The first book to seriously explore the little known history of General George Armstrong and Libbie Custer as wholehearted dog lovers. Told engagingly through a dog owner's lens, this biography tells the story of the Custers' lives through their dogs.
The first book to seriously explore the little known history of General George Armstrong and Libbie Custer as wholehearted dog lovers. Told engagingly...
Over the years, certain dogs have improved and advanced the field of health care in myriad ways. In this book, the author presents the stories of these pioneer dogs. More than the dogs themselves, this book is about the human-animal relationship, and moments in history where that relationship propelled health care forward.
Over the years, certain dogs have improved and advanced the field of health care in myriad ways. In this book, the author presents the stories of thes...
When Champ, a German Shepherd, was adopted from a local breed rescue, his family hoped and expected to spend many fun-filled years together. However, Champ suffered physically and mentally from neglect and trauma from his first years of life. Despite numerous treatments, Champ was never able to overcome that trauma to become a "normal" dog, and his family made the painful decision to give him peace through behavior euthanasia. This work serves not only as an account of Champ's life and his family's attempts to help him, but also as a resource on behavior euthanasia, which is a compassionate...
When Champ, a German Shepherd, was adopted from a local breed rescue, his family hoped and expected to spend many fun-filled years together. However, ...
A practical guide, written from the perspective of an ordinary dog owner turned service dog trainer, that covers everything from service dog breeding, selection and training. Chapters also detail the day-to-day realities of living, loving and working with a service dog.
A practical guide, written from the perspective of an ordinary dog owner turned service dog trainer, that covers everything from service dog breeding,...
How did beloved movie dogs become man-killers like Cujo and his cinematic pack-mates? For the first time, here is the fascinating history of canines in horror movies and why our best friends were (and are still) painted as malevolent canines. Stretching far back into Classical mythology, treacherous hounds are found only sporadically in art and literature until the appearance of cinema's first horror dog, Sherlock Holmes' Hound of the Baskervilles. The story intensifies through WWII's K-9 Corps to the 1970s animal horror films, which broke social taboos about the "good dog" on screen and...
How did beloved movie dogs become man-killers like Cujo and his cinematic pack-mates? For the first time, here is the fascinating history of canines i...
