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In this very special collection of favorite stories about dogs great and small, James Herriot tells us about his own dogs and all the wonderful people and animals we have come to love so much. Fifty memorable tales move us to both laughter and tears, and Herriot's personal introduction and notes make this tribute by a master storyteller to man's best friend a book to be treasured for many years to come.
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The true story of the last viable Asian elephant population and the man dedicated to saving them Early on a January morning in 2015, a young bull elephant touched on a sagging electric line in the Paneri Tea Plantation in the Udalgari District of Assam, India. The elephant's soft-padded feet conducted the current and the animal fell, kicking in the mud. The local veterinarian called to the scene thought the tusker was going to die. The forest...
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Tantor Audio
Pub. Date
2014
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7 CDs (8 hrs., 40 min.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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"The star of The Incredible Dr. Pol shares his amusing, and often poignant, tales from his four decades as a vet in rural Michigan. Dr. Jan Pol is not your typical veterinarian. Born and raised the in Netherlands on a dairy farm, he is the star of Nat Geo Wild's hit show The Incredible Dr. Pol and has been treating animals in rural Michigan since the 1970s. Dr. Pol's more than 20,000 patients have ranged from white mice to 2600 pound horses and everything...
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Kate Turner, DVM mysteries volume 2
Kate Turner D.V.M. mystery volume 2
Kate Turner DVM mysteries volume 2
Kate Turner D.V.M. mystery volume 2
Kate Turner DVM mysteries volume 2
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Poisoned Pen Press
Pub. Date
2015.
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255 pages : illustration ; 23 cm.
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Dr. Kate Turner is happy with her new life in Oak Falls in upstate New York. Working as a relief veterinarian at a small house-call practice, she truly enjoys helping her patients. All that changes when client Claire Birnham is found dead, an apparent suicide. A talented artist, Claire had everything to live for: new job, Manhattan apartment, her Cairn terrier, Toto. As feisty as the Wizard of Oz's Toto, he and Claire were devoted to each other. Kate...
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Driving home one rainy night, Cassie Larkin sees a man and woman fighting on the side of the road. After calling 911, the veterinarian makes a split-second decision that will throw her sedate suburban life into chaos. Against all reason and advice, she gets out of her minivan and chases after the violent man, trying to help his victim. When Cassie physically tries to stop him, he suddenly turns on her and spits out an ominous threat: "Let her die,...
46) Awakening
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2009
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393 p. ; 25 cm.
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Disfigured by a childhood accident, veterinary surgeon Clara Benning generally prefers the company of animals to people. But when a local man dies following a supposed snakebite, Cara's expertise is needed. She's chilled to learn that the victim's postmortem shows a higher concentration of venom than could ever be found in a single snake--and therefore the killer must be human.
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Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2014.
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32 pages : color illustrations ; 23 cm.
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When Charlie loses his appetite and is not even tempted by bacon, a worried Mama takes the faithful basset hound to the veterinarian, where his nerves are soothed by a friendly puppy.
48) Garfield
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20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2004
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1 DVD (80 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
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Garfield's owner, Jon, takes in sweet, but dimwitted pooch Odie, turning Garfield's perfect world upside-down. Now Garfield wants only one thing: Odie out of his home and his life! But when the hapless pup disappears and is kidnapped by a nasty dog trainer, Garfield, feeling responsible, tears himself away from the TV and springs into action.
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Imaginary veterinary volume 4
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2014.
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197 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
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"Ten-year-olds Pearl and Ben continue their apprenticeships at Dr. Woo's Worm Hospital as they travel with Dr. Woo to the Tangled Forest and the Dark Forest in search of a missing unicorn, and learn more about the villainous Maximus Steele"--
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Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
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334 pages ; 24 cm
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A harrowing, unforgettable masterpiece by the winner of the Booker International Prize A confession, a lament, a mad gush of grief and obsession, My Heavenly Favorite is the remarkable and chilling successor to Lucas Rijneveld's international sensation, The Discomfort of Evening. It tells the story of a veterinarian who visits a farm in the Dutch countryside where he becomes enraptured by his "Favorite"-the farmer's daughter. She hovers on the precipice...
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Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
[2019]
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100 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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"When Travis finds an abandoned baby squirrel, he brings him home and names him Fluffy. But Mother isnt so sure that Fluffy is such a great family pet and neither is Thud, the cat. Will Fluffy be able to steer clear of these two and find a home in the Tate household?"--Amazon.com.
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Bad Kitty (Chapter books) volume 9
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Roaring Brook Press
Pub. Date
2016.
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143 pages.
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"Even the best bad kitties can get sick, and when it happens, it means just one thing: a visit to the vet!"--
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Christmas Tree Ranch volume 2
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Veterinarian J. T. "Rush" Rushford isn't looking forward to Christmas. It'll be his first without his beloved four-year-old daughter, Claire. A year ago, Rush's wife divorced him for another man, then broke his heart further by revealing that Claire was her lover's child. The final blow was Rush losing all parental rights. Now he's in Branding Iron, Texas, with his mobile vet practice, just hoping to get through the season-until something like a Christmas...
57) Operation wild
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PBS Distribution
Pub. Date
[2015]
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1 DVD (ca. 180 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Follows veterinary teams around the world as they use techniques developed in human medicine to save the lives of animals.
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All creatures great and small volume 4
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After serving in the Royal Air Force in World War II, James Herriot gladly returns home to Yorkshire to his beloved family and multitude of patients, with many more tender, funny, sad and wise stories to tell us. Touching our hearts with laughter and wisdom, lifting our spirits with compassion and goodness, James Herriot never fails to delight.
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St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
2011
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viii, 243 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
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The veterinarian author relates stories revealing that llamas do not enjoy having their toenails trimmed, Scottish Highland cattle prefer each other to their medical caregivers, and amorous burros need to be neutered expediently.
60) Logan the puppy
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We'll be there in a whisker! A new swimming pool is opening in Thistletown, and Logan the puppy wants to swim more than anything. But when he hurts his tail, Dr. KittyCat is the only one who can help!
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