Mordecai Siegal's Books

A month-by-month guide to raising a happy and healthy puppy explains how puppies are much like human children and require similar parenting care, covering such topics as instructive play activities, behavioral problems, and housebreaking.

Describes the characteristics and behavior of various longhair and shorthair breeds, looks at the history of cats, and discusses their care and grooming.

Provides information about some of the day-to-day concerns of dog owners, offering suggestions, tips, and tutorials on getting a dog, bonding, training, housebreaking, toys, grooming, health, first aid, travel, behavior problems, and other topics.

The author of more than 30 animal care and training books, Siegels collection features the best of canine literature--from Elizabeth Barrett Browning to Charles Schulz.

Complete with step-by-step instructions, photographs, and techniques tailored to the temperament of your dog ... including an all new guide to the 25 most popular breeds!"--Cover.

From the author of "I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?" comes its feline counterpart, an invaluable guide to caring for a new kitten.

More than forty years of scribble, scribble, scribble, and I have been sued only once. . ." But this collection of essays is no less a pleasure to read for all that. Mordecai Richler is an exuberant essayist, with a combative wit and sharp eye, regularly offending some, endearing himself mightily to others, and always hugely entertaining. Like all great satirists, he is passionate about the world in which we live; it's that appetite for life and friendship, his love of sanity and common sense as much as his hatred of sacred cows, that lies at the heart of this irresistible book.

Here is the essential dog-owners' guidebook that tells you everything you need to know to give your pet first-rate loving care. Aside from covering all the basics of food, health, hygiene, and recreation, it provides you with information about dog "psychology" to help you understand and cope with the canine nature.

Matthew Margolis, by his reputation, media appearances, and best-selling books, is America's best-known dog trainer. These are the stories of the dogs he has trained--the good, the bad, and the outrageous. 33 black-and-white photographs.

Transplanted to Toronto from his native Baffin Island, Atuk the poet is an unlikely overnight success. Eagerly adapting to a society steeped in pretension, bigotry, and greed, Atuk soon abandons the literary life in favour of more lucrative—and hazardous—schemes. Richler’s hilarious and devastating satire lampoons the self-deceptions of “the Canadian identity” and derides the hypocrisy of a nation that seeks cultural independence by slavishly pursuing the American dream.

A detailed, easy-to-understand guide for anyone who has a new dog (or is thinking about getting one), this helpful book outlines, point-by-point, what new owners should know to make their dog's first year a happy and safe one. Includes information on feeding, housebreaking, grooming, and more. (Animals)

Provides information for basic dog training including, temperament, sit, stay, fetch, and more.

An essential guide to selecting the dog of your dreams. Mordecai Siegal details the personalities, physical characteristics, and histories of 45 of America's favorite breeds--as well as their training, grooming, and housebreaking needs. 65 black-and-white photos.

The acclaimed author of The Cornell Book of Cats explains exactly how to keep a new kitten or cat happy and healthy. Among the topics included are how to choose the right cat; whan cats need bathing--and the correct way to do it; what the midnight crazies are all about; training tips; special nutritional information; and creating a kittenproof home. (Animals)

As tempting as it is to see dogs as almost human, they are unique creatures with their own special behavior patterns, needs, and emotions. An acclaimed dog expert helps readers understand, prevent, and solve their dog's behavior problems by showing why being part of the pack is so important. (Animals)

Provides information for basic dog training including, temperament, sit, stay, fetch, and more.

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