References: Training

Dogs and Kids

• Animal Safety for Kids: A Kids and Dog Safety Tip Sheet
• Chesapeake Bay Retriever Relief and Rescue: Kids and Dogs
• Ten Rules of a Good Relationship Between Dogs & Kids
• Paws for Health: Guide for Parents - How to Introduce a Baby to a Dog
• Pet Behavior Resources: Training a Dog to Bite the Family Child

Training Web Sites

• Flying Dog Press

  Flying Dog Press offers unique books, videos & more from holistic trainer Suzanne Clothier & others. You'll find information on dog training, behavior, the canine athlete, jumping, tracking, aggression, puppy testing, agility, dog/human relationships and lots of free articles by Suzanne Clothier on dog behavior & training.

• Canine Good Citizen Program
• Aggressive Dog behavior modification help

  This is an *extremely* helpful group in regards to aggression in dogs.In line with the serious nature of the group, and the professionals that are there helping, the rules are quite strict and we suggest reading them thoroughly before posting, but there are also easily searchable archives of previous emails that might help. They are a very wise bunch, with much food for thought on the nature of aggression (and it's varieties/origins), but more importantly, on it's solutions (their main interest), of which they are very generous in providing for your specific circumstance.

Training Books

This list is provided as informational, only. No book is endorsed or recommended. Descriptions are taken from publisher’s comments or from people who have read the material.

• A DOG IS LISTENING By Roger Caras (ISBN 0-671-79726-3)
• AIREDALE TERRIERS By Dorothy M. Miner, Barron's Educational Series. It addresses virtually every issue that is likely to arise once new owners have acquired their dream dog.
• BEST FOOT FORWARD By Barbara Handler
• BEYOND BASIC DOG TRAINING By Diane Bauman, Howell Books. Very helpful but doesn't give basic beginnings.
• Choosing & Caring for a Shelter Dog: A Complete Guide to Help You Rescue & Rehome a Dog
• CLICKER FUN By Deb Jones
• Clicker Training for Obedience: Shaping Top Performance--Positively
• COERCION AND ITS FALLOUT By Murray Sidman
• CULTURE CLASH By Jean Donaldson
• DEUTSCHE SCHUTZHUNDSCHULE By Johannes Grewe, published by Quality press. This book give some very impressive insights into why the dog is doing what he is.
• DOG TRAINING MADE EASY By Michael Tucker
• DOGS ARE FROM NEPTUNE By Jean Donaldson
• Dogs Behaving Badly! By Jean Donaldson
• Dogs Behaving Badly: An A-To-Z Guide to Understanding and Curing Behavioral Problems in Dogs By Nick Dodman
• Dog Behavior:An Owner's Guide to a Happy, Healthy Pet. by Dr. Ian Dunbar
• Dog Problems: A Professional Trainer's Guide to Preventing and Correcting Aggression, Destructiveness, Housebreaking Problems, Excessive Barking, Dogfights, Tugging, Jumping, Shyness, Stealing, Begging, Car Chasing, Fear Biting, Object Guarding, and much,much more By Carol Lea Benjamin
• DOG WHO LOVED TOO MUCH: TALES, TREATMENTS, AND THE PSYCHOLOGY OF DOGS By Nicholas H. Dodman / Hodder & Stoughton / 1998
• DOGS FOR DUMMIES By Gina Spadafori, Foreword by Marty Becker / Paperback / IDG Books Worldwide / August 1997
• DON'T SHOOT THE DOG! By Karen Pryor, published by Bantam Books This book explain a method of training and I believe should give us insight.
• ENCYCLOPEDIA OF THE DOG By Dr. Fogel
• EXCEL-ERATED LEARNING By Pam Reid
• GENETICS AND THE SOCIAL BEHAVIOR OF THE DOG By Scott and Fuller
• GOOD DOGS, GREAT OWNERS By Brian Kilcommons
• HOW DOGS LEARN By Burch and Bailey
• HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND By The Monks of New Skete
• HOW TO GET YOUR DOG TO DO WHAT YOU WANT By Warren Eckstein
• HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY YOU CAN LIVE WITH By Rutherford & Neil
• HOW TO RAISE AND TRAIN AN AIREDALE By Evelyn Miller Published By T.F.H. Everything you would want to know about your Airedale. A classic book on breeding, training, grooming and showing. In great condition, this book would be a welcome addition to any grooming/breeding library.
• HOW TO SPEAK DOG: MASTERING THE ART OF DOG-HUMAN COMMUNICATIONS Published by Free Press. After years of dogged research, Stanley Coren, a psychology professor at the University of British Columbia in Vancouver, Canada, has come out with a book to help dog owners understand what their pets are telling them and to help dogs understand what their owners are saying. He wants you to talk dog.
• HOW TO TEACH AN NEW DOG OLD TRICKS By Ian Dunbar
• JUMPING FROM A TO Z By Zink and Daniels
• MOTHER KNOWS BEST By Carol Lea Benjamin
• PEAK PERFORMANCE: COACHING THE CANINE ATHLETE By Chris Zink, DVM, PhD, ISBN 1-888119-02-0.
• PET OWNER'S GUIDE TO THE AIREDALE TERRIER By: Janet Huxley Ring press Books, UK 1998, 79 pages. Chapters: Choosing an ADT, Caring for your puppy, Basic training, the adult dog, In the show ring, Breeding Airedales, Health matters. Basic and general info for the first-time owner. Lots of wonderful photos of Janet’s champion ADT's and their puppies (Robroyd Kennels) Janet is owner/breeder of Ch. Robroyd Granite, the only ADT that ever won 3 CC's.
• PUPPY PRIMER By Scidmore & McDonnell
• Ruff Love by Susan Garrett
• Save That Dog: Everything You Need to Know About
  Adopting a Purebred Rescue Dog
• SCHUTZHUND OBEDIENCE, TRAINING IN DRIVE By Sheila Booth, Podium
  Publications. Very helpful.
• SCHUTZHUND: THEORY & TRAINING METHODS By Barwig & Hilliard This
  has a really nice section on tracking.
• SECOND-HAND DOG: HOW TO TURN YOURS INTO A FIRST-RATE PET By Carol
  Lea Benjamin / Paperback / Howell Books / June 1988. Great for people who rescue a pet.
• SO YOUR DOG ISN’T LASSIE: TIPS FOR TRAINING DIFFICULT DOGS &
  INDEPENDENT BREEDS By Betty Fisher & Suzanne Delzio ISBN: 0062734571
• Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence By Carole Lea Benjamin
• The Cautious Canine: Helping Your Dog to Overcome its Fears. by Dr. Patricia
  McConnell (booklet)
• The Toolbox for Remodeling Your Problem Dog