Cross Keys Books - Providing pet owners with the best pet care & training books, videos & training products.Cross Keys Books - Providing pet owners with the best pet care & training books, videos & training products. About Cross Keys Books At Crosskeys you will always find a wide range of animal books, videos, training equipment and interactive toys from around the world, carefully selected by a very dedicated team. Since 1989 Stephen G King and his wife, Josie, have gained a wealth of knowledge in animal welfare through running their own boarding kennels. Licensed to house 100 dogs, this kind of experience gave Stephen the opportunity to become a long-standing member of the tutoring staff at the Animal Care College. While the late John Fisher, founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (ADPT), invited Stephen to help in its infancy. Still an active member, Stephen holds a keen interest in the success of an organisation whose passion is about fair and effective methods of positive reinforcement training programmes. Inspired by the love and understanding of their own pets, Stephen and Josie decided that it would be a good idea to distribute a range of reinforcement books, and combined with existing publications they intend to put their own expertise in to publishing. Crosskeys is completely dedicated to satisfying each customer and by keeping a busy and interesting website, their friendly knowledgeable staff are readily available from 9 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday to Friday, to offer advice, solve a problem or help to select a suitable publication. Dogs Dogs are known as "Man's Best Friend": A loyal and caring animal. Do you know how long and hard they had to work to earn that title? There have literally been millions of species of animals, birds, insects, etc and yet dogs got the nod out of all of them. That's right, while cats were peeing on people's rugs, scratching up their furniture, and ignoring people when they call them dogs were working overtime. They were happy working and pleased to see their masters by wagging their tails every time someone even LOOKED in their directions. BOOK OF THE MONTH Cats Cat lovers are a special breed of people because they share lifelong bonds with their furry-faced "children." Learn and read more about the feline-human bond, how to deal with allergies to cats, how to cope with problem behaviour; in short everything you want to know about loving a cat. BOOK OF THE MONTH Small Pets Small animals have gotten "big" as pets according to the latest survey; there are millions of hamsters, gerbils, mice and other pint-sized critters sharing our homes with us today. If these furry little pets could talk to us, most of them would say the same thing, "Lets play!" In fact, playing is almost as important to the health and well being of a small animal as food and shelter.Sometimes its easy for us to overlook our pets, because theyre small and they dont walk around the house freely the way dogs and cats do, but these are intelligent, social animals that need to play and interact with people. BOOK OF THE MONTH Birds Your complete guide to all things birds! Birds and Parrots are simply amazing; beautiful, magnificent, strong-willed, funny, demanding and often times noisy. Considering that many of them are locked up in cages for their entire life - I can't say often enough that they deserve so much better than that. Their intelligence can be up to the level of a 5 to 6 year old human child. They need stimulation, entertainment, and the company and affection of a family. It's amazing how many different species there are. It is so exciting to learn about them, and the Crosskeys Bird section is the place to do just that. BOOK OF THE MONTH Horses Because of their size and strength, people who dont know much about them often misunderstand horses. They often assume horses require little care - just stick them in a field and they'll be fine. They also tend to underestimate the safety aspects of being around horses - safety for both horse and human. Finally, many novice horse people, and even some experienced ones, don't understand horse behaviour and communication and so handle the horse inappropriately. BOOK OF THE MONTH