This dog training guide reveals nature's application of quiet cont rol without raised voices and aggression. Posture, eye contact, clear boundaries, feedback and follow-through are incorporated and studied.

Since her father's death four years ago, Donna has gone through the motions of living: her friendships are empty, she's clueless about what to do after high school graduation, and her grief keeps her isolated, cut off even from the one parent she has left. That is until she's standing in front of the dead body of a classmate at Brighton Brothers' Funeral Home. At that moment, Donna realizes what might just give her life purpose is comforting others in death.

Tests involving a dog’s sense of smell are one of the fastest growing areas of competitions today. They are fun for dogs and people alike, the training is fun and easy, and no fancy equipment is necessary. Scent Games not only offers invaluable training advice for participating in these events but has challenging new games to keep you and your dog’s skills sharp. It is one book you must have for your collection. Debby Kay has been a pioneer in many areas of scent detection work. Her highly acclaimed Super Sniffer® program has been taught in over 20 countries around the world. What experts are saying about Super Sniffer Scent Games: From a master on scent detection, Scent Games is more than training, it is a wonderful way to develop the human-animal bond. The dogs have to think on their own. With this kind of training, you can go to whatever level you want to achieve. —Mark Hines, Kong® Lead Behavior and Training Specialist Give your dog a break from boring obedience commands, and let them use their instincts! Debby Kay now shows everyone how to develop your dog’s natural scenting abilities in a fun and practical format. She takes the mystery out of scent detection training. and brings it to the everyday pet owner. 5 barks! —Camilla Gray, author of Lipstick on a Leash and owner of Dairydell Canine All our dogs and handlers had a blast trying out the scent games with Debby Kay. Can’t wait to play some more. —Joan Dandy, owner of Dandy Dog Training

*An Instant New York Times Bestseller!* A memoir of love and loss, of being in the right place at the right time, and of the mysterious ways a beloved pet can bring people together, from CBS Sunday Morning News correspondent and multi-Emmy-Award-winning Martha Teichner. There are true fairy tales. Stories that exist because impossible-to-explain coincidences change everything. Except in real life, not all of them have conventional, happily-ever-after endings. When Harry Met Minnie is that kind of fairy tale, with the vibrant, romantic New York City backdrop of its namesake, the movie When Harry Met Sally, and the bittersweet wisdom of Tuesdays with Morrie. There’s a special camaraderie among early-morning dog walkers. Gathering at dog runs in the park, or strolling through the farmer's market at Union Square before the bustling crowd appears, fellow pet owners become familiar–as do the personalities of their beloved animals. In this special space and time, a chance encounter with an old acquaintance changed Martha Teichner’s world. As fate would have it, her friend knew someone who was dying of cancer, from exposure to toxins after 9/11, and desperate to find a home for her dog, Harry. He was a Bull Terrier—the same breed as Martha’s dear Minnie. Would Martha consider giving Harry a safe, loving new home? In short order, boy dog meets girl dog, the fairy tale part of this story. But there is so much more to this book. After Martha agrees to meet Harry and his owner Carol, what begins as a transaction involving a dog becomes a deep and meaningful friendship between two women with complicated lives and a love of Bull Terriers in common. Through the heartbreak and grief of Carol’s illness, the bond that develops changed Martha’s life, Carol’s life, Minnie’s life, Harry’s life. As it changed Carol’s death as well. In this rich and touching narrative, Martha considers the ways our stories are shaped by the people we meet, and the profound love we can find by opening our hearts to unexpected encounters.

New edition updated for 2022! Develop the tools and understanding you need to be the best trainer for your new puppy or adult dog—it’s never too early or late to start! Professional dog trainer Kate Perry has seen it all: the secret pee-ers, the delivery-man harassers, the skittish wallflowers, the zippy puppy, the pulling sled dog, the barking door dashers, and the withdrawing senior. If any of these remind you of your dog-or you fear your pup is on their way to developing a behavioral challenge-let Kate help you create a balanced training program that will yield positive results for you and your pooch. Kate’s layered methodology includes an easy-to-take Canine Drive Survey, the same one she provides to her clients, enabling you to identify your dog’s particular set of drives, behavioral traits, and needs. Next, she develops a personalized training program for you and your pooch that blends together your lifestyle and household setup and your dog’s unique “canine-ality” to create an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and understanding. Kate’s goal is to turn you into the best trainer for your dog, using simple commands with step-by-step instructions that cover all the essential training categories: housetraining, socialization, leash walking, exercise, and dealing with anxiety. Each chapter contains personal stories and photos pulled from Kate’s client files including Professor Sophie, Kate’s well-trained pug, who also offers her own brand of authentic nose-nudging advice and tips and has helped teach over 2000 pups in the group classes. Whether you’re looking for advice for your current canine companion or welcoming a new puppy into your home, Training for Both Ends of the Leash will help you create a happy and healthy relationship that will last a lifetime.

Half of me was thinking, Georgina, don't do this. Stealing a dog is just plain wrong. The other half of me was thinking, Georgina, you're in a bad fix and you got to do whatever it takes to get yourself out of it. Georgina Hayes is desperate. Ever since her father left and they were evicted from their apartment, her family has been living in their car. With her mama juggling two jobs and trying to make enough money to find a place to live, Georgina is stuck looking after her younger brother, Toby. And she has her heart set on improving their situation. When Georgina spots a missing-dog poster with a reward of five hundred dollars, the solution to all her problems suddenly seems within reach. All she has to do is "borrow" the right dog and its owners are sure to offer a reward. What happens next is the last thing she expected. With unmistakable sympathy, Barbara O'Connor tells the story of a young girl struggling to see what's right when everything else seems wrong. How to Steal a Dog is a 2008 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year. This title has Common Core connections.

POP CULTURE GETS ITS WAG ON! Pick up the original Collector s Copy of Babes with Dogs today! This fun book of another breed comes loaded with canine antics. Dedicated to dogs and the women who love them from author and dog aficionado, Tany Soussana. For the love of dog take paws to enjoy this tailspun lark, and if you haven't already, do pick up the doggy pace (the world of women and their love affair with dogs is alive, well, and booming)! Just look around there are women with dogs EVERYWHERE! Did anyone say, hot doggy nirvana? From the froth and frolic of the modern day woman, to a walk in the dog park of another kind, Babes with Dogs takes an indelible plunge into the day-to-day absurdity of what happens when apart from a man going south only a good dog will do. The call of canine nature that beckons a woman's inner-babe and gives the unconditional licking she deserves. Babes with Dogs pays tribute to women who have put their hearts on a leash an exclusive club and unleashed babedom, making any doggy romp worth its OMD ride. If you are a Sex and the City fan, or grew up with a personal affinity for Snoopy, then Babes with Dogs could be your new happy place. A fun and wicked answer to every woman s trials and tribulations with the opposite sex, if not a rebel bark for strutting her best stuff with her unconditionally loving canine companion. Chockfull of entertaining doggy fashion statements and double-entendres, get ready to put on your Groove Style with a dog! From the Glammies to the Bow-Wowwies, and dressed to the K9s Babes with Dogs" is the tickle your doggy-bone book that sheds light and irrepressible humor on everything to do with talk, focus, and women relating to life with Fido. In all its biting wit and glory, this book puts on the dog with the right blend of naughty and nice. Now, from Diva Dog Fashionistas who always get the last lick (and a lil' Bada-Bling), enjoy this slobbering feel-good book that doubles over as a tummy-rub howl and a girl's new BFF with a tail on! Makes the perfect gift for the tail-spin inclined. Welcome to Doggywood the Babes with Dogs exclusive scene and no-bones-barred landscape, where hails the diehard maternal attitude, Come to Mama! Find out more at: www.BabeswithDogs.com.