Dogs & Training
Below are a list of books I recommend. They are BASICALLY in order of recommendation, and included are the ratings. If no puppy head is present, then I have not read the book, nor have I really heard much about it, but thought it could be of interest.
Nicholas, Katherine, 1990. The Book of the Labrador Retriever. TFH Publications. My favorite Labrador Retriever book. Lots of pictures, and lots of educational information.
Howe, Dorothy, 1985, The Labrador Retriever. TFH Publications
Wiles-Fone, Heather, 1997, The Ultimate Labrador Retriever, MacMillan General Reference
Kern, Kerry V. 1995, Labrador Retrievers, Everything about Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Diseases, Breeding, and Behavior, Baron's Educational Services
Becket, Diana, 1994, Pet Owner's Guide to the Labrador Retriever, Howell Book House
Berndt, Meyers, Denlinger, & Watson, 1973 The Labrador Retriever, Denlinger's Publications
Wolters, Richard A. 1988, Water
Dog, E. P. Hutton.
A good book for the beginning hunter/trainer.
Acker, Randy & Fergus, Jim, 1994, Field Guide: Dog First Aid Emergency Care for the Hunting, Working, and Outdoor Dog. Wilderness Adventures Pr
Hill, Gene, 1983, Hunter's Fireside Book: Tales of Dogs, Ducks, Birds & Guns, New Win Publishing.
Tarrant, Bill, 1991. Training the Hunting Retriever, the New Program., Howell Book House.
Ross & McKinney, 1995, Dog Talk, Training your Dog Through a Canine Point of View. St. Martins Pr (Trade) . I've read nearly 25-30 different training books, and none can even touch this one. His methods are similar to my own, making it even more fun to read (Hey, how did they make money off my methods? <G>)
Benjamin, Carol Lea, 1985, Mother Knows Best, the Natural Way to Train Your Dog, Howell Book House.
Another excellent read. Ms. Benjamin does a superb job of teaching the basics of how
a mother dog teaches her young, and enables the reader to begin using the methods immediately.
Burnham, Patricia Gail, 1986, Playtraining
Your Dog, St. Martin's Press
Excellent for the dog who hates obedience! I used this method with one of my dogs who thought the recall and finish were BORING, so did it with no flair. Now, 9 years later, her Finish is her BEST exercise!
Bauman, Diane L., 1991, Beyond
Basic Dog Training, Howell Book House
A good book for those competing in obedience, or planning to move beyond the basics.
Benjamin, Carol Lea, 1989, Dog
Problems : A Professional Trainer's Guide to Preventing and Correcting Aggression, Destructiveness, Housebreaking Problems, Excessive Barking, Dogfights, Tugging, Jumping, Shyness, Stealing, Begging, Car Chasing, Fear Biting, Object Guarding, and
much,much more, Howell Book House
While I haven't read this book yet, I know Ms. Benjamin's books, and know this has to be great!
Benjamin, Carol Lea, & Lennard, Stephen, 1993, Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence: A Positive Training Program, Howell Book House
Benjamin, Carol Lea, 1988, Dog Training for Kids, Howell Book House
Excellent book for getting the kids involved in dog ownership and responsibility.
Vollhard, & Fisher, 1986, Teaching Dog Obedience Classes: The Manual for Instructors, Howell Book House EXCELLENT book whether teaching classes or not. The theory in this book teaches the reader more than how to teach classes or obedience exercises. It teaches the basics of dog psychology, and why dogs are what they are.
Volhard, Volhard & Volhard, 1997, Canine Good Citizen: Every Dog Can Be One, Howell Book House
Woodhouse, Barbara, 1994,
Barbara Woodhouse on Training your Dog, Seven Hills Book Distributors
Benjamin, Carol Lea, 1994, Second Hand Dog : How to Turn Yours into a First-Rate Pet, Howell Book House
If you've read this book, let me
know what you think of it! I'd love to know if it stands up to expectations!
Spector, Morgan, 1997. Clicker Training for Obedience Competition: Getting Top Performance Positively. Sunshine Books.
Pryor, Karen, 1985. Don't Shoot The Dog: The Art of Teaching and Training. Bantam Books.
Jones, Deborah, 1998. Clicker Fun: Dog Tricks and Games Using Positive Reinforcement.
Donaldson, Jean, 1997. Culture Clash
Dunbar, Ian, 1998, Teaching New Dogs Old Tricks
Moake, Jane Simmons, 1992, Agility Training, The Fun Sport for all Dogs. Howell Book House.
Daniels, McLennan & Luther, 1991. Enjoying Dog Agility: From Backyard to Competition. Doral Publishing.
O'Neil, Jacqueline 1998. All About Agility. MacMillan General Reference.
Olson, Lonnie, 1997. Flyball Racing: The Dog Sport for Everyone. MacMillan General Reference.
Parkin, Jacqueline. 1996. Flyball Training -- Start to Finish. Alpine Pubns.
Sanders, William R, 1998. Enthusiastic Tracking, The Step By Step Training Method. Rime Publications.
Hunter & Duffy, 1998. Fun Nosework for Dogs: Teach Your Dog to Enjoy Using His Nose. Howlin Moon Press.
Button, Lou, 1990. Practical Scent Dog Training. Alpine Pubns.
American Rescue Dog Association, 1991. Search And Rescue Dogs: Training Methods. Howell Book House.
Whitemore & Hebard. 1996. So That Others May Live: Carol Hebard and her Search & Rescue Dogs. Bantam Books.
Bulanda & Luther, 1995. Ready! The Training of The Search and Rescue Dog. Doral Publishing.
Glen, Thorpe, Pesaresi, & Glenn. 1997. Search And Rescue. Fawcett Books.
Benjamin, Haggerty, 1996, Dog Tricks : New Tricks for Old Dogs, Old Tricks for New Dogs, and Ageless Tricks That Give Wise Men Paws, Howell
Book House
A good fun book for those who are tired of "formal" obedience training.
Christiansen, Bob. 1996. Choosing and caring for a Shelter Dog: A complete guide to Help You Rescue & Rehome a dog. Canine Learning Centers.
Hess, Elizabeth. 1998. Lost and Found: Dogs, Cats, and Everyday Heroes at a Country Animal Shelter. Harcourt Brace.
Star, Nora. 1997. Greyhound Tales: True Stories of Rescue Compassion and Love. Lost Coast Press.
