Recommended Reading
Society of Veterinary Behavior Technicians (2006)
Booklet for veterinary team members. See Table of Contents. Buy Now!
Jean Donaldson (1996) Berkeley, CA: James & Kenneth Publishers.
The best dog philosophy and training book I have ever read. This book will change how you communicate with your dog forever. If I chose one book for veterinary professionals and owners to read, it would be this book.
Excel-erated
Learning
Pamela Reid (1996). Oakland, CA: James & Kenneth Publishers. This
book is great for understanding learning theory. This book will help
you to understand the vocabulary behind the science of learning.
Don't Shoot
the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training
Karen Pryor (1984) New York: Bantam Books. Operant Conditioning in everyday
life. Learn to use these principles on your dog, your child, spouse,
boss, etc. This is the clicker "bible." A must read for the
newbie clicker trainer and for the more experienced. While this book
does not focus on dog training it explains operant conditioning as it
pertains to all training. It is easy to read, without lots of jargon,
and has real life examples thrown in that I feel gives the book perspective.
Dogs are
From Neptune
Jean Donaldson (1998). Montreal, Quebec: Lasar Multimedia Productions
Inc. Discusses treatments for behavior problems, a follow-up to Culture
Clash.
Calming Signals
Turrid Rugaas Learn to understand what dogs are trying to say to us
with their bodies.
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Dog Language:
An Encyclopedia of Canine Behavior
Roger Abrantes (1997). Naperville, Illinois: Wakan Tanka Pulishers.
The best book on dog communication.
Clicker Training
for Dogs
Karen Pryor (1999). Waltham, MA: Sunshine Books, Inc. This is the best
book to get you started. It may also be purchased with a clicker. This
book was previously knows as A Dog and A Dolphin 2.0.
Clicker Fun:
Dog Tricks & Games
Debra Jones, Phd (1998). A useful source for teaching tricks.
Clicker Training
for Obedience
Morgan Spector (1999). Waltham, MA: Sunshine Books, Inc. This book is
a must once you have learned clicker training and want to take it one
step further.
Clicker Training
Your Horse
Alexandra Kurland (1999). Waltham, MA: Sunshine Books, Inc. Alexandra
broke new ground in the horse world with this book. If you are a horse
person, get this book.
The Toolbox:
for Remodeling Your Problem Dog
Terry Ryan (1998) New York, NY Howell Book House.
Games People
Play (vol 1 & 2)
Terry Ryan (1996). Pullman, WA: Legacy by Mail. Great class game ideas.
Everything from musical chairs to tic tac toe!
Teaching Clicker
Classes
Debra Jones, Phd (1996) Published by Deb Jones. My classes were originally
developed from this book.
Perfect Puppy
Gwen Bailey (1995).Pleasantville, NY: The Reader's Digest Association,
Inc. The best puppy book in print.
Dog Behavior
and Training: Veterinary Advice for Owners
Ackerman, Lowell (Editor) (1996) Neptune City, NJ: TFH Publications, Inc.
Lads before
the Wind
Karen Pryor (1975). North Bend, WA: Sunshine Books. The "queen"
of clicker training explains the use of operant conditioning in an entertaining
style.
On Behavior
Karen Pryor, (1995). North Bend, WA: Sunshine Books. For the advanced
student of behavior. Excerpts from Ms. Pryor's many publications with
commentary about the effects of that work. An enjoyable read.
How Dogs Learn
Burch and Bailey (2000) This is a must have book. It is a combination
Culture Clash and Excelerated Learning style of book.
Perfect Puppy:
How to Choose a Dog by Its Behavior
Benjamin Hart, D.V.M., Lynette A. Hart (1997 - ninth printing), W.H. Freeman
and Company. The first "buyers guide" for choosing the appropriate
breed.
The Right Dog
For You: Choosing a Breed That Matches Your Personality, Family and Life-style
Daniel F. Tortora, Ph.D. (1980) Fireside - Simon and Schuster, Inc. Excellent
for pre-purchase counseling.
Your Purebred
Puppy: A Buyers Guide
Michele Lowell (1990 )Canada, Fitzhenry & Whiteside Excellent for
pre-purchase counseling.
Genetics and
the Social Behavior of the Dog
John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller (1965) Chicago, IL The University of
Chicago Press
The Domestic
Dog: its evolution, behavior and interactions with people
Edited by James Serpell (1995) Cambridge University Press
Handbook of
Applied Dog Behavior and Training Vol. 1: Adpatation and Learning
Steven R. Lindsay (2000) Iowa State University Press
Behavior of
the Domestic Cat
Bradshaw
The Domestic
Cat: the biology of its behavior
Edited by Dennis C. Turner and Patrick Bateson (1988) Cambridge University
Press
Video Tapes
"Clicker Magic" - Karen Pryor
"Take a Bow...Wow!" - Broitman & Lippman
"Click and Treat Training Kit" - Gary Wilkes
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