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Making dogs happy : a guide to how they think, what they do (and don't) want, and getting to "good dog!" behavior Cover Image Book Book

Making dogs happy : a guide to how they think, what they do (and don't) want, and getting to "good dog!" behavior / Melissa Starling PhD, Paul McGreevy, PhD, MRCVS.

Starling, Melissa, (author.). McGreevy, Paul, 1964- (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9781615195657 (trade paperback)
  • Physical Description: 286 pages : colour illustrations ; 21 cm
  • Publisher: New York : The Experiment, LLC, 2019.

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General Note:
"Originally published in the UK, Australia, and New Zealand by Murdoch Books in 2018."--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index.

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