Books, Videos, and Seminars
Book recommendations:
The Culture Clash
by Jean Donaldson.
All dog owners, no matter what their dog training
goals,
should buy this book. This book is highly recommended by the
Association
of Pet Dog Trainers and by many of the top trainers at the Capitol
Canine
Training Club.
Quick Clicks
by Mandy Book and Cheryl S. Smith
While other books do a good job explaining the
principles of clicker training, they typically fail to provide the type
of detailed examples found in Quick Clicks. Quick Clicks helps
the
reader visualize clicker training with step-by-step instructions.
The Dog Who Loved Too Much
by Nicholas Dodman, D.V.M.
Sometimes "training" is not the only answer.
Sometimes
desensitization, counter-conditioning, or even drug therapy are
indicated.
To understand and treat mild to serious behavioral problems, you may
want
to purchase this book by Nicholas Dodman, a veterinarian, professor of
behavioral pharmacology at Tufts University School of Veterinary
Medicine,
and Director of the Tufts Behavioral Clinic. The clinic also
provides
a fee-based behavioral consulting service via FAX, called PETFAX.
To find out more about the service, go to
www.tufts.edu/vet/petfax/index.html or call 1-508-839-8PET (8738).
Dogs are From Neptune
by Jean Donaldson.
A series of case studies with
Donaldson's advice on a variety of common canine behavioral problems.
Mine!
by Jean Donaldson.
All about object guarding, food guarding, and personal
space guarding.
by
Dr.
Ian Dunbar
Great advice for raising puppies, from the father of the modern puppy
class. Ian Dunbar is a veterinarian, animal behaviorist, and a
founding member of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers. He
explains errorless housetraining, and how to prevent a host of other
typical and predictable puppy problems. Emphasis is on teaching
bite inhibition and on socialization. This is a great book.
Perfect Puppy
by Gwen Bailey
More great advice for raising puppies.
Excel-erated
Learning:
Explaining how dogs learn and how best to
teach them
by Pamela J. Reid, Ph.D.
An introduction to the science of
animal learning and behavior, presented for the non-scientific reader
interested in dog training.
I'll
be Home Soon
by
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
This booklet explains the difference
between dogs who truly have separation anxiety and those that merely
misbehave and the describes a behavior modification program for the
prevention and treatment of both problems. A treasure chest of ideas
for keeping your dog happy in your absence, this booklet can help
prevent and treat both minor and severe behavioral problems related to
dogs being "home alone." Clear and understandable, this easy to read
booklet is written for anyone who wants to leave the house knowing that
their dog is happy and their house is safe.
The Cautious Canine
by
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
So much aggression in dogs results
from fear, but fear-based problems can become worse if treated
incorrectly. This booklet provides a step-by step explanation of
desensitizing and counter classical conditioning. It can help you solve
minor behavioral problems and prevent serious ones, whether your dog
fears include the vacuum cleaner, people with hats, or the stranger at
the door. The oh-so-important details related to identifying exactly
what triggers your dog, creating a step-by-step treatment plan,
monitoring your progress, and why you need to treat the fear and not
just your dog's reaction to the fear are covered. This book is on the
top ten of the Dogwise book catalog and has helped thousands of dogs
and their owners around the country.
Feisty Fido
by
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
and Karen B. London
This booklet is designed for anyone,
novice or professional, who works with dogs who are aggressive to other
dogs on leash. Chock full of practical solutions to a common problem,
the ideas within will help you change an out-of-control barker, lunger
and growler into a polite neighborhood citizen. Including plans for
handling emergencies such as off-leash dogs who show up out of nowhere,
this program can make leash walks fun again, for you and your dog.
How to be the
Leader of the Pack... And have Your Dog Love You For It.
by
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
Learn how to love your dogs without
spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation. This booklet
clarifies how to be a benevolent leader and avoid aggression related to
fear or dominance. If you want to be a natural leader to your pack and
teach your dog that being polite is fun, this book tells you how to do
it in a peaceful, kind way. The ideas and exercises in this booklet are
based on the way dogs communicate with each other, so they are highly
effective and easy for your dog to understand. An essential part of any
canine library!
Books for Aspiring
Behaviorists:
Clinical Behavioral
Medicine
for Small Animals
by Karen Overall, V.M.D, Ph.D.
Handbook of Behavior Problems of
the
Dog and Cat
by G. Landsberg, W. Hunthausen, L. Ackerman (all D.V.M.s)
Applied Dog Behavior and
Training,
Volumes I and II
by Steven R. Lindsay
The Principles of Learning and
Behavior
by Michael P. Domjan
Animal Behaviour:
Psychobiology, Ethology and Evolution
by David McFarland
Video recommedations:
The How of Bow-Wow - produced by Virginia
Broitman
& Sherri Lippman
Puppy Love: Raise Your Dog the Clicker Way -
produced by
Karen Pryor
Take A Bow...Wow!- produced by
Virginia
Broitman & Sherri Lippman
Bow Wow Take 2 - produced by Virginia Broitman
Where to buy:
Dogwise.com
Amazon.com
Seminars:
Puppy Works
(Upcoming Seminars and Video-tapped Seminars on Behavior, Training, and
Health Topics)
Association
of Pet Dog Trainers
(General advice for dog owners, book/video recommendations, upcoming
conferences/seminars, trainer search)
Equipment:
Premier
(Maker of the Gentle Leader Head Halter)
Competitive Dog Sports - Clubs and Organizations:
American Kennel Club (AKC)
(Multi-sport organization - Does not admit mixed breeds)
United Kennel Club (UKC)
(Multi-sport organization)
North American Dog Agility Council
(NADAC)