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Black & Decker 24 Weekend Projects for Pets: Dog Houses, Cat Trees, Rabbit Hutches & More

David Griffin - Creative Publishing international
Format: Paperback

Critter condos & pleasure palaces for petsMost pet owners keep at least two different types of animals-dogs and cats are the most common pairings-and a surprisingly large number keep even more animals. Domestic birds; pet rabbits, mice and other rodents; ferrets, snakes, turtles-some people...
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The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health: The complete pet health resource for your dog, cat, horse or other pets - in everyday language. (Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health (Home Edition))

Cynthia M Kahn - Merck; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

The Merck/Merial Manual for Pet Health delivers animal health expertise in everyday language that all pet owners can understand. This in-depth new resource, authored by over 200 veterinary experts, covers the full spectrum of today’s pets, from dogs, cats and horses to birds, reptiles,...
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Dogs That Know When Their Owners Are Coming Home: Fully Updated and Revised

Rupert Sheldrake - Crown
Format: Hardcover

With a scientists mind and an animal lovers compassion, world-renowned biologist Rupert Sheldrake presents a groundbreaking exploration of animal behavior that will profoundly change the way we think about animals--and ourselves.. How do cats know when its time to go to the vet, even before...
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Animal Madness: How Anxious Dogs, Compulsive Parrots, and Elephants in Recovery Help Us Understand Ourselves

Laurel Braitman - Simon & Schuster
Format: Book

** "Science Friday" Summer Reading Pick** **Discover magazine Top 5 Summer Reads****People magazine Best Summer Reads** "[A] lovely, big-hearted book ... brimming with compassion and the tales of the many, many humans who devote their days to making animals...
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Dogs

*Please note that we have many books on individual dog breeds at the library. Be sure to check the catalog for books on specific breeds!*

The Complete Dog Book: 20th Edition

American Kennel Club - Ballantine Books; 20 edition
Format: Hardcover

For more than seventy-five years The Complete Dog Book has been the premier reference on purebred dogs Now in its twentieth edition this treasured guide is an essential volume for every dog owner and owner-to-beComprehensive and thoughtfully organized The Complete Dog Book features all breeds...
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Dog Training 101: Step-by-Step Instructions for raising a happy well-behaved dog

KYRA SUNDANCE - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback

Sit! Stay! It's easy with Dog Training 101Using a visually driven, playful presentation, Dog Training 101 offers step-by-step instructions every dog owner needs and wants to know as you care for and raise your canine best friend. From basic commands like sit, stay, and come to everything...
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Ultimate Dog Grooming

Eileen Geeson - Firefly Books; Second Edition edition
Format: Print book

"This large-format, colorfully illustrated handbook will find a place on library shelves where a good, general instruction manual for grooming one's own pet and even establishing oneself as a professional groomer is called for." --BOOKLIST A professional groomer is expensive,...
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Decoding Your Dog: The Ultimate Experts Explain Common Dog Behaviors and Reveal How to Prevent or Change Unwanted Ones

American College of Veterinary Behaviorists - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Format: Hardcover

More than ninety percent of dog owners consider their pets to be members of their family. But often, despite our best intentions, we are letting our dogs down by not giving them the guidance and direction they need. Unwanted behavior is the number-one reason dogs are relinquished to shelters...
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Puppy Bible: The Ultimate Week-by-Week Guide to Raising Your Puppy

Claire Arrowsmith - Firefly Books; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

An owners guide to giving a puppy a successful start to life. Puppy Bible is uniquely designed to guide new puppy owners on a week-by-week basis from the all-important planning and decision stages, up to those exciting first days at home, through the first six months of a puppys life...
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Cats

77 Things to Know Before Getting a Cat: The Essential Guide to Preparing Your Family and Home for a Feline Companion

Susan Ewing - CompanionHouse Books
Format: Paperback

Get Ready For Your New Best Friend If you're longing for the pitter-patter of four furry feet, you have some homework to do. When new cat owners aren't prepared, it's the cat who suffers, so it's very important to consider all angles of cat care and ownership before making...
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Caring for Your Cat (101 Essential Tips)

David Taylor - DK ADULT; 1st edition
Format: Paperback

Breaks down the basics of cat care into 101 easy-to-grasp tips and gives quick answers to all your questions.
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Why Do Cats Bury Their Poop?: More Than 200 Feline Facts, Fallacies, and Foibles Revealed

Margaret H. Bonham - Sterling; 1 edition
Format: Paperback

This isnt just another cat care book! Its a virtual owners manual packed with little-known and entertaining facts presented by two acclaimed experts—all in answer to more than 200 unique questions about the fabulous feline. Broken down into categories, including “Behavior, “Bodies,...
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A Street Cat Named Bob: And How He Saved My Life

James Bowen - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

The Instant New York Times Bestseller!James is a street musician struggling to make ends meet.Bob is a stray cat looking for somewhere warm to sleep. When James and Bob meet, they forge a never-to-be-forgotten friendship that has been charming readers from Thailand to Turkey.A Street Cat Named...
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Dewey: The Small-Town Library Cat Who Touched the World

Vicki Myron - Grand Central
Format: Hardcover

How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to answer those questions until you hear...
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Birds

The Complete Practical Guide to Pet and Aviary Birds: How to Keep Pet Birds: with Expert Advice on Buying, Housing, Feeding, Handling, Breeding and Exhibiting

David Alderton - Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

This newly updated book is a reference manual for every bird-keeper. It covers all aspects of bird care: housing choices; constructing an aviary; buying birds and settling them in; feeding and handling; keeping birds healthy; and exhibiting and breeding. A close look at over 250 examples...
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Bird Care and Training: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

Pamela Leis Higdon

Covering both how to care for a pet bird and how to train it properly, this guide offers a wonderful resource for novice pet owners who need to know how to create a great relationship with their birds. Photos are included.
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Complete Book of Parakeet Care, The (Barron's N)

Annette Wolter - Barron's Educational Series; 1st English language ed edition
Format: Paperback

This handsome text offers in-depth profiles of parakeets from their wild origins in the Australian Outback to details of their breeding, care, and general well-being in captivity. The many varieties of parakeets are covered in detail with 160 vivid color photos-many of which are dramatic...
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Small furry pets

Hamsters: How to Take Care of Them and Understand Them

Otto Von Frisch - B E S Pub Co
Format: Paperback

Describes the characteristics, and behavior of hamsters, and includes information on their selection and care
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Chinchillas

Maike Roder-Thiede - B.E.S. Publishing
Format: Paperback

Unveils the myths and mysteries about chinchillas by explaining many intriguing facets of these extraordinary pets. Readers will learn the best ways to purchase, house, feed, breed and groom these fascinating creatures. Valuable insights into the behavior of chinchillas!
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Guinea Pigs: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual

Katrin Behrend

This volume dispels the notion that guinea pigs are stupid and uninteresting. Covers understanding the animal's behavior as well as purchasing, care, diet and diseases, all essential for ensuring a pet's long and healthy life. 17 color photos and 35 black and white drawings.
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Ferret: An Owner's Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet

Mary R. Shefferman
Format: Hardcover


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Amphibians, Reptiles, Insects, Spiders

Frogs and Toads: Your Happy Healthy Pet

Steve Grenard - *Howell Book House; 2 edition
Format: Hardcover

The authoritative information and advice you need, illustrated throughout with full-color photographs--now revised and redesigned to be even more reader-friendly!Frogs and toads are perennial favorite pets. They include easy-to-care for breeds and intriguing, exotic varieties. For both...
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Firefly Encyclopedia of the Vivarium: Keeping Amphibians, Reptiles, and Insects, Spiders and other Invertebrates in Terraria, Aquaterraria, and Aquaria

David Alderton - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover

Keeping iguanas, frogs, insects and other invertebrates in a glass world is a popular pursuit. This practical, fully illustrated guide has everything the enthusiast needs to know, with a focus on beginners. A one-stop reference for those starting out with a terrarium or vivarium, it covers...
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The Green Iguana Manual: From the Experts at Advanced Vivarium Systems

Philippe De Vosjoli

It's hard to resist a friendly dinosaur, and the green iguana's enormous popularity rests on that amusing truism. This large lizard presents few difficulties and for keepers and can live for a couple of decades. One of the authors' purposes of The Green Iguana Manual is to promote
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Turtles Today: A Complete and Up-To-Date Guide

John Coborn

Book by Coborn, John, American Society for the Prevention of C
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