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Jack London's novels and ruggedly individual life seemed to embody American hopes, frustrations, and romantic longings in the turbulent first years of the twentieth century, years infused with the wonder and excitement of great technological and historic change. The author's restless spirit, taste for a life of excitement, and probing mind led him on a series of hard-edged adventures from the Klondike to the South Seas. Out of these sometimes
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2010]
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English
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Whether you are interested in working dogs for a hobby, on the ranch, or for serious trial competition, Stockdog Savvy will be an invaluable aid. Beginning with chapters on herding dog characteristics, instinct, and choosing a herding dog, the Taylors explain how to prepare your puppy and do basic foundation training. The book progresses to starting the dog on stock and developing a useful working dog and ends with advanced lessons and preparing for...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
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In this companion workbook to their best selling book, Canine Enrichment for the Real World, authors Allie Bender and Emily Strong present a detailed breakdown of each of the steps of their Enrichment Framework and provide all the information you need to successfully and sustainably incorporate enrichment into your dog's every day life.
Offering enrichment ensures that all of your dog's needs are met, in every aspect of their life, from health and...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2004]
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English
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Small farms and large ranches are turning to dogs as a humane and ecologically sound way to protect their investments. This newly revised edition will make it easy to select a breed, care for, and train a livestock protection dog. Training methods have been refined and expanded, and there's even a chapter on guarding unusual stock, plus a discussion of theory, history and selection; livestock protection breeds as dual companion/working dogs; puppy...
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David & Charles
Pub. Date
[2008]
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English
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Positive-reinforcement-based methods to teach your dog good social skills -- from the author of Unlock Your Dog's Potential Discover one-hundred ways to train a well-mannered, calm, confident, and happy family pet by following the expert advice of experienced dog trainers Sarah Fisher and Marie Miller. This indispensable guide features: · Practical step-by-step instructions and clear photographs that demonstrate essential techniques, including TTouch...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2019]
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English
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"Solving Dog Behavior Problems, book 2 in the Dog Behavior series, provides dog guardians the tools to solve dog behavior problems. It explains why dogs exhibit the behaviors they do and how the guardians can assess any kind of problem behavior situation and devise a plan to change the behavior like a professional would. Though examples apply to dogs, the methods described in this book would easily be applied to cats, parrots, horses. and in deed...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
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English
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"Give your dog a birthday! Have you ever wondered just how old is your dog? Maybe you adopted him at the shelter and they gave you their best guess. Maybe you found your dog and you've never been quite sure. This book shows you how to look at your dog's teeth and other physical characteristics to hone in on the age range. There are a lot more clues than you think to help give your dog a birthday! You will learn: ʺ Factors that influence physical...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[1994]
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English
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"Training a small dog is different! This book is the result of experimenting and improvising, making mistakes and learning from them. Book is written so you can do most, if not all, of the teaching and training yourself, only joining a class for the experience of working your dog with other trained dogs prior to competition. Topics include: can a small dog be competitive, puppy and pre-training, training plan and philosophy, equipment, heeling for...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
2022.
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English
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Get the dog training results you've always wanted-combining love with the science of dog psychology
Find the roadmap to success in the easy-to-follow Do No Harm Dog Training and Behavior Handbook. Foreword by Marc Bekoff, PhD, co-founder with Jane Goodall of the Ethologists for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, and author of 31 books
Are you tired of spending countless hours poring over articles, books, and other training resources searching for...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.5 - AR Pts: 7
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English
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When Marines enter an abandoned house in Fallujah, Iraq, and hear a suspicious noise, they clench their weapons, edge around the corner, and prepare to open fire. What they find during the U.S.—led attack on the "most dangerous city on Earth" in late 2004, however, is not an insurgent but a puppy left behind when most of the city's residents fled. Despite military law forbidding pets, the Marines de-flea the pup with kerosene, de-worm him with chewing...
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Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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From Rick Woodford, the "Dog Food Dude" himself, comes Feed Your Best Friend Better, with easy recipes that will make even humans drool a little bit. Natural food can enable dogs to live longer, healthier lives, just as it can for humans, and with these meals, treats, and cookies, dogs will never miss commercial kibble. Rick has researched nutrition for dogs and has used the same manuals veterinarians use to develop his recipes. Feed Your Best Friend...
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Printers Row
Pub. Date
[2018]
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English
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"Discover your mutt's family tree with this extensive guide to mixed breeds. Understanding which breeds are part of your dog's mix will help you to better appreciate its special nature. With The Dog Decoder , you'll learn how to identify physical traits that can be used to decipher your dog's ancestry. Extensive descriptions of various characteristics, full-color photographs, and dozens of "dog-nosis" examples that analyze a mutt's features make this...
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Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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"Barking and lunging on leash is one of the most common and troublesome behavioral issues dog owners encounter. Mik provides tips to dog owners and trainers alike on how to work with Reactive Rovers. eBook includes an instructional video that can be viewed by link in eBook. Dogs have many common behavior issues and one of the most common is barking on leash. This book is written to help owners learn how to manage their dogs who go crazy when they...
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Publisher
Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2022]
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English
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"Ed Presnall's new book Component Training for TD and TDU is a complete guide for anyone who wants to succeed on their journey into the dog sport of Competition Tracking and earn an AKC Tracking Dog (TD) or Tracking Dog Urban (TDU) title. Easy to follow but full of important details, much like the tracks laid down for the dogs, this book is an ideal resource for all levels, whether the reader is brand new to tracking or is an experienced handler who...
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Publisher
Dogwise Publishing
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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The dog-training instructor's first job: teaching people!
Our human students require much more attention and understanding than do their canines. If we don't inspire their interest and cooperation, they will not be successful in training their dogs. Dani Weinberg's experience offers insights, information, and ideas that will help all levels of instructors both develop and maintain dog training enthusiasm and work more effectively with the human students....
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Atlantic Publishing Group Inc
Pub. Date
2012.
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English
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Housetraining a puppy is one of the most difficult tasks any dog owner will encounter. According to the American Pet Products Manufacturers Association 2009-2010 National Pet Owners Survey, there are more than 77 million dogs kept as pets in America, which means that millions of dog owners had to housetrain a dog at one point or another. They did it, and so can you - in two weeks or less. How to Housetrain Your Puppy in 14 Days or Less will teach...
17) Henry Huggins
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 3
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English
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Henry Huggins picks up a stray dog, names him Ribsy and sets out on numerous adventures with him, including breeding hundreds of fish and collecting over a thousand worms.
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Andrews McMeel Publishing, LLC
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
Inside Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of 50 laugh-out-loud letters and accompanying full-color photographs that explain Fido's love of funky smells, why a ball needs to be thrown again, and practically every other lovably loony canine characteristic. From an impassioned plea to stop the silly nicknames, to an attempt to skip a bath, to explanations for stolen shoes and swiped sandwiches, Sorry...
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Publisher
Andrews McMeel Publishing
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
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This uplifting, fun collection of photographs and biographies of rescue dogs is the perfect book for animal lovers.
Man's best friend! What better way to showcase adoptable dogs than by letting their true personalities shine in a photo booth! In the tradition of the best-selling dog photography book, Underwater Dogs, Shelter Dogs in a Photo Booth wins the heart of all dog lovers.
Often seen as sad, rejected, and behind cold metal bars, it's no wonder...
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Titletown Publishing, LLC / Independent Publishers Group
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Getting into the service dog world can be like entering a cold pool with no descriptor of how deep the water goes -- shocking, unnerving, and you hope you're not drastically underestimating the depth, but you probably are all the same.That's where Six Feet to Independence comes in. With knowledge and input from every stage of the journey -- from first-timers' family members to trainers who have been in this world for years and years and the dog world...
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