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Before you were mine / by Boelts, Maribeth,1964-; Walker, David,1965-;
A young boy imagines what his rescued dog<U+2019>s life might have been like before he adopted him.
Subjects: Dogs; Dog adoption; Dog rescue;
© c2007., G.P. Putnam's Sons,
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Saint Bernard : mountain rescuer / by Rudolph, Jessica.;
This book briefly examines the history, behavior, and habits of the Saint Bernard dog.Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.Katie goes to work -- A good listener -- Mountain rescuer -- Life savers -- Giant pets -- The long and shor of it -- Loving and lazy -- Fast-growing puppies -- Quick learners -- Working hard -- Still helping people -- Big responsibilities, big rewards -- Saint Bernards at a glance.
Subjects: Saint Bernard dog; Dogs; Saint Bernard dog.; Dogs.;
© c2012., Bearport Pub.,
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My father, the dog / by Bluemle, Elizabeth; Cecil, Randy;
A young girl suspects that her father is really a dog because he performs such acts as fetching the newspaper and chasing balls.
Subjects: Dogs; Fathers;
© c2006., Candlewick Press,
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Showoff / by Korman, Gordon.;
Subjects: Dog shows; Dogs;
© 2012., Scholastic Press,
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Dogs and monsters : stories / by Haddon, Mark,1962-author.;
"Greek myths have fascinated people for millennia, seeing in them lessons about fate and hubris and the contingency of existence. Mark Haddon digs into the heart of these ancient fables and sees them anew. The dawn goddess Eos asked asks Zeus to give her lover Tithonus eternal life, but forgets to ask for eternal youth. In "The Quiet Limit of the World" Haddon imagines Tithonus' life as he slowly ages over thousands of years, turning the cautionary tale of tempting the gods into a spellbinding meditation on witnessing death from the outside, and ultimately, how carnal love evolves into something richer and more poignant with time. In "The Mother's Story," Haddon takes the myth of the minotaur in his labyrinth, in which the beast is the spawn of the monstrous lust of the king's wife Pasiphae, and turns it into a wrenching parable of maternal love for a damaged child, and the more real monstrosities of patriarchy. In "D.O.G.Z." the story of Actaeon, who was turned into a stag after glimpsing the naked goddess Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about the continuum of human and animal behavior. Other stories play with contemporary mythic tropes - genetic engineering, trying to escape the future, the viciousness of adolescent ostracism - to showcase how modern humans are subject to the same capriciousness that obsessed the Greeks. Haddon's tales cover a vast range, from the mythic to the domestic, from ancient Greece to the present day, from stories about love to stories about cruelty, from battlefields to bed and breakfasts, from dogs in space to doors between worlds, all of them bound together by a profound sympathy and an understanding of how human beings act and think and feel when pushed to the very edge. Throughout Haddon's supple prose showcases his astonishing powers of observation, of both the physical world and the workings of the psyche. His vision is clear-eyed, but always resolutely empathetic"--
Subjects: Short stories.;
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Dogs and Monsters Stories [electronic resource] : by Haddon, Mark.aut; cloudLibrary;
From the "terrifyingly talented" (The&#xA0;Times, [London]) author of The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time and The Porpoise, eight mesmerizingly imaginative, deeply-humane stories that use Greek myths and contemporary dystopian narratives to examine mortality, moral choices and the many variants of love For millenia Greek myths have fascinated people, who have seen in them lessons about fate and hubris and the contingency of existence. Mark Haddon digs into the heart of these ancient fables and imagines them anew. The dawn goddess Eos asks Zeus to give her lover Tithonus eternal life but forgets to ask for eternal youth. In "The Quiet Limit of the World" Haddon imagines Tithonus' life as he slowly ages over thousands of years, turning the cautionary tale of tempting the gods into a spellbinding meditation on witnessing death from the outside, and ultimately, how carnal love evolves into something richer and more poignant with time. In "The Mother&#x2019;s Story," Haddon takes the myth of the minotaur in his labyrinth, in which the beast is the spawn of the monstrous lust of the king's wife Pasiphaë, and turns it into a wrenching parable of maternal love for a damaged child, and the more real monstrosities of patriarchy. In "D.O.G.Z.," the story of Actaeon, who was turned into a stag after glimpsing the naked goddess Diana and torn to pieces by his hunting dogs, becomes a visceral metaphor about the continuum of human and animal behavior. Other stories play with contemporary mythic tropes&#x2014;genetic engineering, trying to escape the future, the viciousness of adolescent ostracism&#x2014;to showcase how modern humans are subject to the same capriciousness that obsessed the Greeks. Haddon's tales cover a vast range, from the mythic to the domestic, from ancient Greece to the present day, from stories about love to stories about cruelty, from battlefields to bed and breakfasts, from dogs in space to doors between worlds, all of them bound together by a profound sympathy and an understanding of how human beings act and think and feel when pushed to the very edge. Throughout, Haddon's supple prose showcases his astonishing powers of observation, of both the physical world and the workings of the psyche. His vision is clear-eyed, but always resolutely empathetic.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Magical Realism; Historical;
© 2024., Doubleday Canada,
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The dog of the north / by McKenzie, Elizabeth,1958-author.;
"From the National Book Award longlisted author of The Portable Veblen, a great journey in a borrowed van that's long on joy in a dark, dark world"--
Subjects: Humorous fiction.; Road novels.; Novels.; Automobile travel; Life change events; Van life; Women;
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The power of the dog [videorecording] / by Campion, Jane,1954-film director,screenwriter,film producer.; Cumberbatch, Benedict,1976-actor.; Dunst, Kirsten,1982-actor.; Plemons, Jesse,1988-actor.; Criterion Collection (Firm),publisher.;
Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst, Jesse Plemons, Kodi Smit-Mcphee.After a sensitive widow and her enigmatic, fiercely loving son move in with her gentle new husband, a tense battle of wills plays out between them and his brutish brother, whose frightening volatility conceals a secret torment, and whose capacity for tenderness, once reawakened, may offer him redemption or destruction.Canadian Home Video Rating: 14A.MPAA rating: R.Described video for the blind and visually impaired.Subtitled for the deaf and hard-of-hearing (SDH).DVD ; wide screen presentation ; Dolby Digital 5.1.2021 Academy Awards: Directing (Jane Campion) ; 2022 BAFTA Awards: Best film, Best director
Subjects: Feature films.; Romance films.; Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Western films.; Brothers; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and sons; Ranch life;
For private home use only.
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Tiny the birthday dog / by Meister, Cari.; Davis, Rich,1958-;
"Guided reading level: D"--P. [4] of cover.LSC
Subjects: Tiny (Fictitious character); Dogs; Surprise birthday parties;
© c2013., Penguin Young Readers,
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Cesar's rules : your way to train a well-behaved dog / by Millan, Cesar.; Peltier, Melissa Jo.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.Those magical American dogs : my evolution from training dogs to training people -- The basics of balance : the foundation of training -- Rewards, punishment, and everything in between : is there a "right" way to train a dog? -- Cesar's rules for a teachable dog and a trainable human -- Honor the animal : lessons from Hollywood animal trainers -- Losing the leash : Dr. Ian Dunbar and hands-off dog training -- A world of ways to basic obedience : step by step instructions -- Basic instincts : how dogs teach us.
Subjects: Dog owners; Dogs; Dogs;
© c2010., Crown Archetype,
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