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Training Articles and Handouts
These downloads are prepared by Michael's Dogs to help you. Some of it is good information to get you started on training. Some is supplemental information that may have been recommended to you by your Trainer.
These opinions and recommendations are presented for educational use only. They do not constitute any guarantee regarding your dogs behavior. You alone are responsible for your dogs behavior and the safety of others in his or her presence.
The following are in PDF format.
Books for Basic Dog Training
- Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog - Ian Dunbar (2004)
- Beginning Family Dog Training Patricia B. McConnell (1996)
- Click For Joy! Questions and Answers from Clicker Trainers and Their Dogs Melissa C. Alexander (2003)
- Clicking With Your Dog: Step-By-Step in Pictures Peggy Tillman (2000)
- The Dog Whisperer: A Compassionate, Nonviolent Approach to Dog Training - Paul Owens, Norma Eckroate (2007)
- Dogs Are from Neptune Jean Donaldson (1998)
- Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training Karen Pryor (1999)
- Excel-erated Learning: Explaining in Plain English How Dogs Learn and How Best to Teach Them Pam Reid (1996)
- Family Friendly Dog Training: A Six Week Program for You and Your Dog - Patricia McConnell, Aimee Moore (2007)
- Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household Karen B. London, Patricia McConnell (2001)
- Getting Started: Clicker Training for Dogs Karen Pryor (2005)
- How to Be the Leader of the Pack - Patricia McConnell (2007)
- How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves - Sophia Yin (2004)
- How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks - Ian Dunbar (1998)
- Little Dogs: Training Your Pint-Sized Companion Deborah Wood (2004)
- The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs Patricia B. McConnell (2002)
- Outwitting Dogs: Revolutionary Techniques for Dog Training that Work! Terry Ryan, Kirsten Mortensen (2004)
- Positive Reinforcement: Training Dogs in the Real World Brenda Aloff (2001)
- The Power of Positive Dog Training, 2nd ed Pat Miller (2008)
- Puppy Whisperer: A Compassionate, Non Violent Guide to Early Training and Care - Paul Owens, Terence Cranendonk, Norma Eckroate (2007)
- Reaching the Animal Mind: Clicker Training and What It Teaches Us about All Animals Karen Pryor (2009)
- Ruff Love - Susan Garrett (2002)
- The Thinking Dog: Crossover to Clicker Training - Gail Tamases Fisher (2009)
- When Pigs Fly - Training Success with Impossible Dogs - Jane Killion (2007)
Training Books Related to Specific Behavior Issues
- Behavior Problems in Dogs William E Campbell (1999)
- The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears Patricia McConnell (1998)
- Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog Brenda Aloff (2005)
- Chill Out Fido!: How to Calm Your Dog - Nan Kene Arthur (2009)
- Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog Emma Parsons (2004)
- Feisty Fido Patricia B. McConnell, Karen B. London (2003)
- Fight! Jean Donaldson (2004)
- Focus Not Fear: Training Insights from a Reactive Dog Class Ali K Brown (2007)
- Help for Your Fearful Dog: A Step-By-Step Guide to Helping Your Dog Conquer His Fears Nicole Wilde (2006)
- Help for Your Shy Dog: Turning Your Terrified Dog into a Terrific Pet Deborah Wood, Amy Aitken (1999)
- How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong: A Road Map for Rehabilitating Aggressive Dogs Pamela Dennison (2005)
- I'll Be Home Soon: How to Prevent and Treat Separation Anxiety - Patricia B. McConnell (2000)
- Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs Jean Donaldson (2002)
- Scaredy Dog! Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog Ali Brown (2004)
- Way to Go! How to Housetrain a Dog of Any Age - Patricia McConnell, Karen London (2003)
Books for Dog Development and Relationships
- Another Piece of the Puzzle: Puppy Development - Pat Hastings, Erin Ann Rouse (2004)
- The Puppy Primer, 2nd ed Patricia B. McConnell, Brenda Scidmore (2010)
- Puppy's First Steps - A Whole Dog Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, Well-Behaved Puppy -
- Nicholas Dodman, Lawrence Linder (2008)
- Bonding with Your Dog: A Trainer's Secrets for Building a Better Relationship - Victoria Schade (2009)
- Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs Suzanne Clothier (2002)
- The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship between Humans and Domestic Dogs Jean Donaldson, Ian Dunbar (1996)
- For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend Patricia B. McConnell (2006)
- Ruff Love: A Relationship Building Program for You and Your Dog Susan Garrett (2002)
- Shaping Success: The Education of an Unlikely Champion Susan Garrett (2005)
- Stress in Dogs Martina Scholz, Clarissa von Reinhardt (2006)
Books for Playing With Your Dog
- The Little Dogs' Activity Book: Fun and Frolic for a Fit Four-Legged Friend Deborah Wood (2007)
- Play Together, Stay Together: Happy and Healthy Play between People and Dogs Karen B. London, Patricia B. McConnell (2008)
- Play with Your Dog Pat Miller (2008)
DVDs
- Brenda Aloff's Fundamentals: Foundation Training for Every Dog Brenda Aloff (2005)
- Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You Turid Rugaas (2006)
- The Dog Whisperer: Beginning and Intermediate Dog Training - Paul Owens, et al (2004)
- The Dog Whisperer: Vol 2 - Solving Common Behavior Problems Paul Owens, Anthony Mosa (2007)
- The Language of Dogs Sarah Kalnajs (2006)
- Sirius Puppy Training - Ian Dunbar (2007)
- Susan Garrett's Crate Games for Self-Control and Motivation Susan Garrett (2007)
- Train Your Dog - Nicole Wilde, Laura Bourhenne (2003)
- Working with Fearful Dogs Nicole Wilde (2007)
Relaxation Training/Tools
- Getting In Ttouch with Your Dog: An Easy, Gentle Way to Better Health and Behavior Linda Tellington-Jones (2001)
- On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals Turid Rugaas
- Through a Dog's Ear: Music to Calm Your Canine Companion CD - Joshua Leeds (2008)
Useful Websites
The websites below highlight some of the best known authorities on animal behavior. Many of them have libraries of information available to you as free reference guides.
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