The Secret Language of Dogs: Unlocking the Canine Mind for a Happier Pet
10 best books like The Secret Language of Dogs: Unlocking the Canine Mind for a Happier Pet (Victoria Stilwell): The Dolphin in the Mirror: Exploring Dolphin Minds and Saving Dolphin Lives, 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, What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs, Rescue Road: One Man, Thirty Thousand Dogs, and a Million Miles on the Last Hope Highway, The Dog Merchants: Inside the Big Business of Breeders, Pet Stores, and Rescuers, The Dog Lover Unit: Lessons in Courage from the World's K9 Cops, Every Dog: A Book of Over 450 Breeds, Year 50
| Author | Diana Reiss |
| ISBN | 0547445725 |
A memoir by the world’s leading dolphin and whale expert, revealing the extraordinary richness of these animals’ intelligence and exposing our terrible mistreatment of the smartest creatures in the sea.
For centuries, humans and dolphins have enjoyed a special relationship,...
| 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...
| Author | Cat Warren |
| ISBN | 1451667310 |
A firsthand exploration of the fascinating world of “working dogs”—who seek out missing persons, sniff for explosives in war zones, and locate long-dead remains—through the experiences of a journalist and her canine companion, an incorrigible pup named Solo.
Cat Warren is a university...
| 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 | 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 | 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....
It has been almost 50 years since the planet was nearly rid of humans. Wildlife grows without restraint, erasing the metal and concrete structures left behind. Even where industrialization was most prominent, trees and grassland are aggressively reclaiming their land; Earth is pulling away the...
A provocative look at the “cult of pedigree” and an entertaining social history of purebred dogs
So-called “purebreds” are the mainstay of the dog industry, and expert Michael Brandow argues that these aren’t markers of time-honored traditions but rather commercial inventions...
| Author | Pat Miller |
| ISBN | 0764536095 |
The Power of Positive Dog Training is the best book yet on explaining how and why purely positive training works. Inside, you'll find easy to read discussion of the philosophy of positive training followed by training tips and exercises. This book is geared toward the dog owner who wants to develop a...
Bonding with Your Dog: A Trainer's Secrets for Building a Better Relationship
| Author | Victoria Schade |
| ISBN | 0470409150 |
The human-canine bond: a relationship steeped in love with equal parts mutual respect, trust, and regardIn this groundbreaking book, professional dog trainer Victoria Schade reveals that a successful relationship between you and your dog isn't about establishing yourself as the pack leader,...
The Modern Dog: How Dogs Fit into Our Society, Culture, and Our Personal and Emotional Lives
| Author | Stanley Coren |
| ISBN | 1416593683 |
Dogs are invented creatures -- invented by humans, who have been shaping the lives of these four-legged companions for more than 14,000 years. However, we often forget that, just as dogs live in our world, we live in theirs. "The Modern Dog" is a look at our coevolution, interpreting both canine and human...
| Author | Patricia B. McConnell |
| ISBN | 1891767003 |
This book offers a fantastic training program for reactive dogs. Start at the very lowest level of reaction, create a positive association with whatever it is that creates the anxiety and work from there. I know first hand that when your dog reacts, it's easy to let yourself also get anxious and excited....
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 | Peggy O. Swager |
| ISBN | 1493004778 |
I had high hopes for this book since the author espouses positive training techniques and a patient, repetitive approach that I can get behind. However, I felt like the bulk of the book was aimed at rehabilitating submissive fearful dogs. The majority of the dogs described in case studies furthermore...
Making Animals Happy: How to Create the Best Life for Pets and Other Animals
| Author | Catherine Johnson |
| ISBN | 1408800829 |
I think the title of this book is misleading. It suggests a pleasant, cosy read. In fact this book is far from cosy. Temple Grandin is an associate professor of animal science, dealing with animal welfare on a huge scale. She works primarily with intensive farms, slaughter houses and zoos – trying to...
| Author | John Fisher |
| ISBN | 1844031209 |
There's lot to like about this book. The writing style, the glimpses into the author's sardonic sense of humour (the Yoko thing alone is worth the price of admission) and some of the training tips, especially for setting boundaries.
However, there is an awful lot that is just not right. For example,...
Leaving the Wild: The Unnatural History of Dogs, Cats, Cows, and Horses
| Author | Gavin Ehringer |
| ISBN | 1681775565 |
The domestication of animals changed the course of human history, but what about the animals who abandoned their wild existence in exchange for our care and protection? Domestication has proven to be a wildly successful survival strategy, but this success has not been without drawbacks. A modern...
Training the Best Dog Ever: A 5-Week Program Using the Power of Positive Reinforcement
| Author | Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz |
| ISBN | 0761168850 |
Training the Best Dog Ever, originally published in hardcover as The Love That Dog Training Program, is a book based on love and kindness. It features a program of positive reinforcement and no-fail techniques that author Dawn Sylvia-Stasiewicz used to train the White House dog, Bo Obama, and each...
| Author | Janet Vorwald Dohner |
| ISBN | 1612125921 |
Gain a deeper understanding of your canine friends through these in-depth breed profiles that showcase how working dogs think. From familiar breeds like the Border Collie, Corgi, and Dachshund to the lesser-known Akbash, Puli, and Hovawart, Janet Vorwald Dohner describes 93 breeds of livestock...
| Author | Brian Innes |
| ISBN | 0312184255 |
A fascinating, often gruesome, account of the use of torture throughout historyTorture is undeniably a crime against humanity. Yet, however repugnant the practice of torture appears to us today, it was legal for at least 3,000 years, and formed a part of most legal codes in Europe and the Far East. In...
See a Heart, Share a Heart
| Author | Eric Telchin |
| ISBN | 0803738943 |
A gift that opens your eyes, your heart, and your world
In 2009, Eric Telchin noticed a heart in a pool of melted ice cream, and hearts have followed him ever since. He launched boyseeshearts.com as a forum to share his "found" hearts, and an Internet phenomenon was born.
This enticing...
Offered to the Werewolves
Book #1: Shifters of Shadow Falls
(Note: includes parts I-V of the
Offered to the Werewolves
serial.)
Every year Shadow Falls offers its young women to the werewolf shifters in exchange for the town's protection -- there’s no refusal.
Ariana and Lizie grew up relying only...
