recommended books
before choosing a dog | training | behavior issues
| understanding your dog | exercise and recreation
Before Choosing a Dog:
-
Paws
to Consider: Choosing the Right Dog for You and Your Family by Brian Kilcommons and
Sarah Wilson
- Mutts - America's Dogs: A Guide
to Choosing, Loving, and Living With Our Most Popular Canine by Brian Kilcommons and Michael
Capuzzo
- Successful Dog Adoption by Sue Sternberg
- Choosing and Caring for a Shelter
Dog: A Complete Guide to Help You Rescue and Rehome A Dog by Bob Christiansen
- Adopt the Perfect Dog: A Practical Guide to Choosing
and Training an Adult Dog by Gwen Bailey
Training:
- The Power of Positive Dog Training
by Pat Miller
- Dog-Friendly Dog Training
by Andrea Arden
- Don’t Shoot the Dog:
The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
- After You Get Your Puppy by Ian Dunbar
- Your Outta Control Puppy: How
to Turn Your Precocious Pup into the Perfect Pet by Teoti Anderson
- Way to Go! How to Housetrain
a Dog of Any Age
by Patricia McConnell and Karen London
Behavior
Issues:
- I'll Be Home Soon: How to Prevent
and Treat Separation Anxiety by Patricia McConnell
- Control Unleashed - Creating
a Focused and Confident Dog by Leslie McDevitt
- The Bark Stops Here by Terry Ryan (for excessive
barkers)
- Mine! A Guide to Resource Guarding
in Dogs by Jean Donaldson
- Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive
Dog by
Emma Parsons
- The Cautious Canine: How to Help
Dogs Conquer Their Fears by Patricia McConnell
- Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Aggressive
Dog by
Patricia McConnell and Karen London
- Scaredy Dog: Understanding and
Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog by Ali Brown
- How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong:
A Roadmap for Rehabilitating Aggressive Dogs by Pamela Dennison
- FIGHT! by Jean Donaldson (dog-on-dog
aggression)
Understanding Your Dog:
- Canine Body Language : A Photographic
Guide by Brenda Aloff
§The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around
Dogs by Patricia McConnell
§For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and
Your Best Friend by Patricia McConnell
§The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
§On Talking Term With Dogs: Calming Signals by
Turid Rugaas
§Off-Leash Dog Play: A Complete Guide to Safety and Fun
by
Robin Bennett and Susan Briggs (body language of dogs)
§Living With Kids and Dogs…Without Losing Your Mind by
Colleen Pelar
§Raising Puppies and Kids Together: A Guide for Parents by
Pia Silvani and Lynn Eckhardt
§May I Pet Your Dog?: The How-to Guide for Kids
Meeting Dogs (and dogs meeting kids) by Stephanie Calmenson
- What Your Dog is Trying to Tell
You: A Head-To-Tail Guide to Your Dog's Symptoms – And Their Solutions
by John M. Simon, DVM
Exercise and Recreation:
- Fitness Unleashed: A Dog and
Owner’s Guide to Losing Weight and Gaining Health Together
by Marty Becker, DVM and Robert Kushner, MD
- Canine Adventures: Fun Thing
to Do With Your Dog by Cynthia D. Miller
- The Dog Lover's Companion: The
Inside Scoop on Where To Take Your Dog (available at dogloverscompanion.com or from
Avalon Travel)
- Traveling with Your Pet: The
AAA PetBook (lodgings and campgrounds rated by the American Automobile Association)
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