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Learn to communicate with your dog—using their language “Good reading for dog lovers and an immensely useful manual for dog owners.”—The Washington Post An Applied Animal Behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years’ experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell reveals a revolutionary new perspective on our relationship with dogs—sharing insights on how “man’s best friend” might interpret our behavior, as well as essential advice on how to interact with our four-legged friends in ways that bring out the best in them. After all, humans and dogs are two entirely different species, each shaped by its individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (as are wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation. This marvelous guide demonstrates how even the slightest changes in our voices and in the ways we stand can help dogs understand what we want. Inside you will discover: • How you can get your dog to come when called by acting less like a primate and more like a dog • Why the advice to “get dominance” over your dog can cause problems • Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble—and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of mischief • How dogs and humans share personality types—and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alpha wanna-bes!” Fascinating, insightful, and compelling, The Other End of the Leash is a book that strives to help you connect with your dog in a completely new way—so as to enrich that most rewarding of relationships.

You are so excited, next week your Australian Sheperd puppy will enter your home. He hasfascinated you with his colorful coat, intelligent look, and great versatility in all sports disciplines; youcan't wait to caress and hug it. You already know it is a docile and intelligent dog, perfect forchildren because it gets attached easily. It is a smart dog, also known as the smiling dog because it canraise its lips and show its teeth as if it were smiling. He has a nice disposition, which allows himto get along well with other dogs. He loves being in the company, even though he is very independent atthe same time. But there is one thing that worries you... ... will you be able to train yourdog suitably and make him live his life as he is supposed to do, according to his characteristics? Ormaybe you already have one but his training is becoming a real big issue you don't know how to figureout. Well, today is your lucky day! Your worries will disappear, and you will be able to enjoy yourlife with your loved dog like never before! Inside this manual, you will find all the informationyou need to train your dog suitably so that he can receive an adequate education from the firstmonths. In this book, you will: Learn Everything About This Amazing Breed, its history, its physical characteristics, and the character traits that distinguish it. It is important toknow his origins to be able to understand his behavior. Find an Exhaustive Description AboutThe Best Training for Your Australian Sheperd according to his age; you can easily follow thesetraining steps to quickly educate your dog most suitably and healthily, both for your serenity and his. Discover 5 Secret Golden Rules for Australian Sheperd Training to realize how it is easy, byfollowing them, to have your dog quickly trained and happy, at the same time, without wasting your timein many supposed rules that do not work, in the end. Find Out Everything About How toMaintain Your Dog Healthy and Happy, to ensure him a joyful and peaceful life, and to give you andyour family the awareness your home is safe and clean. Learn How to Create a Deep Bondwith Your Australian Sheperd to take all benefits coming from this. Every dog has an individualpersonality, just like humans; in these pages, you can find out how to understand your puppy's one, toconnect with him, and become friends for life! ... & Lot More! There is nothing better than having a pet to enjoy life mostly and at maximum; anAustralian Sheperd can make your life complete and become a new member of the family to all effects. But he needs training, the right one; the one you can give him by taking this book in your hands, and following the useful information inside. This Guide will show you, step-by-step, how to train, and take good care of your dog daily, and at every stage of his life! OrderYour Copy Now and Start a New Serene and Healthy Life With The Dog of Your Life!

In 2006, about 69 million U.S. households had pets, giving homes to around 73.9 million dogs, 90.5 million cats, and 16.6 million birds, and spending more than 38 billion dollars on companion animals. As never before in history, our pets are truly members of the family. But the notion of “companion species”—knotted from human beings, animals and other organisms, landscapes, and technologies—includes much more than “companion animals.” In When Species Meet, Donna J. Haraway digs into this larger phenomenon to contemplate the interactions of humans with many kinds of critters, especially with those called domestic. At the heart of the book are her experiences in agility training with her dogs Cayenne and Roland, but Haraway’s vision here also encompasses wolves, chickens, cats, baboons, sheep, microorganisms, and whales wearing video cameras. From designer pets to lab animals to trained therapy dogs, she deftly explores philosophical, cultural, and biological aspects of animal–human encounters. In this deeply personal yet intellectually groundbreaking work, Haraway develops the idea of companion species, those who meet and break bread together but not without some indigestion. “A great deal is at stake in such meetings,” she writes, “and outcomes are not guaranteed. There is no assured happy or unhappy ending-socially, ecologically, or scientifically. There is only the chance for getting on together with some grace.” Ultimately, she finds that respect, curiosity, and knowledge spring from animal–human associations and work powerfully against ideas about human exceptionalism.

An emotional tale of identity, sexuality and suicide derived from personal experience about three teenage boys who struggle to come to terms with their homosexuality in a small Western Australian town. On the surface, nerd Zeke, punk Charlie and footy wannabe Hammer look like they have nothing in common. But scratch that surface and you'd find three boys in the throes of coming to terms with their homosexuality in a town where it is invisible. Invisible Boys is a raw, confronting YA novel that explores the complexities and trauma of rural gay identity with painful honesty, devastating consequences and, ultimately, hope.

From an opera-loving Labrador to a tooting bulldog, a chronicle of the character and personality of everyday dogs from a National Geographic photographer. Discover the stunning collection of photographs that shows the majesty, playfulness, and joy that is man’s best friend: As a National Geographic photographer, taking pictures of lions, tigers, and bears was a regular day’s work for Vincent Musi, but in 2017 he gave himself a new challenge: dogs. Using the same lighting and photographic techniques he uses for his National Geographic photography, Musi spent a year shooting portraits of dogs and compiling them into a book complete with all of the tail wags, wet noses, and dogs of all shapes and sizes. With delightful and informative bios displayed next to each portrait, The Year of the Dogs will have you entertained and doggedly coming back for more. “This gorgeous tribute to man’s best friend is the perfect gift for the dog-lover in your life—or anyone who needs to be convinced that dogs have just as much personality as humans.” —The Pioneer Woman “You’ve probably seen work by Vincent Musi before. He’s a regular National Geographic photographer and his work has covered topics like volcanoes, illegal immigration, global warming, hurricanes and the like. His latest book, though, is quite different in subject matter. It’s a book about dogs—your average pet pooch—and it’s fabulous . . . Paging through the book is a delight.” —Photo District News “For the dog lover who also loves photography, you can’t go wrong with this coffee table book from photographer Vincent J. Musi.” —InStyle (Holiday Gift Pick)

Written for the layperson and the scientist alike, this study of how heredity affects physical and behavioral conditions in dogs includes basic genetic principles, polygenic inheritance, inheritance of many desirable and undesirable features, genetic diseases, and much more.