Dog Packs

Dog Packs
Author: Louise Spilsbury
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Total Pages: 34
Release: 2013-01-15
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 1477703748

While most of dogs we’re familiar with live among humans, wild dogs live very different lives, revolving around the pack. Like an army, dog packs depend heavily on rank to function. Easy-to follow text is accompanied by clear photos showing coyotes, dingoes, and other wild dogs in their natural habitats and illustrating for readers what living in the wild is like for dogs. Dog owners may even come away with a better understanding of their own pet’s “pack mentality.”

Be the Pack Leader

Be the Pack Leader
Author: Cesar Millan
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2007-10-02
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0307405559

The bestselling author and star of National Geographic Channel's Dog Whisperer shows you how to develop the calm-assertive energy of a successful pack leader and use it to improve your dog’s life–and your own Be the Pack Leader is Cesar Millan’s guide for taking your relationship with your dog to a higher level. By developing the skills necessary to become the calm-assertive owner your dog needs in order for him to live a balanced, fulfilled life, you’ll improve your dog’s behavior and your own life as well. Be the Pack Leader is filled with practical tips and techniques, including: • How to use calm-assertive energy in relating to your dog—and to others around you • The truth about behavioral tools, from leashes and harnesses to clickers and e-collars • How to satisfy the needs of your dog’s breed • Success stories from Cesar’s clients, viewers, and fans—including the Grogan family of Marley & Me fame • A quick reference guide of specific, step-by-step procedures to tackling some of the most common dog behavior problems “[Cesar] arrives amid chaos and leaves behind peace.” —Malcolm Gladwell, The New Yorker “[Millan is] serene and mesmerizing. . . . He deserves a cape and a mask.” —New York Times

Cesar's Way

Cesar's Way
Author: Cesar Millan
Publisher: Crown Archetype
Total Pages: 322
Release: 2006-08-08
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 0307382052

Cesar Millan—nationally recognized dog expert—helps you see the world through the eyes of your dog so you can finally eliminate problem behaviors. From his appearances on The Oprah Winfrey Show to his roster of celebrity clients to his reality television series, Cesar Millan is America’s most sought-after dog-behavior expert. But Cesar is not a trainer in the traditional sense—his expertise lies in his unique ability to comprehend dog psychology. Tracing his own amazing journey from a clay-walled farm in Mexico to the celebrity palaces of Los Angeles, Cesar recounts how he learned what makes dogs tick. In Cesar’s Way, he shares this wisdom, laying the groundwork for you to have stronger, more satisfying relationships with your canine companions. Cesar’s formula for a contented and balanced dog seems impossibly simple: exercise, discipline, and affection, in that order. Taking readers through the basics of dog psychology and behavior, Cesar shares the inside details of some of his most fascinating cases, using them to illustrate how common behavior issues develop and, more important, how they can be corrected. You'll learn: • What your dog really needs may not be what you’re giving him • Why a dog’s natural pack instincts are the key to your happy relationship • How to relate to your dog on a canine level • There are no “problem breeds,” just problem owners • How to choose a dog who’s right for you and your family • The difference between discipline and punishment • And much more! Filled with fascinating anecdotes about Cesar’s longtime clients, and including forewords by the president of the International Association of Canine Professionals and Jada Pinkett Smith, this is the only book you’ll need to forge a stronger, more rewarding connection with your four-legged companion.

A Dog's World

A Dog's World
Author: Jessica Pierce
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 240
Release: 2021-10-26
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 0691228965

From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people What would happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on their own—and could do so in a world without us. Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without their human counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.

The Ecology of Stray Dogs

The Ecology of Stray Dogs
Author: Alan M. Beck
Publisher: Purdue University Press
Total Pages: 120
Release: 2002
Genre: Animals
ISBN: 9781557532459

This study of dog ecology and behavior and of human ecology and behavior discusses the facets of the phenomenon of the urban free-roaming dog. It provides information for students who wish to embark on studies of wild canines.

Canine Washington

Canine Washington
Author: Cheryl Smith
Publisher: Fulcrum Publishing
Total Pages: 300
Release: 2005
Genre: Pets
ISBN: 9781555914721

More than 70 percent of dog owners take their four-legged pals on the road. Washington State hosts millions of visitors each year, and for travelers and residents alike, "Canine Washington" may just be the only guidebook they'll need. The detailed information on hikes, lodging, and other activities takes the special interests of both dog and caretaker into account.

The African Wild Dog

The African Wild Dog
Author: IUCN/SSC Candid Specialist Group
Publisher: IUCN
Total Pages: 182
Release: 1997
Genre: African wild dog
ISBN: 2831704189

Over the last 30 years the African wild dog population has declined dramatically. Dogs have disappeared from 25 of the 39 countries where they were previously found, and only 6 populations are believed to number more than 100. Today it is believed that only between 3,000-5,500 dogs remain in 600-1,000 packs with most to be found in eastern and southern Africa. The dramatic reduction in their population is attributed to a number of factors including human population growth and activities, deterioration of habitat, and contact with domestic dogs and their diseases. This Action Plan explores some of the reasons behind their disappearance and provides a number of proposed solutions split into 3 priority areas, ranging from habitat management and conservation to monitoring domestic dogs.

Dog Training Coup: The Ultimate Art of Raising the Best Pet

Dog Training Coup: The Ultimate Art of Raising the Best Pet
Author: John Brownie
Publisher: Lulu.com
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2019-10-28
Genre:
ISBN: 1794707883

My coaching program rescues an undesirable, untrained, ""unadoptable"" guard dog. This publication shows my puppy/dog natural pet coaching program for changing any dog or puppy from spoilt purebred pup to shelter-shocked rescue which becomes a friendly companion in under 14 days or less. Within a several days array, these puppies experience a fantastic transformation because they know to trust my own methodology including my 6 basic commands, and conquer their behaviour difficulties, finally becoming well-mannered pets as well as support dogs by producing perfect obedience from day one through principles, bounds, along with also calm-assertive leadership. This lesson unites each dog having a forever family. As a vetenary physician, I've shared the wisdom gained from working with various dogs of diverse breed and character to help individuals develop their own pets to well-trained dog that will cause you to feel great about instruction and rewarding your pet with wellness organic dog treats.

The Ekistics of Animal and Human Conflict

The Ekistics of Animal and Human Conflict
Author: Rishi Dev
Publisher: Copal Publishing Group
Total Pages: 618
Release: 2016-09-01
Genre: Nature
ISBN: 9383419075

Urban wildlife management is a town planning subject. It is logical and important to relate the animal and human conflict seen all over the world, as a phenomenon which is applicable to all types of human settlements, despite the diversities and complexities of cultures, societal structures, laws, value systems, religions and so on. A universal principle or theory governs and applies to all cities which define these conditions and phenomena creating the conflict or coexistence. This book investigates the niches of one of the key urban animals from a syntactic, semantic and pragmatic perspective and explores how these niches are naturally synonymous to similar patterns, structures and compositions within human settlements. It explores and defines the demographic patterns, thresholds and phenomenon, which leads to formation of the different levels and extremes of interaction between the species. This forms a paradigm which classifies this conflict within the various disciplines and frameworks of urban ecology. The focus is primarily on urban dogs, it being a keystone species, but is later related with other urban animals as well. The premise for this approach is that history has shown how certain species have persuasively coexisted with humans for so many millennia, yet a conflict happens between animals and humans and within humans over animals. It is thus logical to believe that the forces which create this conflict cannot solely be natural to the species in question and have to come from outside – from the settlement patterns of both species and the “net resultant force and dynamics”. The book looks at these dichotomies in four distinct but interrelated ways. It delves deep inside four niches which form the dynamics of any settlement – spatial, cultural, ecological and economic and explores all scales at which the “succession” and evolution of animals take place in highly urbanized settlements.

The Key To Better Communication With Your Dog

The Key To Better Communication With Your Dog
Author: Barbara Ertel
Publisher: tredition
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2018-06-27
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 3746952840

Just imagine - you are looking for your first dog, a puppy and when you contact a breeder he tells you that you need to learn everything about dogs from him, before he is willing to trust you with one of his puppies. As a 19-year-old I desperately wanted to own a dog, so I agreed to be taught by the breeder Karl Werner. I was not expecting that what I was going to learn would shape my view on dogs in a very crucial way. Even less did I realise that more than 40 years later I was going to pass on this knowledge to others by writing this book. This is not based on theory, but only on the practical experience from three generations of the male line of the Werner family. They possessed a key to a dog communication system which they called the Inherited Pack Position.