A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and relieving your dog's pain You love your dog, and hate to see him in pain. But you don’t want to head to the vet’s office for hundreds of dollars worth of tests that might prove useless. Dr. Mike Petty understands this. He’s a “pain vet” – working with cutting-edge research to find the best way to relieve your pet's pain. In this book, he guides readers in three critical points: 1. How to determine whether a dog is in pain 2. How to find a veterinarian capable of treating these pain issues. 3. What treatments are available, and which are worth pursuing and which are not. Dr. Petty offers clear descriptions of the treatments, both traditional and holistic. This guide offers the wisdom and support that dog owners crave in these situations.

A comprehensive guide to diagnosing and relieving your dog's pain You love your dog, and hate to see him in pain. But you don’t want to head to the vet’s office for hundreds of dollars worth of tests that might prove useless. Dr. Mike Petty understands this. He’s a “pain vet” – working with cutting-edge research to find the best way to relieve your pet's pain. In this book, he guides readers in three critical points: 1. How to determine whether a dog is in pain 2. How to find a veterinarian capable of treating these pain issues. 3. What treatments are available, and which are worth pursuing and which are not. Dr. Petty offers clear descriptions of the treatments, both traditional and holistic. This guide offers the wisdom and support that dog owners crave in these situations.

Treatment and Care of the Geriatric Veterinary Patient offers veterinarians a complete guide to treating and managing geriatric canine and feline patients. Offers practical guidance on managing all aspects of veterinary care in geriatric pets Takes a holistic approach to managing the geriatric patient, from common diseases and quality of life to hospice, euthanasia, client communications, and business management Focuses on dogs and cats, with a chapter covering common exotic animals Provides clinically oriented advice for ensuring quality of life for older pets Includes access to a companion website with videos, client education handouts, and images

Help Your Dog Overcome Mobility Challenges – Starting Today For some dogs, a reduction in physical ability happens quickly. For others, it occurs at birth or arrives with advanced age. Yet with the right help and support, your dog can still enjoy a full life and his canine independence. Sit. Stand. Go! How to help your dog overcome mobility challenges provides the answers you need to jumpstart your dog’s mental and physical activity and restore the joy in his life. In this helpful book written for dog owners, you’ll discover how to: • pay attention to changes in your dog, • recognize challenges created by those changes and • accommodate your dog’s needs to better move through his world Mobility is crucial for any dog. It allows your pet to run, jump and play, but also to eat, groom himself and eliminate unaided. You want your dog to have a full and active life, even if right now he’s not able to do all the things you both would like him to. Sit. Stand. Go! gives you all the practical tools you need to help you and your dog overcome his mobility challenges and improve your dog’s quality of life. Sit. Stand. Go! combines the appealing writing style and attention to detail of Patricia McConnell's The Other End of the Leash with the practical knowledge of From Fearful to Fear Free: A Positive Program to Free Your Dog from Anxiety, Fears, and Phobias by Dr. Marty Becker. In Sit. Stand. Go! author Kate Titus calls on her years of experience working with mobility-challenged dogs to show you how to look at your dog with a fresh perspective, record your observations and present them in a meaningful way to your veterinary team. With Kate’s genuine love for dogs evident on every page, she’ll teach you how to: • recognize changes in your dog’s mobility, • provide assistance or assistive equipment without triggering your dog’s stubborn streak, • capture and present important information about your dog’s current mobility and changes you’ve seen since your last veterinary visit, • recognize and remove obstacles inside your home, in outdoor spaces, and in loading, unloading, and riding in vehicles. Kate also provides the pep talk you need when working with and loving a mobility-challenged dog. Your dog’s quality of life is important. Sit. Stand. Go! is applicable to dogs of all types, including smaller dogs like Yorkshire Terriers and Beagles, and larger dogs like Labrador Retrievers and German Shepherds. Kate Titus is a Certified Canine Fitness Trainer (CCFT), FitPAWS Master Trainer (FPMT) and Certified Canine Therapeutic and Sports Massage Therapist (CTMT, CSMT). She provides massage, exercise and mobility solutions for dogs at her facility, A Loyal Companion Canine Swim and Recreation Center, in Tucson, Arizona. Kate also lectures to groups on fitness, massage, and senior dog mobility issues. Sit. Stand. Go! – the first in the Loyal Companion book series – allows Kate to share her expertise with loving dog owners like you around the country and around the world. Are you ready to join Kate to learn more about canine mobility and help restore your dog’s quality of life with Sit. Stand. Go! today?

A guide to cultivating a shared life of joy and respect with our dogs. Who’s a Good Dog? is an invitation to nurture more thoughtful and balanced relationships with our canine companions. By deepening our curiosity about what our dogs are experiencing, and by working together with them in a spirit of collaboration, we can become more effective and compassionate caregivers. With sympathy for the challenges met by both dogs and their humans, bioethicist Jessica Pierce explores common practices of caring for dogs, including how we provide exercise, what we feed, how and why we socialize and train, and how we employ tools such as collars and leashes. She helps us both to identify potential sources of fear and anxiety in our dogs’ lives and to expand practices that provide physical and emotional nourishment. Who’s a Good Dog? also encourages us to think more critically about what we expect of our dogs and how these expectations can set everyone up for success or failure. Pierce offers resources to help us cultivate attentiveness and kindness, inspiring us to practice the art of noticing, of astonishment, of looking with fresh eyes at these beings we think we know so well. And more than this, she makes her findings relatable by examining facets of her relationship with Bella, the dog in her life. As Bella shows throughout, all dogs are good dogs, and we, as humans and dog guardians, could be doing a little bit better to get along with them and give them what they need.

No matter how cushy their lives, dogs live on our terms. They compromise their freedom and instinctual pleasure, as well as their innate strategies for coping with stress and anxiety, in exchange for the love, comfort, and care they get from us. But it is possible to let dogs be dogs without wreaking havoc on our lives, as biologist Marc Bekoff and bioethicist Jessica Pierce show in this fascinating book. They begin by illuminating the true nature of dogs and helping us "walk in their paws."; They reveal what smell, taste, touch, sight, and hearing mean to dogs and then guide readers through everyday ways of enhancing dogs's freedom in safe, mutually happy ways. The rewards, they show, are great for dog and human alike.

Get to know your best friend better: “Everyone who owns a dog, breeds or trains dogs, or works with dogs should read this informative book.” —Library Journal Just think about the different behaviors you see at a dog park. We have a good understanding of what it means when dogs wag their tails—but what about when they sniff and roll on a stinky spot? Why do they play tug-of-war with one dog, while showing their bellies to another? Why are some dogs shy, while others are bold? What goes on in dogs’ heads and hearts—and how much can we know and understand? Written by award-winning scientist—and lifelong dog lover—Marc Bekoff, Canine Confidential not only brilliantly opens up the world of dog behavior, but also helps us understand how we can make our dogs’ lives better. Rooted in the most up-to-date science on cognition and emotion—fields that have exploded in recent years—Canine Confidential is a wonderfully accessible treasure trove of new information and myth-busting. Peeing, we learn, isn’t always marking; grass-eating isn’t always an attempt to trigger vomiting; it’s okay to hug a dog—on their terms; and so much more. There’s still much we don’t know, but at the core of the book is the certainty that dogs do have deep emotional lives, and that as their companions and trainers we must recognize them as the unique, complex individuals they are—so we can keep them as happy and healthy as possible. “Bekoff shares his own studies and others’ research, along with real-life stories, in a winning tone.” —Booklist