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When speech-language pathologist Christina Hunger first came home with her puppy, Stella, it didn't take long for her to start drawing connections between her job and her new pet. During the day, she worked with toddlers with significant delays in language development and used Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) devices to help them communicate. At night, she wondered: If dogs can understand words we say to them, shouldn't they be able...
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Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Combining the emotional depth of The Art of Racing in the Rain with the magical spirit of The Life of Pi, Lily and the Octopus is an epic adventure of the heart. This is a story about that special someone: the one you trust, the one you can't live without. For Ted Flask, that someone special is his aging companion Lily, who happens to be a dog.
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Publisher
New World Library
Language
English
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In Your Dog Is Your Mirror, dog trainer Kevin Behan proposes a radical new model for understanding canine behavior: a dog’s behavior and emotion, indeed its very cognition, are driven by our emotion. The dog doesn’t respond to its owner based on what the owner thinks, says, or does; it responds to what the owner feels. And in this way, dogs can actually put people back in touch with their own emotions. Behan was originally trained under the dominance...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 3.9 - AR Pts: 4
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English
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In a sequel to "The One and Only Ivan," former stray Bob, helped by friends Ivan and Ruby, searches for his lost sister on a journey that is dangerously complicated by an approaching hurricane. Bob finds courage he never knew he had and learns the true meaning of friendship and family.
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English
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Bestselling author Cesar Millan takes his principles of dog psychology a step further, showing you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog’s life–and your own.
Filled with practical tips and techniques as well as success stories from his fans, clients, and his popular television show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Cesar helps you understand and read your dog’s energy...
Filled with practical tips and techniques as well as success stories from his fans, clients, and his popular television show Dog Whisperer with Cesar Millan, Cesar helps you understand and read your dog’s energy...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 5.7 - AR Pts: 11
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English
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Evaluating his life on the eve of his death, atypical canine Enzo considers the sacrifices his master, Denny Swift, has made in his pursuit of becoming a professional race car driver, and the dog's own efforts to preserve the Swift family.
8) Police dogs
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Publisher
Bearport Publishing
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
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A police dog weaves back and forth along a busy city street, using its powerful nose to sniff the ground. The working canine is searching for hidden bombs. In this exciting introduction to police dogs, beginning readers will learn all about the brave and loyal dogs that wont let anything keep them from getting the job done! From chasing after criminals to sniffing out explosives, police dogs are hard at work keeping people safe and protecting their...
Publisher
IFC Films
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
Follows a litter of puppies on their two-year training process to become guide dogs for the blind. Over the cause of their first two years of life, each dog's ability to protect a blind human is rigorously refined by professional guide dog mobility instructors. However, only a select few will make the final cut.
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English
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"Marley, Oogy, Huck-and now, Traffy, the "forever dog" that changed one couple's life. All Megan Rix ever wanted was a baby. Yet, month after month, Megan's dreams were dashed. Would her life ever feel complete? Megan and her husband, Ian, found a surprising answer when they began training golden retriever pups to become service dogs for people with disabilities. But opening their homes and hearts up to Emma, and then Freddy-only to have each move...
14) Hunting hour
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Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
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Deputy Mattie Cobb is in a dark place and has withdrawn from Cole Walker and his family to work on issues from her past. When she and her K-9 partner Robo get called to track a missing junior high student, they find the girl dead on Smokers Hill behind the high school, and Mattie must head to the Walker home to break the bad news. But thats only the start of trouble in Timber Creek, because soon another girl goes missingand this time its one of Coles...
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Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.9 - AR Pts: 8
Language
English
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"Do you want to know what dogs are thinking? What they're feeling? Now you finally can. The answers will surprise and delight young readers as scientist and dog-owner Alexandra Horowitz explains how dogs perceive their daily worlds, each other, and that other quirky animal, the human."--
16) I see a cat
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Series
Publisher
Holiday House
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English
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A dog enjoys barking at a cat, a bee, and especially squirrels in this easy-to-read book.
When a housebound dog spies a cat, a bird, and other animals outside a glass door, he is excited: I see a cat. I see a bird. I see a squirrel. When the dogs beloved boy comes home from school, the two pals dash outside determined to get up close and personal with all the backyard wildlife!
17) My dog Toby
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Toby the dog is a beloved pet, but he doesn't seem to be able to do any tricks.
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Series
Publisher
Simon & Schuster Books for Children
Pub. Date
[2006]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
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Henry and his dog Mudge are invited to a sleepover in Patrick's attic, where they watch monster movies, eat pizza, and enjoy a contest to determine whose dog is the best popcorn catcher.
Author
Publisher
Ivy Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"How to Raise a Happy Dog focuses on the happiness to be found in the person/pet relationship and includes dozens of ideas for activities and hacks you can build into daily life with your pet, from spontaneous play and activities to making them the perfect sleep spot. We know how important happiness is for ourselves but when it comes to pets, making sure they’re happy – as opposed to obedient, say – is often underrated. Yet there’s plenty...
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