Títulos em Animais de Estimação e Cuidados com Animais

What does it take to raise a great dog? This was the question that husband-and-wife team Brian Hare and Vanessa Woods hoped to answer when they enrolled one hundred and one puppies in the Duke Puppy Kindergarten. With the help of a retired service dog named Congo, Brian, Vanessa, and their team set out to understand the secrets of the puppy mind: What factors might predict whether a puppy will grow up to change someone’s life?

They say a dog is a man's best friend. Well, while this may partly be true, the unfortunate part about our friendship with our dogs is really wanting. Let me ask you this simple question; how much do you know about dogs? If you really are someone's friend, you probably would do everything possible to know as much about them as is practically possible. If you've been a dog owner for some time, you can bet that your dog knows a lot about you than you probably may think.

Letters with Smokie captures an epistolic exchange between Dan Goodley and Rod Michalko, or rather, Rod Michalko's late guide dog, Smokie. A lively exploration of human-animal relationships and disability as disruption, disturbance, and art, the book offers a refreshing re-evaluation of cultural misunderstandings of disability.

The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than 20 years of experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our dogs in ways that bring out the best in them.

Niall Harbison is a dog hero based in Thailand. He spends his days feeding, caring for and rescuing the many street dogs he comes across. With every rescue there’s a story. Like the sweet gentle McMuffin who was found with many tumours and hours from death, only to be nursed back to health. She now lives with Niall and is a popular member of the pack. Then there is King Whacker – who escaped a vicious attack and is now ruling the nest living up to his name as the king of the all good dogs. And who could resist the puppy eyes of little Rodney.

O encantador de gatos é um guia indispensável para todos os amantes de gatos. Trabalhando com o conceito de gatitude (cat mojo no original), Jackson Galaxy e Mikel Delgado, especialistas em comportamento felino, mostram de forma didática e espirituosa a melhor maneira de deixar o seu bichinho à vontade consigo mesmo e com o ambiente em que vive.

Delicioso, engraçado e irresistível: uma pequena obra-prima narrada do ponto de vista dos gatos.

With On Talking Terms With Dogs, you can learn to recognize these signals and use them yourself to interact with your dog. Norwegian dog trainer and behaviorist Turid Rugaas has made it her life work to study canine social interaction. She coined the phrase calming signals to describe the social skills, sometimes referred to as body language, that dogs use to avoid conflict, invite play, and communicate a wide range of information to other dogs and also humans.

Qual é o sentido da vida? Buscamos respostas na filosofia e na religião para nossas angústias, mas será que os gatos não têm algo a nos ensinar? Ao buscar soluções para nossas grandes inquietações, a humanidade criou, entre outras coisas, a filosofia. Pensadores, de Spinoza a Berdiaev, têm se debruçado sobre questões humanas perenes, mas talvez tenhamos tanto a aprender com gatos quanto com os grandes filósofos. Filosofia felina aborda várias linhas filosóficas ao longo do tempo e coloca outra perspectiva em destaque: a dos gatos.

If you are interested in getting a dog, this guide will help you see the major challenges associated with training one and making it perform around the house in an orderly manner. Everything you learn will ensure that you can keep up with the progress needed to make sure your dog learns in a timely manner.

Nossos cachorros estão ficando doentes cada vez mais cedo e, para que possam se manter saudáveis e continuar conosco durante muitos anos, cabe a nós fazer escolhas inteligentes em relação à sua alimentação, rotina e cuidados gerais. Neste audiolivro, Rodney Habib e a Dra. Karen Becker nos oferecem as ferramentas necessárias para isso. Eles conversaram com os principais geneticistas, microbiologistas e pesquisadores da área, e entrevistaram em todo o mundo pessoas cujos cães passaram dos 20 anos, alguns chegando até os 30.

If you already have a dog in your life or you are considering adopting a dog into your life then this book is a must-listen. Whether you have behavioral or obedience issues or not, there is always something new to learn when you understand how the mind and body of a dog actually works.

How to Cook for Your Pet is a cookbook written for all pet owners who love their pets. You can cook simple easy meals for your pet using these well-written recipes. Only basic cooking skills are needed. Kids 12 and up can make these meals with the supervision of an adult. All recipes are nutritionally sound for pets, not complex recipes more suited for human tastes. Many foods commonly eaten by people are unsafe for pets to eat. These recipes contain only foods safe for feeding pets. This cookbook has detailed information about foods unsafe for pets, so that the home cook can avoid them.

Are you a new Betta fish owner or considering adding these beautiful creatures to your aquarium? Betta Fish for Beginners is all you need. This guide is more than just a care manual, it's an invitation to learn and appreciate the unique beauty and intelligence of Betta fish. Written with both passion and expertise that contain comprehensive resource of everything you need to know about caring for these curious and beautiful creatures.

What do you do when you want to grow a beautiful garden, but your land is surrounded by sand? That was the dilemma the author and her husband found themselves in 2001. A Wife’s Perspective of Backyard Aquaponics gives you the spouses’ side of the story of the twelve years the author and her husband built this mom-and-pop business.

Dogs of all shapes and sizes visit Ruth Shaw's three wee bookshops in Manapōuri in the far south of Aotearoa New Zealand. Local dogs, holiday house dogs, travelling dogs – many have great stories, be they funny, sad, strange, bemusing, quirky or sweet. Woven throughout are tales of the very special Hunza, the dog who worked with troubled teens alongside Shaw when she was a youth worker.

In "Dog Training Reimagined," Certified Master Dog Trainer Kimberly, who has worked with hundreds of dogs over the last decade, shares her expert knowledge to help you unlock your dog's potential. Tailor training techniques to match your dog's personality and needs. Transform daily routines with just 5 minutes of training. Sidestep common mistakes and avoid pitfalls that hinder progress.

Embark on a journey through horse knowledge and learning with trivia! Test your horse knowledge and share experiences with the whole family. From horse and animal enthusiast to the experienced equestrian, this book is perfect for all ages. Discover the history of horses, horse breeds, and get down to the basics of horsemanship. Prepare to test your knowledge and share with family and friends.

In The Stress Factor in Dogs, Dr. Kristina Spaulding explores what science has revealed about stress in dogs and other mammals and demonstrates how to effectively read scientific research in order to apply our acquired knowledge to the dogs in our lives. This thoroughly comprehensive book provides detailed insight on how stress affects the health and well-being of our dogs at all stages of development.

Biology of Dogs takes you on a series of tours through all the major biological systems–reproductive, nervous, musculoskeletal, digestive and more. Tim leads these tours in a fun and irreverent manner, offering insights that will enhance your dog-human relationships so much that you will abandon all of your human friends to spend more time with your dog!