Showing titles in Pets & Animal Care

Asserting that you can live wholeheartedly after loss and that your feline friend would want nothing less for you, Soul Comfort for Cat Lovers is a compassionate handbook for your grief-healing journey. 

Golden Retrievers are among the friendliest, most intelligent, most popular dogs - no wonder you've made this excellent choice of breed for your own "best friend"! Golden Retrievers for Dummies will show you how to select, train, raise, and live happily with your lifelong companion. In this book, you'll find all the need-to-know information about your Golden. From puppy years to senior living, grooming to feeding, and beyond, this is your guide to keeping your Golden Retriever happy and healthy.  

The Nature of Animal Healing is a groundbreaking, inspirational contribution to animal care. Dr. Martin Goldstein, one of the most successful and best-known holistic veterinarians in the country, offers here, for the first time, invaluable insights into how to give our pets a healthy, happy, and...

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER November 1958: the National Horse Show at Madison Square Garden in New York City. Into the rarefied atmosphere of wealth and tradition comes the most unlikely of horses—a drab white former plow horse named Snowman—and his rider, Harry de Leyer. They were the...

Was macht die fünfzehntausend Jahre währende Bindung vom Hund an den Menschen und umgekehrt so einzigartig? Die Nützlichkeit des Hundes für den Menschen, sagten die einen. Der Opportunismus des Hundes, der beim Menschen ein bequemes Auskommen fand, sagten die anderen. Eine evolutionär herausgebildete besondere Form der Intelligenz, die Hunden ein außergewöhnliches Verstehen des menschlichen Verhaltens ermöglicht, so die aktuell am häufigsten vertretene These.

The first comprehensive history of felines—from the laps of pagan gods to present-day status as meme stars—as revealed by a very learned tabby with a knack for hunting down facts Since the dawn of civilization, felines have prowled alongside mankind as they expanded their territory and...

Elementary-school teacher Diane Trull's life-defining moment happened when her fourth-grade reading class saw a photo of a cardboard box overflowing with homeless puppies. Trull was no stranger to rescuing abandoned animals. She and her husband, Mark, had made it their mission to find permanent homes for stray dogs and cats. Now her young students were determined to save these lost pups and others like them. And in that moment, the Dalhart Animal Wellness Group and Sanctuary - known as DAWGS - was born.

The town is gripped by a big freeze, and blizzard after blizzard has engulfed the feline community, leaving shops and businesses snowbound. Hettie Bagshot and her sidekick, Tilly Jenkins, have found sanctuary by their fireside but soon they are bucketed into a terrifying nightmare, called to investigate the disappearance of the town's kittens as - one by one - they are taken in the snow. Who are the strange cats living in Wither-Fork Woods?

What do an ailing goat, a high-strung Australian Shepherd, and a raucous rooster all have in common? Professional pet sitter Christi Grace has cared for them all, and each of their stories reveal sweet spiritual truths about our relationship with God. In her 12 years of working with animals and their owners, Christi has experienced emotions ranging from happiness to heartache and everything in between. 

"Avevo più o meno tre anni quando, possedendo appena l'uso della parola, comunicai con solennità ai miei che da grande avrei fatto il veterinario. Gli unici a non sorprendersene furono i miei protetti, che individuarono subito in me il porto sicuro dalle intemperie della loro vita randagia." Ci sono passioni a cui non ci si può sottrarre e Monica, che sin da bambina è una calamita vivente per gli animali in difficoltà di ogni tipo, dai pipistrelli, ai cani, ai passerotti, se ne accorge presto.

On Horsemanship, also sometimes titled The Art of Horsemanship, is a treatise written about 350 BCE by the Athenian historian, soldier, and student of Socrates, Xenophon (c. 430-354 BC). The treatise is a "hands-on" manual which deals with the selection, care, and training of horses in general.

Jonathan Cranston is no ordinary vet. In addition to his day job in the Gloucestershire countryside treating cows, dogs, pigs and cats, he's also worked with an astonishing range of species around the world, including crocodiles, rhinos and pandas. In this charming collection he introduces us to some of his favourite patients, ranging from beloved family pets through to magnificent creatures of the wild. Whether microchipping armadillos, anaesthetising giraffes or birthing a calf, Jonathan's love for his work and the entire animal kingdom is infectious.

New York Times bestselling author Maria Goodavage takes us on a thrilling, delightful, globe-trotting journey to discover the heartwarming and fascinating new world of doctor dogs. In this groundbreaking book, Goodavage brings us behind the scenes of cutting-edge science at top research...

On the cusp of turning 65, a man and his beloved rescue dog of similar vintage take a poignant, often bemusing, and keenly observed journey across America and discover a big-hearted, welcoming country filled with memorable characters, a newfound appreciation for the life they temporarily left behind, and a determination to live more fully in the moment as old age looms. 

When Lisa Blake’s life in London falls apart, she returns to her hometown rebranding herself as 'the purrfect pet sitter' - which may or may not be false advertising as she has a rather unfortunate habit of (temporarily) losing dogs! But being back where she grew up, Lisa can’t escape her past. There’s her estranged best friend Flick and her first love, Nathan Baker, who, considering their history, is sure to be surprised by her drunken Facebook friend request....

"Aki figyeli kutyáját - és miért ne tenné, ha már tartja - annak hamar feltűnik, néhány dolog. Például az, hogy a kutyák is állandóan figyelnek, szinte minden érdekli őket, ami a családban vagy a ház körül történik..." Ebben a hangoskönyvben a családi kutyáról van szó, leendő vagy gyakorló kutyabolondoknak, ahogy csak Csányi Vilmos etológus tud beszélni róla.

Őszintén meg kell vallanom, hogy én Jeromost emberszámba veszem. Hallatlanul fejlett szociális megértése, gazdag érzelmi kapcsolatai, kommunikációs képessége alapján bennem azt a jól megfontolt elképzelést alakította ki, hogy nem egy állattal, hanem valakivel állok szemben.

Wenn Dein Pferd im Turnier plötzlich verkrampft, frage Dich, ob Du nicht selbst verkrampft warst! Egal in welcher Disziplin Du startest, es kommt jetzt darauf an, dass Du Deine Nervosität, Deinen Stress, Deine Angst in den Griff bekommst. Wir setzen mit diesem Programm bei Dir an und bringen Dich in einen optimalen Leistungszustand. Reiten im Flow ist das Ziel, denn in diesem Flow-Zustand ist die gezeigte Leistung auch am besten. Merke: Das beste Erlebnis führt zum besten Ergebnis!

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.

Audiolibro tratto dal Bestseller "Il Cane Lupo Cecoslovacco. Storia di una meravigliosa simbiosi con il lupo da comprendere e amare". Scoprirai chi è veramente il Cane Lupo Cecoslovacco, nel più breve tempo possibile. Scoprirai come comunica il suo antenato, il Lupo. Scoprirai come il Cane Lupo Cecoslovacco comunica: all'interno del branco, con noi e con le altre specie animali.