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Every year, from the end of June to the end of August, Bruce and his family go to their cedar-clad cottage on the blue, wide lake. At first, this summer of 1954 seems like any other: floating in the row boat with Grace from next door, jumping off the diving raft, eating peach pie, exploring with Angus the dog, watching the seagulls, frogs and herons and catching crayfish.But just when he realizes life is perfect, everything starts to change. He’s ten, the family dynamics are shifting, and over the summer both the harshness of the adult world and the patterns of the natural world reveal themselves. By the time the weather turns he will be a different child, and will have chosen his own path to understanding the wilderness that waits behind their wooden homes. Funny, subtle and true, Barefoot at the Lake transports us to a long, hot, poignant summer.
This is a photo-encyclopedia of 400 breeds of dogs, highlighting important characteristics, key facts, and unusual features.
"Quite simply this is an excellent book. It is well-written, with snatches of dry humour. It should be mandatory reading for anybody who keeps a dog or has intentions of so doing." -R. W. F. Poole, Daily Telegraph How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn, relate to their owners? How large are their brains, what is their emotional makeup? Why do they suffer from stress and how can it be coped with? Over the last few years a substantial body of knowledge has been built up about the psychology of dog behavior. Combining more than twenty years of practical experience as a veterinary clinician with a personal knowledge and understanding of the latest international research, Dr. Bruce Fogle has written the most inclusive and relevant book on how the canine mind works.
Combining modern veterinary treatments with more traditional methods of healing, Dr. Fogle offers healthy ways to look after cherished pets. Full color.
A guide to dog behavior and human-canine relationships.
Every dog owner's complete veterinary home reference Expert and accessible advice from the world's best-selling practicing vet Practical Advice on all aspects of looking after your dog, from raising a puppy through to care in old age Detailed and Authoritative Coverage of canine disorders and diseases Comprehensively Illustrated in Full Colour with specially commissioned anatomical diagrams, photographs, feature boxes and diagnostic charts Essential First-Aid techniques for all emergencies, from burns to poisoning
A complete basic training programme for puppies and a guide to more advanced training techniques. Contains step-by-step colour photos.
An experienced veterinarian explains how to read a cat's body language to tell the difference between instinct and learned behavior, and how to understand feline moods.
Answers questions about dogs, from which breed is suitable for various lifestyles, to the dog's relationship with the family, plus health, nutrition, training, and playing.
After a thirty-year career as a high profile vet, columnist, presenter and author Bruce Fogle - the UK's bestselling cat & dog writer - decided to leave urban Britain and take a journey with his dog Macy. Travelling in the footsteps of the great American novelist John Steinbeck, who published Travels with Charley - his standard poodle - in the '60s, Fogle set off in search of the North America of his childhood. Would he, after all this time, be able to work out whether home meant the UK or America? Would he find the welcoming, peaceful backwaters of his youth unchanged? Together with Macy, Fogle retraced Steinbeck's steps through the length of North America, meeting people, cadging meals, and indulging in some of the world's best dog-walking territory. What Bruce found in a changing America surprised and delighted him. What Macy found (thousands of miles of unspoilt wilderness) made her very happy. And hungry. An entertaining and evocative journey in the company of a very, very happy dog.