Dog's Best Friend

Dog's Best Friend
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Publisher : HarperCollins
Total Pages : 359
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ISBN-10 : 9780063052260
ISBN-13 : 0063052261
Rating : 4/5 (60 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Dog's Best Friend by : Simon Garfield

Download or read book Dog's Best Friend written by Simon Garfield and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2020-11-17 with total page 359 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “A fascinating, informative and highly entertaining expedition through the highways and byways of dogdom.” —John Bradshaw, New York Times bestselling author of Dog Sense A charming meditation on the relationship between humans and dogs, drawing upon history, science, art, and personal experience to illuminate a magical bond that has endured millennia—from the New York Times bestselling author of Just My Type. “Ludo is now an elderly gentleman, and we would do almost anything to ensure his continued happiness. We schedule our days around his needs—his mealtimes, his walks, the delivery of his life-saving medication (he has epilepsy, poor love). We spend a bizarrely large amount of our disposable income on him, and he never sends a card of thanks. When he’s not with us for a few days, the house feels extraordinarily empty. I feel so fortunate to know him.” Ludo is a dog—Simon Garfield’s beloved black Labrador retriever, one of millions of canines who have become integral parts of our lives. But how did the dog become top dog? How did these faithful animals come to assist us not only in hunting, but in bomb disposal and cancer detection—and ultimately become our closest companions? Dog’s Best Friend examines how this bond developed over the centuries, and how it has transformed countless lives, both human and canine. Garfield begins with the earliest visual representations—dogs depicted in ancient rock art—and ends at the laboratory that first sequenced the canine genome. Along the way, we meet the legendary Corgis of Buckingham Palace, the dogs of the Soviet space program, the world’s first labradoodle, and a border collie that can identify more than a thousand different plush toys. Garfield reveals the secrets of the world’s best dog trainers, takes us inside the wild world of dog breeding and dog shows, and unearths the deep psychological roots of the human-dog link. And Ludo pops his snout in from time to time as well. A celebration of this deep interspecies connection, delivered with Simon Garfield’s inimitable wit, Dog’s Best Friend offers delights and insights for anyone who has ever loved a dog.

Our Best Friends: Dauchshund, The

Our Best Friends: Dauchshund, The
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Publisher : Eldorado Ink
Total Pages : 113
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ISBN-10 : 9781932904673
ISBN-13 : 1932904670
Rating : 4/5 (73 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Our Best Friends: Dauchshund, The by : Karen Schweitzer

Download or read book Our Best Friends: Dauchshund, The written by Karen Schweitzer and published by Eldorado Ink. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this day and age, children and young adults need every advantage they can get from their education. At Eldorado Ink, we strive to establish our company as an exciting resource for nonfiction reference materials for sixth grade and beyond.

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits

My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits
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Publisher : Schwartz & Wade
Total Pages : 41
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ISBN-10 : 9780375982781
ISBN-13 : 0375982787
Rating : 4/5 (81 Downloads)

Book Synopsis My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits by : Hanoch Piven

Download or read book My Best Friend Is As Sharp As a Pencil: And Other Funny Classroom Portraits written by Hanoch Piven and published by Schwartz & Wade. This book was released on 2011-02-23 with total page 41 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Here's the perfect back-to-school gift for budding artists. Like the creator's previous picture book, My Dog Is as Smelly as Dirty Socks, this picture book encourages children to be creative and make their own object portraits. It's a fun activity for home or for the classroom. You can even check out portraits made by other readers in the "kids' gallery" of author Hanoch Piven's Web site, www.pivenworld.com—and while you're at it, send in your own! Learn how to create a funny librarian, a colorful art teacher, or your best friend by seeing how one girl does it in this simple, playful picture book that's comprised of portraits made of objects. Once the girl has talked about—and drawn—the key figures in her school, she ends with the pièce de résistance—a class portrait!

The Digging-Est Dog

The Digging-Est Dog
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Publisher : Random House Books for Young Readers
Total Pages : 70
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ISBN-10 : 9780394800479
ISBN-13 : 0394800478
Rating : 4/5 (79 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Digging-Est Dog by : Al Perkins

Download or read book The Digging-Est Dog written by Al Perkins and published by Random House Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 1967-08-12 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Illus. in full color. A dog who has to learn how to dig doesn't stop until he has dug up the whole town.

Our Best Friends: Beagle, The

Our Best Friends: Beagle, The
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Publisher : Eldorado Ink
Total Pages : 113
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781932904659
ISBN-13 : 1932904654
Rating : 4/5 (59 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Our Best Friends: Beagle, The by : Karen Schweitzer

Download or read book Our Best Friends: Beagle, The written by Karen Schweitzer and published by Eldorado Ink. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this day and age, children and young adults need every advantage they can get from their education. At Eldorado Ink, we strive to establish our company as an exciting resource for nonfiction reference materials for sixth grade and beyond.

The Hallo-Wiener

The Hallo-Wiener
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Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Total Pages : 38
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ISBN-10 : 9781338133042
ISBN-13 : 1338133047
Rating : 4/5 (42 Downloads)

Book Synopsis The Hallo-Wiener by : Dav Pilkey

Download or read book The Hallo-Wiener written by Dav Pilkey and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 2016-08-30 with total page 38 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dav Pilkey, creator of the New York Times bestselling Dog Man and Captain Underpants series, comes Oscar, a little dog with a big bullying problem. Oscar is a little dog with a big problem -- he gets more tricks than treats because other dogs tease him all the time. But one brave act on Halloween makes Oscar a Grade-A hero, proving that a little wiener can be a real winner!

Our Best Friends: Pug, The

Our Best Friends: Pug, The
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Publisher : Eldorado Ink
Total Pages : 113
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781932904710
ISBN-13 : 1932904719
Rating : 4/5 (10 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Our Best Friends: Pug, The by : September Morn

Download or read book Our Best Friends: Pug, The written by September Morn and published by Eldorado Ink. This book was released on 2010 with total page 113 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this day and age, children and young adults need every advantage they can get from their education. At Eldorado Ink, we strive to establish our company as an exciting resource for nonfiction reference materials for sixth grade and beyond.