Author: Mat Ward
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526639963
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
______________________ What do my dog's barks mean? Should I be brushing their teeth? How do I even know what kind of dog is right for me? Let's be honest, pets may seem pretty straightforward, but as soon as you become an owner there are so many questions. Mat Ward is an internationally recognised expert on dog behaviour, and for him the secret to success is knowing that dogs and humans are both full of potential. (To prove it, he once taught a rescue dog how to fly a plane.) His tips for being the world's best owner come with original illustrations that explain everything you need to know, from how to avoid 'separation anxiety' to why dogs wag their tails. With this book, you'll learn how your pet's brain really works and discover amazing, direct ways to train them at any age from puppy upwards. Play new games, develop communication skills and just relax into having fun together! Your dog will be well-trained and contented – and that means you'll feel happy too.
What Dogs Want
Author: Mat Ward
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526639963
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
______________________ What do my dog's barks mean? Should I be brushing their teeth? How do I even know what kind of dog is right for me? Let's be honest, pets may seem pretty straightforward, but as soon as you become an owner there are so many questions. Mat Ward is an internationally recognised expert on dog behaviour, and for him the secret to success is knowing that dogs and humans are both full of potential. (To prove it, he once taught a rescue dog how to fly a plane.) His tips for being the world's best owner come with original illustrations that explain everything you need to know, from how to avoid 'separation anxiety' to why dogs wag their tails. With this book, you'll learn how your pet's brain really works and discover amazing, direct ways to train them at any age from puppy upwards. Play new games, develop communication skills and just relax into having fun together! Your dog will be well-trained and contented – and that means you'll feel happy too.
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN: 1526639963
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 342
Book Description
______________________ What do my dog's barks mean? Should I be brushing their teeth? How do I even know what kind of dog is right for me? Let's be honest, pets may seem pretty straightforward, but as soon as you become an owner there are so many questions. Mat Ward is an internationally recognised expert on dog behaviour, and for him the secret to success is knowing that dogs and humans are both full of potential. (To prove it, he once taught a rescue dog how to fly a plane.) His tips for being the world's best owner come with original illustrations that explain everything you need to know, from how to avoid 'separation anxiety' to why dogs wag their tails. With this book, you'll learn how your pet's brain really works and discover amazing, direct ways to train them at any age from puppy upwards. Play new games, develop communication skills and just relax into having fun together! Your dog will be well-trained and contented – and that means you'll feel happy too.
Purposeful Pup
Author: Patric Rayburn
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737180906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The inspiring true story of a little puppy's journey toward her big purpose as a service dog. At just eight weeks old, Tella is flown to her "puppy raiser" and attends puppy school for over a year. She progresses through advanced training where she is matched with a very special boy named Ian. Together they take on the world without fear.
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781737180906
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 34
Book Description
The inspiring true story of a little puppy's journey toward her big purpose as a service dog. At just eight weeks old, Tella is flown to her "puppy raiser" and attends puppy school for over a year. She progresses through advanced training where she is matched with a very special boy named Ian. Together they take on the world without fear.
Working Sheep Dogs
Author: Tully Williams
Publisher: Landlinks Press
ISBN: 0643093435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Provides a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the principles behind the training of working dogs. Australian author.
Publisher: Landlinks Press
ISBN: 0643093435
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 281
Book Description
Provides a detailed and comprehensive discussion of the principles behind the training of working dogs. Australian author.
The Faithful Dog
Author: Fern Collins
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 078583477X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"Discover all that is interesting about dogs including breeds, poetry, quotes, and other facts"--Page 4 of cover.
Publisher: Chartwell Books
ISBN: 078583477X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 259
Book Description
"Discover all that is interesting about dogs including breeds, poetry, quotes, and other facts"--Page 4 of cover.
Dictionary of Upriver Halkomelem
Author: Brent Douglas Galloway
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520945182
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.C.,giving information from almost 80 speakers gathered by the author over a period of 40 years. Entries include names and dates of citation, dialect information, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic information, domain memberships of each alloseme, examples of use in sentences, and much cultural information.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 0520945182
Category : Reference
Languages : en
Pages : 1729
Book Description
An extensive dictionary (almost 1800 pages) of the Upriver dialects of Halkomelem, an Amerindian language of B.C.,giving information from almost 80 speakers gathered by the author over a period of 40 years. Entries include names and dates of citation, dialect information, phonological, morphological, syntactic, and semantic information, domain memberships of each alloseme, examples of use in sentences, and much cultural information.
Puppy Zen
Author: Mark Vette
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 0143774069
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to puppy training by Mark Vette, of Pound Pups to Dog Stars fame. Following a quick look at the role of pups within the wolf pack, and how dogs evolved from wolves, this book gives a day-by-day, week-by-week guide to the fundamentals of training your puppy and building a happy lifelong bond between the two of you. Mark stresses the importance of the formative period (1-4 months) to instill good habits in your puppy, then shows you exactly how to do so and when to teach each skill. Includes chapters on choosing a puppy, forming a bond with your pup, training foundations (equipment and techniques), basic commands (like sit, heel and stay), what to train in which weeks of age, house training, socialisation, teaching them not to bite or indulge in continual barking, jumping up or other anti-social behaviours, plus a section on trouble-shooting if annoying behaviours start to creep in. It is a detailed and practical guide combining the latest cognitive science with modern, loving, training techniques. Illustrated with irresistible puppy photos, plus down-to-earth how-to shots of the training methods.
Publisher: Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited
ISBN: 0143774069
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 550
Book Description
A comprehensive guide to puppy training by Mark Vette, of Pound Pups to Dog Stars fame. Following a quick look at the role of pups within the wolf pack, and how dogs evolved from wolves, this book gives a day-by-day, week-by-week guide to the fundamentals of training your puppy and building a happy lifelong bond between the two of you. Mark stresses the importance of the formative period (1-4 months) to instill good habits in your puppy, then shows you exactly how to do so and when to teach each skill. Includes chapters on choosing a puppy, forming a bond with your pup, training foundations (equipment and techniques), basic commands (like sit, heel and stay), what to train in which weeks of age, house training, socialisation, teaching them not to bite or indulge in continual barking, jumping up or other anti-social behaviours, plus a section on trouble-shooting if annoying behaviours start to creep in. It is a detailed and practical guide combining the latest cognitive science with modern, loving, training techniques. Illustrated with irresistible puppy photos, plus down-to-earth how-to shots of the training methods.
Puppies For Dummies
Author: Sarah Hodgson
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118050576
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Features a new 8-page color section The bestselling guide to making the most of puppy's first year Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppyhood prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics -- housebreaking, feeding, training -- to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy, and the new designer breeds, you get everything you need to help your puppy grow up to be a healthy, playful, well-mannered dog. Discover how to * Choose the perfect puppy for you * Socialize your puppy * Stimulate your puppy's growing mind * Use the latest training tools * Keep peace between kids and puppies
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118050576
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 394
Book Description
Features a new 8-page color section The bestselling guide to making the most of puppy's first year Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppyhood prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics -- housebreaking, feeding, training -- to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy, and the new designer breeds, you get everything you need to help your puppy grow up to be a healthy, playful, well-mannered dog. Discover how to * Choose the perfect puppy for you * Socialize your puppy * Stimulate your puppy's growing mind * Use the latest training tools * Keep peace between kids and puppies
Dog Whistle Politics
Author: Ian Haney-Lopez
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199964270
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
A sweeping account of how 'dog-whistle' racial politics contributed to increasing inequality in America since the 1960s
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
ISBN: 0199964270
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 294
Book Description
A sweeping account of how 'dog-whistle' racial politics contributed to increasing inequality in America since the 1960s
Legends of the Moonstones
Author: B. Rambeau
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595271200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
If we know much of how life was in the history of mankind-we know if one was rich or famous; how about for the average person? In Moonstones, you can visit a gypsy camp while trying to wrest your friend's baby from their clutches, travel through perilous country when rescuing your grandmother when you are but a 10 year old girl; wake up (after an evening of debauchery) in a Roman graveyard next to a wise old gnome with leprosy; defend home and family from marauding savages before the days of police or fire departments, sail a schooner to faraway places when you are but a 14 year old boy, wait for your crusader fiancé to return for 15 years, making the best use of your time and talent, learn to accept differences in your children before it is too late, learn to love someone quite ugly to your eyes, leave all your earthly comforts behind to move your family to the wilderness amongst Indians and wild animals and other adventures. These are some of my past lives and I am grateful to recall so much; Thank you, power that is. And so it is
Publisher: iUniverse
ISBN: 0595271200
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 252
Book Description
If we know much of how life was in the history of mankind-we know if one was rich or famous; how about for the average person? In Moonstones, you can visit a gypsy camp while trying to wrest your friend's baby from their clutches, travel through perilous country when rescuing your grandmother when you are but a 10 year old girl; wake up (after an evening of debauchery) in a Roman graveyard next to a wise old gnome with leprosy; defend home and family from marauding savages before the days of police or fire departments, sail a schooner to faraway places when you are but a 14 year old boy, wait for your crusader fiancé to return for 15 years, making the best use of your time and talent, learn to accept differences in your children before it is too late, learn to love someone quite ugly to your eyes, leave all your earthly comforts behind to move your family to the wilderness amongst Indians and wild animals and other adventures. These are some of my past lives and I am grateful to recall so much; Thank you, power that is. And so it is
Woof!
Author: Lee Begole Montgomery
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670020294
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of essays about man's best friend.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 9780670020294
Category : Pets
Languages : en
Pages : 264
Book Description
A collection of essays about man's best friend.