Home Care

For nearly a decade, Jackie watched over her father's care. She quickly found her world filled with adult diapers, a pharmacy of pills, and days heavily laced in utter boredom. As the days melted together, Jackie came to understand what her father was teaching her - how to live in constant gratitude and with a heart full of love.

Recent advances in longevity science have shed light on the causes of aging and how we can intervene to help our dogs live longer, healthier lives than ever before. America’s Favorite Veterinarian, Dr. Gary Richter, guides the reader through everything you can do to increase both life span and “health span” for your pet, from the puppy stage to geriatric and end-of-life care. You’ll understand how to make the best choices for your unique dog, using diagnostic tests, personalized diet and exercise plans, supplements, herbs, pharmaceuticals, and high-tech regenerative medicine.

Navigating the Care Maze draws on personal experience and professional expertise to help you make informed decisions about your loved one’s care. Whether you’re just starting to explore care options or actively looking for a care provider, this guide offers clear, compassionate advice tailored to families navigating the complexities of home care.

Have you often felt admiration for "horse professionals" like Bernd Hackl, who you know from VOX, and would you like to whisper with horses yourself? Or are you struggling with everyday problems with your horse that you want to make a thing of the past? Then this guide is the first step for you in this direction.as an enthusiastic horse person or newcomer to the horse world, you will gain basic knowledge about the origins of the horse. Among other things, you will learn how it has developed over the course of evolution and why.

Discover the secrets to unlocking the vibrant personality of your Yorkshire Terrier with the "Yorkshire Terrier Survival Guide: How to Train Your Yorkshire Terrier." This definitive guide offers a deep dive into the world of these spirited companions, revealing how to navigate their unique traits and harness their incredible energy. Why This Book? Yorkshire Terriers are more than just their luxurious coats and charming looks.

Finally—an honest, complete guide to raising a happy, healthy, and well-behaved dog. From professional-level training techniques to behavioral tricks that actually work, this book cuts through the noise and gives you what you really need: practical guidance and surprising insights for every stage of your dog’s life.

From the hurricane rescue still in his surgical cone who fell out a window overnight, to the senior who lost his front leg to cancer and ended up as an expert mouse hunter, to the cat who pulled up the floor vent cover and got into the heating system ductwork in winter, come join the adventures....

In this audiobook, you'll embark on an enlightening journey of lawn care mastery, uncovering essential tips and techniques from seasoned experts in the field. From proper mowing and watering practices to strategic fertilization and weed control, you'll learn the art of nurturing your turf to perfection.

Together with his own life-changing encounters with animals around the world, Martin has celebrated the intelligence, loyalty, and companionship of some truly extraordinary creatures whose lives have been entwined with our own. By turns heart-warming, inspiring and always fascinating, Meetings With Remarkable Animals gives us a chance to meet them too.

How do dogs think? Do they fantasize? Do they dream? What do their barks, whines, and growls tell other dogs? How do they communicate in groups, and why do they form hierarchies? What do dogs want? Anthropologist Elizabeth Marshall Thomas attempts to answer these and other questions about a species that has been with mankind for over 20,000 years and still remains a mystery. Based on 30 years and hundreds of thousands of hours of research, this volume describes behavior every dog owner has seen thousands of times but will now understand for only the first time.

Casper became a national celebrity when newspapers ran the story of the amazing cat that regularly took the No. 3 bus on journeys around his home town, Plymouth, in Devon, South-West England. While his devoted owner Sue Finden had wondered where her elusive pet was disappearing to each day, Casper was brightening the lives of countless commuters. Bus drivers, too, were getting well-acquainted with Casper, and notices went up in their depot alerting staff that a very special passenger might board their vehicle.

The author of the heartwarming Craig and Fred tells the deeply emotional and inspiring story of the next phase of their lives together: working closely with prison inmates in Maine who raise and train puppies to become service dogs. Second Chances poignantly shows that no life is irredeemable and that each of us can make a difference if given the opportunity.

Do you want to dump your dog because he tries to escape your yard? Barks too much? You-know-whats in the house? Doesn’t play well with others? Chewed up your favorite pair of shoes? You wouldn’t be the first person asking to “return” your pet. And dog rescuer Randy Grim has heard every reason under the sun. But before you load Fido into the back of your car, listen to this book. In it, Randy addresses the concerns of dog guardians everywhere by responding to letters that he’s actually received.

Mister Snuggles is a cat who likes to travel and go camping. This unique book about Alaska is a story told through his eyes. Using a creative blend of humor and ordinary writing, the author will help you learn about the Alaskan highway, the life cycle of salmon, the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay, the Alaska Pipeline, and more. Mister Snuggles Goes to Alaska is a one-of-a-kind Alaskan adventure sure to catch and keep the interest of young and old alike.

Inspired by that British (BBC) television program called The Great British Bake Off and love, more pet owners are making homemade treats for their furry companions. Fueled by the rapid spread of information on the internet, there is, what seems like, an unending array of pet recipes. It’s never been easier to treat Fido and King homemade artisan dog treats. And for those dog owners who haven’t yet jumped into baking for their pets but are more than willing to buy gourmet treats, some of the best options can be found at places often called pet bakeries.

Letters with Smokie captures an epistolic exchange between Dan Goodley and Rod Michalko, or rather, Rod Michalko's late guide dog, Smokie. A lively exploration of human-animal relationships and disability as disruption, disturbance, and art, the book offers a refreshing re-evaluation of cultural misunderstandings of disability.

Natural Dog Training is about how dogs see the world and what this means in regards to training. The first part of this book presents a theory for the social behavior of canines, featuring the drive to hunt, not the pack instincts, as seminal to canine behavior. The second part reinterprets how dogs actually learn. The third section presents exercises and handling techniques to put this theory into practice with a puppy. The final section sets forth a training program with a special emphasis on coming when called.

In a powerful blend of history and contemporary reporting, New York Times reporter David Philipps traces the rich history of wild horses in America: their introduction by the Spanish conquistadors, their role in the epic battles between Native Americans and settlers, their vital place in American self-mythology. He travels through some of the most remote parts of the American West, known as Wild Horse Country, to investigate the wild horse's current dilemma, caught between the clashing ideals of ranchers, scientists, and more.

As tens of millions of Americans are living longer lives, longevity is creating challenges that cut across race, class, and gender. Caregivers help older relatives for “free,” but with high costs to themselves. The institutions built to protect older people—like nursing homes and guardianship—too often harm them instead. And epidemics of isolation and loneliness make older people vulnerable to all sorts of harm. In The Measure of Our Age, elder justice expert and MacArthur “genius” grant recipient M.T. Connolly investigates the systems we count on to protect us as we age.

Discover the fascinating similarities between human and canine experiences in this thought-provoking book. Canine behaviour expert Jessica Eden O'Neill draws on her personal and professional experiences to explore topics such as empathizing with nervous dogs, the chaos of dog parks, and the true meaning of being a canine parent.