Reading List Recommendations
Before You Get a Dog
- Am I safe (video), Sarah Kalnajs
- Before and After You Get Your Puppy, Ian Dunbar
- The Right Dog for You, Daniel Tortora
- The Perfect Puppy, Hart & Hart
- Successful Dog Adoption, Sue Sternberg
- The Purebred Puppy, Miriam Fields-Babineau
- Rescue Me, Bardi McClennan
- Purebreed Rescue Dog Adoption, Liz Palika
Kids & Dogs
- How to Raise Kids & Dogs Without Losing Your Mind, Colleen Pelar
- Childproofing Your Dog, Brian Killcommons
- Helping Fido Welcome Your Baby, Suzanne Hetts
- Happy Kids, Happy Dogs, Barbara Shumannfang
- Your Baby & Bowser, Steve Rafe
Basic Training For Family Pet
- The Idiots Guide to Positive Dog Training, Pamela Dennison
- Good Owners, Great Dogs, Brian Kilcommons
- Puppy Training/Family Dog Training, Patricia McConnell
- The Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dog, Terry Ryan (not just for problem dogs!)
General Dog Behavior & Training
- Culture Clash, Jean Donaldson
- Don’t Shoot the Dog, Karen Pryor
- Canine Body Language – A Photographic Guide, Brenda Aloff
- How Dogs Learn, Burch & Bailey
- Excel-erated Learning, Pamela Reid
- Evolution of Canine Social Behavior, Roger Abrantes
Solving Problems
- The Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dog, Terry Ryan
- How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong, Pamela Dennison
- Anything by Jean Donaldson (lots of stuff on aggression)
- Anything by Patricia McConnell (lots of stuff on living with common problems)
- Click to Calm, Emma Parsons
- Help for Your Shy Dog, Deborah Wood
- Scaredy Dog, Ali Brown
- Sounds Good CD’s by Terry Ryan (to desensitize your dog to normal but loud sounds)
These books and many others (and some great videos) can be found at dogwise.com. (We do not generate any income from this referral)