Part of a series of Biggle books, this text advises readers about different types of pets, explaining their behaviors and how to take care of them. The goal of the author is to provide humans with the knowledge to be good pet owners, for the sake of both the humans and the pets. The pets discussed are: dogs, cats, ponies, goats, sheep, rabbits, guinea pigs, squirrels, rodents, and birds.
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This is a practical guide that explains how to care for a variety of common household pets: dogs, cats, rabbits, birds, and fish. The author works with the New York Zoological Park. He believes that everyone is born loving animals, and that encouraging that love leads to the development of many positive qualities.
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This book was written as a high school textbook to encourage students to become interested in agriculture. It takes a broad approach, giving the history of how all plants and animals became domesticated. Davenport incorporates theories of natural selection to explain breeding and heredity. In the second half of his text he describes certain organisms in particular, including dogs, horses, donkeys, oxen, sheep, goats, pigs, cats, birds, and a variety of plants.
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This book is part of a series of similar titles by Dixon (others include the human side of plants, trees, and birds). This book in particular is meant to show readers the truth of how similar humans and animals are. Dixon believes that animals can feel and express many human emotions. He talks about a variety of animals, both wild and domestic.
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This book is a practical guide meant to inform pet owners about the best ways to care for their pets and keep them from getting ill. Eight chapters, a majority of the book, is dedicated to birds, while there is only one chapter about aquariums and one chapter about all “pet quadrupeds” – dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea-pigs, and squirrels.
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Written by a veterinarian, this book seeks to provide advice for people who take care of animals, but are not veterinarians themselves. The species Mayo addresses are: horses (and other animals in stables), dogs, cats, rabbits, guinea pigs, and poultry. He talks about how to care for animals and how to identify and treat a variety of diseases.
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This book presents up-to-date (in 1892) natural history knowledge about animals in a story format geared towards young people. It addresses both pets and wild animals, with some unusual species such as lizards and aquatic animals.
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This book consists of various essays about how to make money by cultivating plants and raising animals. It covers a wide variety of species, including dogs, cats, rabbits, goats, foxes, bees, frogs, mushrooms, and more.
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