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WHY DOES MY CAT...?
Sarah Heath
What motivates your cat and how can you change its problem behaviour? This practical and helpful book, written by a practicing veterinary surgeon who specialises in behaviour therapy, provides the answers and explains how understanding feline psychology can help deal with any perfectly natural behaviour that can cause problems.
The A – Z of cat behaviour can be an eye-opener in understanding how a cat’s natural instincts motivate her to respond in a certain way to situations in the home. By redirecting the instincts you will make it possible for your cat to be herself without disrupting the household. With many valuable insights and advice on specific problems Why Does Your Cat...? will ensure that your free-spirited cat will remain a source of joy and happiness in your family.
“An essential guide for any cat owner.”
‘The Oldie’
Sarah Heath lectures at Liverpool University Veterinary School and is a past President of the European Society for Veterinary Clinical Ethology.
“With many fascinating insights, and a valuable alphabetical section of advice on specific problems, Why Does My Cat...? ensures that your free-spirited, much loved cat will remain a source of joy and happiness.”
‘Pet Life’
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A-Z OF CAT HEALTH AND FIRST AID
Andrew Gardiner
Andrew Gardiner is an experienced vet and the ideal guide to the practical solutions that anyone can carry out at home to help keep their cat fit and well. Cats can seem as varied and complex as people, and modern veterinary medicine has a much improved knowledge of cats’ bodies, with very specific approaches to their health problems. This revised and updated guide will inform and educate any cat owner how better to provide for their companion’s health.
A – Z of Cat Health and First Aid clearly explains what the owner can do for their cat, working alongside the veterinary surgeon, to give their companion the best chance of a full and speedy recovery. It contains a great deal of practical and useful information on everyday cat care.
“Extensive, practical and easy-to-understand book gives solutions for the commonest cat health problems... An invaluable resource.”
‘Kennel and Cattery Management’
There is detailed help for over 200 common cat illnesses, as well as advice in the event of accidents, for everything from coat contamination, high blood pressure and fleas to overgrown nails, spaying and urination problems. Each illness is explained and details of first aid and nursing care that can be administered at home is clearly outlined, along with a full explanation of what treatment your vet might follow.
“A brilliant source of information... This book is a gem.”
‘Our Cats’
Andrew Gardiner qualified in veterinary medicine from The University of Edinburgh. He has many years’ experience working in private practice, emergency clinics and for national animal welfare charities.
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WHY DOES MY DOG...?
John Fisher
ALREADY REPRINTED NINE TIMES
This practical and authoritative book, from a leading dog expert, gives you all the answers and explains how to change problem behaviour without resorting to punishment. Using your dog’s psychology, the instincts it has inherited from his wolf ancestors, John Fisher provides a fascinating insight into the roots of a dog’s behaviour. Written with both dog and owner in mind.
“All dog-owners should have a copy of ‘Why Does My Dog...?’ on their bookshelf to refer to when faced with a doggy problem... Presented in an easy-to-find-and-follow A – Z format. All sorts of common problems are covered in detail.”
‘Your Dog’
John Fisher worked professionally with dogs for over twenty years, as a police dog handler and trainer. He was a founder member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and was a regular writer for What Dog? and Pet Dogs.
“This authoritative book, written by a leading dog behaviour expert with extensive experience, gives you the answers and explains how to change your dog’s behaviour without resorting to punishment.”
‘Petlife’
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DOGWISE:
The Natural Way to Train Your Dog
John Fisher
John Fisher explains how to train a dog to understand commands, think for itself and to make the right choice, using force-free methods, with the help of clear instructions and guided by the step-by-step photographs provided in Dogwise.
Dog training can be natural and easy if you understand how your dog sees its place in the human pack, you are aware of how dogs learn, you reward him for the right reasons and if you use the dog’s natural instincts as a basis for training.
“The inspiration for many of today’s behavioural dog trainers.”
‘Your Dog’
John Fisher worked professionally with dogs for over twenty years, as a police dog handler and trainer. He was a founder member of the Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors and was a regular writer for What Dog? and Pet Dogs.
“If dogs could read then I am sure that they would all make certain that a copy of Dogwise found its way into their owner’s Christmas stocking.”
‘Dog Training Weekly’
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WHY DOES MY PARROT...?
Rosemary Low
Why Does My Parrot...? is an established classic that has provided valuable guidance for decades. Now updated and revised Rosemary Low explains the common problems that parrot owners encounter, such as biting, feather plucking and screaming. Drawing on her decades of experience, and using her relationship with a parrot she kept for nearly forty years as examples, Rosemary Low demystifies parrot behaviour.
“A book that deserves to be on the bookshelves of parrot lovers and used as an important reference source.”
‘Australian Aviculture’
Parrots are individuals but Rosemary Low’s unrivalled experience makes her the ideal guide to explaining parrot psychology. Why Does My Parrot...? comes in an easy-to-use A-Z format, it is a practical and authoritative guide for owners of all levels of experience who are looking for a happy and harmonious relationship with their parrot.
No other author has such a breadth of knowledge or experience with parrots as Rosemary Low. She has owned parrots since the age of 16 and since then she has travelling extensively to observe them in the wild and in collections. Rosemary Low has been the curator of Loro Parque, Tenerife, and Palmitos Park, Gran Canaria, was the deputy editor of Cage and Aviary Birds for fifteen years and edited the World Parrot Trust’s magazine, PsittaScene, for fifteen years.
“Every veterinary surgeon who regularly has clients bringing parrots to the surgery should have this book on the shelf, where it will provide the answers to many questions.”
‘The Veterinary Record’
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WHY DOES MY RABBIT...?
Anne McBride
Rabbits are now the third most popular pet in Britain but few owners understand their behavioural problems. Many of the problems that rabbits demonstrate can be avoided if their living conditions are adapted to follow their natural instincts and Anne McBride explains how to do this. She describes how rabbits live and breed in the wild, and the instincts your pet rabbit has inherited, which make it act as it does. With a range of problems, arranged alphabetically for easy-to-use accessibility, this book covers all types of rabbits, from hutch to house rabbits and fully covers the specific problems that can affect them.
“A comprehensive and practical book for rabbit owners that answers all the questions you’ve ever had about rabbits... will leave no questions unanswered and will help to make the relationship between you and your rabbit better than ever before.”
‘Wild About Animals’
Dr Anne McBride lectures at the University of Southampton and is a member of The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors.
“A practical, authoritative study... and it will appeal not only to pet and houserabbit owners but any fancier who wishes to gain a better understanding of this unique and universally lovable animal.”
‘Fur and Feather’