#dog books

[blueboyluca]

Among the tens of thousands of people who risked their lives to stay home, fear of abandoning their animals was a primary reason for that decision. But even after the levees broke and thousands of men, women, and children were stranded on their rooftops, sometimes for days, rescuers did not allow the displaced to bring their pets into emergency facilities. Some residents had to be forced at gunpoint to leave their companions behind.

...

"There is a class issue involved here," Karen Dawn, an animal advocate, wrote in The Washington Post. "While Marriott hotels welcomed the pets of Katrina evacuees as ‘part of the family,’ people who had to rely on the Red Cross for shelter were forced to abandon that part of the family or attempt to ride out the storm. It cannot be denied that many poor people are dead as a result of 'no pets' policies."

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"There’s no question that the pit bulls were separated out and treated differently [during the rescue effort]," a woman named Molly Gibb, who traveled to the Gulf to help lost pets after the hurricane, told me. "The media has done a very good job of 'de-dogging' the pit bull." Gibb would later foster a shy red-and-white pit bull that had been found tied to her dead owner, who had drowned. When the dog was picked up, she was wearing a fancy leather dress collar with metal studs on it, something Gibb recognized must have cost a good amount of money. "That man gave his life to save his dog," Gibb said, her voice trembling, "and other rescuers were complaining about what kind of collar she had on." (Later, the dog would be adopted by a pastor who took her to church with him on Sundays. He named her Faith.)

— Bronwen Dickey, Pit Bull (2016)

[godzilla-reads]

I found all these books by Jim Kjelgaard yesterday and figured I’d take them home. The seven that I found were:

Snow Dog

Big Red

Wild Trek

Haunt Fox

Irish Red

A Nose for Trouble

Stormy

[ringchollyandfriends]

Started reading "Hunting Together" by Simone Mueller and I'm excited 👁️

Elliot *loves* to chase and, sadly, it affects Nelly (my cat) so I'm looking forward to learning more about channeling his desire to hunt so, hopefully, his urge to chase Nelly is less strong.

(The book notes that this book is for chasing wildlife and cannot be applied to cats and I'm aware of that, I'm hoping by teaching him to "appropriately" (according to humans) "hunt" other animals, he will have a way to satisfy that need and therefore have a lesser desire to chase Nelly.)

[pawsitivevibe]

Oooooohhhhhh late birthday present from BIL and SIL. So excited to crack this open!!!

[a-rayneart]

ART FOR EVERY BOOK I READ THIS SUMMER PART 7: Fifteen Dogs by André Alexis

Bella and Athena from 15 dogs ❤️

[raivos-world]

Dog obsession? What dog obsession?

This isn't even all my dog books

[southerntchiorny]

My friend gifted me this book for my birthday a while back. It belonged to her late dad and I may have cried just a little bit about it.

[the-thistle-missile]

Reading Plenty in Life is Free at a park while we were on a trip. She was a nightmare for the whole trip but an absolute angel during this for some reason.

[cassettoicecream]

La coda/correct tail

dal 'Il Siberian Husky' di Jessica Vallerino

1997

De Vecchi Editore

[the-dust-jacket]

Have officially been sucked into watching the dog show with my aunts. The pageantry! The drama! The hairdos! Inescapably reminded of Best In Show, that one episode of Normal Gossip, and The Pumpernickel Daffodil by Galia Bernstein. Just look at that adorable, potentially prize-winning face.

[blueboyluca]

“When I first heard it, from a dog trainer who knew her behavioral science, it was a stunning moment. I remember where I was standing, what block of Brooklyn’s streets. It was like holding a piece of polished obsidian in the hand, feeling its weight and irreducibility. And its fathomless blackness. Punishment is reinforcing to the punisher. Of course. It fit the science, and it also fit the hidden memories stored in a deeply buried, rusty lockbox inside me. The people who walked down the street arbitrarily compressing their dogs’ tracheas, to which the poor beasts could only submit in uncomprehending misery; the parents who slapped their crying toddlers for the crime of being tired or hungry: These were not aberrantly malevolent villains. They were not doing what they did because they thought it was right, or even because it worked very well. They were simply caught in the same feedback loop in which all behavior is made. Their spasms of delivering small torments relieved their frustration and gave the impression of momentum toward a solution. Most potently, it immediately stopped the behavior. No matter that the effect probably won’t last: the reinforcer—the silence or the cessation of the annoyance—was exquisitely timed. Now. Boy does that feel good.”

— Melissa Holbrook Pierson, The Secret History of Kindness (2015)

[godzilla-reads]

My mother has quite the Albert Payson Terhune collection of collie books. These are fun to find, plus they’re great books for getting you out of a reading slump since Terhune’s writing is very anecdotal. When I’m in a reading block, my mom will often hand me one of these books to read.

[ringchollyandfriends]

I do this weird thing where, when I rate something, I can't really figure out how, I either like a movie or I don't. Spouse softly said that I need more nuance, but I feel like I don't have the knowledge necessary for that.

I finished:

"Constructing Canine Consent" by Erin Jones

and overall, I liked it! I did find it some parts repetitive, BUT I think that it comes with the book being scientific based. I don't necessarily think that they should do differently, it's just my own observation.

I did love how scientific it was, how studies, experiments and other authors were referenced and it was surprisingly easy to read, especially considering that English isn't my first language.

I wish I had a better short term memory to add context, but I don't, so here are a few passages I liked:

I liked this clear list of signs meaning "Yes" and "Maybe/No":

Overall, a good read and I can't really think of any criticism. I enjoyed feeling like I had easy access to scientific knowledge despite English being my second language and my brain being quite fuzzy.

Every chapter has a block at the end with questions, reflections or notes and I liked that too.

[eeveeas123]

Eevee’s Baby Book Highlights:

(Given to us by her foster family)

(Her siblings were all E names)

(Future Dog Guide!)

(She was a bridesmaid)

(Playing with a friend)

[a-rayneart]

ART FOR EVERY BOOK I READ THIS SUMMER PART 5: Love That Dog by Sharon Creech

Just a quick little sketch for a book that makes me cry. Happy Canadian Thanksgiving.

[bambambambino]

Last book is in! It's the last for now of course. I ordered this over a month ago and it just arrived safe and sound. Its in excellent condition compared to others that I'd seen for much more.