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Pub. Date
[2004]
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What 10-year-old Billy wants most in the world is a hunting dog. After two years he saves up enough money to buy a pair of redbone hound pups. Billy trains 'Old Dan' and 'Little Ann' to be the finest hunting team in the valley. As the inseperable trio chase the wily 'ghost raccoon' and confront danger together, Billy learns the meaning of loyalty, courage and perseverance.
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Siddons takes readers to the South Carolina Lowcountry, imbuing it with an almost magical aura. The mystical landscape of oak groves and tidal rivers where dolphins play is home to 12-year-old Emily Parmenter, daughter of a struggling plantation owner whose only claim to success is his line of legendary Boykin hunting spaniels. Emily grieves the death of her cherished older brother while also coming to terms with her mother's desertion. She forges...
11) Sporting dogs
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Pub. Date
2021.
Description
"Engaging images accompany information about the sporting group. The combination of high-interest subject matter and narrative text is intended for students in grades 3 through 8"--
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Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"This title will introduce readers to the American Kennel Club's remarkable Sporting Group. Readers will learn about the history of the Sporting Group and its wonderful breeds, such as the Labrador Retriever and Golden Retriever. This series is at a Level 2 and is written specifically for emerging readers. Aligned to the Common Core standards & correlated to state standards. Dash! is an imprint of Abdo Zoom, a division of ABDO." --Amazon.
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Pub. Date
[2017]
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"Long before the trend of canine YouTube stars, Missouri had Jim, a Depression Era hunting dog that many believed was either a genius or possessed of clairvoyant skills. Evidence existed for both: Jim predicted seven Kentucky Derby winners and the winners of the 1936 World Series and presidential race, but could also take direction in foreign languages ... shorthand, and Morse Code ... This is the true story of the dog that became known as Missouri's...
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Pub. Date
2019.
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Do You Have A Hunting Dog? Training a hunting dog can be hard. I get it. I've trained dozens of them. I have packed my years of experience in this book which includes: The A-Z training guide no questions asked Dealing with the "difficult" one Top mistakes owners make and how to avoid them
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[2018]
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"A photo-illustrated book for early readers about the Labrador retriever breed. Describes this hunting dog's unique features, social behaviors, and how they act as pets. Readers learn about black labs, chocolate labs, and the many colors of the yellow lab. Includes a photo diagram, fun facts, table of contents, glossary, and further resources."--
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[2015]
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"Traditional gundog training is based on compulsion and rooted in a picture of the dogy's nature as similar to a wolf with much emphasis on dominance and sub ordinance. Milner turns that theory upside down citing research which finds that wolf packs operate in cooperative family groups with minimal factors of dominance. Dogs, Milner believes, learn much faster with a cooperative training model. Milner has chucked compulsion and embraced reward as...
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