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Jan was born in London England. She worked in radio. Word got out that her boss, Rick, was a serious friend of felines. Six cats took up residence. Dusty, a silver kitten, made herself at home in Jan's outbox. Each cat had an account at the vets and was written off the radio station's taxes. The IRS accepted the deduction.
The cats were banished when the station was sold.
Dusty joined Jan's family.
The author had an epiphany as she watched the...
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Osama bin Laden is dead, but Al Qaeda remains the CIA's "number one threat." Yet since the 9/11 attacks on the United States, the organization has evolved into a much more complex and far-flung entity, even as American military strikes have killed its most identifiable spokesmen and leaders. Moving well beyond the headlines, this richly documented and fascinating account of Al Qaeda offers readers a completely new understanding of the organization's...
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Made famous on The Martha Stewart Show on television and Sirius radio, Marc Morrone is front and center to answer his viewers' (and his readers') many questions about their favorite pets. In Ask the Dog Keeper, Marc's quirky, entertaining personality shines on every page as he spews out his wisdom, know-how, and hilarious anecdotes to answer dozens of questions. In the chapter on food, Marc responds to common questions about the kinds of diet that...
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Can a dog transform your life? While fostering a little senior rescue dog named Grandma, a connection transpired. From that connection came healing. Healing for Grandma, a terribly abused Chihuahua, and healing for her person. Together, the pair learned how to come to terms with their traumatic pasts and move forward. Life-long animal advocate and co-founder of Advocates 4 Animals, Inc., Stacey Ritz has always understood that we can take positive...
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Four decades of up-to-date peach-fronted conure experience...This complete twenty-first-century guide will give you everything the beginner or intermediate pet owner needs to get started with one of the world's most personable small parrots, the peach-fronted conure, also known as the peach-fronted parakeet. You'll also get insights into the half-moon or orange-fronted conure, the peach front’s northern cousin.
This book is unlike any other pet...
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Owning a pet can teach a child responsibility, patience, confidence, and the satisfaction of a job well done and best of all, its fun! Over 60 inventive activities and crafts such as Can Do Canine Show and Dog Day Story teach kids about taking care of their pooch pal while promoting a long-lasting relationship. Games such as musical chairs, burying bones together, and throwing a Frisbee and fly ball; fun things to make such as a rag rug, a pooch pillow,...
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Treats, Play, Love is the collected wisdom of Patricia G. Burnham, the author of the highly successful Play training Your Dog, which has been in print for more than twenty-five years. Now, after fifty-years in the business, she brings to this new book a focus on food training your dog with small treats, while still incorporating fun and games into teaching basic and advanced obedience. Burnham uses no compulsive training or punishment for incorrect...
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The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly! Whoever coined the term "birdbrained" wasn't familiar with parakeets. They're smart as well as funny and entertaining. This guide helps you with everything from preparing for and choosing a parakeet to teaching it to talk and perform tricks. It covers:* Details on setting up a healthy home...
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A collection of poetry from a small farm on the Colorado prairie; tiny stories in simple words, praise for the beautiful fragile land, and love poems to horses. This is a 106-page book of poetry and full-color photography, a softcover mini-coffee table book. Some heartfelt, some humorous, these poems are a howl to the prairie wind. I'm a woman on a farm, wonderstruck by this simple life with its plain beauty; the comfort of daily chores and bittersweet...
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Carina MacDonald's fun, upbeat presentation ranges from the basics of choosing and getting a dog to a wonderfully complete, visually organized treasure-trove of tips on training one's dog, addressing behavior problems, and making sure he or she stays healthy.
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El adiestramiento de perros no tiene por qué ser difícil. Adiestra a tu perro de la manera más simple.
Todo can tiene el potencial de tener buen comportamiento, y queda en tus manos educarlo para lograr eso.
Si compras esta guía para adiestramiento de perros, aprenderás cómo conectarte con tu perro y desarrollar confianza en dicha relación.
Aprenderás cómo enseñar las 5 órdenes esenciales de sentarse, esperar, acostarse, venir y caminar...
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The healing, beauty, and joy of the animal shelter system
Without volunteers, our nation's animal shelter system simply would not exist. Volunteers speak for those that cannot speak, pick up the pieces for abandoned animals that have been let down by previous owners or unfortunate circumstances, and do whatever it takes to heal the deepest of wounds.
In Finding Shelter, award-winning photographer Jesse Freidin shows the softer side of this story....
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A positive agility training method that's fun for you and your dog
Designed expressly for dog owners who want the interactive thrill of agility sports without the rigid rules, pressures, and expenses of competition, Having Fun with Agility is a practical, down-to-earth guide to today's most popular canine sport.
The seasoned trainer and award-winning writer Margaret Bonham explains proven, positive methods--such as clicker training--that will help...
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When originally published in 1959, this marvelous collection of dog stories compiled by the late humorist Corey Ford was an immediate bestseller. For his edition, Ford selected pieces written by his friends and contemporaries whose names appeared on the mastheads of The New Yorker, Vanity Fair, Life, and Colliers. The names read like a Who's Who of humor: Thurber, Benchley. Wodehouse, White, Woollcott, Marquis. Ford also provided balance with stories...
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If you have ever loved or cared for an animal, then Little Buddha Dog will touch your heart! Written through the voice of Countess, a little dog whose heart is full of joy, she recounts the wonderful blessings of unconditional love shared with her Mum, and their last day together. Ready to pass through the veils from earth to heaven, their final goodbye is both touching and sweet as they honor each other in this final act of surrender. This little...
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Corgnelius was living the good life with his owners in sunny Los Angeles - he was happy, healthy, likely the cutest corgi known to man and was the star of his own blog. Then along came Stumphrey, a corgi puppy and Corgnelius's new brother. After a short-lived rough beginning, the two learned to share the spotlight and the blog became a sensation. Known for their fashion-forward style sense and love of adventure, Corgnelius and Stumphrey share their...
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Horse Basics 101 is a compilation of useful and interesting facts about horses. It is based on our current understanding of their behaviors. Since horses do not communicate in the same way we do, it is important for us to understand how they act and why.
Understanding equine behavior is important for both the horsey person and the not so horsey person. Both the lay person and the amateur horse enthusiast can appreciate the horse understanding...
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The Howell Equestrian Library is a distinguished collection of books on all aspects of horsemanship and horsemastership. The nearly fifty books in print offer readers in all disciplines and at all levels of competition sound instruction and guidance by some of the most celebrated riders, trainers, judges, and veterinarians in the horse world today. Whether your interest is dressage, show jumping, or western riding, or whether it is breeding, grooming,...
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Do horses make choices? How do they seem to know what people are thinking and feeling? Are horses spiritual beings with a destiny all their own? If so, how is this destiny connected with humanity's future? How does the equine mind compare with the human mind? What do horses have to teach people? And why are women so attracted to horses? These are some of the questions writer and equine therapist Linda Kohanov explores in her extraordinary book The...
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