Pets

Jeff Guidry

An Eagle Named Freedom LP: My True Story of a Remarkable Friendship

Editura: Harperluxe

Anul aparitiei: 2010

"A hauntingly beautiful story of rescue and rehabilitation.... A] gorgeous tale of redemption." --Susan Richards, New York Times bestselling author of Chosen by a Horse "I could not put this book down." --Stacey O'Brien, New York Times bestselling author of Wesley the Owl In the tradition of A Lion Called Christian and Alex and Me comes An Eagle Named Freedom, Jeff Guidry's remarkable story of how he rehabilitated a severely damaged bald eagle back to health--and how the majestic bird later inspired the author to triumph over cancer. Animal lovers and readers fascinated by the spiritual ties between animals and humans will not soon forget this beautiful, inspiring true tale of an extraordinary friendship.

Barbara Holland

Secrets of the Cat: Its Lore, Legend, and Lives

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 2010

"Smart, bright, well-written....A book about cats as good as this one is rare." -- Smithsonian "May be the most elegantly written, witty, perceptive statement about felines ever published." -- Philadelphia Inquirer In Secrets of the Cat, author Barbara Holland engagingly explores the lore, legend, and lives of humanity's much beloved furry companion, the often inscrutable feline. An essential book for every cat lover--and for anyone wishing to understand cat lovers-- Secrets of the Cat includes a new introduction by the author.

Betty Fisher, Suzanne Delzio

So Your Dog's Not Lassie: Tips for Training Difficult Dogs and Independent Breeds

Editura: Harper Paperbacks

Anul aparitiei: 1998

Outlining the eight traits that put dogs in the hard-to-train category, this book provides specific techniques for overcoming them. Owners learn to motivate pets by using body language, food, and specially adapted training styles. 40 photos.

Bruce Fogle

First Aid for Dogs: What to Do When Emergencies Happen

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 1997

The essential guide to canine care. What would you do if your dog were hit by a car? Would you know how to make a splint? In the event of shock, would you be able to give artificial respiration? In First Aid for Dogs , veterinarian Bruce Fogle helps dog owners recognize and handle emergencies. All information is accessible and easy to find, including: - The basics of first aid, from cleansing wounds to CPR - What to do in emergency situations such as heart failure, puncture wounds, drowning, and seizures - How to decide if and when a pet needs veterinary attention - How to reduce the risk of emergencies through exercise, nutrition, vaccination, and parasite control First Aid for Dogs will enable every dog owner to take excellent care of his or her pet.

Pam Johnson-Bennett

Think Like a Cat: How to Raise a Well-Adjusted Cat--Not a Sour Puss

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 2000

The award-winning author of four books on feline behavior now presents the key to a satisfying and rewarding relationship with cats.

Pam Johnson-Bennett

Cat vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 2004

From the author of Catwise and Think Like a Cat , the ultimate resource for managing a multi-pet household. Pam Johnson-Bennett, the award-winning author and feline behaviorist, shows how adding another cat to your home does not have to be the start of a kitty apocalypse. Although cats are often misunderstood as natural loners, Johnson-Bennett shows how to plan, set up, and maintain a home environment that will help multiple cats--and their owners--live in peace. Cat vs. Cat will help readers understand the importance of territory, the specialized communication cats use to establish relationships and hierarchies, and how to interpret the so-called "bad behavior" that leads so many owners to needless frustration. Offering a wealth of information on how to diffuse tension, prevent squabbles and ambushes, blend two families, or help the elder kitty in your family, Cat vs. Cat is a welcome resource for both seasoned and prospective guardians of cat families large and small.

Pam Johnson-Bennett

Starting from Scratch: How to Correct Behavior Problems in Your Adult Cat

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 2007

The author of Think Like a Cat , Catwise , and Cat vs. Cat , tells how to turn problem cats into purr- fect pets Certified Animal Behavior Consultant Pam Johnson-Bennett, is back to help readers bring out their pet's inner pussycat regardless of the cat's age. Geared specifically for owners of adult cats, be they recently adopted or long time family pets, this book illustrates how it's never too late to correct behavior problems. With her trademark wit and common sense, Pam covers every aspect of a cat's lifestyle, behavior, and environment and gives cat owners specific techniques to help seemingly set-in-their-ways cats change for the better. Authoritative and entertaining, Starting from Scratch is the next best thing to a house call from the world's top feline behaviorist.

Linda Tellington-Jones

The Tellington Ttouch: Caring for Animals with Heart and Hands

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 2008

How to heal animals and improve their behavior from one of today's most respected trainers When distinguished animal trainer Linda Tellington-Jones decided to combine traditional veterinary medicine with therapeutic bodywork, she created a revolutionary method of animal healing the average person could use on household pets, birds, horses, and even reptiles and other exotic animals. Now, fifteen years after its first publication, The Tellington TTouch continues to be a staple for animal enthusiasts everywhere. Along with accounts of her astonishingly successful experiences performing the Tellington TTouch and solid instructions, Tellington- Jones offers advice for solving problems common among pets, including the fear of the veterinarian, difficulties with training, and the fear of contact. This wonderful book introduces an innovative, effective method of improving our animals? health and temperaments.

Woof!: Writers on Dogs

Editura: Penguin Books

Anul aparitiei: 2009

As the popularity of Marley & Me attests, people love their dogs?and everyone else's too. For all the time spent on grooming, petting, and other care?it's as if owning a dog is a religion unto itself. Woof brings together original essays from acclaimed writers ruminating on the sometimes tumultuous, often selfless love affair between human and dog. Alternately poignant and hilarious, these collected stories of mutts and purebreds alike will win the hearts of the millions who?ve ever loved a member of the world's most loyal species.

Ted Kerasote

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

Editura: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Anul aparitiei: 2007

While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote met a dog-a Labrador mix-who was living on his own in the wild. They became attached to each other, and Kerasote decided to name the dog Merle and bring him home. There, he realized that Merle’s native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world. He put a dog door in his house so Merle could live both outside and in. A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle’s Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. Merle showed Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally.

Catherine Johnson, Temple Grandin

Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals

Editura: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (HMH)

Anul aparitiei: 2009

The author of "Animals in Translation" employs her own experience with autism and her background as an animal scientist to show how to give animals the best and happiest life.

Susan Richards

Chosen by a Horse

Editura: Harvest Books

Anul aparitiei: 2007

"Two kindred spirits find each other in this beautifully written memoir about the human-animal bond" (Temple Grandin, author of Animals in Translation ). The horse Susan Richards chose for rescue wouldn't be corralled into her waiting trailer. Instead Lay Me Down, a former racehorse, walked right up that ramp and into Susan's life. This gentle creature--malnourished, plagued by pneumonia and an eye infection--had endured a rough road, but somehow her heart was still open and generous. It seemed fated that she would come into Susan's paddock and teach her how to embrace the joys of life despite the dangers of living. An elegant and often heartbreaking tale filled with animal characters as complicated and lively as their human counterparts, this is an inspiring story of courage and hope and the ways in which all love--even an animal's--has the power to heal.

Ted Kerasote

Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog

Editura: Harvest Books

Anul aparitiei: 2008

WINNER OF THE NATIONAL OUTDOOR BOOK AWARD A moving, insightful love story about the vast possiblities of the relationship between humans and dogs. While on a camping trip, Ted Kerasote meets a Labrador mix living on his own in the wild. They become attached to each other, and Kerasote decides to bring the dog, who he names Merle, home. There, after realizing that Merle's native intelligence would be diminished by living exclusively in the human world, he installs a dog door in his house, allowing Merle to live both outside and in. Merle shows Kerasote how dogs might live if they were allowed to make more of their own decisions, and Kerasote suggests how these lessons can be applied universally, bringing to bear the latest research into animal consciousness and behavior, as well as insights into the origins and evolution of the human-dog partnership. A deeply touching portrait of a remarkable dog and his relationship with the author, Merle's Door explores the issues that all animals and their human companions face as their lives intertwine.

Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger

Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution

Editura: University of Chicago Press

Anul aparitiei: 2002

Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs--household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's breeds from these village dogs, the Coppingers show how characteristic shapes and behaviors--from pointing and baying to the sleek shapes of running dogs--arise from both genetic heritage and the environments in which pups are raised. For both dogs and humans to get the most out of each other, we need to understand and adapt to the biological needs and dispositions of our canine companions, just as they have to ours.

Henry Blake

Talking with Horses: A Study of Communication Between Man and Horse

Editura: Souvenir Press

Anul aparitiei: 2007

Having spent a lifetime working with horses, the original horse whisperer shares his secrets to equine communication in this enlightening guide for riders of all skill levels. Through telepathy and extra-sensory perception, riders will be able to build a special rapport with their horses, ultimately learning to think and move together as one. A revelation to readand an international bestseller when it was first publishedthis indispensable companion will changeany rider's approach to the training and management of horses."

Constance Jenkins

Weep Not for Me: In Memory of a Beloved Cat

Editura: Souvenir Press

Anul aparitiei: 2001

The death of a beloved companion animal can cause as much grief as the death of a human being, and it may be more difficult to bear if others fail to appreciate how acute the pain of loss can be. This poem provides the comfort that helps to bring acceptance of a pet s death. The book includes addresses of societies that offer grief counseling to those who have lost a companion animal."

Walter Emanuel

A Dog Day: Or the Angel in the House

Editura: Souvenir Press

Anul aparitiei: 2001

Originally published in 1902, this book is the diary of a day in the life of a less-than-well-behaved dog who, nonetheless, charms an entire household. This roguish hero tells the story of a rather eventful day in his life in his own voice--captivating old and young alike with his wit and ability to get away with virtually every canine crime imaginable without punishment. Stealing food, muddying the house, and attacking the household cat are all in a day's work for this mischievous yet lovable dog, who always manages to get off scot-free.

Ben Hart

The Art and Science of Clicker Training for Horses: A Positive Approach to Training Equines and Understanding Them

Editura: Souvenir Press

Anul aparitiei: 2008

Outlining a revolutionary approach to training horses, mules, and donkeys, this extensive compendium offers an all-inclusivestudy of clicker training. Exploring a simple and practical style of equine conditioning, this resource clearly depicts how appropriate behavior can be reinforced, incorporating the chosen method into the context of communication with animals. Focusing on enhancing the entire relationship between horse and owner rather than specific problems, this unique reference is ideal for developing a truthful understanding of the equine mind."

Karin Winegar

Saved: Rescued Animals and the Lives They Transform

Editura: Da Capo Press

Anul aparitiei: 2009

From an award-winning journalist and a world-renowned photographer comes a beautifully illustrated tribute to rescued animals who have profoundly affected the people who have saved them.

Cesar Millan, Melissa Jo Peltier

Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems

Editura: Crown Archetype

Anul aparitiei: 2006

Cesar Millan, host of TVUs "The Dog Whisperer," offers a fresh and highly readable, commonsense guide to understanding dog behavior and correcting common dog problems. 25 illustrations & photos.