The Other End of the Leash
The Other End of the Leash

Author: Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.

Publisher: Ballantine Books

Published: 2009-02-19

Total Pages: 289

ISBN-13: 0307489183

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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.

Blizzard Besties
Blizzard Besties

Author: Yamile Saied Mendez

Publisher:

Published: 2018-12-26

Total Pages: 270

ISBN-13: 9781536450910

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Vanesa Campos can't wait for winter vacation. Skiing on the slopes, sipping hot cocoa... her week at Pinecloud Lodge promises to be cozy and perfect. And maybe she can make some new friends! But when the flakes start falling, everything changes. Van

Wild Game
Wild Game

Author: Adrienne Brodeur

Publisher: Harper

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 255

ISBN-13: 1328519031

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On a hot July night on Cape Cod, at the age of 14, Brodeur became a confidante to her mother's affair with her husband's closest friend. Malabar came to rely on her daughter to help, but when the affair had calamitous consequences for everyone involved, Brodeau was driven into a precarious marriage of her own, and then into a deep depression. In her memoir she examines how the people close to us can break our hearts simply because they have access to them, and the lies we tell in order to justify the choices we make. -- adapted from jacket

Doodles From Your Brain
Doodles From Your Brain

Author: Doodles from My Brain

Publisher: Independently Published

Published: 2019-06-27

Total Pages: 212

ISBN-13: 9781073684014

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This Journal is perfect to take with you in your bag! (5.5 X 8.5 Inches) If you are like me, you love to doodle whilst working, listening and making plans. This journal is the perfect combination of both a weekly planner and prompts to help you get creative! This journal contains: 52 double spread weeks, 52 doodle and note pages and 52 doodles prompts to get your creative juices flowing. Including: Design a juice carton, doodles your favourite photo, doodles what you ate today and many more! Doodles From Your Brain has stemmed from my Instagram (@doodlesfrommybrain) where I share daily doodles! For a larger desktop version check out JUMBO Doodles From Your Brain!

Grooming Manual for the Dog and Cat
Grooming Manual for the Dog and Cat

Author: Sue Dallas

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2013-05-06

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1118693272

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One of the responsibilities of every dog or cat owner is that of coat care. There are many and varied coat types and there is a vast difference between the time it takes to groom a Doberman and an Old English Sheepdog, a Siamese and a Persian cat. This book provides much needed guidance for groomers, breeders and owners. It will be invaluable for those taking the City and Guilds 775 Grooming exam and animal care students of all levels. Step by step grooming/clipping techniques are described for the more popular breeds of dog and cat and in each case the technique is illustrated with photographic sequences. The book also includes allied subjects such as skin care, commonly found skin parasites and basic first aid and handling.

Unsung Heroines
Unsung Heroines

Author: Ruth Sidel

Publisher: Univ of California Press

Published: 2006-04-28

Total Pages: 268

ISBN-13: 0520939573

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This compelling book destroys the derogatory images of single mothers that too often prevail in the media and in politics by creating a rich, moving, multidimensional picture of who these women really are. Ruth Sidel interviewed mothers from diverse races, ethnicities, religions, and social classes who became single through divorce, separation, widowhood, or who never married; none had planned to raise children on their own. Weaving together these women’s voices with an accessible, cutting-edge sociological and political analysis of single motherhood today, Unsung Heroines introduces a resilient, resourceful, and courageous population of women committed to their families, holding fast to quintessential American values, and creating positive new lives for themselves and their children. What emerges from this penetrating study is a clear message about what all families—two-parent as well as single parent—must have to succeed: decent jobs at a living wage, comprehensive health care, and preschool and after-school care. In a final chapter, Sidel gives a broad political-economic analysis that provides historical background on the way American social policy has evolved and compares the situation in the U.S. to the social policies and ideologies of other countries.

Brenda Zlamany
Brenda Zlamany

Author: Brenda Zlamany

Publisher: Hard Press

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 60

ISBN-13:

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Brenda Zlamany Collection of paintings by rising star painter Brenda Zlamany. Southeast Asian landscapes in bright color and soft focus, and wary, golden portraits of artists...rough and sensual in a style that recalls both Abstract Expressionism and Old Master hands (neat trick!)For all the unblinking realism of the formal portraits, their air is wistful and not at all harsh.The New Yorker

Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats
Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats

Author: Alex Gough

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2018-04-23

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 111922554X

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Breed Predispositions to Disease in Dogs and Cats, Third Edition provides a comprehensive exploration of current knowledge of breed predispositions based on rigorous examination of primary research. Incorporates the latest research, new testing methods, and newly-discovered predispositions and diseases Provides expanded information on genetics, epidemiology, and longevity Includes key characteristics of diseases, including pathogenesis, genetics, risks, and common presentations Indexes dogs and cats by breed, with listings of common inherited and predisposed disorders organized by body system Includes absolute and relative frequency/occurrence data for conditions, along with references to further information

Dog Training For Dummies
Dog Training For Dummies

Author: Jack Volhard

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons

Published: 2010-06-22

Total Pages: 416

ISBN-13: 0470882514

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Make training fun and effective This friendly guide shows you how to select the right training method for your dog, based on his unique personality, to reach your desired goals. Whether you want to teach Buddy to sit or master retrieving, you'll get expert training tips and techniques for you and your dog — to ensure a mutually respectful relationship with your four-legged friend. Concentrate on canines — discover why your dog acts the way she does, understand her nutritional needs, and ready yourself for the task of training your dog Prep for your pup — prepare your home for your puppy's arrival, discover the importance of socialization, and get started on housetraining Put your best paw forward — teach basic commands like Sit, Stay, and Down, and get the scoop on how to deal with doggie don'ts like chewing, digging, and excessive barking Take training to the next level — get involved in organized dog activities and competitions, where you'll both show off impressive tricks like retrieving, figure 8s, and much more Open the book and find: Step-by-step instructions for teaching your dog basic commands Helpful advice on crate training Safe ways to address aggression and separation anxiety Tips for teaching Buddy to behave himself around people and other dogs Techniques to keep your senior dog feeling young Health issues that can interfere with training Experts to turn to for training help Learn to: Use positive reinforcement as an effective teaching tool Select the gear you need for training success Teach the basics including Sit, Stay, and Down Eliminate unwanted behavior

Brown Album
Brown Album

Author: Porochista Khakpour

Publisher: Vintage

Published: 2020-05-19

Total Pages: 242

ISBN-13: 0525564721

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From the much-acclaimed novelist and essayist, a beautifully rendered, poignant collection of personal essays, chronicling immigrant and Iranian-American life in our contemporary moment. Novelist Porochista Khakpour's family moved to Los Angeles after fleeing the Iranian Revolution, giving up their successes only to be greeted by an alienating culture. Growing up as an immigrant in America means that one has to make one's way through a confusing tangle of conflicting cultures and expectations. And Porochista is pulled between the glitzy culture of Tehrangeles, an enclave of wealthy Iranians and Persians in LA, her own family's modest life and culture, and becoming an assimilated American. Porochista rebels--she bleaches her hair and flees to the East Coast, where she finds her community: other people writing and thinking at the fringes. But, 9/11 happens and with horror, Porochista watches from her apartment window as the towers fall. Extremism and fear of the Middle East rises in the aftermath and then again with the election of Donald Trump. Porochista is forced to finally grapple with what it means to be Middle-Eastern and Iranian, an immigrant, and a refugee in our country today. Brown Album is a stirring collection of essays, at times humorous and at times profound, drawn from more than a decade of Porochista's work and with new material included. Altogether, it reveals the tolls that immigrant life in this country can take on a person and the joys that life can give.