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"Holistic Pet Care" is a labor of love, designed to empower you as a pet owner to make informed, compassionate choices that align with your pet's best interests. It's a testament to the profound bond between humans and their animal companions, emphasizing the importance of nurturing your pet's health and happiness naturally.
Join us on this enriching journey where love, compassion, and holistic wisdom converge to create a harmonious life for...
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From the best-selling author of WHAT'S YOUR DOG TELLING YOU, a set of lessons gleaned from canine friends - which may just save your life. Martin McKenna, the Dog Man, has learned plenty from the dogs he grew up with and from the dogs he now owns. He firmly believes that dogs hold the key to human happiness and well being and that they can help us to be better people - if we only learned how to learn from them. Over the years he has counselled countless...
104) That Quail, Robert
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The acclaimed story of the little bird that won the nation's heart.
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Busy lifestyle, increasing trend of nuclear family and rapid increase in urban population has widened the emotional gaps between individuals in the family. As a result, trend of keeping a dog as pet is increasing, because a dog can fulfill their emotional gaps, ensure the family safety, and sometimes, can perform some specific work. Dog breeding and veterinary practice is now a flourishing business in big cities or even small towns.
Dog owners, particularly...
106) Taking Chancey
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The tiny Lasa-Poo puppy without a name is perfectly happy living in Iowa. But as soon as he is weaned from his mother, he is shipped off to a pet store in Pensacola, Florida. As months go by and one dog after the other disappears around him, the puppy lies in his crate, listens to all of the barking and wonders when someone will finally choose him. Five-hundred miles away in Houston, Texas, Christmas Eve arrives as a couple packs and prepares to fly...
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Alice is a tiny four-week-old kitten when Margie rescues her from certain death. Margie feels absolutely compelled to save Alice-even though no one else seems to care whether the kitten lives or dies. Another problem Margie must overcome is getting her other five house pets to accept Alice.
A parent or teacher can read and discuss the story with nonreaders in one or two sessions. Fourth grade to adult readers will enjoy the animal antics and awesome...
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The book to own if you want to know EXACTLY what your dog is thinking - and why your dog sometimes behaves strangely. Martin 'The Dog Man' McKenna translates the language of dog and shares simple, ingenious ways to improve your dog's behaviour. After helping thousands of people improve their dogs' behaviour, Martin 'the Dog Man' McKenna believes the real problem is the same as it's always been - despite centuries of sharing our lives with each other,...
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WORKING TERRIERS, BADGERS and BADGER DIGGING By H.H. King. This title was first published in 1931 and is now an extremely rare and sought after item in its first edition. It is now available again to all true terrier men in a revised edition published by Read Country Books. This new edition incorporates the original format plus 20 extra pages containing articles and vintage photos on the same subject. Its 130 pages of historical content contain much...
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Bandits Run is a true story of a lost dog. Bandit was about eighteen months old when he ran through an open gate. His owners knack for imagining where he would turn up next was uncanny. Growing up, we always watched Disney shows and Lassie, says Jamie Brehmer, author. Bandit resembled the Lassie show in many ways, and not because he is a sheltie and Lassie a collie. It was the scenes in which the ranger and Lassie would be so close, yet neither knew...
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The author was a highly respected breeder of the day. The book's 144 pages cover all aspects of the Wire Haired Fox Terrier. Begining with the history of the breed, it moves on to discuss buying, breeding, feeding and showing amongst many other topics. There is a 'Standard description of the correct appearance and scale of points' and a number of excellent photos of famous dogs of the day. This is a fascinating read for any Wire enthusiast or historian...
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Welcome, reader, to this particular book of jewels laced with a degree of splendor that could bring an owner and dog together into an intimate relationship that could release love and affection between the two of them. A dog is a best friend to the owner. They possess character traits that release happiness in their relationship, and this book could assist you to receive a handsome return concerning your best friend- your dog. This book is positioned...
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Simple to use, but packed with information, this book takes the hard work out of diagnosing diseases and illness of goats and sheep. Diseases can be quickly identified using the simple diagnostic flowcharts. In depth information about the disease can then be found in the main body of the book. Each entry includes a description of predisposing conditions, symptoms and suggestions for immediate action.
The book not only provides a diagnostic tool, but...
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A Must-Read for all Pet Lovers. For decades, dog and cat owners have depended on popular commercial foods to keep their beloved animals well-fed. Until 2007, when the national pet food catastrophe left pet owners scrambling for an alternative to mass-quantity, factory-produced food. How can you break away from your reliance on the commercial pet food industry? Pet Food Nation offers the solution: Stop feeding your pet from a bag or a can-gradually,...
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Emma takes us throughthe negotiations andcompromises necessaryfor her to live with herhuman companionwhile relating herhumans struggles toachieve that delicatebalance between safetyand independence thatultimately allows Emmato live a life differentfrom, but compatiblewith, the destiny dictated by her Treeing Walker Coonhound heritage.Emma tells us of her experiences: saving the life of her best caninefriend, jogging with a bull, befriending a skunk,...
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As the more than 65 million dog-owners in America will attest, there's something about the presence of a dog that inspires confidence, nurtures emotional well being, and brings out the best in ourselves. But for some people, the presence of a dog can do even more. Written by the leading expert in an emerging new field of therapy, Healing Companions is the first book to detail how dogs are increasingly benefiting those who suffer from a range of emotional...
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Midas is an African gray parrot that was rescued in 2007. After posting some of our conversations on social media, many friends fell in love with the "cantankerous" old bird whose ability to be part of the conversation. He may be the cause of frustration one day but smiling about it the next because we live in the hood; we don't know what he is going to request or, should I say, demand at any given time. He has stopped us from arguing and made us...
118) He Came to Me
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In October 2013 author John McCreedy published the book Miracle Dog Miracle God. To his surprise and delight, it quickly became a bestselling local book in his home country of Northern Ireland.
The book, about how a beautiful golden retriever Labrador called Snowbell won John's heart also includes some of his incredible experiences in the land of Romania. It competed admirably with respected and established authors such as - Billy Graham, Timothy...
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This is our seventh set of Happy, Healthy Pet titles. Like the others, they are books pet owners can turn to for the essential information they need to raise a healthy, happy pet. All books contain information on:
• feeding
• grooming
• housing
• health care
• what to expect from the pet
• basic training. As our series expands and focuses on different kinds of pets, the emphasis remains on making the pet a companion. Owners of more unusual...
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