventures with Six Rescued Golden Retrievers
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2011
Inspired by the lives, antics and talents of her six rescued or second-hand golden retrievers, Holli Pfau has written Pure Gold to support the efforts of Golden Retriever Rescue and other dog rescue and adoption programs. Holli's dogs guided her to a new career in animal-assisted therapy, deeper into...
MY DOG PULLS
WHAT DO I DO?
Language: English
Release Date: December 15, 2009
Easy to follow instructions that teach you a kind and effective method for encouraging dogs to walk on leash without pulling. Quick and easy to learn, the method can be applied to any dog no matter what size, breed or age. Dogs that are easily distracted, or that encounter situations where they may lunge,...