Author : Jim MItchem
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 40,71 MB
Release : 2020-12
Category :
ISBN : 9781736238707
"This book will heal your soul." Gone Dogs is a stunning, 228 page anthology by 52 people from around the world sharing the dogs of their lifetimes in touching, often hilarious, tributes of love. Available in color and black and white. Visit GoneDogs.com to receive free shipping. Gone Dogs. It's about love.
Author : Audrey Spilker Hagar
Publisher :
Page : 97 pages
File Size : 28,45 MB
Release : 2008
Category : Dog adoption
ISBN : 9780615246505
"Eldad and Audrey Hagar, two animal lovers from opposite sides of the globe, found each other in Los Angeles, and for the past nine years have been on a mission to save animals from cruelty and neglect. Thus far, they have opened their home to more than four-hundred dogs (and a few other species) in need of immediate foster care, as well as saving endangered homeless dogs off the streets. Join them on their bittersweet journey through their photos and stories of bringing sick, abandoned, and abused dogs into their lives and witness the incredible transformation of these animals not only into the epitome of health and happiness, but into teachers and healers in heir own right."--Jacket.
Author : Clive D. L. Wynne
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 50,72 MB
Release : 2019-09-24
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1328543986
A pioneering canine behaviorist draws on cutting-edge research to show that a single, simple trait—the capacity to love—is what makes dogs such perfect companions for humans, and explains how we can better reciprocate their affection. “Lively and fascinating . . . The reader comes away cheered, better informed, and with a new and deeper appreciation for our amazing canine companions and their enormous capacity for love.” —Cat Warren, New York Times best-selling author of What the Dog Knows Does your dog love you? Every dog lover knows the feeling. The nuzzle of a dog’s nose, the warmth of them lying at our feet, even their whining when they want to get up on the bed. It really seems like our dogs love us, too. But for years, scientists have resisted that conclusion, warning against anthropomorphizing our pets. Enter Clive Wynne, a pioneering canine behaviorist whose research is helping to usher in a new era: one in which love, not intelligence or submissiveness, is at the heart of the human-canine relationship. Drawing on cutting-edge studies from his lab and others around the world, Wynne shows that affection is the very essence of dogs, from their faces and tails to their brains, hormones, even DNA. This scientific revolution is revealing more about dogs’ unique origins, behavior, needs, and hidden depths than we ever imagined possible. A humane, illuminating book, Dog Is Love is essential reading for anyone who has ever loved a dog—and experienced the wonder of being loved back.
Author : Erich Kastner
Publisher : New York Review of Books
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 20,69 MB
Release : 2012-11-06
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1590176871
Going to the Dogs is set in Berlin after the crash of 1929 and before the Nazi takeover, years of rising unemployment and financial collapse. The moralist in question is Jakob Fabian, “aged thirty-two, profession variable, at present advertising copywriter . . . weak heart, brown hair,” a young man with an excellent education but permanently condemned to a low-paid job without security in the short or the long run. What’s to be done? Fabian and friends make the best of it—they go to work though they may be laid off at any time, and in the evenings they go to the cabarets and try to make it with girls on the make, all the while making a lot of sharp-sighted and sharp-witted observations about politics, life, and love, or what may be. Not that it makes a difference. Workers keep losing work to new technologies while businessmen keep busy making money, and everyone who can goes out to dance clubs and sex clubs or engages in marathon bicycle events, since so long as there’s hope of running into the right person or (even) doing the right thing, well—why stop? Going to the Dogs, in the words of introducer Rodney Livingstone, “brilliantly renders with tangible immediacy the last frenetic years [in Germany] before 1933.” It is a book for our time too.
Author : Judy Applefeld
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 149 pages
File Size : 32,22 MB
Release : 2017-02-10
Category : Local author
ISBN : 9781539774839
The Day My Life Went to the Dogs is a group of connecting stories filled with the humor, pathos, and richness pets bring to us. Judy Applefeld starts with an introduction of who she is, the influences of some of the people who helped shape her character, and why she sees things as she does. From injured rescues to the orphaned, from canines to avians, she relates how she began to understand the differences in each and how to integrate them into her pet family. The chapters explore how the group dynamics proved ever changing with each new addition or loss. The culmination of these tales comes together in the final chapter "Things I've Learned from my Pets," a collection of useful maxims, anecdotes, and learnings, based on the thirty years of experience and adventures that come with pet ownership.
Author : Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.
Publisher : Ballantine Books
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 26,28 MB
Release : 2009-02-19
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0307489183
Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.
Author : Andrew Root
Publisher : Convergent Books
Page : 178 pages
File Size : 11,96 MB
Release : 2018-06-05
Category : Pets
ISBN : 0451497619
In the bestselling tradition of Inside of a Dog and Marley & Me, a smart, illuminating, and entertaining read on why the dog-human relationship is unique--and possibly even "spiritual." Dr. Andrew Root's search for the canine soul began the day his eight-year-old son led the family in a moving Christian ritual at the burial service for Kirby, their beloved black lab. In the coming weeks, Root found himself wondering: What was this thing we'd experienced with this animal? Why did the loss hurt so poignantly? Why did his son's act seem so right in its sacramental feel? In The Grace of Dogs, Root draws on biology, history, theology, cognitive ethology (the study of animal minds), and paleontology to trace how in our mutual evolution, humans and dogs have so often helped each other to become more fully ourselves. Root explores questions like: Do dogs have souls? Is it accurate to say that dogs "love" us? What do psychology and physiology say about why we react to dogs in the way that we do? The Grace of Dogs paints a vivid picture of how, beyond sentimentality, the dog-human connection can legitimately be described as "spiritual"--as existing not for the sake of gain, but for the unselfish desire to be with and for the other, and to remind us that we are persons worthy of love and able to share love. In this book for any parent whose kids have asked if they'll see Fido in Heaven, or who has looked their beloved dog in the face and wondered what's going on in there, Dr. Root delivers an illuminating and heartfelt read that will change how we understand man's best friend.
Author : Laura T. Coffey
Publisher : New World Library
Page : 258 pages
File Size : 41,6 MB
Release : 2015-09-18
Category : Pets
ISBN : 1608683419
“No Dog Should Die Alone” was the attention-grabbing — and heart-stirring — headline of journalist Laura T. Coffey’s TODAY show website story about photographer Lori Fusaro’s work with senior shelter pets. While generally calm, easy, and already house-trained, these animals often represent the highest-risk population at shelters. With gorgeous, joyful photographs and sweet, funny, true tales of “old dogs learning new tricks,” Coffey and Fusaro show that adopting a senior can be even more rewarding than choosing a younger dog. You’ll meet endearing elders like Marnie, the irresistible shih tzu who has posed for selfies with Tina Fey, James Franco, and Betty White; Remy, a soulful nine-year-old dog adopted by elderly nuns; George Clooney’s cocker spaniel, Einstein; and Bretagne, the last known surviving search dog from Ground Zero. They may be slower moving and a tad less exuberant than puppies, but these pooches prove that adopting a senior brings immeasurable joy, earnest devotion, and unconditional love.
Author : Rachel McPherson
Publisher : National Geographic Books
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 20,28 MB
Release : 2011-10-13
Category : Pets
ISBN : 158542899X
BETTY WHITE on EVERY DOG HAS A GIFT: "This book gives us some specific examples of the unique therapy that dogs provide when it is needed most. Enjoy a good read, after which I’m sure you will appreciate your own dog even more.” As anyone who has ever gotten home after a long, hard day and been greeted by their dog and that soulful look of adoration will tell you: Dog love is one of the best kinds of love there is. In Every Dog Has a Gift, founder and executive director of The Good Dog Foundation Rachel McPherson explores the inspiring work that dogs are doing to help humans cope with a wide range of physical, mental, and emotional problems. Millions of dogs around the world are heroes every day. These therapy and service dogs (and often quite ordinary, "uncertified" dogs just like your own): bring their healing presence into hospitals and hospice centers; provide a calm and centering "home base" for autistic children; and serve as the perfect audience for kids who need help practicing and improving their reading skills. In telling these stories, Every Dog Has a Gift pays homage to the gift that each and every dog possesses: the ability to bring the healing power of unconditional love into our lives.
Author : Jessica Pierce
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 41,61 MB
Release : 2014-04-04
Category : Pets
ISBN : 022615100X
In a book that draws on both personal stories and research presents an in-depth exploration of the practical, medical and moral issues that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of their companion animals.
