When Dr. Ian Dunbar introduced his SIRIUS® Puppy Training in 1982, dog training mostly comprised punishing adult dogs for bad habits and lack of compliance. Dunbar focused on verbally cuing and creatively luring to achieve desirable behavior and using "li

Publisher Annotation: Do you know the difference between a sight and a smell hound? Can you tell your pug from your poodle? From faithful family pet to wild pack animal, discover all there is to know about our canine friends (and their wild relatives) in this charming compendium of dogs from author/illustrator Katie Viggers. With quirky illustrations and fascinating facts, A Book of Dogs is the perfect introduction for children to this much-loved...

1. All dogs are smart, even the dumb ones. 2. Walking on all fours requires extreme skill; no human can do it. These are the first two of twelve inbred guidelines that make a dog what it is. The Best Worst Dog I Ever Had shares the happy and sad times of a young couple (Larry and Iowa Becky) and their five dogs through fifty years. Chapters alternate between human stories followed by canine interpretations (written in italics) of the same events....

This beautifully illustrated guide to French Bulldogs is packed with tips and tricks to keep your furry friends happy and healthy. A companion dog par excellence, the French Bulldog now ranks as the most popular breed in the USA and the second most popular in the UK. This immense popularity is hardly a surprise; Frenchies are incredibly loyal and form deep attachments to their owners, they don't need a huge house or exhaustive exercise and are generally...

An easy, fun way to correct nasty habitsThe Good Behavior Book for Dogs provides illustrated, down-to-earth, practical advice for dog owners with not-so-perfect pups. With an accessible, fun and easy approach, the author helps owners and their dogs learn how to affect proper manners and behavior management in a respectful and loving environment. Dogs will happily engage in the training activities advocated, creating a bridge to happiness, freedom,...

Hausmittel, Tipps und Tricks! Wunde Pfoten, Haare auf dem Sofa oder Flöhe im Wohnzimmerteppich? Linda Adam hat bewährte Hausrezepte gesammelt, wie man diesen und vielen anderen Problemen mit verblüffend einfachen, billigen und unschädlichen Mitteln wirkungsvoll begegnen kann. Dieses Buch wird Ihnen helfen, viel Geld zu sparen.

When he first meets Sparky, a year-old Golden puppy from a tough neighborhood, Dan doesn't know what to think, even though he had previously raised two Golden Retrievers. Full of mischief, quirks, and a fear of stairs, Sparky disrupts his life from the moment he enters it, and soon earns a new name: Morgan, after the spiced rum pirate. Rescuing Morgan details Morgan's first years, as both puppy and dad test each other, compromise, adapt, and ultimately...

Modern folklore about dogs and their people. These dogs and their people around the rural American West. This book is illustrated with high quality photographs and sprinkled with poetry.