Download or read book Ben s New Friends written by Don Halstead and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2022-01-21 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the heartwarming life of Ben, a Virginia Border Collie. Meet his loving human parents—Don and Sherri—and their grandchildren. Share Ben’s joy when he spends time with his two adopted feline sisters—Emma and Pipin—and the three adorable pet rabbits on the farm. Finally, share our Border Collie’s excitement when his parents adopt two additional animals and friends for Ben: a cute dwarf goat named Snuggles and an awesome American Paint Horse named Bentley.

Download or read book The Dog Wars written by Donald McCaig and published by Outrun Press. This book was released on 2007 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An account of the 1990s controversy between the working border collie community and the American Kennel Club. Chronicles a critical turning point in the history of the border collie, critical reading for those interested in the culture of dogs in the United States.

Download or read book Ben s Rainbowland Adventures written by Chrystel Bell and published by Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Agency. This book was released on 2015-04-19 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sean sat on a rock and started to cry. “Don’t be afraid little boy, I’m here to help you find your way home.” Sean looked up and saw a big hairy smiling collie dog in front of him. “How did you know I was lost?” “When little boys or girls cry they are always lost,” said the dog. “My name is Ben.” Join Ben and Sean for their first Rainbowland adventure.

Download or read book Road Trip written by Gary Paulsen and published by Wendy Lamb. This book was released on 2013 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A father and son embark on a road trip to a distant animal shelter to save a homeless border collie puppy. By the acclaimed author of Crush; Paintings from the Cave; Flat Broke; Liar, Liar; Masters of Disaster; Lawn Boy Returns; Woods Runner; Notes from the Dog; Mudshark; and Lawn Boy.

Download or read book A Ranch Called Home written by Candy Halliday and published by Harlequin. This book was released on 2009-07-01 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Family means everything to Gabe Coulter. And now that he's found his nephew, Gabe's determined to raise Ben on the Coulter ranch. Too bad the boy's mother, Sara Watson, has different plans. She refuses Gabe's money and won't give up Ben. What's left? Marriage? Surprisingly, the arrangement works. Ben couldn't be happier, Sara seems to have settled into life on the ranch and even Gabe likes having them around. Especially Sara. It doesn't take too long before thoughts of her fill his days…and his nights. But can something that started as a convenience turn into real love?

Download or read book Collie Psychology written by Carol Price and published by . This book was released on 2018-02-12 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Very Best Sheepdog written by Pinny Grylls and published by Pavilion Children's. This book was released on 2014-05-09 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With high-flying, prize-winning parents, Ben the sheepdog has got a lot to live up to. However, he is the most hopeless sheepdog on the farm. He tries so hard to get it right, but keeps getting everything wrong. One day he makes friends with a lamb and they have a wonderful time together playing ‘sniff and seek’. However, this unsuitable friendship makes him the laughing stock of the farm. One evening, a storm comes and scares all the sheep away onto the hill. They are lost and visibility is poor, so the farmer sends Ben off to find them because of his good nose. Something amazing happens when the sheep see Ben – they follow him back to the farm and earn Ben a well-deserved place in the farmer's heart. Age range: 3-6 years

Download or read book Chaser written by John W. Pilley and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2013 with total page 285 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The heartwarming and amazing story of Chaser, a Border Collie who has learned the names of over 1,000 objects, and her octogenarian trainer, exploring the true potential of animal intelligence and the ways in which any dog lover could achieve similar results.

Download or read book Trial at the Ridge written by Kinsey Rockett and published by Christian Faith Publishing, Inc.. This book was released on 2017-05-19 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Just as he mounted, there came a breath of wind. It was not much, but it was enough. The nearby tree suddenly dumped the snow from its branches, sending up a cloud of powdery white. The chilling load plopped onto the back of Ben, who stood beneath. With a startled yelp, the red-and-white patched border collie shot forward, directly underneath Snowstorm. Chaos ensued. Whinnying shrilly, Snowstorm lurched backward. Instinctively, Josephine dodged sideways right to the ridge's edge to avoid a collision, and one of her groping hooves found nothing but thin air behind. Slipping on the wet rocks, the mare lunged forward. She succeeded in regaining her footing, but not before the sudden, jolting movements dislodged Father's one-handed grip on her mane. Clawing desperately for a handhold, Father tumbled from Josephine's back and disappeared over the edge of the ridge. Following five peaceful years, foreclosure threatens the Whitlock family's farm. After Father's accident, Nathanael and William take upon themselves the responsibility of coming up with a solution. Their ideas, however, are continually thwarted by an unseen opponent, and a ferocious predator threatens the farm throughout the duration of the thirty-day trial.

Download or read book Chasing the Sun with Henry written by Gary Brockwell and published by Troubador Publishing Ltd. This book was released on 2017-11-10 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Gary Brockwell’s debut novel Eddie Dungiven, children’s entertainer and close hand magician, is bored with his life and of his wife Sally’s preoccupation with cleaning and taking part in flawed ‘get rich quick’ schemes. His only respite from this marital entrapment comes in the form of regular forays to a secluded beach with his Collie-Spaniel cross, Henry. That is until one day when a chance encounter with a beautiful stranger named Cerys Sindon changes everything. As Sally’s behaviour becomes increasingly erratic and causes her relationship with her husband to deteriorate, Eddie prepares to embark on the ultimate betrayal with the captivating Cerys. But the sudden death of his father figure and the sentiments of his good friend focus Eddie’s attention on a revaluation of what is central to his life and what will make him happy. In his desperate search for answers, Eddie is drawn into the world of the medium Ignatius McKenzie and the personal revelations he presents, which have far reaching implications for both Eddie and Cerys, and a dark secret that she conceals. Inspired by the work of John Irving and Colin Bateman, Chasing the Sun with Henry explores the effect of tragedy and change on a relationship. Gary’s thought-provoking novel will appeal to readers that enjoy contemporary fiction, especially those that are interested in relationships and the various guises of love.

Download or read book Floss written by Kim Lewis and published by . This book was released on 2006 with total page 32 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Floss lives in the city and loves to go to the park and play ball with the children. But her owner's son is a farmer and needs a new sheepdog, so the border collie moves to a Northumberland farm and must learn how to round up the sheep. Children will love hearing about the rural adveritures of Floss in this stunning picture book with accompanying CD read by actor Martin Jarvis.

Download or read book Only by Your Touch written by Catherine Anderson and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New York Times bestselling author Catherine Anderson takes readers to a quaint wilderness town, where a man and a woman find a second chance at life—and love… Determined to give her son Jeremy the childhood he deserves, Chloe Evans has left a tough past behind and is starting fresh in the charming resort town of Jack Pine, Oregon. But protecting Jeremy becomes a dicey proposition when he seeks out the most dangerous man in town to heal his sick puppy. Chloe has been warned to stay away from Ben Longtree. But there’s something about the gentle, untamed loner that intrigues her… Long ago, Ben accepted his role as town outcast. Rumored to have once killed a man, he lives in splendid isolation with his forgetful mother, secretly employing his skills as a veterinarian to heal the wounded animals that mysteriously come to him. Now, Chloe’s sunny warmth and brave tenacity arouse desires he has long denied. And although Ben is notorious for his healing touch, it is Chloe’s hands—and heart—that have the power to save his battered soul.

Download or read book The Arrival written by Lucy Daniels and published by . This book was released on 2005 with total page 137 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now a TV series...Jess the Border Collie puppy owes his life to his owner Jenny Miles, and he'd do anything for her. They're the best of friends, and together, they're ready for all sorts of adventures! Jenny Miles lives with her family on a farm in the Scottish Border. Money is always tight, running a sheep farm. Even a new puppy has to earn its keep. But when Nell the sheepdog gives birth to a tiny puppy with a twisted leg, Jenny begs to keep him. Because there's something special about Jess...

Download or read book Chaser written by John W. Pilley and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014-11-03 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chaser has a way with words. She knows over a thousand of them—more than any other animal of any species except humans. In addition to common nouns like house, ball, and tree, she has memorized the names of more than one thousand toys and can retrieve any of them on command. Based on that learning, she and her owner and trainer, retired psychologist John Pilley, have moved on to further impressive feats, demonstrating her ability to understand sentences with multiple elements of grammar and to learn new behaviors by imitation. John’s ingenuity and tenacity as a researcher are as impressive as Chaser’s accomplishments. His groundbreaking approach has opened the door to a new understanding of animal intelligence, one that requires us to reconsider what actually goes on in a dog’s mind. Chaser’s achievements reveal her use of deductive reasoning and complex problem-solving skills to address novel challenges. Yet astonishingly, Chaser isn’t unique. John’s training methods can be adopted by any dog lover. Through the poignant story of how he trained Chaser, raised her as a member of the Pilley family, and proved her abilities to the scientific community, he reveals the positive impact of incorporating learning into play and more effectively channeling a dog’s natural drives. John’s work with Chaser offers a fresh perspective on what’s possible in the relationship between a dog and a human. His story points us toward a new way of relating to our canine companions that takes into account our evolving understanding of the way animals and humans learn.

Download or read book The Shepherd s Life written by James Rebanks and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2015-05-12 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite different. His way of life is ordered by the seasons and the work they demand. It hasn't changed for hundreds of years: sending the sheep to the fells in the summer and making the hay; the autumn fairs where the flocks are replenished; the grueling toil of winter when the sheep must be kept alive, and the light-headedness that comes with spring, as the lambs are born and the sheep get ready to return to the hills and valleys. --publisher marketing.

Download or read book The Amateurs written by John Niven and published by Harper Collins. This book was released on 2010-04-02 with total page 404 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Gary Irvine's wife refuses to sleep with him, so he pursues an even stingier mistress: golf. But despite his spending unconscionable amounts of time and money, his game is wretched. Until the day he takes a perfect swing . . . and then everything goes black. After waking up from a coma a few weeks later, with a golf-ball-sized dent in his temple, Gary discovers that his last perfect swing has been imprinted on his brain. However, his newfound prowess is accompanied by some troubling side effects, most noticeably Tourette's. As Gary miraculously advances to the final round of the British Open, his delinquent brother, Lee, stumbles from one botched drug deal to another, his orbit drawing ever nearer to the terrifying local crime lord Ranta Campbell. With their lives on the line, Gary and Lee must rediscover the ties that bind to survive a blood-soaked final round.

Download or read book The Happy Dog Owner written by Carri Westgarth and published by Welbeck. This book was released on 2021-11-09 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Carri Westgarth's unique combination of scholarship and practical experience with dogs will make this the go-to book for every enquiring dog owner' – Dr John Bradshaw, bestselling author of In Defence of Dogs What if your dog could teach you a few new tricks for living a happier, healthier life? Drawing on her many years of research on human-animal interaction, Dr Carri Westgarth will help you to gain a new understanding of your dog's needs and how to be the best owner you can be. Learn to harness the power of your special bond with your pet and train your dog to be a canine alarm clock, cuddle on command and get you out and about more than ever before. Improve your pet's wellbeing with a wealth of science-led techniques and easy-to-learn tips – because a contented, well-behaved dog leads to a relaxed, healthy owner. You really can train your dog to train YOU to live a better life.