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Working with your very own horse can be one of the most wonderful parts of your day…until it’s not. In The Well-Mannered Horse: Developing an Ideal Equine Buddy, Meredith Hill is back with more insight on how to deal with some of your horse’s less enjoyable behaviors.

What do dogs really think of us? What do dogs know and understand of the world? Do their emotions feel like our own? Do they love like we do? Driven by his own love of dogs, Charles Darwin was nagged by questions like these. To root out answers, his contemporaries toyed with dog sign language, and they made special puzzle boxes and elaborate sniff tests using old socks to spill out clues. Later, the same perennial questions about the minds of dogs drove Pavlov and Pasteur to unspeakable cruelty in their search for truth.

Hannah Shaw, better known as Kitten Lady, has dedicated her life to saving the tiniest felines, but one doesn't have to be a professional kitten rescuer to change - and save - lives. In Tiny but Mighty, Hannah not only outlines the dangers newborn kittens face and how she combats them, but how you can help every step of the way, from fighting feline overpopulation on the streets to fostering unweaned kittens, from combating illness to combating compassion fatigue, from finding a vet to finding the purrfect forever home.

The moving true story of an ordinary Welsh woman who dreamed of breeding a race horse, and Dream Alliance, who defied the odds to become a champion and brought a community together. Janet Vokes was running the bar in her local working men’s club in the small Welsh mining community of Cefn Fforest when she fixed upon the idea of breeding a racehorse. Why shouldn’t a working-class horse take on the wealthy high-flyers and compete in the ‘sport of kings’?

Enjoy and have fun raising your border collie puppy and dog - it will be much easier when you listen to this helpful book on teaching and training your border collie. Learn about your dogs natural behavior instincts and learn how to change and correct some of them. With this dog-training guidebook you will be able to understand why your dog does some of the silly little things they do, and also you will be able to correct their bad behavior very easily when you need to.

Embark on an extraordinary journey of understanding, connection, and training with the "Poodle Survival Guide: How to Train Your Poodle." This comprehensive and insightful guide is your key to unlocking the full potential of one of the most intelligent and charming dog breeds—the Poodle. Tailored specifically for Poodle owners, whether new or experienced, this guide is a treasure trove of expert knowledge and practical training techniques.

An audiobook that is lighthearted, informational, and entertaining while making sure you don't bark up the wrong tree, this is the ultimate guide to have on your new journey with your furry friend.

The Particulars of Peter is a funny exploration of the joy found in loving a dog so much it makes you feel like you're going to combust, and the author's potentially codependent relationship with her own sweet dog, Peter. Listeners will follow Peter and his owner to Woofstock, "the largest outdoor festival for dogs in North America," and accompany them to lessons in Canine Freestyle, a sport where dogs perform a routine set to music, creating the illusion that they're dancing with their owners.

The Perfect Guide for Dachshunds is a comprehensive guide to raising and training a happy and well-behaved dachshund. From selecting the right dachshund for you and preparing your home for your new pet, to teaching basic obedience and addressing common behavior problems, this book covers all of the key aspects of dachshund ownership.

 Be entertained by these delightfully fun and funny dog stories.

Instead of saying “This is what you do,” then leaving you to it, Beverley takes you by the hand and troubleshoots all the games so that you can get them absolutely right. And the joy is that this is all achieved without shouting, force, or intimidation. Just pure undiluted fun! This first book in the series of Essential Skills for a Brilliant Family Dog introduces you to the concepts of how to get what you want from your dog, and then sends him off to sleep for you.

For years Greg Mahle struggled to keep the last of his family-run restaurants afloat in Ohio. When it finally closed, he was broke and unsure what to do next. Then a stranded vanload of puppies changed his life forever. Join journalist Peter Zheutlin as he travels with Greg from Ohio to the Gulf Coast on his Rescue Road Trips to bring hard-luck dogs from the Deep South to loving "forever families" up north, with the help of many selfless volunteers along the way.

Are you ready to improve your dog's health and vitality with the use of nature's greatest medicines? Allow me to introduce you to the world of essential oils and aromatherapy for dogs. In this book there is absolutely no prior knowledge required, and everything is explained in simple, easy to understand steps. What if I told you I could teach you a natural treatment that takes care of your dog's mental and physical health at the same time? What if I could teach you how to eliminate bad odor naturally and healthily?

Famous southern carriage-horse trainer Hiram Lackland, a handsome widower, dies mysteriously after retiring to a farm outside Mossy Creek. His estranged daughter, Merry Abbot, also a horse trainer, arrives to settle his estate. But Merry quickly plunges into bit-chomping dilemmas when her father's friend and landlord, mystery-novel maven Peggy Caldwell, insists he was murdered. Before Merry can so much as snap a buggy rein, a handsome and annoying GBI investigator, Geoff Madison, is on her case....

When Taffy and Tiffany came into the parsonage, nothing was ever the same! These two little rascals have brought joy and delight into the lives of Clair and his wife, Brenda, as only two lovable kitties could. As the years have gone by, this country preacher and his wife have learned valuable lessons and enjoyed many hours of hilarity watching the antics of their two little furballs as they lovingly call them.

Xenophon's The Art of Horsemanship is a highly unusual text in the corpus of Classical Greek literature. It is a short survey on the various aspects of care for horses as seen by a highly experienced rider from the 5th century BCE. It is particularly notable because so many of its observations are relevant to the modern rider. Xenophon, friend of Socrates and professional soldier, is best known as the author Anabasis, the vivid account of a failed military expedition deep into Persia.

If you're listening to this I can guess that you've either lived or worked with dogs. We don't call them man's best friend for nothing. Since the very dawn of civilization man has shared his life with our canine friends. The relationships we have with our dogs are as real and intense as any we have with our family and friends or partners, many would say more important in a lot of ways.

Impress people with the smart dog tricks your dog can do! Want your dog to balance items on his or her nose? Play dead? Sit pretty? With this dog training book, your dog will become an expert through clicker training. These dog tricks challenge your pooch through dog training to become smarter, become more obedient and bond with you! Want to use impressive dog tricks to connect with your pooch and wow your friends? Buy this dog training book today and start improving your dog's IQ right away!

Dog breeding is fun and can be very profitable as well to the experienced breeder. If you want to start breeding, then you have picked up the right audiobook! Dog Breeding by Janet Evans will help you prepare the things you need to become a breeder. This book will educate you on how to find a breeder dog, caring for them, birthing puppies, and much more! Become a breeder today and feast on the joy of a dog breeder!

Learn how to have fun training and enjoying your German Wirehaired Pointer with these fun and useful tips and tricks! This audio book will help you understand the characteristics of German Wirehaired Pointers, and help you train and care for your dog - from a puppy all the way through adulthood!