Updated July 2009

Here is a listing of useful training/temperament books supplied by Nicole Stark. If you have additional books to add, please email them to Info@ddbsa.org

 

There are books to help new dog owners establish gentle but firm control over their pets, including:

The Evans Guide for Housetraining Your Dog Job Michael Evans/Hardcover/1987

The Body Language and Emotion of Dogs : A Practical Guide to the Physical and Behavioral Displays Owners and Dogs Exchange and How to Use Them... Myrna M., D.V.M. Milani/Paperback/1993

The Art of Raising a Puppy New Skete Monks/Hardcover/1991

How to Be Your Dog's Best Friend : A Training Manual for Dog Owners New Skete Monks/Hardcover/1978

I Just Got a Puppy : What Do I Do? Mordecai Siegal, Matthew Margolis/Paperback/1992

The Pearsall Guide to Successful Dog Training : Obedience 'from the Dog's Point of View' Margaret E. Pearsall/Hardcover/1980

How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With Clarice Rutherford, David H. Neil/Paperback/1992


A pound of cure
If you’re already in a pickle with Fido, there are books about solving dominance and aggression problems, including:

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 Carol Lea Benjamin/Paperback/1989

The Dog Who Loved Too Much : Tales, Treatments, and the Psychology of Dogs Nicholas H. Dodman/Paperback/1997

The Chosen Puppy : How to Select and Raise a Great Puppy from an Animal Shelter Carol Lea Benjamin/Paperback/d1990

Second Hand Dog : How to Turn Yours into a First-Rate Pet Carol Lea Benjamin/Paperback/1994

Uncle Matty's Ultimate Guide to Dog Training : The Woof Papers Matthew Margolis, Mordecai Siegal/Hardcover/1998 (Also videotape)

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