The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril
10 best books like The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril (Laura Schenone): How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves, Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones, Adopting the Racing Greyhound, Animal Reiki: Using Energy to Heal the Animals in Your Life, The Woman in the Shaman's Body: Reclaiming the Feminine in Religion and Medicine, The Secret History of Kindness: Learning from How Dogs Learn, Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway, 97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile, Patterns in Nature: Why the Natural World Looks the Way It Does, Embodiment, How Animals and Humans Make Sense of Things: The Dawn of Art, Ethics, Science, Politics, and Religion
| Author | Sophia Yin |
| ISBN | 0793806445 |
How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves takes a scientifically sound yet practical approach to explaining dog behavior and training theory, and then shows you how to apply these concepts so you can train your dog to be well behaved. Written by one of the leading veterinary behaviorists in the country, this...
| Author | American College of Veterinary Behaviorists |
| ISBN | 0547738919 |
More than ninety percent of dog owners consider their pets to be members of their family. But often, despite our best intentions, we are letting our dogs down by not giving them the guidance and direction they need. Unwanted behavior is the number-one reason dogs are relinquished to shelters...
| Author | Cynthia A. Branigan |
| ISBN | 0764540866 |
The first edition of this book was responsible for inspiring tens of thousands of people to adopt ex-racers. Now, this fully updated edition features groundbreaking veterinary information not available anywhere else. Greyhound authority Cynthia Branigan-who has placed over 4,000 Greyhounds...
| Author | Elizabeth Fulton |
| ISBN | 1569755280 |
WHETHER YOU’RE A NEWCOMER TO THE FIELD OF energy medicine, an experienced practitioner or an animal lover committed to learning everything you can about your companion’s health, Animal Reiki will open your eyes to a new level of healing and well-being. From dogs and cats to horses and birds, this...
| Author | Barbara Tedlock |
| ISBN | 0553379712 |
A distinguished anthropologist–who is also an initiated shaman–reveals the long-hidden female roots of the world’s oldest form of religion and medicine. Here is a fascinating expedition into this ancient tradition, from its prehistoric beginnings to the work of women shamans across the...
| Author | Melissa Holbrook Pierson |
| ISBN | 0393066193 |
Years back, Melissa Holbrook Pierson brought home a border collie named Mercy, without a clue of how to get her to behave. Stunned after hiring a trainer whose immediate rapport with Mercy seemed magical, Pierson began delving into the techniques of positive reinforcement. She made her way to B. F....
| Author | Peter Zheutlin |
| ISBN | 1492614076 |
The extraordinary story of one man who has driven more than 1 million miles to rescue thousands of dogs from hunger, abuse and neglect and give them a second chance at life and love.
For years, Greg Mahle struggled to keep the last of his family-run restaurants afloat in Ohio. When it finally closed,...
| Author | Jenny Langbehn |
| ISBN | 0761129030 |
It really works! Lower Ear Noogies. The Thumper. Lazy Man's Tetherball. Bobbing for Treats. The Hansel and Gretel: for an afternoon of fun, scamper about the house leaving a trail of plain popped popcorn in your wake.
97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile is a gift of pure pleasure for dogs and the owners...
Though at first glance the natural world may appear overwhelming in its diversity and complexity, there are regularities running through it, from the hexagons of a honeycomb to the spirals of a seashell and the branching veins of a leaf. Revealing the order at the foundation of the seemingly chaotic...
| Author | Jesse James Thomas |
| ISBN | 1457560224 |
This book is not about what we can teach animals, but what they can teach us. Their differences are often not as radical as most humans imagine, which is one reason we love animals. We have more neurons in our neurological systems, but we share many of the same features and underestimate what they have learned...
| Author | Kim Kavin |
| ISBN | 1681771403 |
In what promises to become an Omnivore's Dilemma for dog lovers—breed devotees and adoption advocates alike—The Dog Merchants is the first book to explain the complex and often surprisingly similar business practices that extend from the American Kennel Club to local shelters, from Westminster...
| Author | Rachel Rose |
| ISBN | 1250110742 |
An acclaimed poet, Rachel Rose never expected to spend her nights careening along the roads in high-speed chases or searching the woods for armed suspects. Yet once she decided to meet the people who devoted their lives to police K9 units, she found herself signing up for the ride-alongs, training runs,...
| Author | Matthew Gilbert |
| ISBN | 1250014220 |
“Dog enthusiasts will flock to this entertaining account of an unlikely canine lover’s ascent into full-fledged member of the neighborhood dog park…"–Publishers Weekly
Off the Leash is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric...
| Author | Elizabeth Millard |
| ISBN | 1591865964 |
A healthier life is right at your fingertips - or at least only a few steps from your door!
Backyard Pharmacy helps you choose the best "backyard" medicinal plants. All the plants can easily be grown throughout North America by any home gardener, and used for their healing and natural-remedy...
| Author | Janice Gary |
| ISBN | 1611860725 |
Janice Gary never walked alone without a dog by her side-a big dog. Once she was a risk-taker, a girl who ran off to California with big dreams and hopes of leaving her past behind. But after a brutal attack on the streets of Berkeley, her youthful bravado vanished, replaced by a crippling need for safety....
| Author | Susan Morse |
| ISBN | 1497643937 |
“Morse’s touching and sometimes laugh-out-loud memoir reminds us that in the act of rescuing someone else, we often end up saving ourselves.” —Lee Woodruff, bestselling author and contributing reporter for CBS This Morning
It is November 2009, and after mourning the...
| Author | Jennifer S. Holland |
| ISBN | 0761174427 |
In her inspiring New York Times bestseller Unlikely Friendships, Jennifer Holland introduced us to the heartwarming relationships that exist between animals of different species. Her stories struck a chord with thousands of readers, including Temple Grandin, who described the book as "amazing."...
A decade ago, former military counterintelligence officer Terry Henry joined his precocious young daughter, Kyria, on a trip to a nursing home in order to allow its residents to play with their family dog, a golden retriever named riley. Terry was astounded by the transformations that unfolded before...
| Author | Nancy Hajeski |
| ISBN | 1770858253 |
Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds packs in a lot of information. Illustrations, text, charts, tables and icons make it an ideal reference for all dog lovers, who will enjoy flipping through the pages.
The over 450 breeds are thoroughly researched and represent canines from around the world....
| Author | Lee Livingood |
| ISBN | 0764552767 |
"The next best thing to having an experienced Greyhound owner living with you."
--Joan Belle Isle, President, Greyhound Project "Anyone who reads this book and follows its guidance will have a happier, healthier dog and be a happier, more relaxed dog owner."
--Hal and Karen Hawley, Greyhound...
| Author | Steve Irwin |
| ISBN | 0525946357 |
This book is a very good book to show how Steve Irwin lived his life and became known as the crocodile hunter. The book talks about his very early years when he was trying to impress his dad by catching all sorts of animals and usually it didn't work out. He was in a couple deadly situations just trying to make...
| Author | Victoria Stilwell |
| ISBN | 1607749521 |
I don't know if any of you ever watched Victoria Stilwell on Animal Planet's "It's Me Or The Dog" but I did and I loved it.
This book is not about training but about a how a dog works. There are different chapters with sections in them. I have to say my favorite one was the Zoomies! =) This happens...
| Author | Becca Stevens |
| ISBN | 1455519065 |
"In the world of snake oils, you have to see the world a little differently. Where others see poverty, you see riches; where others see weeds, you see flowers; where others see sickness, you see openness."
Becca Stevens calls herself a "snake oil seller": She takes natural oils, mixes them with...
| Author | Ian Dunbar |
| ISBN | 1577314557 |
Very few dog trainers have not been influenced by Dr. Ian Dunbar's dog-friendly philosophy. In the 1970s, Dr. Dunbar sparked a dramatic shift in dog training — away from leash corrections and drill-sergeant adult dog classes based on competitive obedience and toward a positive approach using toys,...
| Author | Kristy Robinett |
| ISBN | 0738752177 |
Heartwarming, Welcoming, and Wagging Tails from the Rainbow Bridge
Even when their physical bodies are gone, your beloved pets live on in spirit and in their undying devotion to you. Tails from the Afterlife shares amazing and inspiring stories of the signs, symbols, and messages that your...
