Beginning Training/New Pet Owners
Discounts for PuppyLove and Basic Manners classes/club activities are available for veterinary staff, referring rescue dog groups, seniors, firefighters, police officers.
* or * * denotes our favorite "Getting started" ligature and videos
(1) "Pet Dog Training" - Ian Dunbar **
(2) Beginning Family Dog Training - Patricia McConnell
(3) Click & Treat Training Kit - Gary Wilkes *
(4) Click & Treat Doggie Repair Kit (video) - Gary Wilkes
(5) Click For Success - The Clicked Retriever - Lana Mitchell
(6) Clicker Magic - Karen Pryor*
(7) Dr. Dunbars Good Little Dog Book - Dunbar**
(8) A Dog & A Dolphin - Karen Pryor **
(9) Housetraining - Dunbar & Bohnenkamp*
(10) How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With - Rutherford
(11) How to Teach A New Dog Old Tricks - Dunbar
(12) Preventing Aggression -Dunbar & Bohnenkamp*
(13) Puppy Love: Raise Your Dog the Clicker Way Video - Karen Pryor
(14) Puppy Primer - Terry Ryan**
(15) The Right Dog For You - Daniel Tortora
(16) Sirius Puppy Training ( book & video) - Dunbar**
(17) Think Dog! An Owners Guide to Canine Psychology - John Fisher**
(18) Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dogs - Ryan
(19) Training the Companion Dog (4 videos) - Dunbar*
(20) >Your New Baby & Bowser - Rafe
(see birth date requirement for individual classes): $160.
* or * * denotes our favorite "Getting started" ligature and videos
Advanced Training
(1) Competition Obedience: A Balancing Act - Judy Byron and Adele Yunck(2) Culture Clash - Jean Donaldson**
(3) Humans and Domestic Dogs - Donaldson
(4) Dog Language: An Encyclopedia of Canine*
(5) Behavior - Roger Abrantes
(6) Dogwise - John Fisher
(7) Dominant Dog (video) - John Rogerson
(8) Dont Shoot the Dog - Karen Pryor*
(9) Evolution of Canine Social Behavior - Abrantes
(10) Excel-Erated Learning; Explaining How Dogs Learn**
(11) How Best to Teach Them - Pamela J. Reid
(12) Fun and Games with Dogs, More Fun and Games with Dogs, and Fun Nosework for Dogs - Roy Hunter
(13) Give Your Dog A Bone - Billinghurst
(14) A Guide To Inducive Retrieve - Sternberg
(15) Jumping From A To Z - Zink and Daniels
(16) On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals - Turid Rugaas**
(17) Positively Fetching Video - Byron and Yunck
(18) Peak Performance: Conditioning the Canine
(19) Athlete - Dr. M. Christine Zink
(20) Power of Positive Training - 5 Vol. Set (video)Turner, Nelson, Ruzzo
(21) Reinforcement Training for Dogs - John Fisher
(22) Shaping and Sit Clap Furbish and Targeting (videos) - Karen Pryor and Gary Wilkes**
(23) Take A Bow...Wow! Fun And Functional Dog Tricks and Bow Wow Take 2 (videos) - Broitman and Lippman
These are a good start to understanding you dog. A good puppy class at 12 weeks of age will help you problem solve, train with distractions and put the reading into practice. If you have trouble finding these titles in your local bookstore, we will be happy to order them for you. You may also contact Direct Book Service at 1-800-776-2665 or www.dogandcatbooks.com
Or try this link as they carry so many of the dog training books we recommend... The Dog and Cat Book Catalog!
