Home Care

What appeals to you about beekeeping? Is it the prospect of producing your own honey and having the delicious natural product fresh on your breakfast table every morning? Or is it the fascination for the organism "bee", which stands out as a masterpiece of evolution? Perhaps it is a mixture of both. When you hold this book in your hands, you have an exciting journey ahead of you! Perhaps the first bees are already buzzing in your garden and flying from the hive to collect plentiful honey. Or maybe you're just toying with the idea of eventually acquiring a colony.

This book will guide you through the life of a Mini Aussie, from puppyhood to aging adult. Learn how to keep your dog healthy, understand common medical illnesses, and discover how to choose the correct veterinarian. The Complete Guide to Miniature Australian Shepherds will give you tips, tricks, and the tools you need to make the most out of your experience as a new Mini Aussie owner!

Hundeyoga – ist das Yoga für den Hund? Oder mit dem Hund? Nun ja, von beidem ein bisschen: Sie machen Yoga, Ihr Hund entspannt mit Ihnen und nebenbei intensivieren Sie noch Ihre Hund-Mensch-Beziehung. Klingt super? Dann schnappen Sie sich dieses Hörbuch und legen Sie gemeinsam los! Mit Atem-, Haltungs-, Entspannungs- und Bewegungsübungen bringen Sie sich selbst ins Gleichgewicht, während Ihr Liebling Ihre Gesellschaft genießt.

It’s time to take a big step beyond the regular old sit, stay, and roll over with your dog. Canine enrichment can help reduce stress in your dog as well as give them a constructive way to drain their energy. We all know what it’s like to be bored at home, and with a dog, boredom leads to trouble. With Happy Dog, you will learn simple ways to stimulate your dog’s mind and keep them occupied whenever they need.

As Dave Barry turns 70 - not happily - he realizes that his dog, Lucy, is dealing with old age far better than he is. She has more friends, fewer worries, and way more fun. So Dave decides to figure out how Lucy manages to stay so happy, to see if he can make his own life happier by doing the things she does (except for drinking from the toilet). He reconnects with old friends and tries to make new ones - turns out to be a struggle, because Lucy likes people a lot more than he does.

In addition to many expert breeders, practitioners in the fields of canine behavioral psychology, veterinary health, and breed-specific ownership have contributed with invaluable advice and tips. So whether you are looking for basic instruction or more advanced advice, you will find it all here.

Dr. Andrew Root's search for the canine soul began the day his eight-year-old son led the family in a moving Christian ritual at the burial service for Kirby, their beloved black Lab. In the coming weeks, Root found himself wondering: What was this thing we'd experienced with this animal? Why did the loss hurt so poignantly? Why did his son's act seem so right in its sacramental feel?

In War Dogs, Rebecca Frankel offers a riveting mix of on-the-ground reporting, her own hands-on experiences in the military working dog world, and a look at the science of dogs' special abilities - from their amazing noses and powerful jaws to their enormous sensitivity to the emotions of their human companions. The history of dogs in the U.S. military is long and rich, from the spirit-lifting mascots of the Civil War to the dogs who lead patrols hunting for IEDs today.

Filled with harrowing tales of knife-edge bomb-detection work, including an extraordinary baptism by fire, Sergeant Rex is a heart-pounding account of how an unbreakable human-canine bond helped Mike and Rex to stay focused on their mission and save countless lives.

There is no denying that the emotional bond between horses and the humans who love them can reach mystical proportions, and nowhere is that relationship more evident than in these 24 true-life accounts of horses rescuing people. Many of the stories recount incidents where death or physical injury was imminent, and only because a horse intervened are the narrators alive to tell the tale.

In this audiobook, author Joseph Spada, LPN, offers you insider's guidance into long-term care, clearly explaining what your options are, and the pros and cons of each. He shows you how to find and select the best facility for your needs, and most importantly, what to watch out for.

A solid beginner's guide to caring for and breeding guppies, aimed at first-time guppy owners. Very little rivals the life and beauty a well-maintained aquarium can add to a room, and getting started with one of your own needn't be as difficult as you might imagine.

Aquariums are more than just glass boxes filled with water and fish; they are windows into vibrant underwater worlds teeming with life, color, and beauty. Whether you're a curious beginner with a fascination for aquatic ecosystems or someone seeking a relaxing and rewarding hobby, this book is your gateway to the captivating universe of freshwater and saltwater aquariums.

Many dogs, especially those from animal shelters, have not had good experiences in their previous lives and are traumatized or fearful. This often manifests itself in different behaviors in different situations. For example, a dog expresses its fear through aggression on the lead if another dog comes too close, if it encounters cyclists or joggers or a person who wants to stroke the fearful dog. Other dogs are afraid of stairs, being left alone or loud noises. Anxious dogs also try to escape situations and show their fear by curling their tail or putting their ears back.

Jason Brazel is an out-of-work journalist who lives in Penrith with his family and mother-in-law, Amita. She knows everyone and everything that’s going on in this corner of the Lakes. So when it’s discovered that Madeline Forbisher, one of Amita’s fellow regulars at the bingo club has died, found by the postman outside her crumbling country home close to Ullswater Lake, she senses immediately this is no accident. The trouble is, no one else seems to take her suspicions seriously. That is, until she enlists the help of her friends at the Penrith Bingo Club.

Rich with insight and packed with tales of birds and of people, this book reveals the great auk’s life before humanity, its death on the killing shores of the North Atlantic, and the unrelenting subsequent quest for its remains. Tim Birkhead’s research has revealed previously unimagined aspects of the bird’s life and also, unexpectedly, its afterlife; in a curious twist, Birkhead found himself the recipient of the archive of the man who accumulated more great auk skins and eggs than anyone else.

Somewhere between hunting for gold in Latin America as a geologist and getting married to a new husband, 33-year-old Susan Purvis loses her way. Susan comes to believe that a puppy and working on ski patrol at the last great ski town in Colorado will improve her life. When she learns about avalanches that bury people without warning, she challenges herself: "What if I teach a dog to save lives?" This quest propels her to train the best possible search dog, vowing to never leave anyone behind.

Does your dog lunge and bark at other dogs or unfamiliar people? Do you find yourself walking in the middle of the night to avoid problems and feel isolated with your problem dog? This audiobook is designed to help the guardians of reactive dogs realize that they don't have to be alone and that there is hope and help available.

Small farms and large ranches are turning to dogs as a humane and ecologically sound way to protect their investments. This newly revised edition will make it easy to select a breed, care for, and train a livestock protection dog. Training methods have been refined and expanded, and there's even a chapter on guarding unusual stock, plus a discussion of theory, history and selection; livestock protection breeds as dual companion/working dogs; puppy temperament testing and training.

After stealing some priceless Russian jewels from the Stockholm Auction House, Martha and her gang flee to the small village of Hemmavid to lie low. But what they find is a village in crisis, so they decide they want to help revive the place. But to do so, the village needs money. In steps the League of Pensioners to arrange events to attract paying tourists. Which all turns out to be a rather delicate – and dramatic – balancing act when you are wanted by the police.