My Library

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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