It is exciting to watch the mushrooming body of resources available for positive trainers to take advantage of. Fifteen years ago you could count them on one finger. Today, all your fingers and toes aren't enough to keep track of all the wonderful books, videos, magazines, websites and e-mail lists that are waiting to help you learn to communicate with your dog using positive methods that encourage a relationship based on mutual trust and respect.
Here are some of our favorites:
Books
Videos
Periodicals
Email Lists
WebsitesBooks
1. Don’t Shoot The Dog, Karen Pryor; ppbk, 202pp; Bantam Books, ISBN#
0-553-38039-7
2. The Culture Clash, Jean Donaldson; ppbk, 224pp; James &
Kenneth
Publishers, ISBN# 1-888047-05-4
3. Dogs Are From Neptune, Jean Donaldson; ppbk, 162pp; Lasar
Multimedia
Productions, ISBN# 0-9684207-1-0
4. The Dog Whisperer, Paul Owens; ppbk, 240pp; Adams Media
Corporation,
ISBN# 1-58062-203-8
5. Purely Positive Training; Companion to Competition, Sheila Booth;
ppbk,
352pp. Podium Publications, ISBN# 0-9663020-0-1
6. How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks, Ian Dunbar; ppbk, 200pp; James
&
Kenneth Publishing, ISBN# 1-888047-06-02
7. Dogs Behaving Badly, Dr. Nicholas Dodman; hrdbk, 284pp; Bantam
Books,
ISBN# 0-553-10873-5
8. Clicker Training For Obedience, Morgan Spector; ppbk, 267pp;
Sunshine
Books, ISBN# 0-9624017-8-1
9. Ruffing It, The Complete Guide To Camping With Dogs, Mardi
Richmond and
Melanee L. Barash; ppbk, 213pp; Alpine Publications, ISBN# 1-57778-009-X
10. Canine Adventures; Fun Things To Do With Your Dog, Cynthia
Miller; ppbk,
462pp; Animalia Publishing Company, ISBN# 0-9649413-0-9
11.
Excel-erated Learning; Explaining in Plain English How Dogs Learn and How
Best To Teach Them, by Pamela J. Reid, Ph.D., ppbk; 172pp; James &
Kenneth
Publishers, ISBN# 1-888047-07-0
12. Dummies Guide to Labrado Retrievers.
By: Joel Walton
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Videos
1. Clicker Fun
Series (Click & Go, Click & Fetch, Click & Fix), Deb Jones
2. Clicker Magic, Karen Pryor
3. Clicker Training For Dogs, Karen Pryor
4. Puppy Love, Karen Pryor
5. Take A Bow... Wow!, Virginia Broitman & Sherry Lippman
6. Bow Wow, Take 2, Virginia Broitman
7. "Pawsitive" Dog Training, Allan Bauman
8. Sirius Puppy Training, Ian Dunbar
9. Dog Training For Children, Ian Dunbar
10. New Puppy! Now What? (
http://www.gooddogobedience.com
)
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Periodicals
1. The Whole Dog
Journal; P.O. Box 420235, Palm Cost, FL 32142; (800)829-9165;
wholedogjl@palmcoastd.com
2. Your Dog; P.O. Box 420234, Palm Coast, FL 32142; (800) 829-5116
3. The Clicker Journal; 20146 Gleedsville Rd., Leesburg, VA 20175;
(703)777-2277; clickertrain@erols.com
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E-Mail Lists
1. Peaceable
Paws: send a message to
peaceablepaws-subscribe
(Pat Miller’s e-mail list)
2. Clicker Solutions: send a
message to ClickerSolutions-subscribe
3. Click Sport: send a
message to ClickSport-subscribe
4. Trickdog: send a message to trickdog-subscribe
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WebSites
Association
of Pet Dog Trainers
Don't Shoot
the Dog
Clicker Train
Whole Dog Journal
Veterinary Information Websites
Encyclopedia of
Canine Veterinary Medical Information
Washington State University Vet school
(very informative)
The Merck Veterinary
Manual, Eighth Edition
Petplace: good vet info - perhaps gleaned from the Washington site?
genetics of color inheritance.
http://www.altvetmed.org/
Websites on Thyroid
Problems:
http://www.thepetcenter.com/gen/hypot.html
http://www.canine-epilepsy-guardian-angels.com/behaviorandthyroid.htm
Interesting website on canine
inherited disorders:
The site doesn't seem to have been completed, but what is there is good
information and easy to print out. Addison's is under "Inherited
endocrine disorders" and AIHA under "Inherited immune disorders".
Here is a URL for a vet site that does not recommend certain
vaccines and why.
http://www.critterfixer.com/
Vaccination:
http://www.yourpurebredpuppy.com/health/common/vaccinations.html
http://www.angelfire.com/biz/froghollerfilas/VaccBlanco.html
Immune-Mediated
Arthritis Vetinfo
Site:
http://www.vetinfo.com/dogarth.html#Immune%20mediated%20arthritis