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2) Boop!
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
This is a snoot. Snoots need boops. A boop is a pat. A gentle tap. Get your finger ready and . . . BOOP! There are so many snoots to boop! Snoots attached to big dogs and little dogs and dogs with beards and those without. Are you ready to boop ALL the snoots?
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
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Description
"The story of humans and dogs is thousands of years old but far from understood. Alexandra Horowitz explores this unique and complex interspecies pairing, considering the current culture of dogdom and the ways we live with dogs. We celebrate dogs' individuality but breed them for sameness. Despite our emotional relationships with dogs, legally they are property to be bought, sold, abandoned, or euthanized as we wish. Even the way we speak to our dogs...
5) Old Yeller
Author
Pub. Date
[1956]
Language
English
Description
Travis and his dog 'Old Yeller' live through a hard summer while his father drives the herd from Texas to the Kansas market.
Series
Animals in Love volume 0
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Presenter Liz Bonnin reveals the surprising similarities between the ways humans and animals pursue a mate and how they go about maintaining relationships. Part 2 features capuchin monkeys, hyenas, orangutans, alligators, flamingos and meerkats. Top animal behaviorists explore the science behind animal relationships.
Author
Series
Dog's purpose volume 2
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
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Description
Believing that he has achieved his purpose throughout several eventful lives, Buddy the dog is drawn to a vibrant but troubled teen who he struggles to help until they are separated.
Author
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
An expert dog trainer for film, television, and many of Hollywood's A-list celebrities shows how each unique dog has a complicated set of instincts at play, giving pet parents these surprising and necessary insights and tools to bond with their dog in remarkable ways.
Author
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
In this remarkable groundbreaking book, a documentarian and conservationist, determined to dispel misplaced fear and correct common misconceptions, explores in-depth the secret lives of sharks-magnificent creatures who play an integral part in maintaining the health of the world's oceans and ultimately the planet.
Author
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
How perceptive are cats to the good (or bad) behavior of humans? How do they differ from breed to breed? Are some left handed and some right-handed? How can you tell if your pet is lonely? And just how similar is your cat to a tiger? In WHAT YOUR CAT IS THINKING the researcher, biologist and author Bo Söderström weaves together fascinating facts we're only just learning about man's best friends, with highly practical tips to help us better understand...
Author
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Horses and humans share an ancient, profoundly complex relationship. Once our most indispensable companions, horses were for millennia essential in helping build our cities, farms, and industries. But during the twentieth century, in an increasingly mechanized society, they began to disappear from human history. In this esoteric and rich tribute, award-winning historian Ulrich Raulff chronicles the dramatic story of this most spectacular creature,...
15) A dog's purpose
Author
Series
Dog's purpose volume 1
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
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Description
This is the remarkable story of one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story, this touches on the universal quest for an answer to life's most basic question: Why are we here? Surprised to find himself reborn as a rambunctious golden haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt, Bailey's search for his new life's meaning leads him into the loving arms of 8 year...
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Animals have shaped our minds, our lives, our land, and our civilization. Humanity would not have gotten very far without them--making use of their labor for transportation, agriculture, and pollination; their protection from predators; and their bodies for food and to make clothing, music, and art. And over the last two centuries, humans have made unprecedented advances in science, technology, behavior, and beliefs. Yet how is it that we continue...
17) Saving Winslow
Author
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
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Description
When his father brings home an ailing, newborn donkey, Louie names the animal Winslow and takes care of him, but everyone, including Louie's quirky friend Nora, thinks Winslow is not going to survive.
18) Homer
Author
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
Homer the dog is content to watch from the porch as his family goes out to enjoy the day.
Author
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
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Description
"This middle grade adaptation of Our Dogs, Ourselves is an eye-opening, entertaining, and beautifully illustrated look about humans' complicated and sometimes contradictory relationship with man's best friend by New York Times bestselling author of Inside of a Dog-Young Readers Edition. We keep dogs and are kept by them. We love dogs and (we assume) we are loved by them. Even while we see ourselves in dogs, we also treat them in surprising ways. On...
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