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Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves

by Kevin Behan

Kevin Behan's approach to understanding dogs offers practical ways to decode and change behaviors; and profound ways to learn from the mirror our dogs provide.

Training Your Dog the Humane Way: Simple Teaching Tips for Resolving Problem Behaviors and Raising a Happy Dog

by Alana Stevenson

Effective and caring, the methods in this book strengthen the bond between dog and human, accentuating the pleasure and play that prompt dog guardianship in the first place.

Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats: A Guide for Pet Parents

by David G. Wellock & Jim Walker

If cats and dogs could write an instruction manual for their humans, Health and Nutrition for Dogs and Cats would be the result. While many cat and dog lovers want to feed and care for their pets as best they...

Feed Your Best Friend Better: Easy, Nutritious Meals and Treats for Dogs

by Rick Woodford

From Rick Woodford, the "Dog Food Dude" himself, comes Feed Your Best Friend Better, with easy recipes that will make even humans drool a little bit. Natural food can enable dogs to live longer, healthier lives,...

Beg: A Radical New Way of Regarding Animals

by Rory Freedman

Rory Freedman explains her profound love for her dogs and encourages the world to embrace the importance of pets.

The Lazy Dog's Guide to Enlightenment

by Beth Wilson & Zachary Folk

In these pages, distinctive black-and-white dog images by acclaimed animal photographer Zachary Folk are illuminated by captions of down-to-earth spiritual wisdom "from" the dogs to us, their often confused...

The Natural Vet's Guide to Preventing and Treating Arthritis in Dogs and Cats

by DVM Shawn Messonnier

Arthritis is common in dogs and increasingly prevalent in cats. Shawn Messonnier equips pet owners with the knowledge they need to recognize and treat this debilitating condition.

Living with Kids and Dogs... Without Losing Your Mind, 2nd Ed.

by Colleen Pelar

Provides busy parents with simple, realistic advice to help ensure that the relationship between their kids and their dog is safe and enjoyable for all. You will learn how to help your child and dog develop...

Behavior Adjustment Training: BAT for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs

by Grisha Stewart

Think "functional" to solve your dog's reactivity issues. Behavior Adjustment Training (BAT) was developed by author Grisha Stewart to rehabilitate and prevent dog reactivity. BAT looks at the function of growling,...

The Complete Book of Home Remedies for Your Dog

by Deborah Mitchell

A comprehensive guide for dog owners looking for safe and reliable home remedies to the most common canine health problems-- anything from fleas to arthritis. It contains an accessible wealth of  information...

The Complete Book of Home Remedies for Your Cat

by Deborah Mitchell

 From hairballs and fleas to obesity and diabetes, this comprehensive  guide shows you how to treat a wide range of common feline ailments using simple home remedies, herbal therapies,, and chemical-free options...

Born to Win, Breed to Succeed

by Patricia Craige Trotter

The most important book on dog breeding and showing ever written just got bigger and better! Complete with new and updated content by Patricia Craige Trotter, who won her signature breed group at Westminster...

Wedding Dogs: A Celebration of Holy Muttrimony

by Katie Preston Toepfer & Sam Stall

Wedding Dogs captures man’s best friend at 75 weddings—dogs as the best man, maid of honor, ring bearer, or another member of the wedding party! Decked out in little doggy tuxedos or sporting a wreath of...

Straight from the Horse's Mouth: How to Talk to Animals and Get Answers

by Amelia Kinkade

In Straight from the Horse's Mouth, Kinkade shares her practical program that has helped hundreds of clients break through to communicate with their pets.

Furry Friends Forevermore: A Heavenly Reunion with Your Pet

by Gary Kurz

How will we meet our beloved pets in the hereafter?

Will our pets look and act the same in heaven as they did in life? Will the reunion last for eternity or only for a precious few fleeting moments?

While coping...

A Snowflake in My Hand

by Samantha Mooney

A miracle of a book--a joyous celebration of the unspoken but deeply felt bond between animals and people and, in Roger Caras's words, "a celebration of life in the face of death".

Difficult Dogs: An Everyday Guide to Solving Behavioural Problems

by Vanessa Stead

When your dog's behaviour becomes problematic no matter how understanding and patient you may be it can leave you feeling distressed, unhappy and unsure of what to do. Your dog's behaviour can have significant...

Meet the Golden

by American Kennel Club

The American Kennel Club, the most trusted and recognized dog organization in the United States, is excited to team up with BowTie Press to bring readers a new dog breed series called Meet the Breeds. The Meet...

The Gift: How My Horse Taught Me to Teach the Toughest Children

by Alix Moore

What does it take to learn to teach the toughest children? Twenty-four struggling six-year-olds, one angry young horse, and a teacher who wouldn't give up. In this powerful book, part memoir and part how-to,...

Your Ideal Cat: Insights into Breed and Gender Differences in Cat Behavior

by DVM, PhD, Benjamin L. Hart & PhD, Lynette A. Hart

For a happy relationship with your cat, go beyond the looks and make your pick based on demonstrated breed behavior. This is the advice of the Harts, two experts in animal communication and behavior, whose new...