Not only are golden retrievers great to look at, they are ready, willing and able to perform myriad tasks for their owners. This full-color guide unlocks 101 of their heretofor hidden talents including backseat driving, home security alarm, foot warmer, taste tester, and many more. Captured by the vivid photography of Denver Bryan, this book brings to life all the heartwarming, endearing characteristics that make these dogs favorite companions.

101 Uses for a Golden Retriever

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Bryan, Denver

Pets & Animal Care

Willow Creek Books

"If Labs were people, " writes author Tom Davis, "they'd be surgeons, accountants, attorneys, and CEOs - successful, yes, but a little, um, predictable. "Goldens, in contrast, are right-side, Type B dogs: imaginative, mellow, enemies of routines ... quirky, fun-loving, and full of surprises. You'd want a Labrador to handle your money, but you'd want a Golden to throw your party. A couple of hours into the festivities, it's the one wearing the lampshade." Such apt words from Mr. Davis are perfectly complemented by over 200 remarkable photographs by Dale C. Spartas in this tribute to Golden Retrievers at home, at play, and in the field.

Just Goldens (Half Pint Series)

Davis, Tom

Spartas, Dale C.

Daily ten-minute training sessions best suit a retriever's attention span and lead to rapid learning. The text has the information most needed by the owner of a pet retriever: how to make it reliably obedient and well-mannered. It also has the information amateur trainers are clamoring for: how to force fetch, set up tests in the field, and how to use an electric collar humanely and effectively. Primary importance is placed on developing and enhancing the desire to retrieve. The Dahl's method provides a solid foundation to the dog and owner continuing to advance retrieve training. Concepts and methods are illustrated with true dog stories.

The 10-Minute Retriever: How to Make a Well-Mannered, Obedientand Enthusiastic Gun Dog in 10 Minutes a Day

John Dahl

Amy Dahl

Lighthearted explanations of horse behaviors are paired with original pencil drawings of horses in action.

Why Horses Do That: A Collection of Curious Equine Behaviors

Lisa Dines

Nobody "owns" a cat. The cat's independent nature and self-respecting attitude are what set it apart from other pets, and when one chooses to be your friend, you know that friendship is deep and true. In this delightful tribute to the friendship of cats, wonderful full-color photographs are paired with insightful quotations on the meaning of friendship and loyalty.

Just Feline Friends: A Cat's Tribute To Comrades, Companions & Confidants

Kuchler, Bonnie Louise

Whitetails have continuously expanded their range in modern times, from the rugged wilderness of rural areas to the lawns of suburbia. That's why they are America's most abundant and popular species of deer. This highly-browsable book satisifies the curiosity of nature lovers and sportsmen alike with its lighthearted yet informative approach to all-things-whitetail. Packed with whitetail photos and art, facts and lore, sidebars and trivia, cartoons and classic stories, Deer Tails &amp; Trails art-fully interweaves all these components to deliver a fun and educational reading experience.

Deer Tails & Trails: The Complete Book Of Everything Whitetail

Science & Math

Furtman, Michael

Biological Sciences

The original Bucks Camp Log was discovered among the possessions of the late Glenn H. Williams. Here are the last days of the Wisconsin wilderness, when the howl of timber wolves carried through the pines and woodsmoke from the chimney of a secluded hunting cabin curled above that vast expanse of forest. Each entry in the Log is a captivating word picture offering exciting hunting adventures, tragedy, rare humor, woodsmanship, philosophical reflections, or historical sidelights. As day to day entries reveal the personalities of the members of Bucks Camp, the reader comes to know these men whose great friendship brought them together for the ritual of the hunt. The Log serves to remind hunters everywhere of the grand traditions and skills, the love of nature and comradeship, passed on for generations, that constitute our American hunting heritage.

The Bucks Camp Log: 1916-1928

Sports & Outdoors

Hunting & Fishing

Sisters are wonderful, and sisters are terrible. Depending on the day, the mood, the weather, or the time of day, a sister can be a companion, an adversary, an enemy, or a soulmate. But no matter what, a sister is always a best friend, and the combination of animal photos and quotes in this delightful gift book celebrate the unique duality of sisterhood.

Just Sisters: You Mess With Her, You Mess With Me

Self-Help

Bonnie Louise Kuchler

Motivational

American cuisine has absorbed the best and brightest of every culture world wide, and it all began in the early cookbooks of the eighteenth century. Martha Washington, for instance, our First Lady, was America's earliest celebrity chef. Her recipe collection was a beloved family heirloom, lent out to friends one "receipt" at a time. Others followed. In the South, Thomas Jefferson's cousin, Mary Randolph, wrote a bestselling cookbook many of whose recipes are still used today. In upstate New York, an enterprising young woman called Amelia Simmons set out the traditional American fare that graced Thanksgiving tables for generations. Her cookbook was said to be the "Second Declaration of Independence, written on a kitchen table." And culinary celebrities kept coming, inspired by the bounty of America's fields and streams and gardens and enriched by the many different ethnic traditions at work over the hearth fires. Its all here in OUR FOUNDING FOODS: pioneer campfire cookery, the first Mexican American cuisine, the liberated voices of former slave chefs and the Grand Dames of the early cooking schools. Author Jane Tennant presents over 200 recipes drawn from the best early American cookbooks, all written during the first two hundred years of our culinary history. Each recipe is referenced to its original source with biographical notes on the chef who published it. The bibliography to this collection extends back to 1615, when Gervase Markham, a contemporary of William Shakespeare, raved about "manchet bread." From that moment forward the text leaps across America's culinary history culminating with the Fannie Farmer Cooking School in Boston in 1903. Along the way, you'll also learn what George Washington offered his guests at Mount Vernon; the favorite ice cream of Thomas Jefferson; how the cooks during the Civil War managed without flour; and the recipe for the illicit candy found in the dorms of Vassar College. Rich with facinating historical information and stories of American ingenuity in the kitchen, this tour de force is a unique resource for cooks and historians alike.

Our Founding Foods

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Jane Tennant

S. G. B.

Jr. Tennant

Cooking Education & Reference

Horse: A Portrait is a collection of photographs and writing by award-winning photographer Christiane Slawik. Taking us on her travels around the world, Slawik tells the stories behind the photos and about her personal love of horses. She writes, "Horses have been facinating for me in a way that I can only describe with difficulty. This feeling and facination I try to capture with my camera - this one magical moment that not only I can take home with me in my heart but that others can share in my photos. A moment tht can be everything: strength and elegance, dynamics, combined with wild and simultaneously gentle spirit." Through Slawik's incredible photography and inspirational words, we view a portrait of both these magnificent animals and also of Slawik herself.

Horse: A Portrait: A Photographer's Life With Horses

Arts & Photography

Photography & Video

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