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2019.
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Imagine if your dog could talk to you. Better still, imagine if it could express its innermost feelings in poetic form. This hilarious, insightful book confirms what we've all long suspected - that inside every dog is the soul of a poet. From retrieving sticks to rivalry with cats; from cold winter walks to endlessly chasing tennis balls, no stone of a dog's life is left unturned.
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[2023]
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English
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"What do we learn from our dogs? Everything. Our dogs make us better people. If we rescued them, they rescue us back. If we're sad, they comfort us. If we need to have more fun, they show us how. They are our protectors, our role models, and our best friends. You'll laugh a lot, tear up at times, and nod your head in recognition as you read these tales about the wonderful experience of sharing life with a dog. Lessons learned from our dogs come in...
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[2020]
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English
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"You'll howl with laughter at the latest Just Joking, all about the goofiest and most beloved pets around--dogs! Jam-packed with hilarious jokes, pup-tastic puns, tongue twisters, pooch portraits, funny photography, plus 10 profiles of real-life dog celebrities." -- amazon.com.
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Experience the adventures of the author's life as seen through the eyes of his loyal dog. This memoir shines its torch beam on the bond between man and dog. Martin the dog is Healy's saviour from drink and violence. Filled with warmth and affection, his spare compelling writing shows how a dog can really be a man's best. Prose, sparse and powerful combined with his brutal honestly reveals many of his flaws. So authentic that you forget Healy is the...
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To really bond with our much-loved dogs, we need to understand what they're trying to tell us
From the position of their ears to the wag of their tails, dogs are skilled communicators and they're eager to let us know how they feel. While we mostly rely on words to express ourselves, dogs mainly talk to us, and each other, through a series of facial expressions, body language, and doggie behavior.
This beautifully illustrated book of canine communication...
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The amusing autobiography of a self-important cat, written from his sophisticated and cynical point of view. Thor is not your average cat. Suave, cool, man-about-town, he shares his observations of the people and pets in his household. Left on the doorstep as a newborn, his first order of business is establishing himself as the alpha male of the household. This is no problem with Maggie, the insecure family dog, but trying to convince the master of...
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A New York Times bestseller? Oh, you know the dogs weren't going to let the cats get away with that! This canine companion to I Could Pee on This, the beloved volume of poems by cats, I Could Chew on This will have dog lovers laughing out loud. Doggie laureates not only chew on quite a lot of things, they also reveal their creativity, their hidden motives, and their eternal (and sometimes misguided) effervescence through such musings as "I Dropped...
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Tamil
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Spot Z the Frenchie puppy is no ordinary dog. He is a very magnanimous person who does not think before doing what he says. This leads to all of his mischievous adventures, making him the mischievous puppy throughout the book. Join Spot Z's journey as he creates witty and hilarious moments wherever he goes. This book is a great read for dog lovers.
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The very short, barely researched and totally off-the-cuff guide on how to deal with man's best friend.
Once again, this is a short book. In fact, let's call it a bookLET to avoid any confusion.
It's about puppies. Everyone loves puppies. Have you been on Pinterest lately? Facebook? There are even television shows about them.
Puppies are adorable, which is why so many people want one. They romp and frolic, then collapse into fluffy balls of puppy-cuteness.
They're...
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Our humans pretend to get upset when we get muddy but we know they expect it really. At last, gems of doggy wisdom on how to wear your mud with pride! On those wet, windy, wintry walks when you're as dirty and as slimy as you can get, don't slip and slide frenetically as you try to clamber over a stile. Let your human sweep you up into their arms and gently carry you over, whilst you watch the remnants of that cow pat transfer from your coat to theirs....
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Have you ever looked at the dog at your feet and wondered what life would be like if they could talk? In the case of my dogs, there would be a lot more sarcasm.Remembrances from a lifetime of dogs, both of working sheepdog and pet varieties, reconstructed with the input of the dogs themselves. Often amusing, rarely particularly flattering to the people involved.Maybe it's best to not let them tell us what they're thinking!
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A brand-new edition of Jim Dratfield's bestselling bookDelightful wordplay captures the quirks of this breed Handsomely designed with more than 70 color photographs
What breed is sillier than the dachshund? None. With their low, elongated bodies, soulful eyes, and truly ridiculous proportions, dachshunds always look like they're telling a joke. And their owners usually get it. Day of the Dachshund is for this crowd.
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News for dogs and dog lovers to smile about: The irresistible bestseller is now even more irresistible with a 4-by-6-inch "chunky" format. As quirky, colorful, and giftable as ever, 97 Ways to Make a Dog Smile is now fresher and more appealing.
Developed by Jenny Langbehn, a veterinary nurse who has a gift for making dogs happy, here are 97 foolproof methods and tricks for putting any dog into a state of pure pleasure. Enhancing each entry is...
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The Secret Life of Dogs With a Dog Walker demonstrates the real personalities behind dogs and why they deserve so much love and appreciation. This book aims to help readers feel good and get to understand that there's more to canines than meets the eye; especially rescue dogs. A heart-warming story about canine companions with their 'walking' group and the rich inner lives our fur babies lead.Told from the perspective of the dogs themselves, The Secret...
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Inside Sorry I Pooped in Your Shoe, writer and comedian Jeremy Greenberg presents a collection of 50 laugh-out-loud letters and accompanying full-color photographs that explain Fido's love of funky smells, why a ball needs to be thrown again, and practically every other lovably loony canine characteristic.
From an impassioned plea to stop the silly nicknames, to an attempt to skip a bath, to explanations for stolen shoes and swiped sandwiches,...
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The annual “World's Ugliest Dog Contest” at the Sonoma-Marin Fair attracts "so-ugly-they're-cute" contestants, their devoted owners, and hundreds of thousands of fans, both in person and via worldwide media attention. This book-filled with hilarious photos as well as short profiles of the dogs and their owners-captures the wacky and wonderful spirit of the original contest just in time for its 25th year. Meet the well-loved dogs who soak up the...
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This classic collection of fun, amusing and heartwarming stories is a must read for anybody who loves dogs. Sixteen short anecdotes full of courage, humor, danger and most of all love, proving there is only one animal that can be called 'man's best friend'. Written by Elizabeth Paschal O'Connor a Texan socialite living in Victorian, married to Irish politician and newspaper magnate T. P. O'Connor. A heart-warming book but also a delightful insight...
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Meet Skidboot, the Amazing Dog. His owner swears he never trained the blue heeler to do tricks. Skidboot just does what he is, told to do. And, what he does has amazed not only thousands at rodeos and fairs, but millions as well, through television appearances on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Late Show with David Letterman, and many others. This is the story of a dog, who almost got, kicked off the ranch, but ended up a star.
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