Dog Behavior & Relationship Specific

How to be the Leader of the Pack...And have Your Dog Love You For It.
Author: Patricia B. McConnell
Comments: 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!

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The Dog Listener
Author: Jan Fennell
Comments: In The Dog Listener  Jan Fennell shares her revolutionary insight into the canine world and its instinctive language that has enabled her to bring even the most delinquent of dogs to heel. This easy-to-follow guide draws on Jan's countless case histories of problem dogs -- from biters and barkers to bicycle chasers -- to show how you can bridge the language barrier that separates you from your dog.

This edition includes a new 30-Day Training Guide to further incorporate Jan's powerful method into every element of pet ownership, including:

    * Understanding what it means to care for a dog
    * Choosing the right dog for you
    * Introducing your dog to its new home
    * Overcoming separation anxiety
    * Walking on a leash
    * Dealing with behavioral problems
    * Grooming
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Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationship with Dogs
Author: Suzanne Clothier
Comments: Definitely not a training book full of stale do's and don'ts, BONES WOULD RAIN FROM THE SKY is a beautifully written exploration of the ways in which humans can establish a better rapport with their dogs. Positing that owners+ relationships with their canine companions have the power to make them more human-and humane-the author examines the way owner/dog relationships go wrong, and how owners can make them right. Profound and practical, the book offers new insights into behavioral -problems,+ improved communication, and mutual respect and trust, while challenging readers to re-examine their own attitudes and discover the joy in a genuine partnership.

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The Other End of the Leash
Author: Patricia McConnell
Comments: The Other End of the Leash shares a revolutionary, new perspective on our relationship with dogs, focusing on our behavior in comparison with that of dogs. An applied animal behaviorist and dog trainer with more than twenty years experience, Dr. Patricia McConnell looks at humans as just another interesting species, and muses about why we behave the way we do around our dogs, how dogs might interpret our behavior, and how to interact with our dogs in ways that bring out the best in our four-legged friends.

After all, although humans and dogs share a remarkable relationship that is unique in the animal world, we are still two entirely different species, each shaped by our individual evolutionary heritage. Quite simply, humans are primates and dogs are canids (like wolves, coyotes, and foxes). Since we each speak a different native tongue, a lot gets lost in the translation.

The Other End of the Leash demonstrates how even the slightest changes in your voice and the way you stand can help your dog understand what you want. Once you start to think about your own behavior from the perspective of your dog, you’ll understand why much of what appears to be doggy-disobedience is simply a case of miscommunication. Inside you will learn
• How to use your voice so that your dog is more likely to do what you ask.
• Why “getting dominance” over your dog is a bad idea.
• Why “rough and tumble primate play” can lead to trouble–and how to play with your dog in ways that are fun and keep him out of trouble.
• How dogs and humans share personality types–and why most dogs want to live with benevolent leaders rather than “alphawannabees!”

In her own insightful, compelling style, Patricia McConnell combines wonderful true stories about people and dogs with a new, accessible scientific perspective on how they should behave around each other. This is a book that strives to help you make the most of life with your dog, and to prevent problems that might arise in that most rewarding of relationships.
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The Dog's Mind
Author: Bruce Fogle, DVM
Comments: How do dogs perceive the world about them? How do they see, hear, learn, relate to their owners? How large are their brains, what is their emotional makeup? Why do they suffer from stress and how can it be coped with? Over the last few years a substantial body of knowledge has been built up about the psychology of dog behavior. Combining more than twenty years of practical experience as a veterinary clinician with a personal knowledge and understanding of the latest international research, Dr. Bruce Fogle has written the most inclusive and relevant book on how the canine mind works.
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The Culture Clash
Author: Jean Donaldson
Comments: *The Culture Clash is special. Written in Jean's inimitably informal yet precise lecture style, the book races along on par with a good thriller. *The Culture Clash depicts dogs as they really are - stripped of their Hollywood fluff, with their loveable 'can I eat it, chew it, urinate on it, what's in it for me' philosophy. Jean's tremendous affection for dogs shines through at all times, as does her keen insight into the dog's mind. Relentlessly she champions the dog's point of view, always showing concern for their education and well being. Without a doubt, Jean's book is the hottest doggy item on the market. Best Training Book Of The Year! (Maxwell Award)

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For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend
Author: Patricia McConnell
Comments: Yes, humans and canines are different species, but current research provides fascinating, irrefutable evidence that what we share with our dogs is greater than how we vary. As behaviorist and zoologist Dr. Patricia McConnell tells us in this remarkable new book about emotions in dogs and in people, more and more scientists accept the premise that dogs have rich emotional lives, exhibiting a wide range of feelings including fear, anger, surprise, sadness, and love.

In For the Love of a Dog, McConnell suggests that one of the reasons we love dogs so much is that they express emotions in ways similar to humans. After all, who can communicate joy better than a puppy? But not all emotional expressions are obvious, and McConnell teaches both beginning dog owners and experienced dog lovers how to read the more subtle expressions hidden behind fuzzy faces and floppy ears.

For those of us who deeply cherish our dogs but are sometimes baffled by their behavior, For the Love of a Dog will come as a revelation–a treasure trove of useful facts, informed speculation, and intriguing accounts of man’s best friend at his worst and at his very best. Readers will discover how fear, anger, and happiness underlie the lives of both people and dogs and, most important, how understanding emotion in both species can improve the relationship between them. Thus McConnell introduces us to the possibility of a richer, more rewarding relationship with our dogs.

While we may never be absolutely certain what our dogs are feeling, with the help of this riveting book we can understand more than we ever thought possible. Those who consider their dogs part of the family will find For the Love of a Dog engaging, enlightening, and utterly engrossing.

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How Dogs Learn
Author: Mary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey PhD
Comments: How Dogs Learn  explore the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where science and dog training meet. How Dogs Learn explains the basic principles of behavior and how they can be used to teach your dog new skills, diagnose problems and eliminate unwanted behaviors. It's for anyone who wants to better understand the learning process in dogs. Every concept is laid out clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog and how you train is explained.

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Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook
Author: A photo illustrated handbook Barbara Handelman, M.Ed. CDBC
Comments: This book is gold. Have you ever wished you could put your hands on a visual canine ethogram? Stop looking, this is it or something very close to it. The author, a trained psychotherapist has been working with and teaching children with linguistic disabilities all her life and has acquired skills as a professional photographer when trying to catch and freeze moments of her own children's life in time. This enabled her to develop an exquisite sense of observation with children and with her animals. She was always surrounded by animals and was fascinated by their behaviors. Now she puts her training to use to enable us to better understand what these animals do.

This book is at its second edition. For those of you who do not have it already, have a look you will not be disappointed. Barbara has included not less than 1000 photos of canine behavior and terminology to enable us to use the appropriate vocabulary when we talk about canines. The fact that she was a psychotherapist has enabled her to share some elements regarding learning theories. Barbara has succeeded in making visible all kinds of canine behaviors that we would never have been able to see for ourselves. Also Barbara was able to show how they express stress and how many signals they have to express this. In fact the incredible amount of stress expressing signals surprised her. For her it was a very important discovery. All the photos are identified and commented.

For those of you who have copies from the first printing, you will see that in the new version the reproduction of the pictures is vastly improved, allowing all the detail in the photos to be clear and crisp. The text is essentially unchanged but the improved quality of photos makes such a huge difference that it is worth buying the book again! I recommend this book to anyone who is fascinated with animal behaviors particularly canines.
Marie-France Langlois Columnist , Passionnément Chien Magazine.

Staff Member, Organizing Committee Chienposium (Dog Behavior Annual Conference) Montreal, Quebec.

 

Raising Puppies & Kids
A Guide for Parents
Authors: Pia Silvani, CPDT and Lynn Eckhardt
This is one of the few books that provides practical information about raising a puppy and children together. It not only explains why some things should and should not be done, but provides some things that children can do to participate and play with the puppy! Finally and book that is quick to read and practical.

 

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Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved
Author: Dr. Ian Dunbar
Comments: Combining two popular titles in one value-priced edition, Before and After Getting Your Puppy is a simple, practical guide for anyone bringing a new puppy into the home. In clear steps, with helpful photos and easy-to-follow training deadlines, Dr. Ian Dunbar, who pioneered puppy classes and a loving style of dog training in the 1970s, presents a structured yet playful and humorous plan for raising a wonderful dog. The guide is based on six developmental deadlines: completing owner education and preparation, assessing a puppy's prior socialization and education, teaching errorless house-training and chewtoy-training, completing a socialization program of meeting strange dogs and people, learning bite inhibition, and continuing a program of ongoing training. In the first half of the book, Dr. Dunbar focuses on what the owner needs to know to select a great puppy. In the second half, he presents the crucial lessons the puppy must be taught during its impressionable early development - using a kind, positive approach that, over time, has been proven the most effective.

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Excel-Erated Learning: Explaining in Plain English How Dogs Learn and How Best to Teach Them
Author: Pamela J. Reid
Comments: Great news for those of you who have wanted to read a book that explains animal learning in a manner that is easily understood and entertaining. With the freedom of understanding 'how your dog learns' comes the ability of making the process easy, efficient and enjoyable for your dog. You'll be in a position to excel-erate your dog's learning! Agility enthusiast, obedience competitor and psychologist Dr. Pamela Reid introduces you to cutting-edge scientific techniques in dog training including, autoshaping retrieval (i.e., letting the dog train itself), and 'errorless discrimination learning' for teaching scent articles and directed jumping. The combination of a relaxed writing style and numerous examples that relate to dog training makes learning theory actually fun to learn.

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"My Smart Puppy'
Author: Brian Kilcommons, Sarah Wilson
This is an awesome book for the puppy year. Deals with all the challenges, and gives you plan B and C if plan A doesn't work Good sensible advice. A must for every puppy owner.

 

 

 

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'I Just got a Puppy, What Do I Do?
Author: Mordecai Siegal and Matthew "Uncle Matty" Margolis
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The Everything Puppy Book
Author: Carlo Devito and Amy Ammen
Comments: Elementary presentation but informative. Quick read which makes is an excellent book to grab when you need some information quickly.
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Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence
Author: Carol Lea Benjamin

Keep in mind that sometimes your dog may not need training but instead, needs a human that has a better understanding of WHY dogs do certain things. Be sure to also check out the list of books in the Behavior section.

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The Cautious Canine (Booklet)
Author: Patricia B. McConnell
Comments: 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.

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Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Aggressive Dog (Booklet)
Author: Patricia B. McConnell, Karen B. London
Comments: 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.

 

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How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
Author: Ian Dunbar
Comments: Fun training with toys, treats, lures and rewards. Easy and effective, dog-friendly techniques for teaching a new puppy old tricks (such as basic manners), or for teaching an older dog that is new to training.Heralded by many dog trainers as 'the best dog training book ever written'. A comprehensive workbook for the motivated dog owner, comprising sections on basic off-leash obedience, temperament modification, behavior troubleshooting, training theory and health care. The definitive text for lure/reward training philosophy.

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Play Together, Stay Together - Happy and Healthy Play Between People and Dogs (Booklet)
Author: Patricia B. McConnell
Comments: Play is fun, but don't be fooled into thinking it's just goofy or frivolous. Play is powerful stuff, and it has a profound influence on your relationship with your dog. This engagingly written booklet shows how play can enhance your relationship with your dog, improve your dog's responsiveness, and provide your dog with the mental and physical exercise he or she needs. Inside is up-to-date research on how to tell your dog you want to play (most of us aren't very good at it!), some charming tricks and games to wow your friends, and an important section on how not to play with your dog. If you'd like a happier, more responsive dog and a closer relationship with each other, then this booklet is for you.

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The Power of Positive Dog Training
Author: Pat Miller
Comments: A renowned dog trainer gives you the positive training tools you need to share a lifetime of fun, companionship, and respect with your dog. Plus, you?ll get: information on the importance of observing, understanding, and reacting appropriately to your dog's body language; instructions on how to phase out the use of a clicker and treats to introduce more advanced training concepts; a diary to track progress; suggestions for treats your dog will respond to; and a glossary of training terms.

 

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Play With Your Dog
Author: Pat Miller
Comments: Who knew there are canine play behaviorists? I get dog behaviorists, like Cesar Millan and Patricia McConnell, but who knew there were specialists in dog play? Pat Miller is that and much more. She's written several books on dogs, dog training, etc. and I enjoy her writing very much. Down to earth, practical, and warm. She has a sense of humor and she really loves dogs. This book is great for people who want to expand their play with a dog. Maybe you have a dog like mine, who doesn't seem to know how to play. I got mine from a rescue, and he's just not interested in balls or ropes, playing chase, or tracking. I got the book in hopes it might help me get my dog into playing. Pat Miller explains a lot of different kinds of play, which I'm trying, and noticing in other dogs. She has terrific ideas for games to play with dogs. Some are training games, but a lot are just for fun. She has ideas for expanding play: if your dog is obsessed with balls, she has ideas for what you can do in addition to Fetch. This would be so fun for athletic people who want to do active sports with their dog. Also fun for kids who have energy to burn and want to have fun with their dogs. She tells about activities for dogs, like Flyball, Rally, Obedience, and others. These are sports you do with your dog, and they're just for fun. I enjoyed the book and look forward to many fun games with my dog. If you like to play with dogs, you'll enjoy the book. Great gift for dog lovers!
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Good Owners, Great Dogs
Author:  Brian Kilcommons and Sarah Wilson
Comments: Great end-to-end reference on bringing a dog into your life, with easy to follow training advice - with "plan B" advice if a technique doesn't work.

 

 

 

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New Complete Dog Training Manual
Author: Bruce Fogle, DVM
Comments: The ultimate dog training manual, perfect for any breed of dog. Beautifully illustrated with full--color photographs and detailed annotations, the New Complete Dog Training Manual shows you how to establish routines, implement commands, break bad habits, and learn how to train various breeds. Concise and easy--to--use, this enhanced edition of the consummate guide to dog training and behavior modification offers a refreshing, one--stop resource for new owners, and a wealth of knowledge for veterans.

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The Ultimate Guide to Dog Training
Author: Mordecai Siegal and Matthew “Uncle Matty” Margolis
Comments: Did you ever stop to think that there's only one thing getting in the way of training your dog? You! From the bestselling authors of I Just Got a Puppy. What Do I Do?; Good Dog, Bad Dog; and When Good Dogs Do Bad Things comes this invaluable resource guide to shaping up your lovable canine companion. With their trademark praise, affection, humor, and easy-to-follow style, Siegal and Margolis will teach you how to:
* Housebreak your dog for good!
* Test your dog for temperament type
* Create an everlasting emotional attachment with your dog
* Evaluate, choose, and find the best training equipment
* Master all the basic commands, such as sit, stay, heel, down, and come
* Troubleshoot some of the most common behavior problems

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Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog
Author: Volhard
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How to Speak Dog
Author:  Coren

Caring for your Dog – The Complete Canine Home Reference
Author: Bruce Fogle, DVM
Comments: Excellent book to use as a medical reference. Encompasses Diseases and Disorders and First Aid and Emergencies/
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Metrodog
Author:  Kilcommons and Wilson
Comments: Book focuses on owning a dog in the city. I found it very useful.
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Canine Good Citizen
Author:  Volhard
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Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household
Author: Karen B. London, Ph.D.; Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.
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Holistic Guide for a Healthy Dog
Author: Volhard
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How to Speak Dog
Author:  Coren

Goldendoodles
Author: Edie MacKenzie
Barron's Educational Series

Kennel Club Books
Designer Dog Series
Goldendoodles
Author: Kathryn Lee
Autographed Copies HERE

The Definitive Guide to Labradoodles
e-book (downloads from the internet)
Author: Edie MacKenzie
Direct link to information HERE

Kennel Club Books
Designer Dog Series Labradoodles
Author: Miriam Fields Babineau
Comments: Okay so we are not real tickled about the Labradoodle being listed a as designer dog but at least there is some attempt to inform people about the type of dog.

Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior and Evolution
Author: Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger
Comments: Biologists, breeders and trainers, and champion sled dog racers, Raymond and Lorna Coppinger have more than four decades of experience with literally thousands of dogs. Offering a scientifically informed perspective on canines and their relations with humans, the Coppingers take a close look at eight different types of dogs--household, village, livestock guarding, herding, sled-pulling, pointing, retrieving, and hound. They argue that dogs did not evolve directly from wolves, nor were they trained by early humans; instead they domesticated themselves to exploit a new ecological niche: Mesolithic village dumps. Tracing the evolution of today's breeds from these village dogs, the Coppingers show how characteristic shapes and behaviors--from pointing and baying to the sleek shapes of running dogs--arise from both genetic heritage and the environments in which pups are raised.

For both dogs and humans to get the most out of each other, we need to understand and adapt to the biological needs and dispositions of our canine companions, just as they have to ours.
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Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog
Authors: John Paul Scott, John L. Fuller
Comments: The classic study of dog behavior gathered into one volume. Based on twenty years of research at the Jackson Laboratory, this is the single most important and comprehensive reference work on the behavior of dogs ever complied.

"Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog is one of the most important texts on canine behavior published to date. Anyone interested in breeding, training, or canine behavior must own this book."--Wayne Hunthausen, D.V.M., Director of Animal Behavior Consultations

"This pioneering research on dog behavioral genetics is a timeless classic for all serious students of ethology and canine behavior."--Dr. Michael Fox, Senior Advisor to the President, The Humane Society of the United States

"A major authoritative work. . . . Immensely rewarding reading for anyone concerned with dog-breeding."--Times Literary Supplement

"The last comprehensive study [of dog behavior] was concluded more than thirty years ago, when John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller published their seminal work Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog."--Mark Derr, The Atlantic Monthly

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Sos Dog: The Purebred Dog Hobby Re-examined
Author: Johan Gallant, Edith Gallant
Comments: This book delves into the world of the purebred dog, and where it is going in regards to health and the best interest of the dogs themselves. Heretofore, dogs have been bred to satisfy human goals and ambitions, but to what detriment? When the British first started their Kennel Club just over 100 years ago, and the first dog show was held, little was known about the genetics of dogs. It was assumed that when you bred the best to the best, the result was something even better. Unfortunately, this naïve ideal has led to the downfall of dogs, with a large percentage of all dog breeds being plagued with either a genetic disability, or an inherited disability. The question is, can the damage already done be repaired?

In SOS Dog: The Purebred Dog Hobby Re-Examined, authors Edith and Johan Gallant have addressed this very issue. The authors devote a chapter to the history of the dog, and how they came into the human household, and then continue with a description of the needs of the dog. They outline and detail the seven capital sins of the dog world and compare modern dog to the pariah type dogs found throughout the world that still abide by natural law. In closing, they offer suggestions of what may be done to repair the damage done by over 100 years of breeding incorrectly.