Books, DVD’s & websites I recommend:
For Puppies:
- Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog
by Dr. Ian Dunbar - Sirius Puppy Training (DVD)
by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- The Perfect Puppy: How to Raise a Well-Behaved Dog
by Gwen Bailey - Developmental Stages in Dogs (Socialisation)
- Puppy Socialisation & Habituation (practical) by Dr. David Appleby (online article)
For General Training:
- Dog Star Daily (best all-round dog training & behaviour site!)
- How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Training Dogs with Dunbar DVD by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- SIRIUS(r) Adult Dog Training
by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Dog Training For Children
by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Understanding the Rescue Dog: All You Need to Know About Re-homing a Dog with a Past
by Carol Price
- The Rescue Dog
by Gwen Bailey
- Visiting the Dog Park: Having Fun, Staying Safe
by Cheryl S. Smith
- When Pigs Fly!: Training Success with Impossible Dogs
by Jane Killion (if you’re a “difficult breed” like me and still want to do dog sports…yes, you can do it!)
Aggression
- Dog Aggression: Fighting DVD by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Dog Aggression: Biting DVD by Dr. Ian Dunbar
- Understanding & Handling Dog Aggression by Barbara Sykes
- Aggression in Dogs: Practical Management, Prevention & Behaviour Modification by Brenda Aloff
- Fight! A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson
For Clicker/Trick Training:
- Don’t Shoot the Dog! by Karen Pryor
- www.clickertraining.com
- www.clickertrain.com/
- 101 Dog Tricks by Kyra Sundance
- Dog Tricks: Fun & Games for Your Clever Canine by Mary Ray & Justine Harding
For General Canine Behaviour:
- The Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnell
- The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
- Think Dog! An Owner’s Guide to Canine Psychology by John Fisher
- Calming Signals: On Talking Terms with Dogs by Turid Rugaas
- Calming Signals DVD by Turid Rugaas
- Why does my dog…? by John Fisher
- How Dogs Learn by Mary R. Burch
- Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behaviour & Evolution by Ray & Lorna Coppinger
For Great Dane information:
- Great Dane: Model of Nobility by Jill Swedlow *
- Your First Great Dane by Angela Mitchell * (brilliant book!)
- Great Danes Today (Book of the Breed) by Di Johnson
- Great Dane: An Owner’s Guide to a Happy Healthy Pet by Jill Swedlow
- New Owner’s Guide to Great Danes
- Great Danes: Everything About Purchase, Care, Nutrition, Breeding, Behavior, and Training (Complete Pet Owner’s Manual)
- Great Danes (Comprehensive Guide to Owning & Caring for Your Dog) by William Haas
- The Great Dane by Anna Katherine Nicholas
- Great Danes by Michele Eearl-Bridges
- http://www.canismajor.com/dog/grdane.html
For Raw Feeding:
- The B.A.R.F. Diet: For Cats & Dogs by Dr. Ian Billinghurst (also on US Amazon)
- Give Your Dog A Bone by Dr. Ian Billinghurst
- Grow Your Pup With Bones by Dr. Ian Billinghurst
- Work Wonders by Dr. Tom Lonsdale
- Raw Meaty Bones by Dr. Tom Lonsdale
- www.rawessentials.co.nz
- BARF for Beginners: most common FAQ’s
General Dog information:
- The Good, the Bad & the Furry: Choosing the dog that’s right for you by Sam Stall
- The Encyclopedia of the Dog by Bruce Fogle (great for getting to know the different breeds & what they look like; not so much in-depth info)
- The Dog Owner’s Guide – (great comprehensive site for all things dog) http://www.canismajor.com/dog/index.html
And Cats too:
- Cat Confidential: The Book Your Cat Would Want You To Read by Vicky Hall
- Cat Counsellor: How Your Cat Relates to You by Vicky Hall
- Cat Detective by Vicky Hall
- The Complete Cat by Vicky Hall
- 277 Secrets Your Cat Wants You To Know by Paulette Cooper & Paul Noble
- Cat Vs. Cat: Keeping Peace When You Have More Than One Cat by Pam Johnson-Bennett
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Ciao Hsin-Yi!
See we agree on the books to read too…
You gave me some new names I will check out.
On the other side I see you do not mention Jan Fennel… I liked some of hers too.
Ciao Nicoletta