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{{Frontpage{|class-"wikitable" cellpaddingisbn="15" <!-- INSERT NEW REVIEWS BELOW HERE-->1780724047<!-- Pickles -->|title=A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs|-author=Peter J Conradi| stylerating="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"4|[[image:Pickles_Worzel.jpg|left|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1787111601?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1787111601]]Pets| stylesummary="vertical-align: top; text-alignI struggle to resist a book about dogs, but I did wonder why this one was so ''thin'': left;"|===[[Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend? by Catherine Pickles given that I've never encountered a dog who wasn't interesting or important - and Chantal Bourgonje]]=== [[image:5starprobably both, I was expecting a massive tome.jpg|link=Category But ''A Dictionary of Interesting and Important Dogs'' is actually ''a rich compendium of the world's most significant and beloved dogs'' and it's certainly a rich treasure trove. We begin with Peter J Conradi's four collies:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]]Cloudy, [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] I'd like you to meet WorzelSky. Bradley and Max. They're consecutive rather than simultaneous dogs, but you'll need to do exactly what I say. Worzel comes over is quite a big dog, but Conradi's love for each and every one of them. I knew that doesn't mean that he's fierce, or even very braveI was in safe hands. In fact, he's frightened, and little as }}{{Frontpage|isbn=1787112926|title=Worzel goes for a Walk. Will you are, he's frightened of come too?|author=Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje|rating=5|genre=For Sharing|summary=When we [[Worzel says hello! Will you. He'd like to meet you though: can you see that nose just poking out from the side of the sofabe my friend? Now by Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje|last met Worzel Woolface]] he'was a rather frightened dog who had difficulty meeting people. He's peering over the cushion - a bit better now and finally something which hereally enjoys is going for a walk. It's risking leaving that very safe place he's found, behind the sofanot just a case of attaching a lead and heading for your favourite spot - there are a lot of other things to think about first. [[Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend? by Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje|Full Review]] <!-- Hainsworth -->}}{{Frontpage|-isbn=Hainsworth_Gina| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Talking to Gina|author=Ottilie Hainsworth[[image:Hainsworth_Gina|rating=4.jpg5|leftgenre=Graphic Novels|linksummary=https://www.amazon''This is what happened.co.uk/gp/product/1908434988?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1908434988]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Talking '' An artist decided she needed a dog – so drove the length of the country, Brighton to Grimsby, to Gina by Ottilie Hainsworth]]=== [[image:4pick up an Eastern European immigrant street dog with some mange and one working eye.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Graphic Novels|Graphic Novels]] Why not? The first night at home, [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] Gina – the dog – eats something she shouldn't and causes a mess, so it'This is what happened.'' An artist decided she needed s not a dog – so drove the length of great start, but then begin the countrytribulations of training, Brighton to Grimsbystatus and behaviour all humans must go through with their dogs. And then, the life with Gina begins to pick up an Eastern European immigrant street dog with some mange and one working eyefeel like too much – ''I felt weird about you because you were always there. Why not? The first night at homeMy thoughts were taken over by you, Gina – the dog – eats something she shouldn't and causes a messI felt sick, so itas if I was in love.''s not a great start Slowly, however, everyone – our artist/author, but then begin the tribulations of trainingher husband, status two children and behaviour two cats – gets to form the family they and Gina all humans must go through with their dogswould have wanted. And then, the life with Gina begins to feel like too much – ''I felt weird about you, because you were always there}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Ingram_Kammie|title=Conversations with Kammie|author=Annie Ingram|rating=4|genre=Humour|summary=It was something of a relief when I encountered Annie Ingram and her cocker spaniel Kammie. My thoughts were taken over by youYou see, Annie knows something which has been self-evident to me for a long time: dogs are perfectly capable of communicating with humans and I felt sick, as if I was in lovenot just on a level of food! walk! or play!.'' SlowlyYou do require extensive training to become fluent, however, everyone – our artist/author, her husband, two children but most dogs will be perfectly willing to give their time to teach you and two cats – gets all you have to form do is listen. Annie has studied hard: Kammie has trained her well and the family they and Gina all would pair have wanted. [[Talking allowed us to Gina by Ottilie Hainsworth|Full Review]]share some of their conversations.}}<!-- Ingram -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Mattinson_Puppy| styletitle="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"Choosing the Perfect Puppy|[[image:Ingram_Kammie.jpgauthor=Pippa Mattinson|left|linkrating=https://www.amazon.co4.uk/gp/product/1785451995?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1785451995]]5| style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Conversations with Kammie by Annie Ingram]]==genre=Home and Family [[image:4star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]]If you have ever, for even a fleeting moment, [[:Category:Humour|Humour]] It was something of thought about getting a relief when I encountered Annie Ingram and her cocker spaniel Kammie. You seepuppy, Annie knows something which has been self-evident to me for a long time: dogs you really ought to read this book. Too many people are perfectly capable carried away in the heat of communicating with humans the moment and not just on ''must'' have a level of food!, walk! or play!particular breed and go ahead without any thought about the consequences. You do require extensive training They then have to become fluent, but most dogs will be perfectly willing to give their time to teach you and all you live with the problems which ''might'' have to do is listenbeen avoided for a decade or more. Annie has studied hard: Kammie has trained her well The puppy and the pair have allowed us adult dog also has to share some of their conversationslive with an owner who might not be able to accommodate his needs. [[Conversations with Kammie by Annie Ingram:Category:Pippa Mattinson|Full ReviewPippa Mattinson]] <!is my go-- Mattinson -->|-| style="widthto author on matters dog related: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Mattinson_Puppyshe talks sense.jpg|left|link=https She doesn't try to talk you out of getting a particular breed or any puppy://wwwshe simply presents the facts and allows you to make your own decisions.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1785034375?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1785034375]]}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Pickles_Worzel|===[[Choosing the Perfect Puppy by Pippa Mattinson]]title=Worzel says hello! Will you be my friend?|author=Catherine Pickles and Chantal Bourgonje|rating=5 [[image:4.5star.jpg|linkgenre=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:PetsPets|Pets]]summary=I'd like you to meet Worzel, [[:Category:Home and Family|Home and Family]] If you have everbut you'll need to do exactly what I say. Worzel is quite a big dog, for but that doesn't mean that he's fierce, or even a fleeting momentvery brave. In fact, thought about getting a puppyhe's frightened, and little as you really ought to read this book. Too many people are carried away in the heat , he's frightened of the moment and ''mustyou. He'd like to meet you though: can you see that nose just poking out from the side of the sofa? Now he' have a particular breed s peering over the cushion - and go ahead without any thought about finally, he's risking leaving that very safe place he's found, behind the consequencessofa. They then have to live with the problems which }}{{Frontpage|isbn=instagram_dogs|title=Dogs on Instagram|author=@dogsofinstagram|rating=3.5|genre=Pets|summary=I'm a sucker for dogs: I can'might'' have been avoided for t walk past one in the street without stopping and having a decade or more. The puppy and conversation, sometimes without bothering to speak to the adult dog also has owners, so a book of pictures of dogs was going to live with an owner who might not be able to accommodate right up my street. The wildly popular @dogs_of_instagram, run by Ahmed El Shourbagy and his needs. [[:Category:Pippa Mattinson|Pippa Mattinson]] is my go-to author on matters dog related: she talks sensewife Ashley and launched just four years ago gives us this book of over four hundred photographs of dogs. She doesnOriginally I had no intention of reviewing it: in fact I wasn't try even intending to read the book, just to talk you out of getting have a particular breed or any puppy: she simply presents quick flick through, but within five minutes I was showing other people in the office the facts and allows you to make your own decisions. [[Choosing picture of the Perfect Puppy by Pippa Mattinson|Full Review]]Weimaraner riding a bicycle.}}<!-- dogsofinstagram -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Prendergast_Digger| styletitle="widthDog on a Digger: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"The Tricky Incident|author=Kate Prendergast[[image:instagram_dogs.jpg|leftrating=5|linkgenre=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1452151970?iePets|summary=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1452151970]] | style="verticalI'm going to tell you a story about Dog, Man, Lady and the Pup. They all work on an industrial site -align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Dogs on Instagram in fact, Dog and Man live there in a caravan and Man drives the sort of digger which is dreamed about by @dogsofinstagram]]=== [[image:3boys large and small.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]]Lady and the Pup run the snack bar and one day as they're all having something to eat, [[:Category:Art|Art]] Ithe Pup goes missing. Man and Lady search everywhere but it'm a sucker for dogs: I cans Dog't walk past one s sharp ears which finally track him down - caught in the street without stopping and having a conversation, sometimes without bothering to speak to the owners, so branch over a book of pictures of dogs was going fast-flowing stream. And it's Dog who works out how to be right up my streetrescue him. The wildly popular @dogs_of_instagramI needed 88 words to tell you that story, run by Ahmed El Shourbagy but Kate Prendergast does it without using a single one - and his wife Ashley and launched just four years ago gives us this book of over four hundred photographs of dogsshe tells it in a far more engaging way than I could ever manage. Originally I had no intention of reviewing it: in fact I wasn't even intending }}{{Frontpage|isbn=Strachan_50Cat|title=50 Games to read the book, just to have a quick flick through, but within five minutes I was showing other people Play With Your Cat|author=Jackie Strachan|rating=5|genre=Pets|summary=Cats love to play. It is written in their DNA. From kittenhood onward, an innate curiosity about the office the picture of the Weimaraner riding world around them spurs cats to view everything as a bicyclepotential plaything. [[Dogs on Instagram by @dogsofinstagram|Full Review]] <!For cats, the desire to play helps them to hone their hunting skills. For cat owners, it provides an opportunity to bond with a much-- Prendergast -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Prendergast_Digger.jpg|left|link=https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/1910646148?ie=UTF8&tag=thebookbag-21&linkCode=as2&camp=1634&creative=6738&creativeASIN=1910646148]]loved pet and create special moments that are entertaining to both cat and human alike. If you are stuck for ideas for games to play with your cat, or would simply like to try something new, then 50 Games To Play With Your Cat provides plenty of inspiration.}}{{Frontpage| styleisbn="vertical-alignLeask_Miracle|title=Miracle: top; text-align: left;"The extraordinary dog that refused to die|author=Amanda Leask|rating=4|genre=Pets|summary=[[Dog on Amanda Leask has been obsessed with dogs all her life and it's been an obsession which needs the world and a Digger: The Tricky Incident by Kate Prendergast]]=== [[image:5starlot of its attitudes to dogs to change for the better.jpg|link=CategoryShe's not daunted by the obstacles:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:For Sharing|For Sharing]], [[:Category:Art|Art]] I'm going she's simply determined to tell you do all that she possibly can to make the world a story about Dogbetter place for dogs. Amanda lives with her husband Tobias, Man, Lady son Kyle and the Pup. They more than twenty rescue and sled dogs near Inverness. Very nice, you're probably thinking. Wouldn't we all work like to have that sort of lifestyle? But hold on an industrial site - in fact a minute.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Prendergast_Train|title=Dog and Man live there in on a caravan and Man drives the sort Train: The Special Delivery|author=Kate Prendergast|rating=5|genre=Pets|summary=It's one of digger which is dreamed about by boys large and small. Lady those mornings for Boy: late out of bed he grabs at his hat and hurtles out of the Pup run the snack bar and one day house to catch his train - only he drops his hat as they're all having something to eat, he goes through the Pup goes missing. Man door and Lady search everywhere but it's Dog's sharp ears which finally track him down - caught chases after him with the hat in a branch over a fast-flowing streamhis mouth. And it's They head to the tube station (Dog who works out how doesn't forget to rescue him. I needed 88 words to tell you that storywait at the zebra crossing) with boy just twenty or so yards in front, but Kate Prendergast does it without using a single one - and she tells it in a far more engaging way than I could ever manage. [[Dog on a Digger: The Tricky Incident by Kate Prendergast|Full Review <!-- Strachan -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Strachan_50Catis losing ground as he has to find someone to carry him on the escalator. He misses Boy's train and has to wait for the next one, but remembers his manners well enough to stand up so that an old lady can have his seat.jpgWill he catch up with boy when he reaches London Kings Cross?}}{{Frontpage|linkisbn=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782403531/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] Mattinson_Labrador| styletitle="vertical-alignThe Labrador Handbook: top; text-align: left;"The definitive guide to training and caring for your Labrador|author=Pippa Mattinson|rating=4.5|genre=[[50 Games to Play With Your Cat by Jackie Strachan]]===Pets[[image:5star.jpg|linksummary=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] Cats love In 2014 about 16% of all pedigree puppies registered with the Kennel Club were Labradors - and that's with over 200 breeds to playchoose from. It is written in their DNA. From kittenhood onwardThey're one of the most respected breeds and with good reason - great as gundogs, an innate curiosity about brilliant in the world around them spurs cats to view everything as show ring and a potential plaything. For cats, wonderful part of the desire family to play helps them to hone their hunting skillsboot. For cat owners, it provides an opportunity to bond with Author Pippa Mattinson is a muchzoologist and founder of The Gundog Trust. She supports modern, science-based dog training methods -loved pet and create special moments that are entertaining but her passion is about helping people to both cat and human alikeenjoy their dogs. If you are stuck 're looking for ideas for games advice about Labradors, she is going to play with your cat, or would simply like be difficult to try something new, then 50 Games To Play With Your Cat provides plenty of inspirationbetter. [[50 Games to Play With Your Cat by Jackie Strachan|Full Review]]}}<!-- Leask -->{{Frontpage|-isbn=Perris_Dogs| styletitle="widthBeautiful Dogs Postcard Book: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|30 Postcards of Champion Breeds to Keep or Send[[image:Leask_Miracle.jpg|linkauthor=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785032550/refAndrew Perris|rating=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] 4| stylegenre="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"Pets|summary===[[Miracle: The extraordinary If you're looking for a present for a dog that refused to die by Amanda Leask]]=== [[image:4starlover, Beautiful Dogs might fit the bill. It's a book of thirty postcards, which you can either send or keep in the book.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] Amanda Leask has been obsessed with dogs all her life You might expect to find the more usual breeds - Labradors, Retrievers and the like - but instead, you'll find more exotic breeds such as the Bedlington Terrier and itthe Bolognese. There's been an obsession which needs just the world one dog or bitch on each card and a lot Andrew Perris has managed to give us an excellent view of the animal whilst allowing it's attitudes to dogs to change for the better. She's not daunted by the obstacleslook completely natural.}}{{Frontpage|isbn=Laks_Gentle|title=My Gentle Barn: she's simply determined to do all that she possibly can to make the world a better place for dogs. Amanda lives with her husband Tobias, son Kyle and more than twenty rescue and sled dogs near Inverness. Very nice, you're probably thinking. Wouldn't we all like to have that sort of lifestyle? But hold on a minute. [[Miracle: The extraordinary dog that refused to die by Amanda Leask|Full Review]] <!-- Prendergast -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Prendergast_Train.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1910646083/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Dog on a Train: The Special Delivery by Kate Prendergast]]=== [[image:5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] It's one of those mornings for Boy: late out of bed he grabs at his hat and hurtles out of the house to catch his train - only he drops his hat as he goes through the door and Dog chases after him with the hat in his mouth. They head to the tube station (Dog doesn't forget to wait at the zebra crossing) with boy just twenty or so yards in front, but Dog is losing ground as he has to find someone to carry him on the escalator. He misses Boy's train and has to wait for the next one, but remembers his manners well enough to stand up so that an old lady can have his seat. Will he catch up with boy when he reaches London Kings Cross? [[Dog on a Train: The Special Delivery by Kate Prendergast|Full Review]] <!-- Mattinson -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Mattinson_Labrador.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1785030914/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[The Labrador Handbook: The definitive guide to training and caring for your Labrador by Pippa Mattinson]]=== [[image:4.5star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] In 2014 about 16% of all pedigree puppies registered with the Kennel Club were Labradors - and that's with over 200 breeds to choose from. They're one of the most respected breeds and with good reason - great as gundogs, brilliant in the show ring and a wonderful part of the family to boot. Author Pippa Mattinson is a zoologist and founder of The Gundog Trust. She supports modern, science-based dog training methods - but her passion is about helping people to enjoy their dogs. If you're looking for advice about Labradors, she is going to be difficult to better. [[The Labrador Handbook: The definitive guide to training and caring for your Labrador by Pippa Mattinson|Full Review]] <!-- Perris -->|-| style="width: 10%; vertical-align: top; text-align: center;"|[[image:Perris_Dogs.jpg|link=http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/1782401660/ref=nosim?tag=thebookbag-21]] | style="vertical-align: top; text-align: left;"|===[[Beautiful Dogs Postcard Book: 30 Postcards of Champion Breeds to Keep or Send by Andrew Perris]]=== [[image:4star.jpg|link=Category:{{{rating}}} Star Reviews]] [[:Category:Pets|Pets]] If you're looking for a present for a dog lover, Beautiful Dogs might fit the bill. It's a book of thirty postcards, which you can either send or keep in the book. You might expect to find the more usual breeds - Labradors, Retrievers and the like - but instead you'll find more exotic breeds such as the Bedlington Terrier and the Bolognese. There's just the one dog or bitch on each card and Andrew Perris has managed to give us an excellent view of the animal whilst allowing it to look completely natural. [[Beautiful Dogs Postcard Book: 30 Postcards of Champion Breeds where animals heal and children learn to Keep or Send by Andrew Perris|Full Review]] <!-- DO NOT REMOVE ANYTHING BELOW THIS LINE -->|} {{newreviewhope
|author=Ellie Laks
|rating=4.5
|genre=AutobiographyPets|summary=As a child , Ellie Laks was abused, but not only did she suffer at the hands of her abuser, she also had to endure parental indifference to what was happening to her. Her only relief came through animals - and even then she had to cope when the animals were taken from her. As an adult , she discovered that she had a real talent for healing animals - and that they helped her to heal too. In a brilliant leap of intuition , she realised that if the animals could help her to heal they could do the same for others and so the Gentle Barn was born - a place where animals were brought as a place of safety and where disadvantaged children and special needs groups could use as therapy.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0099584883</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Mattinson_Happy|title=The Happy Puppy Handbook: Your Definitive Guide to Puppy Care and Early Training
|author=Pippa Mattinson
|rating=4.5
|genre=Pets
|summary=Unfortunately far too many people acquire puppies because of the ''aww...'' factor. They look gorgeous, cuddly, cute - rather like an animated soft toy - and there are people who ''have'' to have one. Now. The reality is that bringing a puppy into your home - into your life - requires about the same level of planning as moving home and the best guide which I've seen to preparing for a puppy and the early stages of living with one is Pippa Mattinson's The Happy Puppy Handbook. Do get it well in advance. If you're only thinking about getting a puppy it might even put you off - but then it will be well worth the cover price if it saves you a great deal of expense and even more heartache.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0091957265</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Rosenfelt_Puppy|title=The Puppy Express: On the road with 25 rescue dogs . . . what could go wrong?
|author=David Rosenfelt
|rating=4.5
|genre=Pets
|summary=If you're moving home from Southern California with twenty -five rescue dogs how, ''exactly'' , do you do it? Add in that these are mostly elderly dogs who've already had too much change and trauma in their lives and it's obvious that crating them and flying them across the country isn't going to work. They couldn't all go together and the trip would take about twenty -four hours with all the changes - and that's before you even ''begin'' to think about the prohibitive cost. In the end , the answer was a convoy of three motorhomes, the addition of nine helpers and just about non-stop driving across the continent. Fun, eh?|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0751553522</amazonuk>
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Morris_Iamcat
|title=I am Cat (mini edition)
|author=Jackie Morris
|rating=4
|genre=Emerging ReadersPets|summary=You're always supposed to tell when a dog is dreaming – the twitching limbs and jerking joints allegedly proving the sleeping Fido is imagining himself on the chase. Cats are, as always, a bit more secretive, but [[:Category:Jackie Morris|Jackie Morris]] offers evidence here that they are more or less thinking the same thing – even the domestic moggy, curled up and closed in, is picturing a different self – one sleeking through snows, relaxing on the savannah or alertly moving through its territory. It's a very pleasant view into the mindset of cats.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1847805078</amazonuk>
}}
{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Katz_Dog|title=The Dog Nobody Loved
|author=Jon Katz
|rating=4
|genre=AutobiographyPets
|summary=When we first meet Jon Katz he's not in a good place: his marriage of thirty-five years was breaking up and he was close to a nervous breakdown. He didn't need any more problems. He particularly ''didn't'' need a young rescue dog, a Rottweiler/Shepherd mix, who'd been living wild, to contend with and to upset the fragile equilibrium of the life he lived with his animals on Bedlam Farm. Frieda was near feral but devoted to her rescuer, Maria Wulf and it was Maria who was at the centre of this conundrum. Katz was spectacularly disconnected from the world - and Maria was the only person to whom he seemed able to talk, but to connect with Maria he had to connect with Frieda too.
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{{newreviewFrontpage|isbn=Coren_Dogs|title=Do Dogs Dream?: Nearly Everything Your Dog Wants You to Know
|author=Stanley Coren
|rating=4.5
|genre=Pets
|summary=If you love dogs this book is an absolute gem. It's not going to explain to you how to feed or train your dog. There's no advice on first aid or when you should seek advice from the vet. What you get are seventy -two essays on subjects which dog lovers ponder on, each one just two or three pages long and written in terms which the layman can understand. I've opened the book at random and found ''Why Do Dogs Touch Noses?'', ''Do Dogs Recognize Themselves in a Mirror?'' and ''Why Do Puppies Sleep in a Pile?'' There's nothing there that you absolutely ''have'' to know so that you can keep a dog as he should be kept but by the time that you've finished you will know him a lot better.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>0393338126</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Thomasina Price|title=Goodnight Buffy: Loving a Lakeland Terrier|rating=3.5|genre=Pets|summary=Most dog owners will confess that even after a lifetime of ownership there is one dog who holds their heart. Often the close bond has been forged because of the dog’s ill health, although it never seems to be completely one-sided: an interdependence develops and dog and human seem to exist as one. The dog who stole my heart was a Rhodesian Ridgeback - for Thomasina Price it was Buffy the Lakeland Terrier. She had a traumatic start to life, found hiding in a shop doorway in Blackpool she was taken in by a young woman, but she, in turn contracted ovarian cancer and at the age of two Buffy came to what was at least her third home when she was fostered by Thomasina Price’s sister.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1780883722</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Melissa Wareham|title=Rescuing Gus|rating=4|genre=Children's Non-Fiction|summary=Melissa Wareham was ''convinced'' that she must be adopted: how could someone like her who ''loved'' dogs have been born to parents who, well, wouldn't have them in the house? She wasn't even that convinced when her mother produced her birth certificate. Melissa wouldn't be able to have a dog until she had a home of her own but in the meantime she got a job at Battersea Dogs' Home and it was there that she met Gus. He wasn't in the first flush of youth and his breath was a weapon of mass destruction, but he and Melissa bonded and when he was very poorly - he had kennel cough - she took him home.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>1849418179</amazonuk>}}{{newreview|author=Malcolm Gladwell|title=The Big New Yorker Book of Dogs with Foreword|rating=5|genre=Pets|summary=I think it's fair to say that you're not even going to pick this book up unless you're a dog lover. If you've always yearned for a cat and shudder at the thought of early morning walks in the rain then this is definitely no the book for you. But - if you know, or are known by a dog then it's the equivalent of that massive hamper of chocolate delights to a chocoholic. Only a magazine like the ''New Yorker'' could raid its archives and produce such a massive compendium of humour, illustrations, essays, fiction, poems and cartoons about dogs, or have a cast of writers which could put many a bookshop to shame.|amazonuk=<amazonuk>043402239X</amazonuk>
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