MBR: The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

The Pets/Wildlife Shelf

My Doggie Says...
Fred M. Haney
Marion Venture Publishing
217 Palos Verdes Blvs., #106, Redondo Beach, CA 90277
0978551508, $12.95, www (dot) mydoggiesays (dot) com

Just because they don't have the gift of speech does not mean animals
- dogs in particular - are incapable of communication with humans. "My
Doggie Says...: Messages from Jamie" is a guide to communicating with
your pets using the author's beloved golden retriever Jamie as the
basis of study. Dogs can 'talk' and 'ask' to humans in innumerous ways
of non-verbal communication - and having a healthy relationship with
ones pooch depends on correctly understanding all these unspoken cues
that dogs transmit. "My Dog Says...: Messages from Jamie" is a deftly
researched and compiled advice book, and highly recommended to pet
lovers and community library collections focusing on pets and canine
care.

Ask Your Animal
Marta Williams
New World Library
14 Pamaron Way, Novato, CA 94949
9781577316091, $14.95 www (dot) newworldlibrary (dot) com

Any who would use spiritual connection to relate better to animals
will find ASK YOUR ANIMAL an outstanding set of step-by-step
instructions, true stories, and practice exercises designed to improve
animal/human interactions. From helping injured or sick animals to
handling an animal's death and influencing undesirable behavior
patterns, ASK YOUR ANIMAL: RESOLVING BEHAVIORAL ISSUES THROUGH
INTUITIVE COMMUNICATION is a pick any general-interest library strong
in pet references will appreciate.

Puppy Chow is Better Than Prozac
Bruce Goldstein
Da Capo Press
c/o Perseus Books Group
11 Cambridge Center, Cambridge MA 02142
9781568583846, $25.00 www (dot) dacapopress (dot) com

Author Bruce Goldstein was recently dumped by his girlfriend,
unemployed, diagnosed with manic depression - and on a downward spiral
when he came across a puppy in a hurricane who changed his life. Ozzy
taught Bruce many lessons - about survival, self-perception, and love
- and this story of healing will offer inspiration to any who love
pets or suffer from mental illness, making PUPPY CHOW IS BETTER THAN
PROZAC an outstanding recommendation for any general-interest lending
library.

Handbook of Veterinary Clinical Research
Mark Holmes and Peter Cockcroft
Blackwell Publishing
111 River Street, 4th Floor, Hoboken, NJ 07030
140514551X, $59.99 www (dot) blackwellpublishing (dot) com

Any college-level collection strong in veterinary science needs a
handbook which details how to carry out veterinary clinical research -
and Handbook of Veterinary Clinical Research fits that bill, offering
a guide to all the core research methods as well as those unique to
veterinary medicine. From conducting studies to using their results
and considering the ethical issues surrounding them, HANDBOOK OF
VETERINARY CLINICAL RESEARCH is an outstanding survey suitable for any
college-level collection including vet studies programs.

Cats Are Not Peas
Laura Gould
AK Peters Ltd.
888 Worcester Street, Suite 230, Wellesley, MA 02482
9781568813202, $39.00, www (dot) akpeters (dot) com

A male calico so rare that most veterinarians have never seen one -
"Cats are Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics" is an examination of
the strange and off biology of the feline species which work
apparently quite a bit differently than that of the common pea. In a
second edition, the first published sixteen years ago, is newly
enhanced with a lengthy addendum covering all the new discoveries and
advances in the study of feline genetics and so much more. "Cats are
Not Peas: A Calico History of Genetics" is highly recommended to
community library pets/wildlife shelves with a focus on animal biology
and for anyone who may be interested in breeding cats or just a plain
interest in cats period.

Being Caribou
Karsten Heuer
Milkweed Editions
1011 Washington Avenue South, Suite 300, Open Book, Minneapolis, MN,
55415
9781571313089, $15.00, www (dot) milkweed.org

Birds are not the only animals who make regular long distance
migrations...The caribou indulges in this practice as well. "Being
Caribou: Five Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd" follows their
journey across countless rivers, mountain ranges, and passes for a
thousand mile journey to the Caribou's ancestral calving grounds and
then all of that over again so they can return home. A story of the
instinct that drives both human and animal, "Being Caribou: Five
Months on Foot with an Arctic Herd" is recommended to community
library wildlife collections with a crossover to true adventure
shelves and for any non-specialist general reader who wants to learn
more of these fascinating creatures.

Try Tracking!
Carolyn A. Krause
Dogwise Publishing
PO Box 2778, Wenatchee, WA 98807-2778
9781929242184, $12.95 www (dot) dogwisepublishing (dot) com
1-800-776-2665

Our canine companions have been blessed with a scent of smell that
some say is a thousand times greater than our own. "Try Tracking: The
Puppy Tracking Primer" will teach you how to get the most out of your
puppy's excellent nose, and to refine it's natural instincts, to
increase the bond between you and your pet. Tracking is fun for both
you and your dog, improve both of your fitnesses, and you'll gain
respect to just how your dog works. The methods put forth are said to
be able to work with any age of dog from seven weeks of age to elderly
canines, and for that, "Try Tracking!: The Puppy Tracking Primer" is
enthusiastically recommended for dog owners everywhere and community
library collections dealing with canine obedience and training.

How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With
Clarice Rutherford and David H. Neil
Alpine Publications, Inc.
38262 Linman Road, Crawford, CO 81415
1577790855, $26.95, www (dot) alpinepub (dot) com 1-800-777-7257

How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With is an instructional DVD to
properly caring for and training a new puppy 8 weeks to 5 months old.
From providing health care and socialization, to basic housetraining,
teaching simple commands, giving appropriate praise and discipline,
and much more, How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With walks the viewer
step-by-step with vividly clear demonstrations. Ideal for young people
as well as adults, How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With is
enthusiastically recommended especially for anyone considering getting
their first puppy. 42 min.

Return Of The Eagle
Greg Breining
The Lyons Press
246 Goose Lane, Guilford, CT 06437
978076274790, $19.95 www (dot) lyonspress (dot) com 1-800-836-0510

Even though it is an American national symbol, the eagle was in grave
danger of extinction due to such problems as habit erosion and
contamination. Environmental and animal protection laws were
instituted to conserve and reestablish the eagle over the past three
decades. Now in a newly revised and updated edition, "Return Of The
Eagle: How American Saved Its National Symbol" by Greg Breining
documents the successful reestablishment of the Eagle population in an
informed and informative text that is superbly illustrated by full
color photography throughout. Of special note is the extensive and
alphabetically organized (by state) 'Directory of Bald Eagle Viewing
Sites" that concludes this outstanding 125-page compendium celebrating
the beauty and ecological importance of America's preeminent political
symbol. "Return Of The Eagle" should be a part of every school and
community library's Pets & Wildlife reference collection, as well as
environmental and wildlife restoration supplemental reading list.

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