From Shy to Showy

Author: Vicki Ronchette
Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN: 9781535183666
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description
Do you have a dog that doesn't enjoy the show ring? How about a dog that is shy or fearful in the show ring? This book is for anyone who shows, works with or lives with a shy or fearful dog. Vicki Ronchette is a Certified Professional Dog Trainer who is also an active show dog exhibitor, owner, handler and breeder. She coaches people all over the world on how to train their show dogs using positive methods and how to work with fearful show dogs. Using the methods in this book you will learn how to help your dog work through his fear of the show ring and teach him to enjoy showing making him a successful competitor who enjoys showing!

Positive Training for Show Dogs

Author: Vicki Ronchette
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
ISBN: 1929242972
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 111

Book Description
Train your dog to love showing! Most people learn how train their show dog by trial and error emphasis on error. Much of the information about show dog training is learned by ringside observation or word-of-mouth from experienced exhibitor to novice.

The Hearts of Horses

Author: Molly Gloss
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 9780618799909
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 308

Book Description
With an elegant sweetness and a pitch-perfect sense of western life reminiscent of Annie Dillard, Glosss breakout novel is a remarkable story about the connections between people and animals and how they touch one another in the most unexpected and profound ways.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand

Author: Helen Simonson
Publisher: A&C Black
ISBN: 140880932X
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 402

Book Description
Major Ernest Pettigrew is perfectly content to lead a quiet life in the sleepy village of Edgecombe St Mary, away from the meddling of the locals and his overbearing son. But when his brother dies, the Major finds himself seeking companionship with the village shopkeeper, Mrs Ali. Drawn together by a love of books and the loss of their partners, they are soon forced to contend with irate relatives and gossiping villagers. The perfect gentleman, but the most unlikely hero, the Major must ask himself what matters most: family obligation, tradition or love? Funny, comforting and heart-warming, Major Pettigrew's Last Stand proves that sometimes, against all odds, life does give you a second chance.

The Girl in the Park

Author: Mariah Fredericks
Publisher: Schwartz & Wade
ISBN: 0375899073
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 226

Book Description
When Wendy Geller's body is found in Central Park after the night of a rager, newspaper headlines scream,"Death in the Park: Party Girl Found Strangled." But shy Rain, once Wendy's best friend, knows there was more to Wendy than just "party girl." As she struggles to separate the friend she knew from the tangle of gossip and headlines, Rain becomes determined to discover the truth about the murder. Written in a voice at once immediate, riveting, and utterly convincing, Mariah Frederick's mystery brilliantly exposes the cracks in this exclusive New York City world and the teenagers that move within it.

Ballerinas Are Beautiful

Author: Kath Smith
Publisher: Parragon Pubishing India
ISBN: 9781407568041
Category : Ballerinas
Languages : en
Pages : 32

Book Description

A Little Life

Author: Hanya Yanagihara
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0804172706
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 833

Book Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR) about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century. NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • MAN BOOKER PRIZE FINALIST • WINNER OF THE KIRKUS PRIZE A Little Life follows four college classmates—broke, adrift, and buoyed only by their friendship and ambition—as they move to New York in search of fame and fortune. While their relationships, which are tinged by addiction, success, and pride, deepen over the decades, the men are held together by their devotion to the brilliant, enigmatic Jude, a man scarred by an unspeakable childhood trauma. A hymn to brotherly bonds and a masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century, Hanya Yanagihara’s stunning novel is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. Look for Hanya Yanagihara’s latest bestselling novel, To Paradise.

Grandstanding

Author: Justin Tosi
Publisher:
ISBN: 0190900156
Category : Philosophy
Languages : en
Pages : 249

Book Description
Why does talk about politics and moral issues tend to get so ugly, heated, and personal? So much public discussion goes awry because people are using it for the wrong reasons. Too often, especially online, people engage in moral grandstanding--they use moral talk to impress others by showing them they have the right views. Tosi and Warmke show why people behave this way, why it's wrong, and what we can do about it.

Ready? Set. Show!

Author: Vicki Ronchette
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781547155552
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 62

Book Description
Finally, a handbook for dog shows! This little gem gives you answers to all the things you need to know about dog shows. From how dog shows work, to what class to enter, to how to dress to compliment your dog, to the actual ring procedure, you will find it all here ! This reader friendly book is a must have for people new to the show ring who need more than just a dog training book but are looking for a handbook to guide them through the process. Small and handy enough to take with you to the dog show!

Bonds of Denial

Author: Lynda Aicher
Publisher: Carina Press
ISBN: 1426897944
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 317

Book Description
A male escort and his stoic client test the boundaries of their relationship at an exclusive Twin Cities sex club in this erotic m/m romance. It’s been twenty years since Rockford Fielding’s father punished him for kissing another boy. Now a grown man with a military career behind him, Rock continues to deny his true desires, even while working security at The Den, the most decadent sex club in town. But after a year of watching gorgeous Carter Montgomery come and go on the arms of other men, Rock can no longer resist the cravings he’s denied for so long. Carter has just four months left on his contract with an escort agency, and he doesn’t know whether to feel relieved or afraid. Being an escort is all he knows. Adding to his confusion is the way his latest client, the sexy but stoic Rock, makes him feel things he hasn’t wanted in years. One charmingly awkward date turns into two and soon the men are meeting off the clock. But with Rock in the closet and Carter unsure how to pursue a real relationship, how can they build a future both in and out of the bedroom? Book five of Wicked Play