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Here is everything you need to know about the crucial first months of your puppy's life, from monks who have been breeding, raising, and training German Shepherds for more than 25 years. Their extraordinary grasp of every facet of puppy behavior has gained them worldwide attention.

The Sunday Times bestseller returns for a fourth book! Alfie and his mischievous kitten George are back for more adventures – this time taking them a long way from home… Alfie and George just can’t seem to keep out of trouble. So when they hear that their owners have got a new holiday home...

Cross è un golden retriever allegro e leale, addestrato per aiutare alcuni uomini a muoversi in quel mondo che da soli non possono vedere, per essere il loro sguardo. Dal momento in cui viene affidato a Mario, un ragazzo cieco, la vita di Cross cambia per sempre con un patto non scritto e irrevocabile: amerà il suo padrone per tutta la sua esistenza e sopra ogni cosa. Cross condivide ogni istante della vita di Mario, vive in simbiosi con le sue gioie e i suoi dolori, cresce insieme a lui.

Аудиокнига о взаимопонимании с своим пушистым домочадцем. Что делать, если ваш пушистый друг ведёт себя как маленький разбойник? Не спешите его ругать, скорее всего он хочет вам, о чем‑то рассказать, но увы не знает как. Елена Клюсовец уже более 5 лет изучает психологию кошек, воспитывает британских котят, ведет популярный блог в Instagram @vlenika и помогает людям понять тех, с кем они живут бок о бок. В этой аудиокниге она дает ответы на самые популярные вопросы о котах и кошках, рассказывает об их привычках, воспитании и обучении.

From beautiful lyrics to madcap waggery, from Elizabeth Barrett Browning's adored lapdog Flush to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's terrifying Hound of the Baskervilles, and encompassing odes, fables, stories, songs, nursery rhymes and more, Mark Bryant has compiled a wonderfully evocative collection of writing on all kinds of dogs by all kinds of authors.

Sir Thomas è un magnifico esemplare di Maine Coon rosso. Maestoso, supponente e un po’ cinico. Insofferente alla stupidità della razza umana, il cui unico pregio è il pollice opponibile, Sir Thomas ha uno sguardo impietoso sull’inettitudine della sua servitù. Nella fattispecie, la disgraziata Umana che gli è toccata in sorte: Federica. A lei il compito di soddisfare le sue infinite richieste, che vanno dall’intrattenerlo con giochi sempre nuovi, al nutrirlo con le leccornie più prelibate, fino allo spazzolare regolarmente il suo manto affinché si mantenga sempre lucido e soffice.

Kaum sind die Kinder aus dem Haus, fällt meiner Frau auf, dass außer mir niemand mehr da ist, um den sie sich kümmern kann. Ihre Idee: Ein Hund muss her. Ich halte Haustiere für entbehrlich. Doch dann kommt die Hündin Tamara ins Haus, und unser gut eingespielter Tagesablauf gerät durcheinander. Das Tier will überallhin mit. Ich sage: Der Hund bleibt hier. Punkt. Aber dann kommt er doch mit. Manfred Suttinger erzählt die authentische Geschichte (s)einer langsam erwachenden Hundeliebe. Humorvoll, augenzwinkernd und rührend zugleich.

When Dr. Cyrus Mills returned home after inheriting his estranged father's veterinary practice, the last thing he wanted was to stay in Eden Falls, Vermont. However, the previously reclusive veterinarian pathologist quickly found that he actually enjoyed treating animals and getting to know the eccentric residents of the tiny provincial town - especially an alluring waitress named Amy.

Dr. Cyrus Mills returns to his hometown after inheriting his father's failing veterinary practice. Cyrus intends to sell the practice and get out of town as fast as he can, but when his first patient - a down-on-her-luck golden retriever named Frieda Fuzzypaws - wags her way through the door, life suddenly gets complicated. Cyrus gets caught up in a new community and its endearing residents, both human and animal. Sensing he may have misjudged the past, he begins to realize it's not just his patients that need healing.

Bad Dogs Have More Fun is an unforgettable collection of more that 75 newspaper columns by John Grogan, the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Marley & Me. Combining humor, wit, poignancy and affection, these columns provide insight into the intriguing and wonderful world we live in.

They had no business being there. They were up against million-dollar horses owned by patricians, oilmen, Arab sheiks, and Hollywood producers. They were ten regular guys, and all they wanted was to win a race. Instead, they won the hearts of America. In 2003, a three-year-old with the unlikely...

Neben dem amerikanischen Nobelpreisträger John Steinbeck und der französischen Bestsellerautorin Françoise Sagan ist auch die unangefochtene Katzenkönigin Elke Heidenreich mit einer urkomischen Geschichte über einen Besuch beim Tierarzt vertreten. Überall auf der Welt wickeln Katzen die Menschen um ihre Pfoten - ob sie sich ein neues Zuhause aussuchen, ihren Menschen mit Eifersucht plagen, ob sie sich zu einer Teegesellschaft zusammenfinden, ihre scharfen Krallen in einer dänischen Intrige ausfahren.

Завели котенка и сердце растаяло? Хотите подарить своему пушистому другу всю любовь и заботу? Вам важно лучше понять своего питомца? Здесь вы найдете ответы на самые распространенные вопросы о поведении кошек, их здоровье, воспитании и адаптации, которые помогут лучше понять, как кошка видит мир. Вы узнаете, как поладить с кошкой любого темперамента и настроить с ней совместный досуг, как создать комфортную обстановку в доме и обеспечить правильный уход питомцу.

Der herrenlose Kater Ambrose sieht sich schon in den ewigen Jagdgründen, als ihm in letzter Sekunde der Feuerwehrmann Zach das Leben rettet. Prompt folgt er Zach nach Hause. Der ist davon gar nicht begeistert und versucht, den anhänglichen Streuner wieder loszuwerden - vergeblich. Um sich bei seinem Lebensretter zu revanchieren, beschließt der Kater, dem Beziehungsmuffel Zach in Sachen Liebe auf die Sprünge zu helfen.

K-9 search and rescue handler Jamie Flint and her team - both human and canine - are called in when a group vanishes during a dogsledding expedition for battered women in the Mahoosuc Mountains of Maine. When it's learned a rogue gunman was involved in the disappearance, authorities look to the abusive partners of the women now lost for answers. Meanwhile, a voice from Jamie's past begins to haunt her, echoing the words of the shooter now in pursuit of a target Jamie alone can save.

Dave Henderson, a seasoned outdoorsman, presents 21 great stories about dogs he's collected over the years. Although fictional, they represent the wonderful relationship between canine and man. Some stories have been previously published and have been favored by good reviews from all areas of dogdom.

Brought to you by Penguin. Ted’s missing briefcase has become a cause célèbre. Ever since the day he left it behind in the woods, and someone else took it, it’s remained his primary mission to get it back. And now, that undertaking has lead him to foreign climes and a daring rescue mission...

When cats start getting sick, feline-loving freelance writer Theda Krakow suspects it’s accidental. But Violet, Theda’s shelter-owning rock-music buddy, claims the cats’ kibble was poisoned. When Theda starts looking at politics at the city shelter, she finds a number of people who could have happily committed the heinous crime.

In Pack of Two, the author of the acclaimed best seller Drinking: A Love Story tackles a different sort of relationship. Two-time Academy Award-winning actress Hilary Swank ( Boys Don’t Cry, Million Dollar Baby) guides us into the life of Caroline Knapp who, after losing both parents to cancer and breaking off a two-decade long relationship with alcohol in the span of one year, struggles - and succeeds - to redefine her world. The unlikely solution to Knapp’s task was found in the form of a dog named Lucille.

From “a genuine American Dostoevsky” ( The Washington Post): A dazzling, funny, bittersweet exploration of the mysteries of relationship, both human and animal. When his favorite cat Biscuit goes missing, Peter Trachtenberg sets out to find her. The journey takes him 700 miles and many years into his past - into the history of his relationships with cats and the history of his relationship with his wife F., who may herself be on the verge of disappearing.