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Friend for Life
- The Extraordinary Partnership Between Humans and Dogs
- Narrado por: Kate Humble
- Duración: 7 h y 54 m
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There is one animal that is familiar to all of us, whoever we are, wherever we live.
Even if we've never had direct contact with one, we will have seen one, or at the very least, heard one. For those of us who live in the Western world, it is more than likely that one sleeps in our house, possibly even on our bed. I'm talking, of course, of the dog. Yet, this animal, which lives alongside 500 million of us all over the world - as an invaluable partner and a trusted confidant - presents us with one great unsolved mystery: how did this relationship - the most complex and enduring of any between human and animal - start in the first place?
Kate Humble is a life-long animal lover. Now living on an idyllic farm in Wales, she has achieved her dream of surrounding herself with as many varieties as possible. But, as with many Brits, the dog has always held a special place in her heart. Here, she uses her journey with her sheepdog puppy Teg to frame her examination of this very special relationship. Told with warmth and love, and packed full of stories about rescue dogs, guide dogs, service dogs and medical dogs, this is a must for anyone with a four-legged friend.
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In 2006, Kate MacDougall was working a safe but dull job at the venerable auction house Sotheby’s in London. After a clumsy accident nearly destroyed a precious piece of art, she quit Sotheby’s and set up her own dog-walking company. Kate knew little about dogs and nothing about business, and no one thought being a professional dog walker was a good use of her university degree. Nevertheless, Kate embarked upon an entirely new and very much improvised career walking some of the city’s many pampered pooches, branding her company "London's Number One Dog Walking Agency".
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5 out of 5 stars
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Entertaining light read
- De Amy D. en 07-10-21
De: Kate MacDougall
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Max the Miracle Dog
- De: Kerry Irving
- Narrado por: Marston York
- Duración: 6 h y 23 m
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Suffering from severe neck and back injuries, Kerry was unemployed and housebound, struggling with depression and even thoughts of suicide. He went from cycling over 600 miles a month to becoming a prisoner in his own home. In the face of unbearable pain and overwhelming panic, he persevered, and along the way, met an adorable yard dog named Max. This is their remarkable, inspiring story.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Slow beginning
- De VIB en 05-13-21
De: Kerry Irving
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Afield
- American Writers on Bird Dogs
- De: David Smith - editor, Robert Demott - editor
- Narrado por: Bryan Brendle
- Duración: 9 h y 32 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 30
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This marvelous collection features stories from some of America’s finest and most respected writers about every outdoorsman’s favorite and most loyal hunting partner: his dog. For the first time, the stories of acclaimed writers such as Richard Ford, Tom Brokaw, Howell Raines, Rick Bass, Sydney Lea, Jim Harrison, Tom McGuane, Phil Caputo, and Chris Camuto come together in one collection. Hunters and non-hunters alike will recognize in these poignant tales the universal aspects of owning dogs.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Great stories. Poor performance.
- De Paul en 12-09-17
De: David Smith - editor, y otros
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A Small Furry Prayer
- Dog Rescue and the Meaning of Life
- De: Steven Kotler
- Narrado por: Kevin Foley
- Duración: 9 h y 14 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 86
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Steven Kotler was 40 years old, single, and facing an existential crisis when he met Lila, a woman devoted to animal rescue. "Love me, love my dogs" was her rule, and Steven took it to heart. Spurred to move by a housing crisis in Los Angeles, Steven, Lila, and their eight dogs - then 10, then 20, and then they lost count - bought a postage-stamp-size farm in Chimayo, New Mexico....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great book
- De Shirley en 08-29-11
De: Steven Kotler
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Dog Man
- An Uncommon Life on a Faraway Mountain
- De: Martha Sherrill
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington
- Duración: 6 h y 18 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 75
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In the snow country of Japan during World War II, we meet Morie Sawataishi, a fierce individualist who has chosen to break the law by keeping an Akita dog hidden in a shed on his property. By the time of the Japanese surrender in 1945, there are only sixteen Akitas left in the country. The survival of the breed becomes Morie's passion and life. Devoted to the dogs, Morie is forever changed.
In beautiful prose that is a joy to read, Sherrill opens up the world of the Dog Man and his wife, providing a profound look at what it is to be an individualist in a culture that reveres conformity, and what it means to live.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Dog of a Book
- De mjchgo en 08-27-10
De: Martha Sherrill
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Secret Service Dogs
- The Heroes Who Protect the President of the United States
- De: Maria Goodavage, Clint Hill - foreword
- Narrado por: Nicole Vilencia
- Duración: 9 h y 44 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 85
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 78
In an age fraught with terrorism, United States Secret Service canine teams risk their lives to safeguard the president, the vice president, their families, visiting heads of state, and a host of others. Unprecedented access to these heroic dog teams has allowed a fascinating first-time-ever look at a very special breed of heroes.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Engaging, Informative, and Important
- De N. Rogers en 04-14-17
De: Maria Goodavage, y otros
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The Shepherd's Life
- Modern Dispatches from an Ancient Landscape
- De: James Rebanks
- Narrado por: Bryan Dick
- Duración: 7 h y 34 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 729
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 656
Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. He's the first son of a shepherd who was the first son of a shepherd himself; his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much-loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand.
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2 out of 5 stars
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The Author Wears His Life As A Heavy Mantle
- De Sara en 12-06-15
De: James Rebanks
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Dogtripping
- 25 Rescues, 11 Volunteers, and 3 RVs on Our Canine Cross-Country Adventure
- De: David Rosenfelt
- Narrado por: Jeff Steitzer
- Duración: 7 h y 23 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 356
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When best-selling mystery writer David Rosenfelt and his family moved from Southern California to Maine, he thought he had prepared for everything. They had mapped the route, brought three GPSs for backup, as well as refrigerators full of food, and stoves and microwaves on which to cook them. But traveling with 25 dogs turned out to be a bigger ordeal than he anticipated, despite RVs, the extra kibble, volunteers (including a few readers), and camping equipment.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Only about 1 hour of the book is about the trip
- De Gretchen en 10-29-13
De: David Rosenfelt
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Soldier Dogs
- The Untold Story of America’s Canine Heroes
- De: Maria Goodavage
- Narrado por: Nicole Vilencia
- Duración: 8 h y 6 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 583
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A leading dog-blogger offers a tour of military working dogs' extraordinary training, heroic accomplishments, and the lasting impacts they have on those who work with them. Maria Goodavage here tells heartwarming stories of modern soldier dogs and the amazing bonds that develop between them and their handlers. Beyond tales of training, operations, retirement, and adoption into the families of fallen soldiers, Goodavage talks to leading dog-cognition experts about why dogs like nothing more than to be on a mission with a handler they trust.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Excellent story of Service, Loyalty and Love
- De B en 03-19-12
De: Maria Goodavage
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Running with Sherman
- The Donkey with the Heart of a Hero
- De: Christopher McDougall
- Narrado por: Christopher McDougall
- Duración: 12 h y 13 m
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 1,738
When Chris McDougall agreed to take in a donkey from an animal hoarder, he thought it would be no harder than the rest of the adjustments he and his family had made after moving from Philadelphia to the heart of Pennsylvania Amish country. But when he arrived, Sherman was in such bad shape he could barely move, and his hair was coming out in clumps. Chris decided to undertake a radical rehabilitation program designed not only to heal Sherman's body but to heal his mind as well - and so Chris decided to teach Sherman how to run.
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5 out of 5 stars
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amazing story
- De scott en 10-19-19
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A Dog Walks into a Nursing Home
- Lessons in the Good Life from an Unlikely Teacher
- De: Sue Halpern
- Narrado por: Karen White
- Duración: 7 h y 4 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 68
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At loose ends with her daughter leaving home and her husband on the road, Sue Halpern decided to give herself and Pransky, her under-occupied Labradoodle, a new leash - er, lease - on life by getting the two of them certified as a therapy dog team. Smart, spirited, and instinctively compassionate, Pransky turned out to be not only a terrific therapist but an unerring moral compass. In the unlikely sounding arena of a public nursing home, she led her teammate into a series of encounters with the residents that revealed depths of warmth, humor, and insight Halpern hadn't expected.
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2 out of 5 stars
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my mistake!
- De joyce en 02-02-14
De: Sue Halpern
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Ever By My Side
- A Memoir in Eight [Acts] Pets
- De: Dr. Nick Trout
- Narrado por: Simon Vance
- Duración: 8 h y 45 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 64
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New York Times best-selling author Nick Trout has captivated audiences with his books that take us behind the scenes into the heartwarming - and sometimes heartrending - world of veterinary medicine. In a perfect follow-up to his first two books, he turns his lens inward and offers a funny, moving, and thoughtful, memoir about the animals he's had all his life. Nostalgic, warm, and insightful, Ever By My Side is about the power of animals to shape our lives....
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2 out of 5 stars
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This guy is no James Herriot!
- De Crochetaway en 10-11-12
De: Dr. Nick Trout
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The Divinity of Dogs
- True Stories of Miracles Inspired by Man's Best Friend
- De: Jennifer Skiff
- Narrado por: Laural Merlington, Danny Campbell
- Duración: 7 h y 8 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 71
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 60
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Historia4 out of 5 stars 62
The Divinity of Dogs is about the moments you learn something profound about life from an experience with a dog. Featuring more than 70 stories culled from hundreds of submissions to the author's Web site, these inspiring and heartwarming true stories show where love, tolerance, comfort, compassion, loyalty, joyfulness, and even death have provided experiences that have led to spiritual enlightenment.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Miracles abound
- De KL en 08-30-13
De: Jennifer Skiff
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The Farmer's Son
- Calving Season on a Family Farm
- De: John Connell
- Narrado por: Alan Smyth
- Duración: 7 h y 56 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 40
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Farming has been in John Connell's family for generations, but he never intended to follow in his father's footsteps. Until, one winter, after more than a decade away, he finds himself back on the farm. Connell records the hypnotic rhythm of the farming day - cleaning the barns, caring for the herd, tending to sickly lambs, helping the cows give birth. Alongside the routine events, there are the unforeseen moments when things go wrong: when a calf fails to thrive, when a sheep goes missing, when an argument between father and son erupts and things are said that cannot be unsaid.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautiful.
- De Kindle Customer en 05-22-19
De: John Connell
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The Underdogs
- Children, Dogs, and the Power of Unconditional Love
- De: Melissa Fay Greene
- Narrado por: Christina Delaine
- Duración: 10 h y 32 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 52
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The Underdogs tells the story of Karen Shirk, felled at age 24 by a neuromuscular disease and facing life as a ventilator-dependent, immobile patient, who was turned down by every service dog agency in the country because she was "too disabled". Her nurse encouraged her to tone down the suicidal thoughts, find a puppy, and raise her own service dog. Karen did this, and Ben, a German shepherd, dragged her back into life.
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4 out of 5 stars
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A nice good read!
- De Natalie Baranski en 04-05-22
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The Last Crocodile Hunter
- De: Bob Irwin, Amanda French
- Narrado por: David Tredinnick
- Duración: 12 h y 20 m
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General5 out of 5 stars 62
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Bob Irwin's extraordinary life as a wildlife pioneer, father to wildlife warrior Steve and founder of Australia Zoo, told in his own words. Bob Irwin grew up in the Dandenong Ranges, where his passion for wildlife was born. A near-death experience while working as a plumber made Bob realise he needed to follow his dreams, so he and his wife, Lyn, moved their young family to Queensland, where they opened a wildlife park on the Sunshine Coast. The Irwin children grew up in around the Beerwah Reptile and Wildlife Park....
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5 out of 5 stars
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Great story!
- De Amazon Customer en 01-06-22
De: Bob Irwin, y otros
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What the Animals Tell Me
- De: Sonya Fitzpatrick
- Narrado por: Carol Irwin
- Duración: 9 h y 50 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 32
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If you could talk to your pet, what would it say to you? How do animals communicate with people? And what's the best way for people to communicate with animals? In this insightful audiobook, renowned pet psychic Sonya Fitpatrick teaches listeners about the secrets of the animal world and how to learn the telepathic language of animals. Dogs, cats, reptiles, horses and wild animals of kinds have a story to tell.
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1 out of 5 stars
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Total Fake
- De kortega en 09-02-23
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Navy SEAL Dogs
- My Tale of Training Canines for Combat
- De: Mike Ritland
- Narrado por: Michael Kramer
- Duración: 6 h y 11 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 459
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The Navy SEAL teams' elite K9 warriors do it all - from detecting explosives to eliminating the bad guys. These powerful dogs are also some of the smartest and most highly skilled working animals on the planet. Mike Ritland's job is to train them. This is the tale of how Ritland discovered his passion and grew up to train these elite dogs. After becoming a SEAL, he was on combat deployment in Iraq when he saw a military working dog in action, and he instantly knew he'd found his true calling.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Engaging
- De Jean en 02-09-17
De: Mike Ritland