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Publisher
Universal
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Beloved dog Bailey is given an instruction by his boy Ethan -- no longer a boy -- to protect Ethan's granddaughter CJ at any cost. Again, Bailey takes this command to heart, through several lives, always finding his way home no matter what.
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
By now your dog is figuring out that "good things come to those who wait" and is starting to work on impulse control without being told. At this point in training, your dog has also figured out that obedience is the strategy to get what he wants. This empowering realization means your dog understands he can take charge and control the situation.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Tell Me How Career Series - Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. Recommended for both School, Public Libraries and Guidance Offices. The Tell Me How series is a necessary addition to any library, guidance center of school curriculum. It explores a large number of career opportunities for young people and features real people doing real jobs. In this progrma join host Melody Young as she visits service dog trainer Angie Sumpter...
4) Isle of dogs
Publisher
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Formats
Description
When all the canine pets of Megasaki City are exiled to vast Trash Island, 12-year-old Atari sets off in search of his bodyguard dog, Spots. With the assistance of his newfound mongrel friends, he begins an epic journey that will decide the fate and future of the entire Prefecture.
Publisher
SAVEarth Studios
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
This one hour documentary explores the mysticism of the dogs on Bali, revealing their lineage can be traced back to the very first Proto-dogs. These unique creatures are as much a part of the island as the magic that can be found there. The film also discusses a devastating local rabies epidemic and the extreme measures taken to address it that is pushing the dogs toward extinction. This piece is timeless, educational, and has been remastered, re-scored...
Publisher
Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
The final episode explores the well-being of dogs. Research is revealing the surprising ways we can help our four-legged friends live their best possible lives. Scientists have discovered the way we train our dogs, how we communicate, the puppies we choose and even our heartbeat has a profound effect on the wellbeing of our canine companions. But what tips can we learn from this research to improve our dogs’ lives? Throughout this revealing episode,...
Language
English
Formats
Description
Based on the novella by Harlan Ellison, A Boy and His Dog is set in a post-apocalyptic future where canned goods are used as currency and where entertainment often consists of old porn reels. Vic (Don Johnson) is a violent, illiterate scavenger, principally interested in getting laid. He communicates telepathically with his deceptively cute-looking dog Blood (voiced by Tim McIntire); Vic finds food for Blood, while Blood sniffs out girls for Vic.....
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Career Education and Opportunities for Young People. This program looks at the following careers Service Dog, Dolphin and Horse Trainer, Herpetologist, Zookeeper. SERVICE DOG TRAINER: What is a service dog? How does one become a service dog trainer? DOLPHIN TRAINER: How do dolphins get trained? What subjects should you take in school to be a dolphin trainer? HORSE TRAINER: Are there different types of horse trainers? What is the difference between...
Publisher
The Great Courses
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
Did you know there are five kinds of barking? Professor Donaldson examines the reasons dogs bark and provides suggestions to train your dog out of this behavior. She also explains why this is one of the more frustrating areas to train, but by understanding the motivation for barking and applying consistent methods, you can more effectively and efficiently learn to work with ways to stop it.
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Dogs are one of the most beloved animals in the world; there are over 70 million in the U.S. alone. This program pays tribute to a group of various dogs and dog lovers, while too providing a look at wolves in hope of raising awareness of them to help preserve their species. We look at the connection of humans and dogs, which then is underscored when we visit the Granby Classic Sled Dog Race, a challenging race that brings out the best in sled dogs....
Publisher
Kirschenbaum Productions
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
A Dog’s Life: A Dogamentary is a quirky yet poignant documentary about the positive effects of the intense bond between dogs and humans, as told through the story of Emmy-winning television producer Gayle Kirschenbaum and her dog Chelsea. Using humor and pathos, this film explores Chelsea's role in her owner's life, and how it expanded when Chelsea was certified as a therapy dog after the horror of 9/11. It's a story of seeking love – and finding...
Publisher
National Film Board of Canada
Pub. Date
1986.
Language
English
Description
This hilarious short animation offers over 40 safety tips for homes with infants and young children. The film's hero is a very earnest, somewhat pompous, but endearing dog called Wally. A "professional" in home safety, Wally is assigned to a house with an infant whose parents have little safety consciousness. Accidents and near-accidents succeed each other with lightning speed, constantly putting Wally to the test.. Winner of the Special Prize for...
14) Puppy Love
Publisher
BBC Studios
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Featuring a weird and wonderful set of characters, this kind-hearted comedy is set firmly in a dog-centric world, and explores all the oddities and foibles of people obsessed with their canine companions. Centred on a dog training class, Puppy Love follows two very different women - Nana V and Naomi Singh - as they contend with headstrong dogs, impossible teenage kids and disappointing husbands. From crazed cat-lovers and over-zealous policemen to...
15) Dog Days
Publisher
Leisure Time Features
Pub. Date
2001.
Language
English
Description
It's a hot and suffocating weekend in the suburbs of Vienna somewhere between the autobahn and the exitroads, the supermarkets and new housing tracts. During these dog days of Summer, six interwoven stories unfold, revealing a world of disillusionment, loneliness and frustration. While the days are lazy and melancholic, spent sunning; the nights stepped in alcohol, sex and song, unleash a fury of violence and raw emotions. With no respite from the...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
Differences is a short program created to help people explore and discuss their own differences through the "voices" of dogs. Written and produced by BJ Gallagher, coauthor of the best-selling diversity classic, A Peacock in the Land of Penguins, this new video begins by exploring our differences"¦ and ends by discovering how much we have in common. A SHORT PROGRAM This four-minute video is versatile and flexible"” great for use as a meeting opener,...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
Undetermined
Description
White Bim Black Ear is a 1976 Soviet drama film directed by Stanislav Rostotsky. The film is based upon the book of the same name, written by Gavriil Troyepolsky. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 51st Academy Awards. This is a touching story about a hunting dog, faithfully devoted to his master, an elderly writer. He lives alone and has no one in the world but his loyal Bim. After Ivan Ivanovich is...
Publisher
Kanopy Streaming
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The documentary-like story of a yellow Labrador Retriever guide dog for the blind named Quill. We follow Quill from the litter, his selection to become a guide, his life with a foster family until his first birthday, followed by highly specialized schooling in guiding the sightless. He is then paired with a blind man named Watanabe Mitsuru who is at first reluctant to rely on Quill. But Quill's great patience, gentleness and skill eventually wins...
19) Marley & me
Language
English
Description
John and Jen are journalists who are a newly married couple. Marley is the adopted puppy that no one wants, a high-strung lab who is virtually untrainable. Marley shreds cushions, destroys floors and walls and most everything in between. Instead of taking him to the pound, they love their dog and he faithfully loves them in return. John and Jen eventually have three children and Jen gives up her career to be a mom. John's career continues to advance...
Publisher
Filmakademie Baden-Wurttemberg
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
A wasteland, in which mid-fifty year old Rolf (Matthias Brenner) tries to motivate his dog Piet to keep walking. A quiet wide shot shows the desolation of the surroundings, which are just as unspectacular as Rolf’s deep affection for his dog. Hip dysplasia - the diagnosis from the veterinarian is unemotional. For Rolf his world is falling apart. An operation could save the dog but would cost a lot of money - money Rolf obviously doesn’t have....
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