Dog Training Resources and Links

Dog Training
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Quick Links To Sections On This Page:
-Recommended Authors
-Books: Classics and Must-Haves
-Books: General Dog Training
-Books: Competition Dog Training
-Books: Puppies
-Fear and Aggression
-For Professional Dog Trainers
-Other Recommended Books
-Other Recommended Authors
-Useful Sites
-Where to Purchase Dog Related Products Online
-Information about why Cesar Milan’s methods are more harmful than helpful to our dogs

Suggested Reading

Recommended Authors

The authors below have authored many books and their books are highly recommended. Many are available from www.dogwise.com and www.cleanrun.com

Patricia McConnell
Nicole Wilde
Pamela Dennison
Turid Rugaas
Jean Donaldson
Karen Pryor
Ian Dunbar

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Classics and Must-Haves

On Talking Terms with Dogs, by Turid Rugaas

For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend, by Patricia McConnell

Don't Shoot the Dog!, by Karen Pryor

Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson

The Other End of the Leash, by Patricia McConnell

Click for Joy, by Melissa Alexander

The How of Bow Wow (DVD), by Virginia Broitman

The Shape of Bow Wow (DVD) by Virginia Broitman

The Language of Dogs by Sarah Kalnajs

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General Dog Training

How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves, by Sophia Yin

Really Reliable Recall (DVD), by Leslie Nelson

Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Training, by Pamela Dennison

Power of Positive DOg Training, by Pat Miller

Clicking with Your Dog: Step by Step in Pictures, by Peggy Tillman

The How of Bow Wow (DVD), by Virginia Broitman

Clicker Training for Dogs, by Karen Pryor

Shaping Success, by Susan Garrett

Clicker Basics for Dogs & Puppies by Carolyn Barney

Mindful Dog Training by Claudeen E. McAuliffe

When Pigs Fly! By Jane Killion

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Competition Dog Training

From the Ground Up by Kim Collins

Agility Tricks by Donna Duford

Flatwork, Foundation for Agility by Barb Levenson

Right on Target by Mandy Book & Cheryl S. Smith

Click Your Way to Rally Obedience, by Pamela Dennison

Building Blocks for Performance, by Bobbie Anderson

Clicker Training for Obedience, by Morgan Spector

Click and Play Agility, by Angelica Steinker

In Focus (DVD) series by Deborah Jones & Judy Keller

Positive Gun Dog-Clicker Training for Sporting Dogs by Jim Barry

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Puppies

Before and After Getting Your Puppy, by Ian Dunbar

Raising a Behaviorally Healthy Puppy, by Suzanne Hetts

Your Outta Control Puppy, by Teoti Anderson

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Advanced study

Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training, vol. 1-3, by Steven Lindsay

The Fundamentals of Animal Training (DVD), by Bob Bailey

ABCs of Behavior Shaping (DVD), by Ted Turner

Canine Neuropsychology for Dog Behaviour Counselors and Trainers, by James O'Heare

Excel-Erated Learning, by Pamela Reid

Am I Safe (DVD) by Sarah Kalnajs

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Fear and Aggression

Help for Your Fearful Dog, by Nicole Wilde

Canine Body Language, by Brenda Aloff

How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong, by Pamela Dennison

Click to Calm, by Emma Parsons

Bringing Light to Shadow, by Pamela Dennison

Fight!, by Jean Donaldson

Canine Aggression Workbook, by James O'Heare

Mine!, by Jean Donaldson

Aggression in Dogs, by Brenda Aloff

Scardey Dog, by Ali Brown

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For Professional Dog Trainers

One on One: A Dog Trainer's Guide to Private Training, by Nicole Wilde

Coaching People to Train their Dogs, by Terry Ryan

Teaching People, Teaching Dogs, by Dani Weinberg

Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog by John Paul Scott & John L. Fuller

Pet Behavior Protocols by Suzanne Hetts, PhD

The Dog Trainer’s Resource, The APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection Edited By Mychelle E. Blake

Professional Standards for Dog Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles by The Delta Society

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Other Recommended Books

Bones Would Rain from The Sky by Suzanne Clothier

Pack of Two by Carolyn Knapp

Ruffing It- the Complete Guide to Camping With Your Dogs by Mardi Richmond & Melanee L. Barash

The Dog Chapel by Stephen Huneck

The Emotional Lives of Animals by Marc Bekoff

Dominance: Fact or Fiction, by Barry Eaton

Living with Kids and Dogs, by Colleen Pelar

Dominance Theory and Dogs, by James O'Heare

Raising Puppies and Kids Together, by Pia Silvani
The Bark Stops Here, by Terry Ryan

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Other Recommended Authors
Jon Katz
David Kennard
Donald McCaig
Stanley Coren
James Herriot

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Useful Sites



http://www.dogscouts.org/
A wonderful source of educational resources.

http://www.clickersolutions.com/index.html
All things clicker!

http://ahimsadogtraining.com/
Trainer with like-minded philosophy and great resource section

http://www.clickertraining.com/library
Karen Pryor’s Clicker Training Library

http://www.greenacreskennel.com/
Recommended for clicker training group classes and good resource section

http://www.apdt.com/
Association of Pet Dog Professionals

http://iaabc.org/
International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants

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Where to Purchase Dog Related Products Online

www.dogwise.com

www.cleanrun.com

www.tawzerdogvideos.com

www.sitstay.com

www.doggonegood.com

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Information about why Cesar Milan's methods are more harmful than helpful to our dogs.

http://www.4pawsu.com/dogpsychology.htm

http://www.americanhumane.org

http://www.greenacreskennel.com/

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