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A comic look at dog show participants (and the pooches who love them).

"In The Science Dog’s latest myth-busting book, Linda Case takes on canine nutrition and feeding practices. It seems that almost everyone has an opinion about how our dogs should be fed and what is a healthy diet for them. In this timely book, Linda Case takes a look at the evidence and what answers science can provide regarding how to best feed our dogs. The book’s five sections each tackle a set of commonly posed questions, using the...

Huckleberry Hound saves the townsfolk of Two-Bit from the terrible Dalton Brothers--Stinky, Finky, Dinky and Pinky--in a shoot out on Main Street at High Noon.

"A tribute to all types of service dogs that perform important jobs, from providing emotional support to helping disabled people, gives thanks to every human's best friend"-- Provided by publisher.

When the city is in trouble, humble and lovable dog Shoeshine Boy turns into his alter-ego Underdog to stop a series of villains, including Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff. TV reporter Sweet Polly Purebred often ends up getting into a situation and must be saved by her hero, Underdog.

Ambushed and left for dead, U.S. Secret Service K-9 Officer Markus York is on the mend and laying low in a safe house while his team tracks down his attacker. But Markus isn't good at sitting still. Even with his K-9, Ghost, for company, he gets restless and decides now is the perfect time to do some repairs around the house ... and inadvertently tears open his wounds. Fresh out of a bad relationship that ended after a car accident left her with limited...

Let's Learn with Blue! Practice letter recognition and sounds as Josh, Blue, and their friends learn all about ABCs. Next, it's 123s as we count along and help Josh discover what he can buy with Blue dollars. Then, learn about science as we meet the Sun, study the world through a magnifying glass, and sing a song about the planets! Also, Josh and Blue Skidoo to help finish a painting and so much more!

"The book's introduction puts canine senses into evolutionary perspective and includes theories about the origin of today's dogs. Each of the following five chapters opens with a real-life canine anecdote and goes on to examine one of the five main senses, explaining canine senses from both an evolutionary and scientific perspective. A concluding chapter explores whether or not dogs have senses that people do not and includes a round-up that compares...

"Jake's puppy Kamik is growing quickly, but the dog isn't becoming any easier to handle. All Jake wants is to raise his puppy into a strong, fast sled dog, but Kamik is far from ready to pull a sled with a dog team. With some advice and a little help from his grandmother, Jake learns basic principles of how to begin training a dog to pull. Kamik finally has his first sled, and he and Jake can finally begin exploring the tundra together. But Jake and...

"Detective Reed Mattox, just three months removed from the death of his partner, has turned invisibility into an art form. Switching to the K-9, taking over the graveyard shift, moving to a farmhouse miles outside of Columbus, his every move has become predicated on putting as much distance between himself and the outside world as possible. That distance is shattered though when bodies begin turning up in The Bottoms, the poverty-stricken section...