Pawsitively Secretive

Pawsitively Secretive PDF Author: Melissa Erin Jackson
Publisher: Ringtail Press
ISBN: 1732413487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Enjoy the third book in this completed series of five lighthearted, fast-paced, twisty paranormal cozy mysteries today Not all secrets are meant to be kept. After two stressful months, Amber Blackwood is determined to have a few weeks of peace before the Here and Meow Festival descends on her small town of Edgehill, Oregon. That peace doesn’t last long; when she and the committee attend a meeting at the mayor’s house, Amber is pulled aside by the mayor’s daughter, Chloe, who Amber babysat for in high school. The mayor has forbidden Chloe from dating, but she recently met an older boy through a chat app and is desperate to meet him. Amber advises Chloe to tell her father about the boy. Hours later, Mayor Deidrick frantically puts in a call to Amber: Chloe, the always well-behaved teenager, seems to have snuck out her bedroom window—and now she’s not answering his calls. When Amber helps search the town for the girl, she happens upon Chloe’s abandoned car. Her driver’s side door is open, and while her purse is inside, her phone is gone. Working alongside Chief Brown, Amber uses her magic to figure out what might have happened to Chloe. The more they dig, the more they unearth secrets from the seemingly affable mayor’s past. The charismatic politician has both a hair-trigger temper and a suspicious death linked to his past. As if the mayor’s increasingly strange behavior isn’t bad enough, Amber and the chief also contend with an out-of-town private investigator, nosy reporter Connor Declan, and an even nosier population of Edgehill residents who start to question why Amber and the chief are spending so much time together. Undaunted by these obstacles, Amber races against the clock to help ensure Chloe doesn’t become another statistic—assuming the mayor doesn’t stop her first. ----- KEYWORDS: paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy books, paranormal cozy authors, cozy paranormal authors, witch cozy mystery, witch cozy mystery series, cozy witch books, cozy witch, best witch cozy mysteries, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery books, cat fiction books, cat fiction, cat fiction series, witch series books, cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal mystery, cozy witch mystery, cat mystery, cozy murder mysteries, cozy murder mystery, witches, small town mystery, small town murder mystery, quirky town

Pawsitively Secretive

Pawsitively Secretive PDF Author: Melissa Erin Jackson
Publisher: Ringtail Press
ISBN: 1732413487
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 354

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Enjoy the third book in this completed series of five lighthearted, fast-paced, twisty paranormal cozy mysteries today Not all secrets are meant to be kept. After two stressful months, Amber Blackwood is determined to have a few weeks of peace before the Here and Meow Festival descends on her small town of Edgehill, Oregon. That peace doesn’t last long; when she and the committee attend a meeting at the mayor’s house, Amber is pulled aside by the mayor’s daughter, Chloe, who Amber babysat for in high school. The mayor has forbidden Chloe from dating, but she recently met an older boy through a chat app and is desperate to meet him. Amber advises Chloe to tell her father about the boy. Hours later, Mayor Deidrick frantically puts in a call to Amber: Chloe, the always well-behaved teenager, seems to have snuck out her bedroom window—and now she’s not answering his calls. When Amber helps search the town for the girl, she happens upon Chloe’s abandoned car. Her driver’s side door is open, and while her purse is inside, her phone is gone. Working alongside Chief Brown, Amber uses her magic to figure out what might have happened to Chloe. The more they dig, the more they unearth secrets from the seemingly affable mayor’s past. The charismatic politician has both a hair-trigger temper and a suspicious death linked to his past. As if the mayor’s increasingly strange behavior isn’t bad enough, Amber and the chief also contend with an out-of-town private investigator, nosy reporter Connor Declan, and an even nosier population of Edgehill residents who start to question why Amber and the chief are spending so much time together. Undaunted by these obstacles, Amber races against the clock to help ensure Chloe doesn’t become another statistic—assuming the mayor doesn’t stop her first. ----- KEYWORDS: paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy books, paranormal cozy authors, cozy paranormal authors, witch cozy mystery, witch cozy mystery series, cozy witch books, cozy witch, best witch cozy mysteries, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery books, cat fiction books, cat fiction, cat fiction series, witch series books, cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal mystery, cozy witch mystery, cat mystery, cozy murder mysteries, cozy murder mystery, witches, small town mystery, small town murder mystery, quirky town

When Friendship Lives Beyond the Stars

When Friendship Lives Beyond the Stars PDF Author: Amy Sugar
Publisher: Midhurst, ON : Pawsitive Resources
ISBN: 9780973570403
Category : Bereavement in children
Languages : en
Pages : 24

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Planet of the Dogs

Planet of the Dogs PDF Author: Robert J. McCarty
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780978692803
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 104

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Dogs visit Earth from their home across the universe to teach humans about love and happiness.

The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure (Manga) Volume 2

The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure (Manga) Volume 2 PDF Author: Hifumi
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718342691
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 207

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After lending a hand (or paw) to the people of Falltown, the unlikely duo of the eternal fool Asley and his poochy pal Pochi are back in action! What adventures await? Well, an unexpected goblin attack puts a pin in those plans as the duo is tasked with getting to the bottom of the sudden onslaught. But soon enough, it’s time to get this show back on the road! With their prodigal protégé Rina in tow, Asley and Pochi set off on a new mission. As if duking it out with a chimera and doing manual labor wasn’t enough, it’s time to go back to school—they’re headed to the Incantation Institute! Will Asley prevail, or will he flunk out for the second time in 5,000 years? Between the Six Soldiers’ pupils and the Six Sorcerers, he’ll have his hands full with new friends and rivals. Wait, what’s with all these sixes? It’s only volume 2! It’s collegiate canine chaos! Who knew academia was such a dog-eat-dog world?!

Pawsitive selection

Pawsitive selection PDF Author: Mia Persson
Publisher: Linköping University Electronic Press
ISBN: 9179299377
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 54

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Through domestication and recent selection, dogs have evolved a unique set of communicative skills to attract and redirect human attention. These social skills have not been seen to the same extent in socialised wolves and are therefore believed to have a significant genetic basis. The process of domestication and breed formation has also had effects on the structure of the dog genome that are favourable for genetic mapping. With a high amount of linkage and long haplotype blocks, fewer genetic markers are needed to find gene-trait associations in dogs than in humans. Dogs serve as an important research model for us since humans and dogs share several diseases, psychiatric disorders and behavioural traits. In Paper I, I recorded human-directed social behaviours during a two-minute unsolvable problem task in 500 laboratory beagles. The dogs were living at a breeding facility and had been bred, kept and handled under standardised conditions. Behaviours related to task solving and human-directed contact seeking were separated in a principal component analysis, indicating that the behavioural test can be used to study dog-human interaction. Narrowsense heritability (h2) of the largest principal component related to contact seeking behaviours was estimated to 0.23. This study found a significant genetic basis to the variation seen in human-directed contact seeking behaviours recorded in this population. Next, in Paper II, we collected and genotyped the DNA of 190 of the previously tested beagles with an HD Canine SNP-chip. To find genes associated with human-directed contact seeking I performed a genome-wide association study (GWAS), showing one significant and two suggestive single nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) markers on chromosome 26. The significant SNP is located within a gene named SEZ6L, previously associated with autism in human studies. Two adjacent SNPs with suggestive association were found within a gene called ARVCF, which has been associated with schizophrenia. To our knowledge, this was the first genome-wide study to present regions within the dog genome associated with inter-species communication in dogs. However, these results could have been unique to this beagle population, so Paper III aimed to verify our previous findings in additional dog breeds. We tested 100 Labrador retrievers and 61 golden retrievers with the same unsolvable problem-task used in Paper I. Their DNA was collected and each individual was genotyped by pyrosequencing on two of the previously identified SNPs. To study the effects of recent selection, the Labrador retrievers were divided into two types. The common type is mainly bred and used for dog shows and as a pet, while the field type is mainly bred and used for hunting purposes. In this study, we found that both markers varied in both dog breeds and was significantly associated with human-directed contact-seeking behaviours. Allele frequencies differed significantly between Labrador retriever types, suggesting that these loci have been affected by recent selection. In conclusion, Paper III verifies the results found in Paper II. Finally, in Paper IV we investigated the association between dogs’ human-directed social skills and previously known SNP markers in the oxytocin receptor (OXTR) region. The oxytocin system plays an important role in the formation of social bonds and may therefore also be important in the bond between dogs and humans. Here, we hypothesized that dogs receiving intranasal oxytocin respond differently to the hormone, depending on the receptor type. To investigate this, 60 golden retrievers were genotyped for SNP markers in the OXTR region and tested with the unsolvable problem task used in Paper I and III. An association was found between genotype and social behaviour in response to oxytocin administration. Dogs responded differently to oxytocin treatment, depending on OXTR genotype. In summary, this thesis contributes to the knowledge on genetic influence of interspecies communication in dogs.

The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure (Manga) Volume 3

The Eternal Fool's Words of Wisdom: A Pawsitively Fantastic Adventure (Manga) Volume 3 PDF Author: Hifumi
Publisher: J-Novel Club
ISBN: 1718342705
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
Languages : en
Pages : 209

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There’s trouble apaw as the trio of Asley, Rina, and Pochi await the start of their school days. Make no bones about it—they’re struggling for cash! Dorm life may be just around the corner, but until then, Asley must find a way to make ends meet and coax Rina out of her shell. That means guild jobs. Unfortunately, Asley might have bitten off more than he can chew. Between wrestling new academic responsibilities and tackling A-rank monsters for loot, he has his work cut out for him—especially when their encounter with a dragon turns into a bloody mess! Asley can only hope the semester won’t be too doggone difficult—unlike Aileen, one of the illustrious Six Sorcerers constantly nipping at his heels. Worse, the Institute’s magical contract conundrum has him, Rina, and all their fellow classmates on a short leash. How can Asley wriggle out of this one?

Pawsitively Lola

Pawsitively Lola PDF Author: Mike Dickerson
Publisher: FriesenPress
ISBN: 1039198457
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
Languages : en
Pages : 31

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Have you ever heard the term Rescue dog? Are you one of many that believe your dog has a special purpose to be in your life? This book is based upon the adventures of Police canine Lola. Join her for a day in the life of a C. I. R. T. (critical incident response team) member and participate in a ride along. Readers will truly enjoy the opportunity to see how Lola can bring a smile and show the behind the scenes effort to reassure the law enforcement family she works with and the public that needs her they are never alone. From Rescued to Rescuer Lola shows how to pay it forward as a graduate from K9's 4 FREEDOM & INDEPENDENCE in Collinsville Tx. to the Clay County Missouri Sheriff's office. A special behind the scenes look of how some hope and humor can come from anywhere in any form.

Pawsitively Betrayed

Pawsitively Betrayed PDF Author: Melissa Erin Jackson
Publisher: Ringtail Press
ISBN: 1735150037
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 464

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Enjoy the fifth and final book in this completed series of five lighthearted, fast-paced, twisty paranormal cozy mysteries today Enemies wear many faces. The Here and Meow Festival has finally arrived! Amber Blackwood and her fellow festival committee members still have plenty to do before the celebration of all things feline begins. Even though Amber’s witchy past keeps interfering, she knows the show must go on. Edgehill’s livelihood depends on the festival’s success. When two incidents involving her malfunctioning products cause her to shutter the doors of her curiosity shop, The Quirky Whisker, only days before the busiest season of the year, Amber thinks things can’t get any worse. An investigation into the incidents reveals sabotage is to blame—sabotage that only could have been carried out by a fellow witch. Things just officially got worse. With Edgehill overrun by tourists, any unfamiliar face could be a member of the nefarious Penhallow witch family. Though her parents’ grimoires are hidden in a remote location overlaid with protective spells, Amber fears that won’t be enough to deter the desperate and cursed clan from trying to get their hands on a legendary time-travel spell. As the opening ceremony of the Here and Meow approaches, Amber contends with a nosy lawyer, mysterious government officials, and a charismatic superstar. Through it all, Amber senses the Penhallows have something planned—something big. With her new circle of close confidants by her side, Amber must find a way to thwart the Penhallow family’s scheme before it’s too late. If she can’t, the Here and Meow will be ruined … and Edgehill could be wiped off the map. ----- KEYWORDS: paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy books, paranormal cozy authors, cozy paranormal authors, witch cozy mystery, witch cozy mystery series, cozy witch books, cozy witch, best witch cozy mysteries, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery books, cat fiction books, cat fiction, cat fiction series, witch series books, cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal mystery, cozy witch mystery, cat mystery, cozy murder mysteries, cozy murder mystery, witches, small town mystery, small town murder mystery, quirky town

Pawsitively Swindled

Pawsitively Swindled PDF Author: Melissa Erin Jackson
Publisher: Ringtail Press
ISBN: 1735150002
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 426

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Enjoy the fourth book in this completed series of five lighthearted, fast-paced, twisty paranormal cozy mysteries today Appearances can be deceiving. Amber Blackwood, Edgehill’s secret resident witch, recently found her parents’ grimoires and the powerful time spells within. The malevolent Penhallow clan has been ruthlessly seeking the grimoires so they can travel back in time to undo their clan’s cursed magic. Because the Penhallows will stop at nothing, Amber must find an impregnable hiding place for the grimoires, though she has no clue where to start looking. When her cousin Edgar suggests the game of Magic Cache, a magic-infused version of geocaching played by witches all over the world, Amber agrees to learn how to play. After all, a weird plan is better than no plan. When the magical search leads her to the neighboring town of Marbleglen—“the safest town in Oregon”—Amber assumes her only problem will be dealing with its snooty residents. Instead, she gets caught up in a murder investigation where one man is dead and a second one framed for the crime. To complicate matters, the framed man’s condescending daughter, Bianca, wants Amber’s help—and Bianca just happens to chair Marbleglen’s Floral Frenzy Flower Festival Committee, the rival to Edgehill’s own Here and Meow Festival Committee. The two women are thrown into an uneasy alliance. Joined by her new frenemy, her growing inner circle, and Edgehill’s Chief Brown, Amber works to unravel the mystery to ensure the right culprit ends up behind bars and Marbleglen’s safety is restored. But Amber knows that even if Marbleglen’s mystery is resolved, a bigger danger lurks in the shadows. If the Penhallows claim the grimoires of Amber’s late parents, they’ll use the books’ time-reversal spells to try to stop the curse from ever having poisoned their clan—and, in the process, possibly rewriting history. ----- KEYWORDS: paranormal cozy mystery series, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal cozy books, paranormal cozy authors, cozy paranormal authors, witch cozy mystery, witch cozy mystery series, cozy witch books, cozy witch, best witch cozy mysteries, cozy mysteries, cozy mystery series, cozy mystery books, cat fiction books, cat fiction, cat fiction series, witch series books, cozy mystery, paranormal cozy mystery, paranormal mystery, cozy witch mystery, cat mystery, cozy murder mysteries, cozy murder mystery, witches, small town mystery, small town murder mystery, quirky town

Pawsitively Sabotaged

Pawsitively Sabotaged PDF Author: Melissa Erin Jackson
Publisher: Ringtail Press
ISBN: 1956335161
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 96

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Pawsitively Sabotaged is a short story that takes place between Pawsitively Poisonous and Pawsitively Cursed in the completed Witch of Edgehill series. Uncover a vandal’s identity, save a wedding, and keep her witchy gifts a secret? Piece of cake. Amber Blackwood is still reeling from the loss of her friend Melanie Cole. As the town’s resident odd duck, Amber doesn’t have many close ties in Edgehill. So when a vandal threatens the safety and livelihood of Betty Harris, the owner of Purrfectly Scrumptious, Amber wants to help. The vandal smashed cupcakes Betty had stored for an upcoming hoity-toity wedding for a Bridezilla who is driving everyone in town batty. Things only get worse when a cupcake causes the Bridezilla to go into anaphylactic shock. Worried about her friend’s reputation and livelihood, Amber searches for the perpetrator. Is someone targeting Betty and her shop, or trying to hurt the bride-to-be? All Amber knows is that she must stop the saboteur before Betty loses much more than her beloved cupcake shop.