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The October 2024 selection of our Dog Lovers Book Club is out! Discover our top picks of the latest dog book releases these school holidays and you could also get an early start on your Christmas shopping list.
THE FOREVER DOG LIFE
by Rodney Habib, Karen Shaw Becker
120+ RECIPES, Longevity Tips, and New Science for Better Bowls & Healthier Homes
In this beautifully illustrated guide, the authors of bestseller The Forever Dog show how to create a thriving, sustainable lifestyle and environment to help your dog live a longer, happier, and healthier life
In The Forever Dog, the authors explained that your dog’s longevity starts with proper nourishment. In The Forever Dog Life, they offer simple ways you can help your dog live longer and better from the inside-out and outside-in, including easy-to-follow tools, recipes, and tips.
And don’t forget DIY training treats, cookies, jerkies, and chews. Accompanying the recipes are science-rich tips for the best ingredients, food hacks, and tools to use in the kitchen.
But food is only one aspect of a dog’s good health. The Forever Dog Life teaches you how to make your home as healthy as possible, with practical instructions for creating your own non-toxic DIY cleaners, natural disinfectants, and lawn care solutions that can easily replace hazardous chemical-based products that negatively impact our pet’s health. Also included are all-natural recipes for body care, including shampoos and conditioners, skin rinses, oral and ear care, and chemical-free flea and tick solutions.
But food is only one aspect of a dog’s good health. The Forever Dog Life teaches you how to make your home as healthy as possible, with practical instructions for creating your own non-toxic DIY cleaners, natural disinfectants, and lawn care solutions that can easily replace hazardous chemical-based products that negatively impact our pet’s health. Also included are all-natural recipes for body care, including shampoos and conditioners, skin rinses, oral and ear care, and chemical-free flea and tick solutions.
Habib and Becker make it easy to incorporate their science-backed tips into your home, so your dog (and cat!) can live a long, happy, and healthy life.
Filled with wonderful stories and fantastic canines, The Forever Dog Life makes the world a safer, healthier, and happier place for animals. Backed by science and filled with photographs and colour instructions, it is the ultimate handbook to help your dogs and cats live their best life.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins US, 14th August 2024
Price: $29.99 from www.amazon.com.au
BARK!
The science of helping your anxious, fearful, or reactive dog
by Zazie Todd (Author), Cat Warren (Foreword)
The must-have guide to addressing anxious, fearful, or reactive behaviours in your dog through positive reinforcement, from certified dog trainer and animal behaviourist Zazie Todd.
Is your dog showing signs of fear, anxiety, or reactivity, such as biting, food guarding, shyness, or aggressive barking? You're not alone. Close to 75% of dogs struggle with fear-based behaviours, and require our support and understanding to feel safe and secure.
In Bark!, Zazie Todd provides solutions for these behaviours. Decoding the latest canine science, she shows readers how to address the root cause of your dog's fears, with expert advice and practical tips on:
✔️ How to tackle common canine fears, such as loud noises, the vet, separation anxiety, and other dogs.
✔️ How to manage a dog's natural fear responses through positive reinforcement.
✔️ How to keep your dog, yourself, and others safe when they are fearful or reactive.
✔️ How to create safe havens for your dog, and make yourself a secure base for them no matter where they are.
Compassionate, practical, and rooted in science, Bark! helps dog owners understand the many factors that might be causing fear within your dog, and how you can help them lead a safe and happy life.
Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Scribe Publications, 1st October 2024
Price: $26.26 from www.amazon.com.au
THE CANINE PERSPECTIVE
Using Force-Free Methods to Unleash Your Dog's Pawtential
by Sarah Rutten (Author), Pat Miller (Foreword)
Are You Ready to Unleash Your Dog’s Pawtential?
Are you struggling with your dog’s behaviour and not sure where to turn?
In this book, renowned Canine Behaviour Specialist Sarah Rutten from The Canine Perspective shares her 20 years of expertise as a force-free trainer, bringing to life this funny, no BS look at dogs and dog behaviour. Learn the insider tricks that professional dog trainers rarely share, to achieve incredible results and build a stronger bond with your furry, four-legged family member.
What You’ll Find Inside This Book:
✔️ It’s Cool to Be Kind: Learn all about force-free training and how to use these science based techniques to build connection, and have a well-trained dog, all without the use of punishment or force.
✔️ Dog Speak: Discover the key to reading your dog’s body postures, so you can better “speak” their language.
✔️ Behaviour Solutions: Fun, easy, step-by-step solutions for addressing common problems, like barking, pulling on lead, not coming when called, and jumping up.
✔️ Raising Kids and Dogs: Learn strategies to create harmony between your children and pets (without going batsh*t crazy!).
✔️ Reactivity and Aggression: Understand what’s REALLY going on in your dog’s mind when they lunge and bark at others (it may not be what you think).
And so much more!
Whatever problem you are facing with your dog, Sarah’s got you covered with her comprehensive, down-to-earth, honest approach to dog training. This book will have you laughing, crying and in awe of these wonderful creatures we call man’s (or woman’s) best friend.
Her third dog, a Springer Spaniel named Kaylee, survived a fall off a 75-foot cliff at the age of nine months. These three tragedies compelled Sandy to prove that she was not a failure as a pet owner.
THE GREEDY DOG
by Alex Frith, Francesca Di Chiara (Illustrator)
Filled with wonderful stories and fantastic canines, The Forever Dog Life makes the world a safer, healthier, and happier place for animals. Backed by science and filled with photographs and colour instructions, it is the ultimate handbook to help your dogs and cats live their best life.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: HarperCollins US, 14th August 2024
Price: $29.99 from www.amazon.com.au
BARK!
The science of helping your anxious, fearful, or reactive dog
by Zazie Todd (Author), Cat Warren (Foreword)
The must-have guide to addressing anxious, fearful, or reactive behaviours in your dog through positive reinforcement, from certified dog trainer and animal behaviourist Zazie Todd.
In Bark!, Zazie Todd provides solutions for these behaviours. Decoding the latest canine science, she shows readers how to address the root cause of your dog's fears, with expert advice and practical tips on:
✔️ How to tackle common canine fears, such as loud noises, the vet, separation anxiety, and other dogs.
✔️ How to manage a dog's natural fear responses through positive reinforcement.
✔️ How to keep your dog, yourself, and others safe when they are fearful or reactive.
✔️ How to create safe havens for your dog, and make yourself a secure base for them no matter where they are.
Compassionate, practical, and rooted in science, Bark! helps dog owners understand the many factors that might be causing fear within your dog, and how you can help them lead a safe and happy life.
Paperback, 288 pages
Publisher: Scribe Publications, 1st October 2024
Price: $26.26 from www.amazon.com.au
THE CANINE PERSPECTIVE
Using Force-Free Methods to Unleash Your Dog's Pawtential
by Sarah Rutten (Author), Pat Miller (Foreword)
Are You Ready to Unleash Your Dog’s Pawtential?
Are you struggling with your dog’s behaviour and not sure where to turn?
What You’ll Find Inside This Book:
✔️ It’s Cool to Be Kind: Learn all about force-free training and how to use these science based techniques to build connection, and have a well-trained dog, all without the use of punishment or force.
✔️ Dog Speak: Discover the key to reading your dog’s body postures, so you can better “speak” their language.
✔️ Behaviour Solutions: Fun, easy, step-by-step solutions for addressing common problems, like barking, pulling on lead, not coming when called, and jumping up.
✔️ Raising Kids and Dogs: Learn strategies to create harmony between your children and pets (without going batsh*t crazy!).
✔️ Reactivity and Aggression: Understand what’s REALLY going on in your dog’s mind when they lunge and bark at others (it may not be what you think).
And so much more!
Whatever problem you are facing with your dog, Sarah’s got you covered with her comprehensive, down-to-earth, honest approach to dog training. This book will have you laughing, crying and in awe of these wonderful creatures we call man’s (or woman’s) best friend.
Read an excerpt of Sarah's book here: "Is my dog normal (or just plain weird?)
Paperback, 256 pages
Independently published, 12 August 2024
RRP: $34.95 from www.amazon.com.au
DOG SMART
Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence
by Jennifer S. Holland
This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heart-warming case studies, is one woman's quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence.
This delightful narrative takes readers on a powerful search to unlock the secrets of dog cognition, based on evidence from trainers, owners, behaviourists, and the animals themselves. With in-depth reporting and more than a few personal adventures, bestselling author Jennifer S. Holland digs into what intelligence really means.
Readers will meet a pack of genius dogs embodying all types of smarts. Holland heads into the field with a cadaver dog and his trainer to learn about "nose intelligence."
Paperback, 256 pages
Independently published, 12 August 2024
RRP: $34.95 from www.amazon.com.au
DOG SMART
Life-Changing Lessons in Canine Intelligence
by Jennifer S. Holland
This cutting-edge science narrative, chock-full of heart-warming case studies, is one woman's quest to learn the true meaning of dog intelligence.
Readers will meet a pack of genius dogs embodying all types of smarts. Holland heads into the field with a cadaver dog and his trainer to learn about "nose intelligence."
To unpack emotional intelligence, she examines how dogs help people dealing with trauma. To investigate task learning ability, she seeks agility trainers, TV-dog trainers, and a man whose dog has learned to hang glide - one step at a time.
She interviews police-dog trainers (volunteering to be attacked by a bite dog in the name of science), service-dog trainers, and trainers who rehabilitate "bad" dogs. And she gets to know breeds that are considered especially intelligent - Border Collies, Cattle Dogs, and German Shepherds - to discover whether they are truly "smarter" or just more willing to do as they're told.
In between field experiences, Holland spends time with the dogs she knows best while pondering the lessons the animals teach us about ourselves. And she poses entrancing philosophical questions - How do we define intelligence in another being? Where do "instinct" and "intelligence" meet and diverge? Can we be more "dog smart" in our own lives?
Both surprising and heart-warming, this book is one woman's quest to understand what it means to be smart-and how dogs got that way.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Random House US, 27th August 2024
Price: $39.90 from www.booktopia.com.au
PAWSITIVE PERSPECTIVES
Life Lessons from the Shelter Dog Who Became Queen
by Carrie Lehtonen, Susan Crossman (Editor)
This heart-warming memoir told from the perspective of a special shelter dog, Ella, offers 40 insightful lessons on overcoming challenges, being your authentic self, and pursuing your passions.
In their 15 years together, Ella and Carrie face everything from dating mishaps to health scares, starting a business, and moving to the mountains.
In between field experiences, Holland spends time with the dogs she knows best while pondering the lessons the animals teach us about ourselves. And she poses entrancing philosophical questions - How do we define intelligence in another being? Where do "instinct" and "intelligence" meet and diverge? Can we be more "dog smart" in our own lives?
Both surprising and heart-warming, this book is one woman's quest to understand what it means to be smart-and how dogs got that way.
Hardcover, 304 pages
Publisher: Random House US, 27th August 2024
Price: $39.90 from www.booktopia.com.au
PAWSITIVE PERSPECTIVES
Life Lessons from the Shelter Dog Who Became Queen
by Carrie Lehtonen, Susan Crossman (Editor)
In their 15 years together, Ella and Carrie face everything from dating mishaps to health scares, starting a business, and moving to the mountains.
Through it all, Ella's zest for life, unwavering loyalty, and determination in the face of her own challenges with degenerative myelopathy teach valuable lessons about resilience, finding joy, and the profound impact a dog can have on our lives.
Pawsitive Perspectives is a love story, a manual for living life to the fullest and an example of the transformative human-animal bond.
Hardcover, 154 pages
Publisher: Firefly Media, 16th August 2024
Price: $25.39 from www.amazon.com.au
MY BROKEN DOG
Living with a Handicapped Pet
by Sandy Kubillus
Sandy Kubillus faced a dilemma: whose needs should come first, those of her paralyzed dog or her healthy husband? After a tragic accident killed her first dog, her new puppy died from distemper ten days later.
Pawsitive Perspectives is a love story, a manual for living life to the fullest and an example of the transformative human-animal bond.
Hardcover, 154 pages
Publisher: Firefly Media, 16th August 2024
Price: $25.39 from www.amazon.com.au
MY BROKEN DOG
Living with a Handicapped Pet
by Sandy Kubillus
Sandy Kubillus faced a dilemma: whose needs should come first, those of her paralyzed dog or her healthy husband? After a tragic accident killed her first dog, her new puppy died from distemper ten days later.
Kaylee relied on Sandy for everything, and Sandy needed her dog. Kaylee and her eventual successor, Cassie, became Sandy's "heart dogs"--those once-in-a-lifetime pets that affected her soul, giving her the courage to stand up to her parents, obtain the job of her dreams, and become a better partner to her husband.
This memoir examines the realities of helping a dog heal from a traumatic injury, including the stresses it can place on relationships. Filled with the joys of small accomplishments and advice on how to navigate through the rough patches, it offers a lifeline for readers experiencing difficulties with their pets or their lives.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc., 7th August 2024
Price: $42.24 from www.amazon.com.au
BREAKING THE CHAIN
The Guard Dog Story
by Patrick McDonnell, Introduction by Rob Thomas & Marisol Thomas
From the award-winning syndicated comic strip Mutts, the long-awaited "Guard Dog" story is now collected and presented in full colour along with supplementary material, timed for the 30th anniversary
Guard Dog made his debut in the Mutts comic strip in 1995 and quickly became one of the strip's most beloved characters. As a chained dog longing for freedom, he's played an important role in raising awareness about the cruelty of tethering and has inspired countless Mutts readers to become involved in animal welfare.
In October 2023, nearly three decades after his debut, Guard Dog's freedom story began to unfold in newspapers and online. After being abandoned by his owner, left alone and suffering, Guard Dog was discovered by his animal friends Mooch and Earl, and ultimately rescued by Doozy, a kindly neighbourhood girl, and Ozzie, Earl's guardian. After years of visiting Guard Dog to provide him with comfort and support, Doozy adopted him--marking the end of a long life of neglect and the beginning of one filled with love and safety.
The story line concludes with Guard Dog not only getting a new home but also a new name--Sparky--a nod to Patrick McDonnell's greatest artistic inspiration, Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
As Guard Dog found his happy ending, McDonnell received requests from readers all over the world, many of whom had been invested in Guard Dog's plight for decades, hoping that the long-anticipated story would be made into a book. This collected volume answers the demands of those passionate readers.
Brought to life with Patrick McDonnell's warm and intimate art, and featuring the complete story, now in colour for the first time, Breaking the Chain is an emotionally resonant vignette whose grounding in the real-life animal neglect issues that affect millions of chained dogs worldwide will move both long-time Mutts fans and first-time readers.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: ABRAMS, 12th September 2024
Price: $31.75 at www.booktopia.com.au
BOOK CLUB - KIDS’ CORNER
MOUSE AND HIS DOG
by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illustrator)
The second book in A Dogtown series, Mouse and His Dog is an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure.
Dogtown is a shelter for stray dogs, misbehaving dogs, and discarded robot dogs, whose owners have outgrown them.
Buster is a big-hearted dog who couldn't attract more trouble if he tried.
Stewie is a huge, loveable dog whose ex-owner said he was mean.
And Mouse is a mouse, who has the run of Dogtown and happens to be Buster's best friend in the world.
Determined to help Buster find his forever home, Mouse, Stewie, Buster and a robot-dog called Smokie embark on a bold quest in search of the perfect family. With peril, adventure and lots of laughter along the way.
This memoir examines the realities of helping a dog heal from a traumatic injury, including the stresses it can place on relationships. Filled with the joys of small accomplishments and advice on how to navigate through the rough patches, it offers a lifeline for readers experiencing difficulties with their pets or their lives.
Paperback, 240 pages
Publisher: McFarland and Company, Inc., 7th August 2024
Price: $42.24 from www.amazon.com.au
BREAKING THE CHAIN
The Guard Dog Story
by Patrick McDonnell, Introduction by Rob Thomas & Marisol Thomas
From the award-winning syndicated comic strip Mutts, the long-awaited "Guard Dog" story is now collected and presented in full colour along with supplementary material, timed for the 30th anniversary
Guard Dog made his debut in the Mutts comic strip in 1995 and quickly became one of the strip's most beloved characters. As a chained dog longing for freedom, he's played an important role in raising awareness about the cruelty of tethering and has inspired countless Mutts readers to become involved in animal welfare.
The story line concludes with Guard Dog not only getting a new home but also a new name--Sparky--a nod to Patrick McDonnell's greatest artistic inspiration, Charles M. Schulz, creator of Peanuts.
As Guard Dog found his happy ending, McDonnell received requests from readers all over the world, many of whom had been invested in Guard Dog's plight for decades, hoping that the long-anticipated story would be made into a book. This collected volume answers the demands of those passionate readers.
Brought to life with Patrick McDonnell's warm and intimate art, and featuring the complete story, now in colour for the first time, Breaking the Chain is an emotionally resonant vignette whose grounding in the real-life animal neglect issues that affect millions of chained dogs worldwide will move both long-time Mutts fans and first-time readers.
Hardcover, 192 pages
Publisher: ABRAMS, 12th September 2024
Price: $31.75 at www.booktopia.com.au
BOOK CLUB - KIDS’ CORNER
MOUSE AND HIS DOG
by Katherine Applegate & Gennifer Choldenko, Wallace West (Illustrator)
The second book in A Dogtown series, Mouse and His Dog is an uplifting story and a page-turning adventure.
Buster is a big-hearted dog who couldn't attract more trouble if he tried.
Stewie is a huge, loveable dog whose ex-owner said he was mean.
And Mouse is a mouse, who has the run of Dogtown and happens to be Buster's best friend in the world.
Determined to help Buster find his forever home, Mouse, Stewie, Buster and a robot-dog called Smokie embark on a bold quest in search of the perfect family. With peril, adventure and lots of laughter along the way.
Paperback, 336 pages
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 24th September 2024
Publisher: Welbeck Publishing, 24th September 2024
For Ages: 8+ years old
RRP: $16.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
SHEEP AND DOG
by Adam Martin, Rossella Trionfetti (Illustrator)
When a massive storm knocks down a tree, it creates the perfect escape route for freedom-craving Sheep and her adventurous friend, Dog.
RRP: $16.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
SHEEP AND DOG
by Adam Martin, Rossella Trionfetti (Illustrator)
The misfit friends set out on a wild and rollicking journey by truck, through town, and by train, trailer, and garbage truck to the circus, where they finally find where they belong.
This fast-paced story, in rollicking rhyming verse with adorably bold illustrations, will keep kids on the edge of the seats until the surprise ending.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Starfish Bay Publishers, 5th September 2024
Price: $24.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
This fast-paced story, in rollicking rhyming verse with adorably bold illustrations, will keep kids on the edge of the seats until the surprise ending.
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Starfish Bay Publishers, 5th September 2024
Price: $24.99 from www.booktopia.com.au
THE GREEDY DOG by Alex Frith, Francesca Di Chiara (Illustrator)
Dog is always on the lookout for food. Soon he finds a juicy bone to eat... but will one bone be enough?
A lively retelling of the classic Aesop fable, where greedy Dog is fooled by his own reflection.
Specially written for children just beginning to read, with fun puzzles to complete after the story.
Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Usborne Books, 3rd September 2024
Price: $14.25 from www.booktopia.com.au
Paperback, 32 pages
Publisher: Usborne Books, 3rd September 2024
Price: $14.25 from www.booktopia.com.au
LOCKIE
The Famous City Dog
by Sandra Ruddle, Rina Bhabra (Illustrator)
Lockie is a large dog who lives in the city of Perth with her owner, Joan. She loves it! She knows the best places to go, and she spreads joy to the people she meets.
The Famous City Dog
by Sandra Ruddle, Rina Bhabra (Illustrator)
But how did she become famous, and will the TV reporter find her, or will he be too late? Let Lockie show you her favourite places in Perth. She'd love that!
Learn more about Lockie The Famous City Dog here.
Paperback, 52 pages
Publisher: Linellen Press, 1st August 2024
For Ages: 7 - 12 years old
Price: $22.76 from www.booktopia.com.au
BANAPPLE BOY RESCUES DOLLY THE DOG
by Mattias Rendefors (Author)
Dolly loses everything the day a mean man steals her from her loving home.
Paperback, 52 pages
Publisher: Linellen Press, 1st August 2024
For Ages: 7 - 12 years old
Price: $22.76 from www.booktopia.com.au
BANAPPLE BOY RESCUES DOLLY THE DOG
by Mattias Rendefors (Author)
He forces her to compete in dog races and punishes her when she doesn’t win.
Can Banapple Boy free Dolly from her steel cage and bring her back to her family?
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Paperback, 36 pages
Publisher: MuuMjau Publishing, 4 September 2024
For Ages: 6 - 9 years old
Price: $16.26 from www.amazon.com.au
Publisher: MuuMjau Publishing, 4 September 2024
For Ages: 6 - 9 years old
Price: $16.26 from www.amazon.com.au
GRANDMA MURPHY’S PUSSYCAT
by Maura Finn (Author), Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator)
At midnight's strike as all lay sleeping,
comes a figure, crawling, creeping ...
It's Grandma Murphy's pussycat!
by Maura Finn (Author), Lucinda Gifford (Illustrator)
comes a figure, crawling, creeping ...
It's Grandma Murphy's pussycat!
Where is this mysterious black cat going in the deep, dark night? And what adventures might he have along the way?
An enchanting picture book that will bewitch young readers and grown-ups alike. Perfect in the lead up to Halloween!
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Affirm Press, 24 September 2024
For Ages: 4 - 8 years old
An enchanting picture book that will bewitch young readers and grown-ups alike. Perfect in the lead up to Halloween!
Hardcover, 32 pages
Publisher: Affirm Press, 24 September 2024
For Ages: 4 - 8 years old
Price: $10.00 from amazon.com.au
Learn Dog Body Language with Fuego the Therapy Dog
by Nina Muller, Anna Kochanek (Illustrator)
In this world, there are many, many dogs. Dogs who like to sleep, to run, to swim, to sun-bathe... and who like to work!
This book asks kids to work as dog body language detectives, investigating Fuego's many moods, to help them understand key elements of how dogs express their feelings.
Intended for kids who are dog experts, for kids who may feel nervous around dogs, for kids working with therapy dogs, and for every kid in between, this book provides a foundation to understand what our dogs may be trying to tell us.
Paperback, 30 pages
Publisher: Kochanek & Muller Books, 30th August 2024
For Ages: 3 - 12 years old
Price: $28.56 from amazon.com.au
Paperback, 30 pages
Publisher: Kochanek & Muller Books, 30th August 2024
For Ages: 3 - 12 years old
Price: $28.56 from amazon.com.au
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