A heart-warming picture book told from the perspective of a dog about two best friends--a dog and a boy. Do you want to learn how to be the best dog you can be? Just follow the steps in this book After choosing a human to live with, learn where you should sleep (everywhere), who you should be friendly with and who to bark at, how to keep the floor clean of any food, how to play fetch, and more Before you know it you'll be having lots of fun . . . and your human may even become your best friend. Told from the perspective of one clever dog, this humorous story perfectly showcases the special relationship between a dog and his human.
How to Be a Dog is essential reading not only for all canines but also for their owners and dog lovers, providing an insight into their pet's sometimes curious behaviour.
"Dog lovers and neuroscientists should both read this important book." -- Dr. Temple Grandin What is it like to be a dog? A bat? Or a dolphin? To find out, neuroscientist and bestselling author Gregory Berns and his team did something nobody had ever attempted: they trained dogs to go into an MRI scanner -- completely awake -- so they could figure out what they think and feel. And dogs were just the beginning. In What It's Like to Be a Dog, Berns takes us into the minds of wild animals: sea lions who can learn to dance, dolphins who can see with sound, and even the now extinct Tasmanian tiger. Berns's latest scientific breakthroughs prove definitively that animals have feelings very much like we do -- a revelation that forces us to reconsider how we think about and treat animals. Written with insight, empathy, and humor, What It's Like to Be a Dog is the new manifesto for animal liberation of the twenty-first century.
A book of guidance and advice about how to become a Therapy Dog team. It contains the tips and tricks the author has learned in a decade of Therapy Dog work. If you're ready to become a Therapy Dog team but are hesitant to dive into the unknown and just want someone to be there to guide you along the way, this book is for you. If you've always been a little curious what Therapy Dog work was all about and why people do it, this book is for you. If you're a trainer, veterinarian, groomer, or other dog professional who has people asking them about Therapy Dog work but you've had no idea how to help them find answers, this book is for you.
There's a brand new guide out that will teach you everything your dog wants you to know about raising and training him to be a "Top Dog." You do that by reading this terrific manual for dog owners. • Purebred or Heinz Variety - this goes back to the reason you want a dog in the first place • Where to find the perfect pal for you - classified ads - breeders - what to look for when shopping around • An obedient owner is a happy owner • How to select the correct toys for your dog - some toys can actually be harmful - learn how to select the appropriate toys for your canine • Making the adoption work - integrating into your family unit - who is the leader of the pack? • House training - an important part of training - Karl includes hints on getting rid of stains - just in case • Feeding time - the right food for the right stage • When to see the vet - vaccinations of course - but what about illness? • Who's in charge - learning the rules - your dog will grow weary of trying to teach
Would You Like To Rescue A Dog? Shelter dogs have uncertain backgrounds, many having suffered abuse and neglect. When a dog is traumatised by its past experiences, what does it take to turn a nervous, possibly aggressive animal into a happy, contented and well-balanced pet? This is Katie Woods’ guide to the Four Essential Elements of Dog Rescue, based on tales of the dogs she herself has rescued, owned and loved. With anecdotes and advice, this book will help you bond with your Shelter Dog and enable you to have a happy and fulfilling life together.
His Book is Worse than his Bite! Noticing that humans live in a dog-eat-dog world, have dog day afternoons, eat their leftovers from doggie bags, go out with dogs, etc., Spot has decided to cash in on his observations! The result is this dog of a book that will have you howling! Every dog has his day, and today it's Spot helping you with the most pressing issues in every dog's life, such as: Choosing the Right Master How to Handle Boredom Satisfying the Inner Dog Protecting Your Turf The Fine Art of Living with Guilt Facing Up to Punishment Whether you are a dog owner or a misinformed canine in need of some guidance, How to Be a Successful Dog is the book for you. Success guaranteed; satisfaction, maybe.
Part of a poetry group in Porthcawl, John Davies has been nurturing his love of writing poetry for the past five years. In a competition set up by his fellow peers in the poetry group, John’s own poem, How to be a Dog, won first place as best ‘How To’, and went on to inspire his poetry collection of the same name. An intriguing title, for an intriguing selection of poems - created to introduce children to the joy of poetry. Entertaining and exciting, with poems to grow up with, How to be a Dog is the perfect collection to read to your children.
A provocative book that proposes a new and surprising inspiration for philosophy today—the canine thinker from Kafka’s story “Investigations of a Dog.” Written toward the end of Kafka’s life, “Investigations of a Dog” (Forschungen eines Hundes, 1922) is one of the lesser-known and most enigmatic works in the author’s oeuvre. Kafka’s tale of philosophical adventure is that of a lone, maladjusted dog who challenges the dogmatism of established science and pioneers an original research program in pursuit of the mysteries of his self and his world. In How to Research Like a Dog, Aaron Schuster uses the canine as a guide dog to rediscover Kafka’s fictional universe, while taking up the cause of this ingenious, possessed, melancholy, comical, and revolutionary thinker. Neither an exercise in literary criticism nor a traditional philosophical commentary, this charming and idiosyncratic book aligns itself with the research program of Kafka’s dog. It constructs an “impossible” system based on the fourfold division of nourishment, music, incantation, and freedom—or, stated a bit differently: enjoyment, art, institutions, and freedom. From Plato to Flaubert, Lispector, and Lacan, Schuster puts the dog in dialogue with psychoanalytic theory, the history of philosophy, and modern literature. Imagining the “Unknown University” that Kafka’s new science calls for, the book enlists new comrades in the dog’s struggle.
