Before
You Get Your Puppy by Dr. Ian Dunbar - A
MUST READ for anybody looking into getting a puppy. As the title
indicates, this book is chock full of info that should be addressed
BEFORE you've settled on a particular puppy. There's info regarding
how to research breeders, critical developmental age deadlines,
how to set up your house for a new a pup, errorless housetraining
etc.. It has some SUPER info for after you have your pup as well.
It can also be downloaded for free at the link above.
After
You Get Your Puppy by Dr. Ian Dunbar - In
my opinion, this is the bible for anybody who has a puppy. Since
the first 4 months of a dog's life are critical, it discusses what
things should be covered by when to help your dog develop into a
safe and friendly adult. It also gives lots more info on how to
structure your environment and training to ensure a successful owner/puppy
relationship.
How
to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks – by Ian Dunbar, the
godfather of the early puppy training movement. Humorous and full
of great common sense.
The
Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller – an
excellent introduction to the basics of positive training. Pat Miller's
writing is super easy to read and understand.
Positive
Perspectives "Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog"
by Pat Miller – This book takes articles that Pat Miller has
written for periodicals like 'The Whole Dog Journal' and compiles
them in one place. It takes her writing, which is super easy to
read and understand anyway, and puts it into manageable nuggets
of information for obedience as well as behavior problems.
The Culture Clash, Jean Donaldson – The
book gives a new perpective on how our dog's minds work. It redefines
our relationships with our dogs!
Don’t
Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor – training theory in everyday
language. Not just about training dogs, Pryor also writes how these
theories apply to dolphins, ponies, spouses and children!
Click for Joy! Melissa Alexander - "everything
you ever wanted to know about clicker training"
Calming
Signals, Turid Rugaas – reading dog body language
(book and video)
More
to come!