Canine Tracking by Don Abney is one of the oddest dog books I’ve ever read. And I’ve read a lot of dog books. It gets bonus points for being one of the very few (if only?) books I’ve ever seen that discusses blood trailing, how to teach dogs to follow Read more…
I’ve only read the first edition and not the newer addition of Evolution of Canine Social Behavior by Roger Abrantes. While I was reading this class I was taking an animal behavior class. It was fun to see the Abrantes book go right along with the topics in the class. Read more…
My adorable retriever! Notice the loose leash This is another of the too-many books I picked up at the used book store. I do want to say that the last three times I’ve gone, I walked out without purchasing anything! Retriever Trouble-shooting by John and Amy Dahl is meant to Read more…
I’m breaking the ‘rules of blogging’ by doing so many of them. But they’re accumulating faster than I’m putting them up. It’s time to get it over with! I still have a few more. But three is enough for today…. This is a really interesting book in many ways. The Read more…
There’s a serious problem with this book: It’s not very memorable. Every 12-14 months I’m surprised to find the library has a copy. I’m really excited, I get it sent the nearest branch. I read half of it. And then I realize that I’ve read it before. I’ve probably read Read more…
Dr Debbie Gross Saunders wrote this book. She’s known for her numerous articles in CleanRun and some of the other great things she’s produced for dog enthusiasts. This is something I got from the school library to read/flip through. It’s not the most entertaining thing to read, but definitely full Read more…
I was very excited about this book, a textbook on animal training! A new one! Carrots and Sticks, Principles of Animal Training by Paul McGreevy and Robert Boakes is a 2007 book that is a very science based look at training. The layout is great. They use a ton of Read more…
Most of my reading is training books. But I also read other dog non-fiction. One Dog at a Time by Pen Farthing is about the author’s time in Afghanistan and his interactions with the dogs there. And the interesting part is the timing. Over the last week, in many different Read more…