Trick training is a terrific way to bond with your dog and help him or her feel like one of the family. It's an activity that keeps your pet mentally and physically challenged, which we know they all need. If you are interested, trick training prepares your dog for common dog sports, dog dancing, and dog therapy work.
The book's step-by-step approach, difficulty rating, and prerequisites allow readers to start training immediately. Tips and trouble-shooting boxes cover common problems, while "build-on" ideas suggest more complicated tricks which build on each new skill.
Dog and cat owners visit the doctor less frequently, according to an Australian national survey. And owning a pet may help children stave off colds and asthma.
Caring for a pet is a lot of work and there's no denying they "tie you down". But the benefits can be so enormous, as this 7 Ways Dogs Can Help Your Health | abc News describes, including one affliction that at one time or another affects us all:
For people with all forms of anxiety, having a dog may be an important coping mechanism. This is especially true in times of crisis. A study out of the Medical College of Virginia found that for hospitalized patients with mental health issues, therapy with animals significantly reduced anxiety levels more than conventional recreational therapy sessions.
Is a picture worth a thousand words? Reliance on imaging (rather than imagining) seems to be the 21st century media trend. This The Crossley ID Guide: Eastern Birds by Richard Crossley helps make birdwatching and identification easier, more accurate, and more fun. The product description says it best:
Unlike other guides, which provide isolated individual photographs or illustrations, this is the first book to feature large, lifelike scenes for each species. These scenes--640 in all--are composed from more than 10,000 of the author's images showing birds in a wide range of views--near and far, from different angles, in various plumages and behaviors, including flight, and in the habitat in which they live.
These beautiful compositions show how a bird's appearance changes with distance, and give equal emphasis to characteristics experts use to identify birds: size, structure and shape, behavior, probability, and color. This is the first book to convey all of these features visually--in a single image--and to reinforce them with accurate, concise text.
Each scene provides a wealth of detailed visual information that invites and rewards careful study, but the most important identification features can be grasped instantly by anyone.
Many birders are familiar with the field guides from renown ornithologist David Allen Sibley. These Sibley Backyard Birding Flashcards:100 Common Birds of Eastern and Western North America are fun for young and old alike.
The flashcards feature illustrations of the male and female birds of a species on one side and descriptions of their range, voice, and habitats on the other. Turn learning into play!
Want to involve your pet in social networking and meet other friends who have a lot in common? There are Facebook applications for your your cat or dog to join just as you have.
Create a profile for your pet, upload as many pictures as you like, create a profile, find friends. You can link your dog to other dogs of similar breeding, locate local dog parks, compare toys and connect with other owners through themed groups.
This will bring tears to your eyes. Watch this just-released Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Movie Trailer, the tale of a young Labrador retriever training to be guide dog in Japan. In the process he helps a lonely man discover friendship.
Any cat lover would appreciate beautiful photos of charismatic cats in picturesque settings. Throw in pithy quotes from famous French cat lovers and authors and you have The French Cat by Rachael McKenna, one of the most successful animal photographers in the field.
This coffee table photo book is populated with all sorts of cats within lovely French rural landscapes as well as its charming urban scenes. The author, originally from New Zealand, also provides heartwarming narrative of her life in France with her husband, Andrew, and their daughter, Charlize.
If you are reading this, you may already be a pet owner and you know that owning a pet is not something to do on impulse. It is a huge responsibility and time commitment.
In honor of The Westminster Kennel Club 136th Annual Dog Show 2012 which is taking place this week on Monday and Tuesday, February 13-14 at Madison Square Garden, we are reading a book that takes a close look at the fascinating world of breeders and dog show lovers.
The book Show Dog: The Charmed Life and Trying Times of a Near-Perfect Purebred by Josh Dean follows Jack, a champion Australian shepherd, over the course of a year from an inexperienced adolescent to seasoned adult show dog. The book features his owner, his handler, his breeder so we can learn what it's like to own a show dog and to train one.
The book also explores the history and science of purebred dog breeding and the dog show culture--judging, training, naming, promoting, hairstyling, kennel-owning, RV-driving, hotel-finding, treat-selecting, and more.
Pet Books -- 101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog
requires no special tools (such as 
) or knowledge of specific training methods. The author Kyra Sundance is a world-acclaimed stunt dog show performer, dog trainer, and internationally best-selling author. 
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by Richard Crossley helps make birdwatching and identification easier, more accurate, and more fun. The product description says it best: 
100 Common Birds of Eastern and Western North America are fun for young and old alike. 
by Rachael McKenna, one of the most successful animal photographers in the field.
by Josh Dean follows Jack, a champion Australian shepherd, over the course of a year from an inexperienced adolescent to seasoned adult show dog. The book features his owner, his handler, his breeder so we can learn what it's like to own a show dog and to train one. 
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