Dog-Bites Books

glad to be a sportsman in the Tarheel state. Eagerly anticipating "The Secret Lives of Fishermen".

I came across this book while looking for something to read on a rainy day. The title was amusing and I was somewhat aquainted with Jim Dean's work as editor of "Wildlife in North Carolina" magazine. This is a truly remarkable collection of stories that celebrate the outdoor life. These stories are not just about hunting and fishing, although hunters and fishermen would certainly enjoy them. Mr. Dean has captured a unique way of approaching life. His stories are quite entertaining and will remind you of a time that many think has passed away. A time when life wasn't so complicated and things didn't seem to move so fast. The stories with names such as "The Summers Before Air," or "Dogs Are a Better Class of People" should make you wonder what this man considers important. I highly recommend this book. You will be glad you bought it. These stories will make you feel good, especially on a rainy day. It also makes a great gift for anyone who enjoys the outdoors.

This is my favorite book/recording combination of all! When my son was born five years ago, I wanted a change of pace from Mother Goose, and these poems sure did the trick! The recording is superior, folksy and fun without being annoying like some children's tapes I've heard, lots of great fiddling. I still remember and sing these poems, songs and riddles to my son, five years later, made so memorable by the great tape. The illustrations are really well-suited to the text, pen-and-ink and watercolor, as homey as a haystack. A lot of love and respect for the Appalachian region went into this project, it's apparent, and whoever reads and listens to this set will find themselves sharing in that love. My family treasures this book and tape in our children's collection, and I bet you will, too!

I love the title of this book because our animal companions are indeed pure love and when they die too soon, Love Bites. That's when this little black book of poems comes in handy. Floyd's love for his four-legged buddies, his poignant descriptions of sharing a home with them, and the hollow emptiness when they're gone, makes every poem worth reading again and again. In fact, when our vet said there was no hope for our car-struck cat and we came home with an empty towel, I opened Love Bites to one of my favorite verses: "They're not spoiled little brats / they're very lucky cats / they know where it's ats."

The authors of this book have put together a practically seemless yet intertwining collection of personal experiences with and lessons learned from their beloved dogs.

If you're looking for profound philosophy, you'll want to go elsewhere. But if you simply want to take into consideration some stories and thoughts that might help you better enjoy your daily living, buy this book!

An easy read that you can pick up any time you need a dose of emotion, this book is great for all people- not just dog lovers.

The book is filled with 2-3 page short stories about dogs and what they teach you in life - stuff like to be patient, to help others, to be available for help FROM others, etc. Quite a refreshing book when you want to be able to pick up a book for a second and read only a little. Good gift for dog lovers :)

I use Matt Weinstein's collection as one of my regular meditation books, picking whatever chapter speaks to my needs that day. The topic "Dogs Don't Hold a Grudge" is especially good for me. I want to let go of grudges as easily as my canine friends do. I watch dogs at the park going after a toy or treat, missing out, then running away with their tails still wagging. I want to be able to drop resentments on the spot the way they do. This book is full of affection and appreciation for dogs and what they can show us about living a happier, saner life. I keep coming back for more copies of the book because it makes such a wonderful gift for friends. One friend told me he was reading book in the airport in the crowded gate area and couldn't hide his tears.
How could anyone not love this book?

I loved this book! Actually, this is my second copy. I lent it out, never got it back, so I ordered another copy! It's easy to read but hard to put down. Very well written. Sweet without being syrupy.

"Ordinarily we call our dogs in an effort to get them to come to us. In this book our dogs call out to us to imagine how we might be able to live a more satisfying, doglike life." ~ Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber

Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber have created a beautiful tribute to dogs everywhere. The type of dog that loves life and becomes a part of the family.

With quotes from Vincent Van Gogh, Richard Carlson and John Lennon, this is quite the unique read and the pictures add even more personality. The funniest picture in this book is a delightful picture of three poodles in a bucket. What makes it especially funny is the quote on the next page. There is an abundance of fun, snuggly advice like:

"For the next week, show your love to those you hold dear as if you were a dog. Run to greet them when they come in the door. Shower them with attention, affection, and kindness (although you may want to draw the line at licking them on the face). If you see that your loved ones are suffering, try to help them by sitting close and snuggling up to them. Let them know that you are there for them."

Each of the sixty-seven lessons presents puppy wisdom in all its playful spontaneity. Dogs are not only good company, they are obsessed with being happy, provide lots of laughs, cultivate their curiosity and show a caring loving compassionate side.

This is a book about the best of canine life with very little emphasis on the wilder side, say where a dog is chasing you while on your bike and you are wondering where that chapter is in this book. The mood is pleasant and nurturing and the chapters are filled with anecdotes, real-life stories and quotes. If you are thinking about adopting a puppy, this book will surely lead you in the right direction.

~The Rebecca Review
Cat person who melts when she sees a cute puppy and thinks maybe it is time for her husband to own a dog so she can go walking more! (Has secretly wanted a dog for quite a few years but don't tell my cats.)

Fantastically written and completely engaging.
A real life expose of how dogs fit into our lives with real statistics that show just how safe living with a dog is compared to many other of our day to day interactions.
Too many people want to attribute dog ownership with potential danger, yet for man's best friend inflated statistics and over exaggerated stories have given some dogs and some breeds an unwarranted bad name.
If we believe the nay sayers who are too eager to point the finger of "danger" at dogs, then we may as well live in a bubble where we are protected from everything.
Dogs Bite - that is true, but very rarely. When compared to obstacles in day to day life, Janis Bradley shows how safe dog ownership is.
This is a fascinating book and will become a verified "fact" reference for so many dog enthusiasts. Highly recommended reading.

This book is an essential read for those government authorities in positions of power, before making any breed specific legislation. they say they make educated descions yet they never listen to both sides of the debate. The only reason those decisions are made is so they can have their moment in history and have their name down as having made legislation!
this book, although it can waffle on a bit in places, has been keenly researched and has been written in a fashion that is easy and a joy to read. The author has instilled humour as well as taking the extreme angry emotions out of the debate to make a clear and concise statement.

I think that this book is a must-read for dog trainers, home-owners' insurance salesmen, and anyone involved in dog legislation. It includes facinating graphs and statistics that put things in perspective.
Still, the author recommends training and education for people and dogs.
If you're involved in breed ban legislation you should consider reading this book.

It's true, as the author tells us, that more people die in wars. But with people like Saddam and Bush in the the world, whaddayagointodo?
It's true that more people die by swallowing random objects and choking on them, but with stuff like marbles and Kentucky Fried Chicken in the world, whaddahagointodo?
It's true that more people get killed and messed up in car wrecks, than get killed and messed up by dogs, but with all the cars and all those people commuting and driving to WalMart and Disneyworld and all the rest, whaddayagointodo?
Hey, dogs are all right! They just kill people, maim people, just like their owners would like to do themselves, but can't do, because they'd go to prison for it, and then get messed up themselves, bad, so the dogs rip into neighbors and passers by, and it's all right, "oh I didn't know he was out" or "what did you do, stomp at him?" or "I think you were trying to get into my yard, don't you respect private property" or "he doesn't like people who look like you, there was a [guy of your ethnic group] who used to beat him, you know some people just don't like dogs", hey you know "every dog has one bite", or maybe two or ten ...
You know, like "guns don't kill people, people kill people" just the same thing, we're just talking about dogs, this time ...
"There are no bad dogs." Right? Right. Just bad people. Like just about everybody who owns dogs. When are you people going to do something about yourselves?

Another pro-dog diatribe, attempting to justify dog ownership by trivialising the danger to children and the elderly from unconstrained dogs. There's something rather perverse and unnatural about 'owning' a mammal, whose utter dependence and williingness to endure anything strokes the fragile ego of the owner. Whether these types of books - of the polemical pro-dog type - spring from the PR department of the large petfood industry (very likely), or they are simply self-justifying therapy by dog owners, enough is enough. There are a few billion humans on this planet who could use the thousands that dog owners waste on dumb animals each year. And an environment that could benefit by ridding it of the massive damage that millions of dogs create annually.

Having read the entire "The Cat Who . . . ." series, I was thrilled to find the dog's lovers answer written by Susan Conant. "A Bite of Death" is the third book
in this series. Rowdy & Kimi are still delighting readers with their antics as dog
detectives. Holly Winter is continuing on with her sleuting. Wonderful mystery entertainment.

Susan Conant's dog lovers' mysteries are pretty universally good reads, and this one is no exception. The side issues in the books start getting heavier as the series goes on (Women's lib here, Environmentalism, Institutionalized animal abuse in other books), but rarely get so heavy as to overshadow the book - probably because they're introduced as situations and actions rather than as preaching. Rowdy and Kimi are delightful, and if you like dogs at all, this series is well worth looking at.

I love this series, and the heroine's take on dogs and living with dogs is right on! Holly Winter compares everything to life in a dog's world, and it's surprising how it parallels human instances. I really am enjoying this series, and the mysteries aren't bad either. There is a little bit of "shock value" in each one. This particular book deals with psycho therapists and their lives with their clients. I really like Holly too. She's a straight-shooter who doesn't let anything phaze her. Great little series.

Ms. Conant has deliveres so many quality mysteries with dogs as a key player. I have read them all and this is one of my faves. Well worth the read!

I thought Susan Conant had a couple of children- but her breastfeeding bits in this one were a bit off the mark. Breastfeeding is one word, lots of two year olds breastfeed, and some do it a lot, some of their older siblings are still nurslings too, and thousands of women take Prozac or other SSRI's while nursing- see Tom Hale's "Medications in Mother's Milk" to see which is best (Prozac isn't it, but he still doesn't nix nursing for Prozac using moms.)

OK- that picks nits, or fur, whichever you prefer. :-O The introduction of Kimi was wonderful in this installment, and the characters were well drawn, as usual. The plot was nice, and even though the villan was easily pegged, there were some nice twists and turns along the way to the final conclusion, if there was such a conclusion. I appreciate that Holly speaks the language of dogs; that was a nice touch.

Every time I read one of her mysteries, I wonder if my Siberian/Samoyd mix is still young enough to get her C.D. and I think about the day I can get another Alaskan Malemute and work on his (or her) C.D. I guess I like a challenge.

This is indeed a cute book. It would be a good asset for an English teacher to show what happens when modifiers are left dangling and punctuation is missing and so forth. But it seems expensive for what you get. The book is physically small (8" by 4") and a little over 100 pages. I'd estimate it has about 200+ bloopers. We all flipped through it, had a good laugh, and were done with it on the day we got it. There are websites with as many bloopers (English teachers on a budget - look there first). This book does have the advantage that some of the bloopers are accompanied by pictures.

You could hurt yourself laughing! I recommend NOT reading it in a public space as people are sure to think you've gone over the edge. The only thing wrong with it is that it's nearly two decades old. Where are the bloopers from the 80s till now?

This is a wonderful book, especially for reading aloud. The headlines and other excerpts are works of deathless prose or unintended double-entendres which were *actually printed* by newspapers around the country. Watch for your home town newspaper -- perhaps someone you know thought up the headline "Milk Drinkers Turn to Powder." Well worth the investment.

This is very cute for those who enjoy dogs. Also very good for children since there is no reading--just pictues.

Michael Nastasi has an amazing talent for photographing dogs. His photos are playful, heartwarming and beautiful...you feel as though you've been given a glimpse into the soul of each of his canine subjects. If you love dogs, know someone who does, or simply appreciate outstanding photography, I highly recommend this book!

This story of a teenage girl coming of age in a horrifying accident moves fast and is heart breaking but overall a good read. Some parts I was not pleased with but the ending makes up for it. Definitley recommend.

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The author presents some interesting theories as to what makes a dog bite, but offers few solutions other than calling her in to fix things. For North American readers, this presents a problem as her Bark Busters business is in Australia. She also has many touching stories, but that's not why I bought the book.

I had hoped that this book would offer me tips on how to retrain my dog's aggressive behavior, but the tips given focus mainly on keeping a dog from biting you and not on how to stop bad behavior.

If you are interested in a new approach to canine aggression psychology, you might be interested in this book. If you are interested in dog training, I recommend trying a different book instead.

Sylvia Wilson's information and advice are outstanding. I have personally used the techniques discussed in this book and I believe they have spared me from several potential dog bites. Anybody with children who spend time around dogs or who spend time in park areas where dogs are often off-leash, should read this book and teach these techniques to their kids.

This book is a decent primer for those who are completely unfamiliar with dogs. For those of us who are already in a line of work which involves dealing with potentially agressive dogs, there is nothing new here.

I found Ms. Wilson's section explaining why service personnel has such a high bite rate to be ridiculous, insulting and unfounded. She attributes the bite rate among meter readers et.al. to "fear of the unknown". Also, she claims misinformation is perpetuated through "lunch room talk", describing 3 types of people: those who advocate agression toward dogs, those who believe everything those people say, and folks who know what they are doing yet remain silent.

First of all, her research is suspect - meter readers are in the field all day. Where is this mythical lunch room upon which they converge and discuss work?

The reason we get bit is not through fear, and I resent her depiction of us as a bunch of cowering morons who don't know how to act around a dog. The number one reason we get bit is SURPRISE, not fear. And by the way, there is very little "unknown" for us to fear. We know our routes, we have information about almost all the dogs we must interact with. We get bit when a new dog shows up out of nowhere, or when their behavior changes suddenly i.e. the owner shows up on the scene and the dog becomes protective. Or when an owner actually sics their dog on us.

These are people who must enter a strange dog's home turf hundreds of times a day. I think this qualifies us every bit as much as dog behavior professionals as the author. Meter readers are a courageous bunch with a lot of heart - we have to deal with danger on a daily basis, and not only from dogs. I'd like to see the author spend the day breaking into backyards in a high crime rate neighborhood in 100+ degree heat for 8 hours. Then she would be qualified to tell the world how little courage we have. We are not a fearful group by any means, and the majority of us LOVE dogs.

If you are a beginner, take to heart the advice here. Don't corner a dog, don't offer your hand, don't stare, be extra careful around multiple dogs, be aware the behavior can change suddenly with the presence of the owner, etc. If you are a professional, don't waste your money. You already know everything in this book.