01594cam a2200313 4500 759089550 TxAuBib 20151109120000.0 050620s2006||||||||||||||||||||||||eng|u 2005017575 9780807829905 hbk. $34.95 0807829900 hbk. $34.95 9780156031769 trade pbk. $16.00 0156031760 trade pbk. $16.00 9780807829905 (hbk.) DLC DLC IG# BAKER IH9 YBM CUX TxGR TxAuBib Grier, Katherine C., 1953- Pets in America [Book] : a history / Katherine C. Grier. Chapel Hill, NC : University of North Carolina Press, 2006. ix, 377 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references 9p. [321]-363) and index. Introduction: A modern pet owner -- A natural history of pets -- At home with animals -- A dog obituary of 1866. The life and death of Ponto -- The bunnie states of America -- The domestic ethic of kindness to animals -- The edges of pet keeping and its dilemmas -- A pet in every home -- Buying for your best friend -- Epilogue: One view on pets in modern America. 20151109. Pets United States History. Human-animal relationships United States History. Bonding, Human-Pet United States. Animals, Domestic United States. RV8