Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppies prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics of puppy training — housebreaking, feeding, crating — to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy and...
Pets and animals
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Author:Hodgson, SarahSummary: - Author:McLennan, BardiSummary:
The Puppy Training edition of the Smart Owner's Guides contains detailed instructions for how to housetrain and obedience train a puppy. From tips for cratetraining and puppy-proofing the home to instructions for giving basic cues...
- Author:Steel, DanielleSummary:
Danielle Steel has one passion that her fans might not know about: her love for dogs. Over the years she has raised several beloved dogs. Here is a memoir of the most beloved Steel family pets, filled with stories both funny and sad....
- Author:Schrefer, EliotSummary:
Eliot Schrefer presents a well-researched and teen-friendly exploration of the gamut of queer behaviors observed in animals. Schrefer uses science, history, anthropology, and sociology to illustrate diversity of sexual behavior in...
- Author:Smith, Cheryl K.Summary:
Raise goats and reap the rewards. Raising Goats For Dummies provides you with an introduction to all aspects of owning, caring for, and the day-to-day benefits of raising goats. Raising Goats For Dummies is your How-to guide for: *...
- Author:Lindnord, MikaelSummary:
A moving, delightful collection of stories that celebrate the canine-human bond. In this heart-warming work, we reunite with the lovable rescue dog and subject of the cherished book Arthur as he settles into his new life abroad. As we...
- Author:Portman, DaleSummary:
These stories of crime and rescue, by retired park warden and dog trainer Dale Portman, highlight the vital role dogs play in saving lives, upholding the law and recovering bodies. Portman describes the escapades of Canadian Rockies...
- Author:Livingood, LeeSummary:
Nowadays, Greyhounds are bred almost exclusively for racing. In the bad old days, prior to the 1980s, dogs that didn’t make the grade at the track, and those past their primes, were destroyed. According to official estimates, 60,000 of...
- Author:Butler, JennaSummary:
I hope you're okay in there, lovelies. I hope you're warm. After five years of working with bees on her farm in northern Alberta, Jenna Butler shares with the reader the rich experience of keeping hives. Starting with a rare bright day...
- Author:Orlean, SusanSummary:
Rin-Tin-Tin was discovered on a WWI battlefield in 1918. The adorable German shepherd went on to star in several movies throughout the 1920s and 30s. Eventually, his legacy was cemented in a popular 1950s television program.
- Author:Flaherty, WilliamSummary:
Animals Illustrated mixes fun-filled animal facts suitable for the youngest of readers with intricately detailed illustrations to create a unique and beautiful collection of children's non-fiction books about Arctic animals. Each volume...
- Author:Hartson, Tamara, Sheldon, IanSummary:
Rocky Mountains Animal Tracks will help you identify tracks of all shapes and sizes, from the Grizzly Bear to the Deer Mouse. This book is perfect for children, teachers, parents, backwoods explorers and naturalists: * Excellent...
- Author:McDougall, ChristopherSummary:
"From the first page to the last, Running with Sherman is a delight, full of heart and hijinks and humor. I quickly fell in love with Sherman and the colorful cast of two- and four-legged characters that surrounded him. Christopher...
- Author:Skomal, GregorySummary:
Dive into the colorful world of saltwater fish! This fun, friendly guide gives you easy step-by-step instructions for choosing and caring for these amazing animals. You get the latest on feeding, tank upkeep, filtering systems,...
- Author:Hartson, Tamara, Sheldon, IanSummary:
This handy book will help you find out what's making those tracks in the snow or mud in your backyard, or out in the woods. Using the detective key, you will be able to identify 61 different mammals found in Saskatchewan by their tracks...
- Author:Smith, Alan, Fisher, Chris, Bezener, Andy, Pulos, EloiseSummary:
A bird specialist with the Canadian Wildlife Service, Alan Smith has used his experience to good effect in this colourful and beautifully illustrated book. Features 145 birds common to Saskatchewan with a description of each bird's key...
- Author:Katz, JonSummary:
When Jon Katz got a call from an animal control officer about Simon, a neglected donkey who had been found on a failing farm in upstate New York, he wasn't expecting to add another animal to his already full life. But when he made the...
- Author:Katz, JonSummary:
Relates the author's relationship with a quiet, sensitive artist named Maria Wulf and his campaign to win over Maria's fiercely protective dog, Frieda, a Rottweiler-shepherd mix who resisted all efforts to tame her.
- Author:Higgins, JackieSummary:
Perfect for fans of The Soul of an Octopus and The Genius of Birds, this "revelatory book" (Sy Montgomery, New York Times bestselling author) explores how we process the world around us through the lens of the incredible...
- Author:Keating, JessSummary:
Have fun learning about some odd but true animal facts with Dr. Sugar Glider and her patients! Zoë Zebra is troubled. Why do flies crash into her? A visit from Dr. Glider can solve the mystery. Our gliding doctor also helps a sloth stay...
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