Yorkie is a story that lets the reader learn where and how the Yorkshire Terriers came from "de-ratters" in the coal mines in the late 1800s, to one of the most loved pets in the world. Although fiction, the facts are true of what the Yorkshire Terrier went through.
Your Yorkshire Terrier Puppy Month by Month provides the new dog owner with everything you need to know and do at each stage of development to make sure your playful, energetic puppy grows into a happy, healthy, and well-adjusted companion. Expert author Liz Palika, vet Deb Eldredge, and breeders Preston and Mary Lou Groves team up to cover all the questions new owners tend to have and many you might not think to ask, including: • What to ask the breeder before bringing your puppy home. • Which vaccinations your puppy needs and when to get them. • How to make potty training as smooth (and quick) as possible. • What to do when your puppy cries at night. • Why and how to crate train your puppy. • When socialization should happen and how to make sure it does. • When your puppy is ready to learn basic commands—like Sit, Stay, and Come—and the best way to teach them. • When and how to go about leash training. • How much exercise your puppy needs to stay physically and mentally healthy. • What, how much, and when to feed your puppy to give him the nutrition he needs without the extra weight he doesn’t. • When your puppy is ready for obedience training and how to make sure it works. • How and how often to bathe your puppy, brush his coat, clip his nails, and brush his teeth. • How to know what requires a trip to the vet and what doesn’t. • What causes problem behaviors, when to expect them, and how to correct them.
Literacy Lessons, K-8 enables teachers to meet IRA and McRel standards with a broad spectrum of instructional techniques that address all areas of the language arts: reading, writing, speaking, listening, and viewing. The book includes lesson plans and activities as well as projects that will engage and motivate students. Students will also learn how to find information on a topic they are interested in and how to incorporate their own experiences into activities that meet standards. Busy teachers will also find: - Quick and inexpensive means of creating costumes and props for storytelling - Ideas to tempt families to engage in storytelling at home - References to K-8 literature to link instruction with authentic text - Differentiation techniques for ELLs as well as for students who are working above or below grade-level expectations Teachers are always looking for materials that make their job easier, and this book provides everything needed to teach literacy lessons effectively.
Weighing only 5 pounds in this big world can be scary, but Getaway, a Yorkshire Terrier, is finding her way around. She is having fun, all while learning the importance of sharing, diversity, excercise and spending time with family.
In Triple Dog Dare by Georgia Beers, Sasha Wolfe has been talking up her new girlfriend to her overbearing mother for months, and when her skeptical sister dares her to invite this new squeeze over for family Christmas, Sasha accepts the challenge. After all, how hard can it be to bring your nonexistent girlfriend home for the holidays? In Hustle & Bustle by Maggie Cummings, Hannah Monroe is ready to dazzle customers with her pop-up shop at NYC’s winter holiday market. NYPD beat cop Toby Beckett, who just wants to protect and serve, barely notices the spirit of the season until events keep pushing her into Hannah’s path. In A Christmas Miracle by Fiona Riley, Mira Donahue’s bar, Mirage, is the hottest Christmas party venue in Boston, despite Mira’s secret: she hates Christmas. When self-described Queen of Carols Courtney Rivers books Mirage for her company’s holiday party, she clashes with Mira over the plans. Then a freak storm strands them in the bar, and more than miracles abound.
Sharon Simon’s memoir "MOM At LAST" is the story of one women’s fierce determination to become a Mom. It is a journey full of setbacks and emotionally devastating pitfalls but ultimately leads to her to true love and pure joy. "Mom At Last" will inspire those on that sometimes difficult journey to motherhood.
Hank LaFarge finds himself in middle-age, having achieved at least some of what most people would consider to be the hallmarks of success but without any sense of purpose. He’s convinced that there must be some hidden meaning to life, and he has undertaken a mission to extract the secret from his elderly mother. In his quest, Hank must battle the delusions, antics, and competing agendas of a small army of psychologically challenged siblings, not to mention the world-weariness of his mother herself as she approaches her transition into the great beyond. Hank ultimately discovers the answers to his questions which are not what he expected but were staring him in the face all along.
Let this cowboy romance be your one and only, with: A sexy single father A big sky ranch he loves A stubborn woman ready to shake up everything A battle of the sexes you won't want to miss! Ranch Foreman Shane Lockhart's livelihood—and sanity—are threatened when the ranch is taken over by the late owner's granddaughter, the most beautiful, exasperating woman he's ever met. Inner-city veterinarian Lindsey Ward always loved visiting her grandfather's Wyoming ranch, so it breaks her heart to have to sell it. She'll miss the scent of hay and sagebrush under the wide-open sky, but at least the sale will help fund the clinic she's always dreamed of. Ruggedly handsome foreman Shane Lockhart and his adorable son aren't making it any easier for Lindsey to focus on what has to be done. It's exhilarating going toe to toe with a rough-cut, tough cowboy whose stubborn idealism matches her own, but it's Shane's tenderness that might tip Lindsey's heart over the fence. Can she allow herself to be saved by the cowboy?