If you talk to dog trainers who are familiar with clicker training, almost all of them have heard of Karen Pryor. Her book on teaching, Don’t Shoot the Dog is not specifically about dogs. It is considered a “classic” book on dog training. Her less-known book, Lads Before the Wind, is one of my Read more…
I was introduced to these authors through their puppy book, Life Skills for Puppies. This book is even better! Helping Minds Meet is my current favorite book for new dog owners. It has some training in it for sitting, lying down, and walking. All skills are presented not as ‘dogs need training Read more…
Update from the future – this page gets a lot of views – what prompted you to search for this book? Send me an email – afmdog@gmail.com. I heard reference to this author being a good resource on nutrition and conditioning information for sporting dogs. Through an online search, I found Read more…
This book has been on my table for a year now. It’s a giant book with chapters on everything from cars to noises to muzzle training. There are chapters on almost everything that a dog could be nervous about and chapters on all the training and management strategies/tools that a Read more…
I’m never sure how to feel when I find books like this at the used book store. I’m happy that I now have the book! But how did the book get there? Did the previous owner resolve his or her challenges with a reactive dog? Or did that person seek Read more…
This is one of the strangest books I’ve ever read, it was completely different than I expected! The topic is relevant to all dog professionals and should be important to all dog owners, but especially owners of anxious and/or reactive dogs. It’s incredibly important to know about stress! The book Read more…
It used to be there weren’t -that- many dog training books. But now with the magic of the internet and being able to better market dog training books to training enthusiasts, there are -so- many dog books and many of them are focused on very specific topics or activities. Read more…
This rally book is incredibly interesting. It’s written by someone who has been involved with rally since it’s early AKC days. The author was one of many people who attended rally trials on the very first night/day (very early morning!) that AKC was offering rally in 2005. I remember reading Read more…
Colleen Pelar’s other book, Living with Kids and Dogs without Loosing Your Mind is something I recommend to almost every family I see that has kids. This new Puppy Training for Kids book will now also be recommended in the households with elementary and middle school kids. It’s a Read more…
I enjoy watching Mary Ray perform. I’ve been watching her performances at Crufts for as long as video has readily been available online. To get such consistent and reliable performances from not just one dog, but sometimes up to four at a time (skip ahead to 2:00 on that one to get to the multiple Read more…