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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