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Careers with Animals
1. DOG SHOW JUDGING - THE GOOD, THE BAD, AND THE UGLY
by Chris Walkowicz
Item: DSH170
Look beyond the television image of a focused man or woman awarding ribbons and learn what it’s really like to judge dogs! Chris Walkowicz, a successful exhibitor and one of the top AKC judges, explains with humor and warmth how she, and others as committed as she is, learn their craft. Find out how judges get started, build their skills, and acquire their judging credentials. And learn about all the other things a judge must master including travel hassels, finances, and record keeping.
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Price: $12.95
     
2. FROM HOOFBEATS TO DOGSTEPS - A LIFE OF LISTENING TO AND LEARNING FROM ANIMALS
by Rachel Page Elliott
Item: DEG867
Born to a loving and educated New England family, Rachel Page Elliott, known to all as Pagey, was encouraged to develop her interests and talents wherever they would lead her. And lead her they did, to a life-long fascination with animals, first to horses, then to dogs. Each passion created adventures and opportunities that make her life story so fascinating.
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Price: $19.95
     
3. VETERINARY TECHNICIAN'S DAILY REFERENCE GUIDE - CANINE AND FELINE, 2ND EDITION
by Candyce Jack & Patricia Watson
Item: CDV195
"Veterinary Technician's Daily Reference Guide: Canine and Feline, Second Edition" is the ideal clinical companion for veterinary technicians in practice and in training. Fully revised and updated, this new edition features an improved layout for even faster access to information.
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Price: $54.99
     
4. HOW TO RUN A DOG BUSINESS - PUTTING YOUR CAREER WHERE YOUR HEART IS
by Veronica Boutelle
Item: DKN135
To succeed as a dog pro, you’ll need more than dog expertise—you’ll need business savvy as well. Veronica Boutelle, the industry’s top consultant, gives you the information you need to start, operate, and prosper in your chosen field. Covers dog trainers, pet sitters, dog daycares, and dog walking businesses. Maybe it's time for a new career!
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Price: $19.95
     
5. PET SITTING FOR PROFIT, 3RD EDITION
by Patti Moran
Item: DKN103
Third Edition! Whether you are only interested in part-time pet sitting or starting a fulltime career, this answers every question sensibly and completely.
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Price: $24.99
     
6. BOARDING KENNEL MANAGEMENT, 2ND EDITION
by Sam Kohl
Item: DKN107
*New 2nd Edition! Everything you need to know to establish and operate a successful boarding kennel business.
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Price: $32.95
     
7. BUILDING, BUYING AND OPERATING A BOARDING KENNEL
by Jim Krack
Item: DKN117
Everything you need to know to establish and run a successful boarding kennel business. New edition combines two older books from ABKA.
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Price: $49.95 $39.95
     
8. TALES FROM A DOG CATCHER
by Lisa Duffy-Korpics
Item: AN198
The strangest tails come from true life - Tales from a Dog Catcher is based on the author’s experiences in a smallish city in the northern suburbs of NYC. Reminiscent of both All Creatures Great and Small and Marley & Me, it offers the stories of everyday people who, whether by accident or design, come into contact with the sad, funny, and often profound world of an animal control officer.
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Price: $16.95
     
9. CAREER CHOICES FOR VETERINARY TECHNICIANS - OPPORTUNITIES FOR ANIMAL LOVERS
by Cairn A. Smith & Rebecca Rose
Item: CDV205
Career Choices for Veterinary Technicians is a comprehensive book of multiple career options within the field of veterinary technology, including careers within general practice, specialty practice, industry, higher education, government, and more.

Extensive career descriptions feature daily responsibilities, salaries, and required qualifications.

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Price: $29.95
     
10. HOUNDING THE PAVEMENT - A DOG WALKER MYSTERY
by Judi McCoy
Item: DEG887
The newest dog-walker on Manhattan’s Upper East Side has a talent—she can hear what her canine clientele is thinking. So when a dog’s owner turns up dead, Ellie must bone up on her sleuthing—and perk up her ears to find a killer.

Author Judi McCoy is donating all royalties that she earns on sales of this book to Best Friends Animal Society.

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Price: $6.99
     
11. TELL ME WHERE IT HURTS - A DAY OF HUMOR, HEALING, AND HOPE IN MY LIFE AS AN ANIMAL SURGEON
by Nick Trout
Item: DEG894
From the front lines of modern medicine, "Tell Me Where It Hurts" is a fascinating insider portrait of a veterinarian, his furry patients, and the blend of old-fashioned instincts and cutting-edge technology that defines pet care in the 21st century.
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Price: $14.00
     
12. INSIDE ANIMAL HOARDING - THE CASE OF BARBARA ERICKSON AND HER 522 DOGS (NEW DIRECTIONS IN THE HUMAN-ANIMAL BOND)
by Arnold Arluke and Celeste Kileen
Item: DEG912
A rare look at animal hoarding for Veterinarians, Rescue Groups, Animal Control and Humane Officers - Inside Animal Hoarding profiles one of the largest and most intriguing cases of animal hoarding in recent history.

Drawing from his background in sociology and extensive study of the human/animal relationship, Arluke offers further insight about animal hoarders, how they see themselves, how society deals with them, and why people find them so perplexing. This integration of investigative journalism and scholarship offers a fresh approach with appeal to a broad audience of readers, those new to learning about the phenomenon, and those with first-hand experience in the animal welfare field.

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Price: $34.95
     
13. DON'T DUMP THE DOG - OUTRAGEOUS STORIES AND SIMPLE SOLUTIONS TO YOUR WORST DOG BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS
by Randy Grim & Melinda Roth
Item: DEG913
Of special interest to all rescue organization personnel, Animal Control and Humane officers.

With his signature wit and style, Randy imparts his wisdom to his readers and rants on the various excuses used to "dump the dog" at the local shelters.

"To write what amounts to a textbook, a how-to book, and turn learning "how to" into a great read while being knee slapping hilarious - this is a gift. This is extraordinary. Reading Don't Dump the Dog, I found myself laughing out loud while learning some very valuable lessons in canine behavior." --Loretta Swit, Actress

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Price: $14.95
     
14. LITIGATING ANIMAL LAW DISPUTES - A COMPLETE GUIDE FOR LAWYERS
by Julie Frestman and Joan Schaffner
Item: DEG926
This is a fast-growing field of law, and today more and more lawyers are finding they have cases that deal with animal law. This one-stop resource contains every major aspect of private civil and criminal litigation of animal law disputes. The book also contains sample litigation documents, discovery materials, expert information and more. It's the one resource every lawyer who engages in animal law needs.
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Price: $129.95
     
15. RESCUE INK - HOW TEN GUYS SAVED COUNTLESS DOGS AND CATS, TWELVE HORSES, FIVE PIGS, ONE DUCK, AND A FEW TURTLES
by Rescue Ink with Denise Flaim
Item: DEG928
The true story of ten tough and tattooed bikers who rescue animals in danger. Using their combined 1700 pounds of muscle, Joe, Johnny O, Batso, Big Ant, G, Angel, Eric, Des, Bruce and Robert stop at nothing within the bounds of the law to save animals, be they furred, feathered, or scaled, from life-or-death situations throughout the New York City metropolitan area. Starring in a National Geographic reality television show premiering fall 2009, the all-volunteer group's commitment inspires and endears.
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Price: $25.95
     
16. FUNDS TO THE RESCUE - 101 FUNDRAISING IDEAS FOR HUMANE AND ANIMAL RESCUE GROUPS
by Susan Daffron
Item: DEG929
This book saves you from wasting time as you search for new revenue streams to support your humane organization. The book begins with "The Hows and Whys of Fund raising" and follows with 101 entertaining and creative ideas.
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Price: $19.99
     
17. MOBILE PET GROOMING GUIDE
by Tish Bachert
Item: DGR165
The Mobile Pet Grooming Guide is the ultimate reference guide for entering, up scaling, or growing a mobile grooming business.
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Price: $48.95
     
18. GROOM YOUR DOG LIKE A PROFESSIONAL - STEP-BY-STEP TECHNIQUES AND 101 TIPS FOR A GREAT LOOKING DOG
by Peter Young
Item: DGR166
This step-by-step guide takes you by the hand and leads you through the entire grooming procedure from start to finish. Lots of photographs help you to understand the finer points in getting that "finished look" that professional groomers give your dog.
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Price: $17.95
     
19. THE EVERYTHING GUIDE TO WORKING WITH ANIMALS - TONS OF GREAT JOBS FOR ANIMAL LOVERS
by Michele Hollow & William Rives
Item: DKN137
This unique career guide features personal stories from experts in the field, including a large-animal surgeon, a professional dog trainer, an animal behaviorist, and the former president and CEO of the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals. This guide gives you everything you need to find a job that fits your animal-loving personality.
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Price: $14.95
     
20. START YOUR OWN PET BUSINESS AND MORE - PET SITTING, DOG WALKING, TRAINING, GROOMING, FOOD & TREATS, UPSCALE PET PRODUCTS
by Eileen Figure Sandlin & Cheryl Kimball
Item: DKN138
Providing insider advice, tips, and tricks along the way, our experts take you step by step and show you how to discover your specialty, legally and financially establish your business, manage day-to-day operations, and so much more!
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Price: $17.95
     
21. DOGGY BUSINESS 101 - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO STARTING AND RUNNING YOUR OWN BUSINESS
by Darlene Neimeyer
Item: DKN140
This comprehensive guide includes step-by-step methodology for coming up with a feasibility study and business plan to encourage success in the fast growing pet service industry, plus current data on consumer usage or selection of doggy service products.
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Price: $24.95
     
22. 101 BEST BUSINESSES FOR PET LOVERS
by Joseph Nigro & Nicholas Nigro
Item: DKN136
101 Best Businesses for Pet Lovers furnishes readers with a comprehensive roster of the finest and most unusual entrepreneurial, career, and moneymaking opportunities in today's colorful pet care trade. The authors provide current and prospective entrepreneurs with user-friendly and tested counsel on starting and succeeding in each one of the businesses presented.
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Price: $18.95
     
23. HOW TO VIDEO RECORD YOUR DOG'S LIFE STORY - WRITING, FINANCING & PRODUCING PET DOCUMENTARIES, DRAMA, OR NEWS
by Ann Hart
Item: DEG885
Learn to record your dog's life story. Your dog deserves a "celebration of life" video.

From the time you first bring home a new puppy, a "this is your life" video podcast or disc of your dog's memorable moments can become part of a family history video newsletter or keepsake heirloom album.

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Price: $16.95
     
24. SMALL ANIMAL VETERINARY NERDBOOK, 3RD EDITION
by Sophia Yin
Item: CDV204
The Small Animal Veterinary Nerdbook has become the profession’s gold standard for finding the information you need for everyday clinical practice when and where you need it.

This pocket-sized reference gives you immediate access to accurate, practical information on 21 subjects, with handy tab dividers and headers, as well as sleek tables and charts.

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Price: $88.95
     
25. CAREERS WITH ANIMALS - EXPLORING OCCUPATIONS INVOLVING DOGS, HORSES, CATS, BIRDS, WILDLIFE AND EXOTICS
by Ellen Shenk
Item: DKN132
A vital resource for the animal lover looking to plan his or her future. Provides straightforward and accurate introductions to a wide range of potential careers.
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Price: $18.95
     
26. THE DOGGY DAY CARE BUSINESS DVD
by Locklin Productions
Item: DKN131
Experience the lifestyle, get success tips, learn about marketing and advertising and how to make the internet work for you - in short, find out if the doggie day care business is right for you!
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Price: $49.95
     

This Week's Newsletter:
What to Buy a "New" Dog Person

2010 Breed Calendars now in stock!



PUBLISHING CATALOG -

QUICK CLICKS - 40 FAST AND FUN BEHAVIORS TO TRAIN WITH A CLICKER - Mandy Book & Cheryl Smith

BARKING - THE SOUND OF A LANGUAGE - Turid Rugaas

WHEN PIGS FLY - TRAINING SUCCESS WITH IMPOSSIBLE DOGS - Jane Killion

RAW DOG FOOD - MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG - Carina Beth MacDonald

CHANGING PEOPLE CHANGING DOGS - POSITIVE SOLUTIONS FOR DIFFICULT DOGS, REVISED - Dee Ganley

FROM HOOFBEATS TO DOGSTEPS - A LIFE OF LISTENING TO AND LEARNING FROM ANIMALS - Rachel Page Elliott

POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES 2 - KNOW YOUR DOG, TRAIN YOUR DOG - Pat Miller

DOG FRIENDLY GARDENS - GARDEN FRIENDLY DOGS - Cheryl Smith

MINDFUL DOG TEACHING - REFLECTIONS ON THE RELATIONSHIPS WE SHARE WITH OUR DOGS - Claudeen McAuliffe

AM I SAFE? - THE ART & SCIENCE OF CANINE BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENTS DVD SET - Sarah Kalnajs

TRICKS OF THE TRADE - FROM BEST INTENTIONS TO BEST IN SHOW, REVISED EDITION - Pat Hastings with Erin Ann Rouse

PUPPY INTENSIVE CARE - A BREEDER'S GUIDE TO CARE OF NEWBORN PUPPIES - Myra Savant-Harris

TRAINING THE DISASTER SEARCH DOG - Shirley Hammond

CANINE BODY LANGUAGE - A PHOTOGRAPHIC GUIDE - Brenda Aloff


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