The Secret History of Kindness: Learning from How Dogs Learn
10 best books like The Secret History of Kindness: Learning from How Dogs Learn (Melissa Holbrook Pierson): How To Speak Dog: Mastering the Art of Dog-Human Communication, The Dogs of Avalon: The Race to Save Animals in Peril, 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, A Dog's Gift: The Inspirational Story of Veterans and Children Healed by Man's Best Friend, Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals, Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression, Barking, the Sound of a Language (Dogwise Training Manual), When Pigs Fly: Training Success with Impossible Dogs, Dog, Inc.: The Uncanny Inside Story of Cloning Man's Best Friend
“A must read for all dog owners.” —The Washington Post
“The best key to what dogs are thinking.” —The Seattle Times
How to Speak Dog
is one of the few books today that show us what dogs are trying to tell us, not just how we can control them.
Parlez-vous Doggish?
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| Author | Laura Schenone |
| ISBN | 0393073580 |
Greyhounds, bred to be the fastest racing dogs on earth, are streaks of lightning. Beautiful, astonishing creatures, tens of thousands of them have been abandoned and destroyed every year once they can no longer compete and win.
The Dogs of Avalon introduces us to the strong-willed Marion...
| 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...
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 | Karen Pryor |
| ISBN | 0743297768 |
From the founder of “clicker” training, the widely praised humane approach to shaping animal behavior, comes a fascinating book—part memoir, part insight into how animals and people think and behave.
A celebrated pioneer in the field of no-punishment animal training, Karen Pryor...
| Author | Jean Donaldson |
| ISBN | 0970562969 |
From the award-winning author of Culture Clash, Mine , and Oh Behave A practical guide to the treatment of dog-dog aggression. This down-to-earth manual will teach you how to use behavior modification to retrain a dog that bullies other dogs or becomes fearful when approached by other dogs. Includes...
| Author | Turid Rugaas |
| ISBN | 1929242514 |
by Turid Rugaas Barking is more than just noise. Barking is natural and almost all dogs bark. It's just one of the many ways dogs communicate with humans and each other. Think of barking as your dog's language. In this book you will explore the following topics: Barking as communication When barking is...
| Author | Jane Killion |
| ISBN | 1929242441 |
Do you have an impossible dog? Does your dog come when called, heel properly when you go for a walk, and sit quietly when you ask him to? If your answer is a resounding No! then you may think you have an impossible dog, a Pigs Fly dog, one you may think can never be trained. But think again! Most kinds of dogs that...
Dog, Inc.: The Uncanny Inside Story of Cloning Man's Best Friend
| Author | John Woestendiek |
| ISBN | 1583333916 |
What Stiff did for the dead and Fast Food Nation did for the burger, Dog, Inc. does for the stranger-than-fiction world of commercial dog cloning.
It all began with a pit bull named Booger. Former Miss Wyoming Bernann McKinney was so distraught over the death of her dog, whom she regarded as her...
| Author | Nicole Wilde |
| ISBN | 0966772695 |
Is your dog afraid of strangers? Would he rather hide than play with other dogs? Does he take cover at the sound of thunder, or cringe when you pick up a brush or nail clippers? Never fear! Whatever your dog is afraid of, this comprehensive guide to the treatment of canine anxiety, fears and phobias can help....
| Author | Meg Daley Olmert |
| ISBN | 0306817365 |
Nothing turns a baby's head more quickly than the sight or sound of an animal. This fascination is driven by the ancient chemical forces that first drew humans and animals together. It is also the same biology that transformed wolves into dogs and skittish horses into valiant comrades that would carry...
E. B. White (1899-1985) is best known for his children's books, Charlotte's Web, Stuart Little, and The Trumpet of the Swan. Columnist for The New Yorker for over half a century and co-author of Strunk and White's The Elements of Style, White hit his stride as an American literary icon when he began publishing...
| Author | Steve McGarva |
| ISBN | 0062014080 |
The powerful, heartbreaking, yet hopeful, story of Steve McGarva's heroic crusade to save the satos, or stray dogs of Puerto Rico, and an impassioned appeal to help all animals in need
Looking for inspiration and adventure in their lives, Steve McGarva and his wife Pam moved to Puerto Rico....
| Author | Maira Kalman |
| ISBN | 1594205949 |
Maira Kalman, with wit and great sensitivity, reveals why dogs bring out the best in us
Maira Kalman + Dogs = Bliss
Dogs have lessons for us all. In Beloved Dog, renowned artist and author Maira Kalman illuminates our cherished companions as only she can. From the dogs...
Run, Spot, Run: The Ethics of Keeping Pets
A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we’re providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there’s another emotion, less often acknowledged, that can be nearly as powerful: guilt. When we see our cats gazing wistfully...
Walking Between the Worlds: The Science of Compassion
| Author | Gregg Braden |
| ISBN | 1889071056 |
I love the holistic approach of Gregg Braden.
This book was a huge opening of consciousness for me.
Finally, the advanced science and spirituality come together to form a single unit.
Finally, science proves that humans can hope to understand the thoughts of God (as Einstein wanted),...
Pets on the Couch: Neurotic Dogs, Compulsive Cats, Anxious Birds, and the New Science of Animal Psychiatry
| Author | Nicholas Dodman |
| ISBN | 1476749043 |
The “fur-and-feathers Oliver Sacks” (New York Times), pioneering veterinarian Nicholas Dodman recounts his “riveting stories” (Judith L. Rapoport, MD, author of The Boy Who Couldn’t Stop Washing) of treating animals with all-too-human problems in this “fascinating read for anyone...
| Author | Debbie Bliss |
| ISBN | 1570762481 |
This delightful book is a complete beginner’s guide to knitting for babies, from bootees and blankets to simple sweaters. Renowned for her stylish and simple designs, Bliss first guides the beginning knitter through all the basic steps and techniques. She then presents step–by–step instructions...
Ethics on the Ark: Zoos, Animal Welfare, and Wildlife Conservation
| Author | Bryan G. Norton |
| ISBN | 1560986891 |
Ethics on the Ark presents a passionate, multivocal discussion—among zoo professionals, activists, conservation biologists, and philosophers—about the future of zoos and aquariums, the treatment of animals in captivity, and the question of whether the individual, the species, or the ecosystem...
Far and Near: On Days Like These
| Author | Neil Peart |
| ISBN | 1770412573 |
Whether navigating the backroads of Louisiana or Thuringia, exploring the snowy Quebec woods, or performing onstage at Rush concerts, Neil Peart has stories to tell. His first volume in this series, Far and Away, combined words and images to form an intimate, insightful narrative that won many readers.
Now...
Animal Minds: Beyond Cognition to Consciousness
| Author | Donald R. Griffin |
| ISBN | 0226308650 |
In Animal Minds, Donald R. Griffin takes us on a guided tour of the recent explosion of scientific research on animal mentality. Are animals consciously aware of anything, or are they merely living machines, incapable of conscious thoughts or emotional feelings? How can we tell? Such questions have...
| Author | William Steig |
| ISBN | 0374410380 |
Caleb the carpenter and Kate the weaver loved each other, but not every single minute. Once in a while they'd differ about this or that and wind up in such a fierce quarrel you'd never believe they were husband and wife.
Wouldn't I? Oh, William Steig, you have such a rosy (yet not implausible) view...
