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What dogs want : a visual guide to understanding your dog's every move / by Moore, Arden.;
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Subjects: Dogs; Dogs; Human-animal communication.;
© 2012., Firefly Books,
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Beasts : what animals can teach us about the origins of good and evil / by Masson, J. Moussaieff(Jeffrey Moussaieff),1941-;
Includes bibliographical references and index."There are two supreme predators on the planet with the most complex brains in nature: humans and orcas. In the twentieth century alone, one of these animals killed 200 million members of its own species, the other has killed none. Jeffrey Masson's fascinating new book begins here: There is something different about us. In his previous bestsellers, Masson has showed that animals can teach us much about our own emotions--love (dogs), contentment (cats), grief (elephants), among others. But animals have much to teach us about negative emotions such as anger and aggression as well, and in unexpected ways. In Beasts he demonstrates that the violence we perceive in the "wild" is mostly a matter of projection. We link the basest human behavior to animals, to "beasts" ("he behaved no better than a beast"), and claim the high ground for our species. We are least human, we think, when we succumb to our primitive, animal ancestry. Nothing could be further from the truth. Animals, at least predators, kill to survive, but there is nothing in the annals of animal aggression remotely equivalent to the violence of mankind. Our burden is that humans, and in particular humans in our modern industrialized world, are the most violent animals to our own kind in existence, or possibly ever in existence on earth. We lack what all other animals have: a check on the aggression that would destroy the species rather than serve it. It is here, Masson says, that animals have something to teach us about our own history. In Beasts, he strips away our misconceptions of the creatures we fear, offering a powerful and compelling look at our uniquely human propensity toward aggression"--Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Animal behavior.; Animal psychology.; Cruelty; Emotions in animals.; Violence;
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The purest bond : understanding the human-canine connection / by Golbeck, Jennifer,author.; Colino, Stacey,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index."Dogs have been considered people's best friend for thousands of years, but never has the relationship between humans and their canine companions been as vitally important as it is today. With all of the seismic shifts in today's world, rates of anxiety and depression have been skyrocketing, and people have been turning to their dogs for solace and stability. Amidst these dire realities, something wonderful has taken shape. In the United States alone, dog adoptions doubled during the COVID-19 pandemic. As people have brought furry friends into their lives for the first time or seized this opportunity to deepen the connections they already have, they are looking to understand how owning a dog can change their lives. Now, The Purest Bond explores the benefits our dogs can have on our physical, emotional, cognitive, and social well-being, often without our realizing it. Weaving together groundbreaking research and touching real-life stories, The Purest Bond explores not just the social benefits of owning a dog but the science of how dogs improve our emotional and physical health, mental acuity, and our ability to focus and absorb information. Most importantly, they remind us of what's right in the world--love, trust, affection, playtime, fresh air, and sunshine--even when so much feels wrong"--
Subjects: Dog owners; Dogs.; Human-animal relationships.;
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Cesar Millan's lessons from the pack : stories of the dogs who changed my life / by Millan, Cesar,author.; Peltier, Melissa Jo,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Millan, Cesar.; Dogs; Dogs; Dogs; Human-animal relationships.;
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Afterglow : (a dog memoir) / by Myles, Eileen,author.;
Subjects: Myles, Eileen.; Human-animal relationships.; Pet owners; Pit bull terriers.;
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Will giraffe laugh? / by Leung, Hilary.;
Giraffe is grumpy and his friends try to cheer him up.LSC
Subjects: Giraffe; Animals; Mood (Psychology);
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Giraffe is grumpy / by Leung, Hilary.;
Giraffe's friends try to cheer him up when he's in a bad mood.
Subjects: Readers (Publications); Giraffe; Animals; Mood (Psychology);
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Mootilda's bad mood / by Schwartz, Corey Rosen.; Call, Kirsti.; Ranucci, Claudia,1973-;
Mootilda visits her friends on the farm to alleviate her bad mood, but her day seems to go from bad to worse.Ages 4-8.LSC
Subjects: Stories in rhyme.; Cows; Mood (Psychology); Domestic animals;
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Being a beast : adventures across the species divide / by Foster, Charles,1962-;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Becoming a beast -- Earth 1 : badger -- Water : otter -- Fire : fox -- Earth 2 : red deer -- Air : swift.To test the limits of our ability to inhabit lives that are not our own, Charles Foster set out to know the ultimate other: the nonhumans. To do that, he chose five animals and lived alongside them, sleeping as they slept, eating what they ate, learning to sense the landscape through the senses they used. In this lyrical, intimate, and completely radical look at the lives of animals, Charles Foster mingles neuroscience and psychology, nature writing and memoir, and ultimately presents an inquiry into the human experience in our world, carried out by exploring the full range of the life around us.LSC
Subjects: Foster, Charles, 1962-; Animal behavior.; Animals; Animals; Animals; Human-animal relationships.; Nature writers;
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Who am I? / by Phinn, Gervase.; Ross, Tony.;
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Subjects: Chameleons; Identity (Psychology); Jungle animals;
© 2012., Andersen Press,
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