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…
At the Bob Bailey seminar last spring I heard that Raymond Coppinger would have a new book out. I was very excited. His 2001 book Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution made a big impact on me when I first read it a year or two after it Read more…
I heard about Retrieving for All Occasions over a year ago – and that it would eventually be available in English. I held off on buying it, knowing that I would reference and use an English version more than a Swedish one. And now it’s finally available! As an e-book now ($15) Read more…
This isn’t really a book to sit and read. There are a few short chapters on rally, but it’s mostly filled with course maps. The author, Charles Kramer is well known as being the person who made rally into a ‘real’ event. Rally (or “rally-o” or “rally obedience” etc) Read more…
I’m really far behind on my notes of dog books for this year! This book deserves a special mention. There are a million dog trick and dog game books right now. And the books are all very repetitive. Basic. Similar. I found this one at the library, but I’m Read more…
I heard about this book only about two weeks ago. I impatiently waited, and ordered it as soon as the website was up and running. My book arrived! The only drawback? It’s written in French. Lucky for me, I can read it well enough to get through…with Read more…
I first saw this book mentioned in early June. I bookmarked the one seller page. And then after hearing a few more mentions of it, Bob Bailey again saying it would be quite useful…I had to get it. He’s someone you have to listen to. (…while creating that link, Read more…
I picked up this book at the library. And the next week, I saw Dogwise was carrying it also. Parts of it are really well done. There’s a few pages on exercises to do without your dog! The importance of timing! A great format and excellent photos. The biggest drawback Read more…
This book by Darcy Morey is now my favorite history-of-dogs book. It took me months to get through it, the book is a compilation of a ton of research projects done all over the world. And it’s not in the most easy-to-read format. There are parts about the different theories Read more…
Robert Milner is becoming more well known for his positive training interest for retrievers.This book, however, was published almost ten years ago and isn’t as positive as he is now. Retreiver Trainingback to basics approach is like a lot of other retriever books I’ve read. It tries to cover absolutely Read more…