Why should you prepare food for your pets? It’s simple. The pet food industry has let you down. You have depended on them to provide wholesome nutrition to keep your pets healthy. They advertise ingredients as holistic, natural, and human grade; in reality, ingredients are often waste products from the human food industry or rendered meals from diseased animal carcasses. The pet food industry has spent millions of advertising and teaching dollars to convince veterinarians and the pet-owning public that the only way to provide a complete diet is to feed processed industrial food.

Unfortunately, since the advent of processed food for pets, the pandemic of degenerative health problems has escalated in dogs and cats. Veterinarians continually treat inflammatory and degenerative diseases, yet they fail to see any correlation between the highly processed diets and disease. The profession has been talked into believing that industrial food cannot possibly be a causative factor in disease. In fact, they have been taught by the major pet food companies that the only way to treat chronic disease is to prescribe more processed industrialized foods.

Dr. Judy Morgan has a passion for healing her patients with whole foods, minimizing medications and chemicals, allowing the body to heal from within. In this book she explains, in understandable language, how to utilize Traditional Chinese Medicine food therapy to keep your dog naturally healthy. Making food for your dog doesn’t have to be complicated; it can cost less than buying prescription diets and medications to treat disease. The path to good health is good nutrition. Show your dog some love with a home cooked meal!

Mary Carlson didn't start out to become a veterinarian, let alone the owner and caretaker of cats (many), dogs (two, both huskies), and horses (some with manners, some without) in Colorado. She was a suburban Chicago girl; all she knew of the American West came from the stories her uncle, who had settled in northern Colorado, told her during his annual visits. But thanks to him, she ended up moving to Fort Collins, Colorado for college―and after falling in love with a man she'd become friends with in her final year of college, when he was a student at the CSU School of Veterinary Medicine, she remained there.



Watching the work Earl did as a veterinarian inspired Mary to eventually leave her tenured teaching position and enter vet school, after which she opened her own, feline-exclusive clinic. Along the way, there were numerous pets, grueling years of vet school, a shattered hip, an enduring love, illness, and death―and the rediscovery that life, especially a life full of delightful animals, is worth living.

Hogans Hope is the heartwarming story of a deaf dog who escaped death during the time when the prevalent belief was that deaf dogs needed to be destroyed. It is the tale of a legendary deaf canine champion who endured severe abuse and prevailed as he turned upside down the myths of deaf dogs being dumb, difficult to train, and harmful. Hogan learned American Sign Language, engaged in normal puppy activities, and provided the hope of lifenot deathfor deaf dogs worldwide. Through perseverance and enduring hope, Hogans courage provided inspiration to anyonehuman or petthat success and genuine love are truly possible. This heroic deaf dog continues to reveal that by choosing hope, anyones dreams can come true, and the world can be filled with steadfast faith, pure joy, and unconditional love. Its a story like none other. Learn more about this intrepid pair as well as the power of love and persistence against seemingly stacked odds. Sit! Read! Enjoy! Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, professor emeritus, animal behaviorist, Tufts University I have been re-inspired with the notion that all of Gods creation responds powerfully to His loving touch passed on through others. Thanks to Connie and Hogan for teaching us to have eyes to see and ears to hear for all those with two legs or four legs who are around us every day. Read and gain this heartfelt hope for yourself. -Jimmy H. Allen, Minister International Churches of Christ

"These were the best hogs I've ever seen," said seventy-five-year-old Cohen Archer. He grew up with the amiable black Guinea Hogs in Washington County, Georgia. Cohen’s father died when he was just twelve years old, in 1954. His mother subsequently sold the hogs, and Cohen did not see another one until he visited Cathy Payne's farm in 2017.

Readers who love books about animals, southern history, or narrative nonfiction will find something of interest in this multi-faceted story. Breeders of Guinea Hogs or those wanting to learn more about the breed will be rewarded with rich details about genetic lines and those who began the American Guinea Hog Association. Homesteaders, sustainable farmers, and chefs will also gain an appreciation of the breed.

This narrative nonfiction history tells the story of the Guinea Hog, also known as the American Guinea Hog, from 1930 to 2019. The Guinea Hog is a small, black, hairy, sturdy, and gentle breed of hog kept in the southeastern United States prior to the Civil War. It has long been a part of America’s cultural history, under a variety of local names. Due to a confluence of factors, it was nearly extinct by the 1990s. In this book, you will be introduced to these wonderful animals and learn about their characteristics, various names for them, culinary qualities, history, and color and size variations.

The loss of any breed’s unique genetic material can leave the future of a species in peril. This book is the first definitive history of the Guinea Hog breed. It is a comprehensive overview of the people who raised Guinea Hogs in the past and in the present, told in their own words and through colorful stories. These first-person stories reveal the subjects’ deep fondness for and attachment to the amiable Guinea Hogs. Some recall a time when their families did not have access to electricity or indoor plumbing prior to the 1970s.
The Guinea Hog was utilized head to tail, providing meat, lard, and grease to meet crucial family needs. Around 2004, a group of dedicated conservation breeders, encouraged by The Livestock Conservancy, stepped forward to save the Guinea Hogs.

Cathy Payne interviewed many of the breeders and reports their stories. Her diligent research over several years retraces the history of the Guinea Hogs while preserving the memories of those who kept them. Cathy conducted over fifty interviews with dozens of people formerly or currently involved with the Guinea Hogs. She obtained archival records from The Livestock Conservancy, a non-profit organization that had monitored and promoted the Guinea Hog since the 1980s.

When Cathy’s research brought her in contact with rare genetic bloodlines not preserved during the formation of the American Guinea Hog Association (AGHA) in 2006, she worked with a network of women to obtain the genetics and work with the registry to add valuable genetic diversity to the national herd.

You will learn about factors that led to the near extinction of this beloved breed and the story of several breeders who organized to save the breed by organizing the American Guinea Hog Association (AGHA.) Payne includes interviews with these breeders and also profiles the twelve hogs that formed the genetic foundation for the AGHA.

Unraveling the history and what happened to known herds of breeders who didn't join the AGHA was a massive undertaking. This book documents Payne's efforts to work within the Genetic Recovery Project of the AGHA with help from a network of other women breeders to uncover missing genetics, find lost herds, and establish a database for future breeders using DNA technology to assist oral records. Finally, the author reflects on what has been learned and focuses on strategies to preserve these hogs for the future. These homestead hogs are survivors and worth preserving for future generations!

Boost your health and happiness through the power of positive play. Discover goodies galore to enjoy. Amazing animal communications from 33 different species. Secret messages. Brain training fun. Uplifting stories to help make your life better. Chicken soup for your brain and soul, Animal Wisdom Word Search invites you to play!

Who would have thought that practicing mental yoga, turbocharging creativity, and empowering personal mastery could be so much fun? Featuring Lauren McCall's Animal Wisdom messages, these 60 easy to advanced puzzles are both an entertaining challenge to be solved and a meditation for self-realization.

Once all words are found, a hidden message is revealed--a powerful wisdom quote to affirm each animal's story. Plus, you'll uncover fascinating facts and enlightening insights, savoring tasty food for thought on every page.

This book can help you:

* Stay sharp with a more flexible brain

* Bring more peace and happiness into your life by connecting with our animal companions

* Reduce the risk of early onset dementia and Alzheimer's disease

* Have fun with a purpose

Both a profound philosophy and fun puzzle book, Animal Wisdom Word Search is yoga for the brain that stretches your mind, nourishes your soul, and touches your heart.

Complete all 60 puzzles, and in the process, discover that you have also solved the most important puzzle of all...you!

Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog is an award-winning guide to help you better understand what your dog is telling you about their health and how to best advocate for them. Learn how to see and how to think about changes in your dog’s appearance, habits, and behavior. Some signs that might not trigger your concern can be important indicators that your dog needs to see a veterinarian right away. Other symptoms, while hard to miss, such as diarrhea, vomiting, or limping, are easy to spot but can have a laundry list of potential causes, some of them serious or even life-threatening. Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog is a dog health advocacy guide 101. It covers a variety of common symptoms, including when each of them might be an emergency. Symptoms to Watch for in Your Dog has won the following awards:

• 2017 Maxwell Award from the Dog Writers Association of America for a book on health, behavior, or general care.
• 2017 Morris Animal Foundation Canine Health Award for the best science-based book about canine health issues.

For thousands of years, dogs have established themselves in the homes and hearts of humans, coming to be viewed almost exclusively as loyal, friendly, and obedient... which is why it is often so alarming and unexpected to owners when a dog attacks.

What causes dogs to act aggressively, and how can it be avoided?

In this captivating work of non-fiction, Bryan Bailey, whose credentials include over thirty-five years of both studying and teaching the influence of wolves over modern dogs, sheds light upon the instincts that trigger aggressive behavior- and what can be done to prevent it.

Featuring both meticulously researched information and thrilling stories inspired by real-life victims, this unforgettable book offers the only resource you'll need to learn to protect yourself from situations in which man's best friend turns into man's worst nightmare.

2018 Readers' Favorite Gold Medal Recipient Animals/Pets
2018 Readers' Favorite Bronze Medal Recipient Christian - General
2018 Dan Poynter Legacy Award Non-Fiction
2018 Global eBook Gold Medal Non-Fiction Animals/Pets
2018 Global eBook Gold Medal Book Trailer
2018 Global eBook Silver Medal Inspirational
Five-Star Readers' Favorite Review
Award-Winning Finalist in the 2017 Best Book Awards
Endorsed by Dennis Murphy, NBC Dateline Correspondent and five-time Emmy Award winner
Foreword by Dr. Nicholas H. Dodman, Professor Emeritus, Animal Behaviorist, Tufts University
Deaf dogs are often mistreated, abandoned, or even destroyed.  Hogan's Hope is the tale of a legendary deaf canine hero who, after being rescued from severe abuse, prevailed as he learned American Sign Language and provided the hope of life, not death, for deaf dogs worldwide.  His courage to overcome prejudices and myths continues to provide inspiration to anyone - human or pet - that success and genuine love are truly possible. This valiant deaf dog reveals that by choosing hope anyone's dreams can come true and the world can be filled with steadfast faith, pure joy, and unconditional love.
Hogan's Hope, like the book Tuesday's Promise by New York Times bestselling author, Luis Carlos Montalvan, shares the deep devotion and dedicated bond between Hogan and his human. Hogan touches the soul and encourages people to find real love and meaning in their lives despite any challenge. Similar to Hannah in Devoted, Hogan inspires readers to examine their hearts, discover the faithfulness of true and meaningful relationships, and learn from the loyalty of our four-legged heroes. And, by discovering a new world beyond the door of the metal cage, some say that he's similar to Lucy in The Chronicles of Narnia and The Little Prince searching each adventure with great anticipation.  He met each new day as a wonderful adventure to learn, to accept, and to hope. His purpose in life was to love his human with indescribable adoration and to promote hope, no matter what.
Hogan's fame spread through television shows such as Oprah Winfrey, Jack Hanna's Animal Adventures, Dateline, Amazing Tails, National Geographic, and Good Morning America.

Living with wolves has provided Tracy with countless experiences that have changed her life in unimaginable ways. As a cofounder of Mission: Wolf, a wolf sanctuary in Colorado, Tracy has spent half her life studying wolf behavior and body language. Tracy has learned to leash train and walk wolves, often with painful consequences. Join Tracy as she develops a special bond with an intense British Columbian gray wolf named Shaman. Shaman becomes a great wolf teacher, and eventually the shy wolf grows to trust her. Tracy relies on her instinct and intuition as she moves to calm sensitive wolves like Shaman. She does well but believes in her heart that she can do better.

 

A horse named Ikus comes into Tracy’s life and dramatically changes her understanding of horse-to-person communication. Driven to find her own way to connect with horses, Ikus becomes a professor in nature’s university as Tracy embarks on a journey of learning to speak horse language. Something profound happens when Ikus, a horse with an attitude and a dislike of being haltered, gives Tracy an unexpected lesson in resolving feral behavior. Not only does Ikus teach Tracy how to stop his run-away glitch but Tracy discovers a missing link in her previous wolf-handling life that will forever change her approach to resolving feral behavioral problems in both species. This experience ultimately provides Tracy with a foundation for clear communication, and it awakens in her an effective and natural way to connect with animals. 

 

Tracy’s world of wolves and horses is forever inspired as she moves to a new level of connection beyond anything she believed possible, and she strives to share what she has learned. Sally, a young woman from the UK, comes to volunteer at the sanctuary and learns to calm a very frightened eighteen-year-old horse who is going blind and in danger of injuring himself.

 

International Book Awards Finalist 2016.
Reader’s Favorite Book Awards Finalist 2016.
Winner Best Book Awards Animals/Pets General Category 2016.