28 September 2011
Call no: 636.7
Genre: animal-human relationships, natural world, non-fiction
8 Stars
2 Comments
I watch The Dog Whisperer, and while I enjoy it I’m often put off by Milan’s insistence that the dog wants to be the dominate one of the partnership. And the whole alpha dog thing, it just doesn’t sit well … Continue reading
26 September 2011
Call no: 800
Genre: animal-human relationships, contemporary fiction, Juv/YA
Setting: 1970s, USA - Alaska
8 Stars
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Received free from NetGalley Written in 1972 this is the story of Miyax, whose English name is Julie, and her attempt to run away to San Fransicso. When the story begins she is alone in the wilderness. A nearby wolf-pack … Continue reading
30 August 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
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I first heard of Shaun Ellis when I watched the Natural Geographic documentary on him and his theories about how playing recordings of wolf packs can stop wolf attacks on farm animals. It worked in Poland, but Ellis has no science-biology background so his theories aren’t really accepted. Wolves have always been among my favourite animals, so I guess I was always going to be interested, like the way I’ll always watch those animal rescue shows, even when I know they’re bound to be all overly dramatic and manipulative.
10 August 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
4 Comments
By Marc Bekoff
Many animals display their feelings openly, publicly, for anyone to see. Continue reading
8 May 2010
Call no: 920
Script: Julian Fellowes
Genre: animal-human relationships, natural world, non-fiction
Setting: 1960s, Kentucky
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In 2008 the following youtube clip became one of those “internet phenomenons”. If you haven’t seen it click play now.
28 March 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
Setting: USA
2 Comments
I’ve had this book on my shelves for years now. It was on sale for half-price when I bought it; that’s the only reason I own it in hardback. I much prefer paperbacks, more practical. Since I bought the book it has been made into a film and become even more famous. To be honest the film looked god-awful, so I didn’t bother to watch it. But I always knew I’d eventually read the book, and when better than on a lazy Sunday when I should have been cleaning the apartment?
I’m sure everyone knows the story. A newly married couple decide to get a dog, and so buy a labrador puppy, who grows up into the world’s worst dog. Only of course he isn’t the world’s worst, he simply has some bad habits. Very bad habits that include his destruction of numerous items. But at heart Marley is a sweet good-natured dog whose labrador-ish optimism teachers his owners all about life and, eventually, loss.
26 March 2010
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
2 Comments
We’ve been on a bit of an “animal-human relationship” kick at work lately. I chose this one at random one afternoon. It is the second book that the author Jon Katz wrote about his life after meeting Devon/Orson, the border collie. he has many others detailing his life with other dogs. But Orson was his “once in a lifetime” dog. The one that changes your life. Continue reading
1 October 2009
Genre: animal-human relationships, non-fiction
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This is not my usual sort of book. But I guess one of the perks of working in a public library means that you can grab something on impulse just because it crossed your desk. Whatever the reason was I started reading this book, which meant that unless it was atrocious I was most likely going to finish. And finish I did, so you can work it out for yourself.
20 April 2004
Cast: Louise Lombard, Omar Sharif, Viggo Mortensen, Zuleikha Robinson
Script: John Fusco
Genre: Action, animal-human relationships
Setting: 1890s, Arabian desert, C19th
5 Stars
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Frank Hopkins sets out to the Middle East to compete in a long distance race, 3,000 miles across the desert. Racing against the finest Arabian horses on his mustang Hidalgo, in an effort to escape his past. And that is … Continue reading