Best Dog Psychology and Training Books

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The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs 4.40 avg rating — 9,195 ratings
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For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend
For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend 4.36 avg rating — 3,057 ratings
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Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training
Don't Shoot the Dog! : The New Art of Teaching and Training 4.24 avg rating — 6,592 ratings
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Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog
Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog 4.01 avg rating — 2,103 ratings
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Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know 3.63 avg rating — 17,644 ratings
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Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs
Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs 4.26 avg rating — 1,930 ratings
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The Power of Positive Dog Training
The Power of Positive Dog Training 4.29 avg rating — 2,004 ratings
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Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book)
Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior (A Harvest Book) 4.15 avg rating — 9,826 ratings
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Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals
Animals Make Us Human: Creating the Best Life for Animals 4.04 avg rating — 6,120 ratings
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Through a Dog's Eyes: Understanding Our Dogs by Understanding How They See the World
Through a Dog's Eyes: Understanding Our Dogs by Understanding How They See the World 4.10 avg rating — 2,239 ratings
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Train Your Dog Positively: Understand Your Dog and Solve Common Behavior Problems Including Separation Anxiety, Excessive Barking, Aggression, Housetraining, Leash Pulling, and More!
Train Your Dog Positively: Understand Your Dog and Solve Common Behavior Problems Including Separation Anxiety, Excessive Barking, Aggression, Housetraining, Leash Pulling, and More! 4.07 avg rating — 677 ratings
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How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves
How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves 4.28 avg rating — 960 ratings
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How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do
How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do 4.03 avg rating — 1,172 ratings
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Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog
Control Unleashed: Creating a Focused and Confident Dog 4.39 avg rating — 758 ratings
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The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog
The Education of Will: A Mutual Memoir of a Woman and Her Dog 4.19 avg rating — 1,367 ratings
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30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog: The Loved Dog Method
30 Days to a Well-Mannered Dog: The Loved Dog Method 3.83 avg rating — 384 ratings
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training
The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training 3.87 avg rating — 289 ratings
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The Perfect Companion - Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog!
The Perfect Companion - Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog! 3.88 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Agility Right from the Start: The ultimate training guide to America's fastest growing dog sport (Karen Pryor Clicker Book)
Agility Right from the Start: The ultimate training guide to America's fastest growing dog sport (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) 4.20 avg rating — 55 ratings
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Embracing the Wild in Your Dog: An understanding of the authors of our dog's behavior - nature and the wolf
Embracing the Wild in Your Dog: An understanding of the authors of our dog's behavior - nature and the wolf 3.90 avg rating — 111 ratings
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It's Me or the Dog: How to Have the Perfect Pet
It's Me or the Dog: How to Have the Perfect Pet 4.03 avg rating — 907 ratings
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In a Dog's Heart: What Our Dogs Need, Want, and Deserve--and the Gifts We Can Expect in Return
In a Dog's Heart: What Our Dogs Need, Want, and Deserve--and the Gifts We Can Expect in Return 3.98 avg rating — 294 ratings
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Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals
Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us About All Animals 4.39 avg rating — 1,337 ratings
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Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs
Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs 3.96 avg rating — 580 ratings
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A Dog's Guide to Humans
A Dog's Guide to Humans 4.08 avg rating — 175 ratings
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10-Minute Dog Training Games: Quick and Creative Activities for the Busy Dog Owner (Volume 4)
10-Minute Dog Training Games: Quick and Creative Activities for the Busy Dog Owner (Volume 4) 3.91 avg rating — 173 ratings
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Developing Engagement and Relationship (Dog Sports Skills, #1)
Developing Engagement and Relationship (Dog Sports Skills, #1) 4.62 avg rating — 127 ratings
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Plenty in Life is Free
Plenty in Life is Free 4.38 avg rating — 390 ratings
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Puppy's First Steps: The Whole-Dog Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, Well-behaved Puppy
Puppy's First Steps: The Whole-Dog Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, Well-behaved Puppy 4.06 avg rating — 168 ratings
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Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves
Your Dog Is Your Mirror: The Emotional Capacity of Our Dogs and Ourselves 3.15 avg rating — 1,150 ratings
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Train the Dog in Front of You
Train the Dog in Front of You 4.52 avg rating — 81 ratings
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Training Your Dog the Humane Way: Simple Teaching Tips for Resolving Problem Behaviors and Raising a Happy Dog
Training Your Dog the Humane Way: Simple Teaching Tips for Resolving Problem Behaviors and Raising a Happy Dog 4.37 avg rating — 35 ratings
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Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker
Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker 4.52 avg rating — 121 ratings
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Good Dog, Happy Baby: Preparing Your Dog for the Arrival of Your Child
Good Dog, Happy Baby: Preparing Your Dog for the Arrival of Your Child 3.49 avg rating — 358 ratings
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101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog
101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog 3.97 avg rating — 2,018 ratings
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The Loved Dog
The Loved Dog 3.84 avg rating — 1,109 ratings
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Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog
Scent of the Missing: Love and Partnership with a Search-and-Rescue Dog 4.09 avg rating — 5,102 ratings
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The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves
The Year of the Puppy: How Dogs Become Themselves 4.04 avg rating — 1,125 ratings
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The Dog Aggression System Every Dog Owner Needs
The Dog Aggression System Every Dog Owner Needs 4.17 avg rating — 12 ratings
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The Official Ahimsa Dog Training Manual
The Official Ahimsa Dog Training Manual 4.29 avg rating — 153 ratings
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Dog Training: Create A Lifelong Bond, And An Amazing Life For Your Dog
Dog Training: Create A Lifelong Bond, And An Amazing Life For Your Dog it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Thai Bangkaew Puppy: How to Whip Your Daddy In Shape!
Thai Bangkaew Puppy: How to Whip Your Daddy In Shape! it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days
Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days 4.22 avg rating — 1,565 ratings
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In Defence of Dogs: Why Dogs Need Our Understanding
In Defence of Dogs: Why Dogs Need Our Understanding 3.99 avg rating — 905 ratings
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Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name
Adam's Task: Calling Animals by Name 3.74 avg rating — 212 ratings
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The Philosopher and the Wolf
The Philosopher and the Wolf 4.13 avg rating — 3,243 ratings
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Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend
Doggie Language: A Dog Lover's Guide to Understanding Your Best Friend
by: Lili Chin
4.41 avg rating — 1,075 ratings
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The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think
The Genius of Dogs: How Dogs Are Smarter Than You Think 3.98 avg rating — 3,452 ratings
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Behavior Adjustment Training 2.0: New Practical Techniques For Fear, Frustration, and Aggression: New Practical Techniques for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs
Behavior Adjustment Training 2.0: New Practical Techniques For Fear, Frustration, and Aggression: New Practical Techniques for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs 4.31 avg rating — 287 ratings
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What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs
What the Dog Knows: The Science and Wonder of Working Dogs 3.98 avg rating — 1,841 ratings
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Companion Huskies, Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog (Positive Dog Training #3)
Companion Huskies, Understanding, Training and Bonding with your Dog (Positive Dog Training #3) 4.14 avg rating — 22 ratings
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Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practices
Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practices 4.47 avg rating — 147 ratings
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My Animal, My Self: A Breakthrough Way to Understand How You and Your Animal Reflect Each Other
My Animal, My Self: A Breakthrough Way to Understand How You and Your Animal Reflect Each Other 3.83 avg rating — 36 ratings
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Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life
Canine Enrichment for the Real World: Making It a Part of Your Dog's Daily Life 4.58 avg rating — 446 ratings
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How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners
How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend: The Classic Training Manual for Dog Owners 3.99 avg rating — 3,439 ratings
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Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog
Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog 4.47 avg rating — 795 ratings
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Barking Up the Right Tree: The Science and Practice of Positive Dog Training
Barking Up the Right Tree: The Science and Practice of Positive Dog Training 4.12 avg rating — 67 ratings
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Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention and Behavior Modification
Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention and Behavior Modification 4.34 avg rating — 143 ratings
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Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog: How to Go Beyond Training and Raise Your Best Friend
Welcoming Your Puppy from Planet Dog: How to Go Beyond Training and Raise Your Best Friend 4.64 avg rating — 66 ratings
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Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook
Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook 4.50 avg rating — 84 ratings
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Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff
Animal Behavior for Shelter Veterinarians and Staff 4.69 avg rating — 16 ratings
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Scaredy Dog!: Understanding & Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog
Scaredy Dog!: Understanding & Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog
by: Ali Brown
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 270 ratings
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The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs
The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs 4.32 avg rating — 2,712 ratings
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Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression
Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression 4.16 avg rating — 414 ratings
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Dog Bites: Problems and Solutions
Dog Bites: Problems and Solutions it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals
On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals 4.33 avg rating — 4,623 ratings
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Really Reliable Recall Booklet
Really Reliable Recall Booklet 4.19 avg rating — 31 ratings
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Chase!: Managing Your Dog's Predatory Instincts
Chase!: Managing Your Dog's Predatory Instincts really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 29 ratings
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The Dog; Structure and Movement
The Dog; Structure and Movement it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating
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Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success
Force-Free Gundog Training: The Fundamentals for Success 4.69 avg rating — 32 ratings
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Mission Control
Mission Control 4.70 avg rating — 27 ratings
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When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs
When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs 4.33 avg rating — 671 ratings
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Do As I Do: Using Social Learning to Train Dogs
Do As I Do: Using Social Learning to Train Dogs 3.90 avg rating — 52 ratings
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The Stress Factor in Dogs: Unlocking Resiliency and Enhancing Well-Being
The Stress Factor in Dogs: Unlocking Resiliency and Enhancing Well-Being 4.20 avg rating — 49 ratings
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Click Your Way to Rally Obedience
Click Your Way to Rally Obedience 4.13 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Hunting Together: Harnessing Predatory Chasing in Family Dogs through Motivation-Based Training
Hunting Together: Harnessing Predatory Chasing in Family Dogs through Motivation-Based Training 4.48 avg rating — 199 ratings
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The Beginner's Guide to Dog Agility
The Beginner's Guide to Dog Agility 3.89 avg rating — 245 ratings
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Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs
Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs 4.23 avg rating — 821 ratings
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Meet Your Dog: The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior
Meet Your Dog: The Game-Changing Guide to Understanding Your Dog's Behavior 4.36 avg rating — 751 ratings
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Dog Training: The Gentle Modern Method
Dog Training: The Gentle Modern Method 3.50 avg rating — 14 ratings
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Dog Enrichment: Family-friendly Games and Activities for You and Your Dog
Dog Enrichment: Family-friendly Games and Activities for You and Your Dog
by: Anna Muir
4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
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Wonderdog: The Science of Dogs and Their Unique Friendship with Humans
Wonderdog: The Science of Dogs and Their Unique Friendship with Humans 4.01 avg rating — 208 ratings
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Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog
Bark!: The Science of Helping Your Anxious, Fearful, or Reactive Dog 3.91 avg rating — 95 ratings
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A Dog's Fabulous Sense of Smell: Step by Step Treat Search Tracking
A Dog's Fabulous Sense of Smell: Step by Step Treat Search Tracking 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings
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It's a Dog Not a Toaster: Finding Your Fun in Competitive Obedience
It's a Dog Not a Toaster: Finding Your Fun in Competitive Obedience 4.10 avg rating — 30 ratings
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Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words
Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words 4.10 avg rating — 1,430 ratings
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Dog Problems: The Gentle Modern Cure
Dog Problems: The Gentle Modern Cure 3.57 avg rating — 7 ratings
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Skijor with Your Dog
Skijor with Your Dog 3.86 avg rating — 57 ratings
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Awesome Obedience
Awesome Obedience 4.67 avg rating — 33 ratings
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Zak George's Dog Training Revolution: The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love
Zak George's Dog Training Revolution: The Complete Guide to Raising the Perfect Pet with Love 4.24 avg rating — 5,858 ratings