This is the remarkable story of one endearing dogs search for his purpose over the course of several lives. More than just another charming dog story A Dogs Purpose touches on the universal quest for an answer to lifes most basic question: Why are we here? Surprised to find himself reborn as a rambunctious golden-haired puppy after a tragically short life as a stray mutt Baileys search for his new lifes meaning leads him into the loving arms of eight-year-old Ethan. During their countless adventures Bailey joyously discovers how to be a good dog. But this life as a family pet is not the end of Baileys journey. Reborn as a puppy yet again Bailey wonders
- will he ever find his purpose? Heartwarming insightful & often laugh-out-loud funny A Dogs Purpose is not only the emotional & hilarious story of a dogs many lives but also a dogs-eye commentary on human relationships & the unbreakable bonds between man & mans best friend. This moving & beautifully crafted story teaches us that love never dies & that every creature on earth is born with a purpose.
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Discover the truth about our canine friends in Bruce Fogle's The Dog's Mind". How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see hear learn & relate to their owners? How large are their brains what is their emotional make-up? Why do they suffer from stress anxiety & how can it be coped with? Incorporating the latest thinking & research on the psychology of the dog " The Dog's Mind" by Bruce Fogle will be an essential text for all those professionals involved with dogs & for the seriously interested dog owner. Bruce Fogle DVM MRCVS lives in London where he runs a veterinary practice. He also lectures at veterinary colleges internationally on the subject of animal behaviour." ...

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When Dave loses his favourite toy Dogger he is very sad. But when Dogger turns up on a stall at the garden fete everything seems all right
- until someone else buys him before Dave can get the money! Voted the public's favourite CILIP Kate Greenaway Medal winner in 2007 this timeless picture book has lost none of its appeal & is still a tale to which all children & their parents can relate. Kevin Whately's reading brings the story to life & the original music & sound effects will enchant & enhance this book for a new generation of children.
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Furgul is a puppy born in a slave camp for racing greyhounds. But he has a terrible secret
- he is only part greyhound. When the
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Showing you what others only tell you this title covers the history of dogs from their wild origins to their role as house pets & working dogs. It features specially commissioned photography & information on identifying breeds from toy poodles to Irish wolfhounds plus expert guidance on behavior training health & grooming. This is the one-stop guide to your canine companion. ...

Biff is not like ordinary dogs. He doesn't do dog stuff like peeing on lampposts scratching his fleas or drinking out of toilets. If you throw him a stick he'll just look at you like you're crazy. No Biff is no ordinary dog. Biff likes moonlight & music & walking on his tiptoes. You see Biff doesn't think he's a dog Biff thinks he's a ballerina which is all very well.. . But dogs don't do ballet
- do they? The hilarious story of a small dog with a big personality & even bigger dreams!
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' Why did the guy eat two dead skunks for breakfast?' ' Because dead ones squeal when you stick the fork in.' Gary W. Boone knows he was born to be a st&-up comedian. It is the rest of the kids in the class who think he is a fool. Then the Floyd Hicks Junior High School Talent Show is announced & he starts practising his routine non-stop to get it just right. Gary's sure that this will be his big break
- he'll make everyone laugh & will win the $100 prize money. But when an outrageous surprise threatens to turn his debut into a disaster it looks as if the biggest joke of all may be on Gary himself.
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How well do you know your dog? Did you know that dogs have dreams & fears? That they do see colour that they smell electric storms & feel scent as an emotion? Jeffrey Masson takes us into the world of the dog a world created by a sense of smell one hundred million times more acute than ours & reintroduces us to mans best friend
- loyal honest straightforward spontaneous & almost unbelievably forgiving. Drawing on observations of his own three dogs as well as true stories of dogs friendship heroism & loyalty Masson makes us laugh cry & think again about our canine companions who unlike humans will never lie about love.
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Sweden winter 1991. Inspector Kurt Wallander & his team receive an anonymous tip-off. A few days later a life raft is washed up on a beach. In it are two men dressed in expensive suits shot dead. The dead men were criminals victims of what seems to have been a gangland hit. But what appears to be an open-&-shut case soon takes on a far more sinister aspect. Wallander travels across the Baltic Sea to Riga in Latvia where he is plunged into a frozen alien world of police surveillance scarcely veiled threats & lies. Doomed always to be one step behind the shadowy figures he pursues only Wallander's obstinate desire to see that justice is done brings the truth to light. ...