Family Pet

In Family Pets, beginning listeners are introduced to young characters as they care for their family pets. Repetitive sounds help first-time listeners develop listening skills while learning about the responsibilities, challenges, and fun that come with caring for a family pet.

Saturday, October 10, 1998. Fielding Marshall is hiking on the Appalachian Trail. His beloved dog - a six-year-old golden retriever named Gonker - bolts into the woods. Just like that, he has vanished. And Gonker has Addison's disease. If he's not found in 23 days, he will die.

The search begins. Fielding and his father, John, are dispatched to the field. They have the family's other dog, Uli, in tow. Combing the trails, Fielding and his father bond like never before.

Are you interested in adopting an animal, but don’t know where to start? Do you need help figuring out which pet would be right for you? If you answered yes to any of these questions then this audiobook is for you... 50 Things to Know About Choosing the Right Pet for Your Family by Erica Brunt offers an approach to pet adoption that will match you with a great animal. Most books on pet adoption tell you to get the cutest friend possible, regardless of cost. Although there's nothing wrong with that, most families don’t have unlimited money and time to spend on their pets.

It seems like it's going to be just another normal Peterson family trip for haircuts - that is until Charles meets Princess, a spoiled but irresistible Yorkie pup. She belongs to one of the stylists but Princess's owner is moving and can't take the puppy with her. Charles volunteers to care for Princess until they find her a new home. But it doesn't take long for the Petersons to get tired of Princess's privileged ways. How will Charles ever find the right family for this high maintenance pup?

Dealing with the loss of a pet can be heartbreaking. Rascal was my best friend. When he died, I was devastated. To help deal with the grieving process, I put together a collection of pictures and made this memorial tribute to my best friend. This is for you, Rascal. Cross the rainbow bridge until we meet again.

In this book we are finally taking a stand against that sort of bigotry. Join us as we look at some classic pet training advice through the eyes of the true "Pet Parent", the one with skin pets, not fur babies.

Kids can learn lots of important responsibilities by caring for a pet.