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A guide to cultivating a shared life of joy and respect with our
dogs.  Who’s a Good Dog? is an invitation to nurture
more thoughtful and balanced relationships with our canine
companions. By deepening our curiosity about what our dogs are
experiencing, and by working together with them in a spirit of
collaboration, we can become more effective and compassionate
caregivers. Â With sympathy for the challenges met by both
dogs and their humans, bioethicist Jessica Pierce explores common
practices of caring for dogs, including how we provide exercise,
what we feed, how and why we socialize and train, and how we employ
tools such as collars and leashes. She helps us both to identify
potential sources of fear and anxiety in our dogs’ lives and to
expand practices that provide physical and emotional nourishment.
Who’s a Good Dog? also encourages us to think more critically
about what we expect of our dogs and how these expectations can set
everyone up for success or failure. Pierce offers resources
to help us cultivate attentiveness and kindness, inspiring us to
practice the art of noticing, of astonishment, of looking with
fresh eyes at these beings we think we know so well. And more
than this, she makes her findings relatable by examining facets of
her relationship with Bella, the dog in her life. As Bella shows
throughout, all dogs are good dogs, and we, as humans and dog
guardians, could be doing a little bit better to get along with
them and give them what they need.
From two of the world’s leading authorities on dogs, an
imaginative journey into a future of dogs without people What would
happen to dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to
survive on their own without us? A Dog’s World imagines a
posthuman future for dogs, revealing how dogs would survive—and
possibly even thrive—and explaining how this new and
revolutionary perspective can guide how we interact with dogs now.
Drawing on biology, ecology, and the latest findings on the lives
and behavior of dogs and their wild relatives, Jessica Pierce and
Marc Bekoff—two of today’s most innovative thinkers about
dogs—explore who dogs might become without direct human
intervention into breeding, arranged playdates at the dog park,
regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and Bekoff show how
dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable and opportunistic,
and they offer compelling evidence that dogs already do survive on
their own—and could do so in a world without us. Challenging the
notion that dogs would be helpless without their human
counterparts, A Dog’s World enables us to understand these
independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own terms.
From two of the world's leading authorities on dogs, an imaginative
journey into a future of dogs without people What would happen to
dogs if humans simply disappeared? Would dogs be able to survive on
their own without us? A Dog's World imagines a posthuman future for
dogs, revealing how dogs would survive-and possibly even thrive-and
explaining how this new and revolutionary perspective can guide how
we interact with dogs now. Drawing on biology, ecology, and the
latest findings on the lives and behavior of dogs and their wild
relatives, Jessica Pierce and Marc Bekoff-two of today's most
innovative thinkers about dogs-explore who dogs might become
without direct human intervention into breeding, arranged playdates
at the dog park, regular feedings, and veterinary care. Pierce and
Bekoff show how dogs are quick learners who are highly adaptable
and opportunistic, and they offer compelling evidence that dogs
already do survive on their own-and could do so in a world without
us. Challenging the notion that dogs would be helpless without
their human counterparts, A Dog's World enables us to understand
these independent and remarkably intelligent animals on their own
terms.
Hospice and Palliative Care for Companion Animals A thoroughly
updated and expanded new edition of the only book providing
comprehensive treatment of hospice and palliative care in
veterinary medicine Animals with life-limiting illnesses deserve
compassionate, thoughtful, end-of-life care. Their caregivers and
families, faced with the loss of a beloved companion, deserve
empathy, support, and education, to guide them through an
emotionally wrenching period and provide their companion animals
with the highest possible quality of life. In recent years, the
ethics of care and service to sick and dying animals and their
caregivers has been the subject of considerable attention. Hospice
and Palliative Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition provides a
thorough update to the first and only complete guide to this field
of service, its foundations, and its applications. It addresses the
needs of pets, caregivers, and veterinary professionals alike,
including fundamental ethical and emotional principles as well as
detailed discussion of specific illnesses and life-limiting
conditions. The expanded second edition incorporates cutting-edge
research into animal behavior and cognition to enrich the
reader’s understanding of companion animals’ emotional needs
and their experience of illness and death. Hospice and Palliative
Care for Companion Animals, 2nd Edition readers will also find:
Existing chapters expanded to incorporate new research and
practical experience New chapters discussing factors underlying the
decision to euthanize, the potential role of ethology in palliative
care, and more A companion website with educational handouts for
use in veterinary practices Hospice and Palliative Care for
Companion Animals is an indispensable resource for caregivers and
veterinary professionals alike.
A life shared with pets brings many emotions. We feel love for our
companions, certainly, and happiness at the thought that we re
providing them with a safe, healthy life. But there s another
emotion, less often acknowledged, that can be nearly as powerful:
guilt. When we see our cats gazing wistfully out the window, or
watch a goldfish swim lazy circles in a bowl, we can t help but
wonder: are we doing the right thing, keeping these independent
beings locked up, subject to our control? Is keeping pets actually
"good" for the pets themselves? That s the question that animates
Jessica Pierce s powerful "Run, Spot, Run." A lover of pets herself
(including, over the years, dogs, cats, fish, rats, hermit crabs,
and more), Pierce understands the joys that pets bring us. But she
also refuses to deny the ambiguous ethics at the heart of the
relationship, and through a mix of personal stories, philosophical
reflections, and scientifically informed analyses of animal
behavior and natural history, she puts pet-keeping to the test. Is
it ethical to keep pets at all? Are some species more suited to the
relationship than others? Are there species one should never
attempt to own? And are there ways that we can improve our pets
lives, so that we can be confident that we are giving them as much
as they give us? Deeply empathetic, yet rigorous and unflinching in
her thinking, Pierce has written a book that is sure to help any
pet owner, unsettling assumptions but also giving them the
knowledge to build deeper, better relationships with the animals
with whom they ve chosen to share their lives."
From the moment we first open our homes - and our hearts - to a new
pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved animal
age and die. The pain of that eventual separation is the cruel
corollary to the love we share with them, and most of us deal with
it by simply ignoring its inevitability. With The Last Walk,
Jessica Pierce makes a forceful case that our pets, and the love we
bear them, deserve better. Drawing on the moving story of the last
year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, she presents an
in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues
that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of
their companion animals. The Last Walk asks - and answers - the
toughest questions pet owners face. The result is informative,
moving, and consoling in equal parts; no pet lover should miss it.
From the moment when we first open our homes - and our hearts - to
a new pet, we know that one day we will have to watch this beloved
animal age and die. The pain of that eventual separation is the
cruel corollary to the love we share with them, and most of us deal
with it by simply ignoring its inevitability. With "The Last Walk",
Jessica Pierce makes a forceful case that our pets, and the love we
bear them, deserve better. Drawing on the moving story of the last
year of the life of her own treasured dog, Ody, she presents an
in-depth exploration of the practical, medical, and moral issues
that trouble pet owners confronted with the decline and death of
their companion animals. Pierce combines heart-wrenching personal
stories, interviews, and scientific research to consider a wide
range of questions about animal aging, end-of-life care, and death.
She tackles such vexing questions as whether animals are aware of
death, whether they're feeling pain, and if and when euthanasia is
appropriate. Given what we know and can learn, how should we best
honor the lives of our pets, both while they live and after they
have left us? The product of a lifetime of loving pets, studying
philosophy, and collaborating with scientists at the forefront of
the study of animal behavior and cognition, "The Last Walk" asks -
and answers - the toughest questions pet owners face. The result is
informative, moving, and consoling in equal parts; no pet lover
should miss it.
Jolly is a happy hippo that enjoys spreading joy. He has many
friends, and these tales are of his and his friends ventures. These
stories will not only bring happiness and joy to children, but also
have an educational value, too.
Pedro el Pirata, capitán de la comida chatarra, es un pirata feliz
y muy querido por su tripulación. Sin embargo, el amor del Pirata
Pedro por la comida chatarra hace que la vida de Tony el Diente sea
insoportable. Harto de la boca asquerosa y descuidada de Pedro el
Pirata. Tony abandona la boca de Pedro. Ahora sin Tony, la sonrisa
de Pedro ya no es la misma que antes, y el capitán se pregunta si
alguna vez podrá recuperalo. Con su fiel compañero, Dule L. el
loro piñonero, y el resto de su tripulación. Pedro el Pirata
zarpa para descubrir el tesoro de una boca. Con Pedro el Pirata,
los niños aprenderán que incluso los piratas pueden mejorar sus
dientes y encias comiendo bien y teniendo buenos hábitos dentales.
Con recetas, un proyecto cientÃfico interactivo y toda una serie
de actividades para los niños. ¡Diente Ahoy! invita a los
lectores a vivir el viaje do Pedro el Pirata y su tripulación con
una vista y un delicioso bocado coda vez.
As the state of the natural world declines, environmentally related health problems will increasingly shape the landscape of human health and disease. The confluence of several global trends - rapid population growth combined with an even more dramatic increase in natural resource consumption - drives ecological deterioration, and this in turn poses serious challenges to health. U.S. medicine and bioethics have too long ignored the relevance of these global trends to health care. This groundbreaking work is a call to attention. It brings bioethics and health care squarely into the 21st century. The book shows how environmental decline relates to human health and to health care practices in the U.S. and other industrialized countries. It outlines the environmental trends that will strongly affect health, and challenges us to see the connections between ways of practicing medicine and the very envrionmental problems that damage ecosystems and make people sick. In addition to philosophical analysis of the converging values of bioethics and environmental ethics, the book offers case studies as well as a number of practical suggestions for moving health care toward sustainability. The exploration of a hypothetical Green Health Center, in particular, offers an intellectual and moral framework for talking about environmental values in health care. Engaging and challenging, this book will appeal not only to health professionals and philosophers, but to anyone concerned about how to preserve and promote both human health and the health of the natural world.
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