Books with title Greyhounds

Known from antiquity both as racers and hunters, these dogs are becoming popular and beloved as pets. Here is advice on training, grooming, feeding, health care, and bringing retired racing dogs into the household. Barron's comprehensive Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated and filled with useful information. They instruct owners on how to care for their dogs, cats, birds, fish, and other animals. Books give advice on purchasing and acquiring, health care, feeding, and much more. Clear, straightforward texts are accompanied by high-quality full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

Known from antiquity both as racers and hunters, these dogs are becoming popular and beloved as pets. Here is advice on training, grooming, feeding, health care, and bringing retired racing dogs into the household. Barron's comprehensive Pet Owner's Manuals are heavily illustrated and filled with useful information. They instruct owners on how to care for their dogs, cats, birds, fish, and other animals. Books give advice on purchasing and acquiring, health care, feeding, and much more. Clear, straightforward texts are accompanied by high-quality full-color photos and anatomically accurate line art, as well as helpful tables and charts.

Everything changes for Jamie when he makes friends with an old man and his greyhound. From hope to desperation, from joy to fear, the safe but dull world he has always known takes on a new dimension where he finds himself faced with ever-changing dilemmas that he can’t run away from.Helen Griffiths is a compelling and accomplished writer and her animal stories are remarkable for the beauty of their quiet simplicity. THE GREYHOUND is such a book. It is a moving tale of poverty and post-war London life, a boy and a dog.

Greyhounds are some of the quickest dogs on the planet. But theyre also great household dogs. Young readers will love learning how to take care of a greyhound and discovering if the breed is right for their family. Full-color photos, quick facts, and easy-to-comprehend language help readers learn how to be responsible dog owners. A Words to Know section helps readers learn new vocabulary, while Further Reading encourages deeper learning.

Fifteen-year-old Danny is a troubled kid, and trouble always seems to follow him. Things are changing just too fast his family has moved to a new town, his father is battling alcoholism, and Danny has a hair-trigger temper that causes him problems with the teachers and the other kids at his new school. But as they say, everybody can do at least one thing well, and for Danny its judo. The dojo is the one place where Dannys aggression can find an outlet, even as he tries to make sense of a life that seems way out of control. As he gets ready for an upcoming competition, things just might be on the upswing in Dannys life. Its all thanks to the arrival of a four-legged wonder, a remarkable greyhound named Long Shot that may hold the key to Danny finding both balance in his life and, especially, a greater understanding of his father.