human-animal relationships

Describes the relationship of animals and humans, including how animals help us to survive, how they help us work, and how they are a symbol of power.

A tongue-in-cheek guide to dog training from the dog's perspective that explains simple, straight-forward methods for dog training, discipline, and care.

Twelve-year-old Casey moves to Australia in the 1890s and as he struggles to adjust to his new life he discovers a herd of wild horses and develops a special bond with one of the horses.

Calvin Cassowary is determined to keep the family farm despite his financial troubles, but as hard as he tries to climb out from debt, there always seems to be something else to go wrong.

Contains 101 inspirational stories about the relationship between humans and dogs.

Jai and his friends at a boarding school join forces with shape-shifters in their attempt to defeat the headmaster who steals the souls and futures of the students.

Author and Washington County resident Jon Katz recounts his attempts to win the affection of his future wife's vicious, semi-feral dog Frieda.

Combines research with case studies to paint a detailed portrait of the domestic cat. Traces the cat's evolution from solitary hunter to domesticated companion, showing that cats remain independent, predatory, and wary of social contact, qualities that often clash with the demands of their owner's modern lifestyles.

"Chronicles the author's first year with her Golden Retriever, Scout, based on her blog of the same name from The New York Times"--Provided by publisher.

Adam March, a career-focused businessman, loses the wife and child he never had time for--along with his job--and begins bussing tables in a homeless shelter, but when he meets Chance, a stray dog who managed to escape the dog-fighting ring, both man and canine will get a second opportunity at a life with love.