TRAINING AND BEHAVIOR

WHY CAN'T A DOG BE MORE LIKE A DOG? by Ian Dunbar

WHY TRAIN YOUR DOG? by Robin Kovary

12 TIPS FOR THE WELL TRAINED DOG by Robin Kovary

TRAINING YOUR DOG by Cindy Tittle Moore

THE CANINE GOOD CITIZEN

FINDING A TRAINER OR BEHAVIORIST

BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS/SOLUTIONS

BOOKS ON TRAINING AND BEHAVIOR

BOOKS ON TRAINING AND BEHAVIOR

• THE CULTURE CLASH, 1996, Jean Donaldson, Oakland: James and Kenneth Publishers
  
  
• DOG BEHAVIOR: AN OWNERS GUIDE TO A HAPPY HEALTHY PET, 1999, Ian Dunbar, New York: Howell Book House
  
  
• DOGS ARE FROM NEPTUNE: CANDID ANSWERS TO URGENT QUESTIONS ABOUT AGRESSION AND OTHER ASPECTS OF DOG BEHAVIOR, 1998, Jean Donaldson, Montreal: Lasar Multimedia Productions
  
  
• THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH, 2002, Patricia McConnell, Ballantine Books
  
  
• THE POWER OF POSITIVE DOG TRAINING, 2001, Pat Miller, Howell Book House
  
  
• DON'T SHOOT THE DOG: THE NEW ART OF TEACHING AND TRAINING (revised edition), 1999, Karen Pryor, New York: Bantam Books
  
  
• HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS, 1991, Ian Dunbar, Oakland, James and Kenneth Publishers
  
  
• ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS, 1997, Turgid Rugaas

   

  These books and others can be ordered at the link below. All profits (15% of each sale) will go to rescue.

  BUY BOOKS AND HELP RESCUE ESKIES AT THE PET LOVERS BOOKSTORE!!!

FINDING A TRAINER OR BEHAVIORIST

• How to Choose a Dog Trainer

  With so many people involved in the field of professional dog training today, trying to determine who's truly qualified can be a difficult task.

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/trainer.html



• National Association of Dog Obedience Instructors

NADOI is the only organization that tests and evaluates its members before allowing them to join.

http://www.nadoi.org

• Association of Pet Dog Trainers

1-800-PETDOGS

http://www.apdt.com

• American Dog Trainers Network

A comprehensive resource center for dog owners, dog trainers & the media

http://www.inch.com/~dogs/index.html

 

DOG BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

There are several good internet sources of articles addressed at correcting specific dog behavior problems. Here are a few of those sources:

• DOG LOGIC Obedience Articles , long list of articles on general training and specific behavior problems.

• DOG OWNERS' GUIDE , especially the section called: Survival Kit for Dog Owners

• DOGGIE DOOR TO CANINE BEHAVIOR includes articles written for the site on specific behavior problems.

• DR. P's DOG TRAINING , The Library of (Potential) Behavior Problems

• DUMB FRIENDS LEAGUE Behavior Tips , Colorada Humaine Society's list of behavior articles.

• STACY'S WAG'N'TRAIN Training Tips , includes articles on general training, puppies and new dogs and problem solving.

• PEACEABLE PAWS
  
  

• TAKING THE LEAD , British website of trainers Gil Minter and Gil White featuring a large variety of dog related information, including a useful "Behaviour Advise" section.
  

 

BELOW IS A SAMPLE OF ARTICLES--LISTED ON THE SITES ABOVE--THAT ADDRESS SPECIFIC BEHAVIOR CONCERNS

 

• OBEDIENCE TRAINING CAN HELP SOLVE MANY PROBLEMS
  

  • Introduction to Obedience Training: The importance of obedience training
    
    
    

• HOUSE TRAINING IS ESSENTIAL TO A GOOD ESKIE/OWNER RELATIONSHIP

  • A Guide to "Happy Housetraining". Preventing "accidents" instead of waiting for accidents to happen.
  • A Housetraining Checklist. More help with housetraining
  • Re-Housetraining Your Adult Dog
  • Submissive and Excitement Urination copyright 2000. Dumb Friends League
    
    
    

• CRATE TRAINING YOUR DOG IS AN EXCELLENT AID IN HOUSETRAINING AND OTHER BEHAVIOR PROBLEMS

  • Dog Crates: The crate: a modern dog den
  • Crate Training Your Dog, copyright 2000. Dumb Friends League
    
    
    
• BITING, PLAY BITING and AGGRESSION
  
  
  • Puppy Play-Biting My young puppy keeps biting our hands - HELP!
  • Possession Aggression by ASPCA Companion Animal Services
  • Question: New Shelter Dog Ballistic on Walks
    
    
    
• CHILDREN AND DOGS
  
  
  • Kids And Dogs: Safety First.  Kid-proof your dogs; dog-proof your kids
  • Children and Dogs: Important Information for Parents
  • How to Love Your Dog: a kid's guide to dog care
    
    
    
• INTRODUCING A SECOND DOG
  
  
  • Introducing Your New Dog To Your Resident Dog copyright 2000. Dumb Friends League
    
    
    
• DOGS LIVING WITH CATS



Dogs & Cats in Harmony? by Vicki DeGruy



• SPAYING OR NEUTERING YOUR DOG
  
  
  • Spay or Neuter Surgery:  A prescription for better canine health
  • Why Spay or Neuter? by the ASPCA
    
    
• SOME SUGGESTIONS FOR CONTROLLING BARKING
  
  
  • Excessive barking.  So how do I make Blackie stop barking up a storm?
  • Does Your Dog Bark-A-Lot? by Brandy J. Oliver, MA, 1996, revised 1998, copyright
    
    
    
• APARTMENT LIVING WITH A DOG
  
  
  • Dogs and Apartments.  Can Canis lupus familiaris, the domestic dog, be happy in a high-rise?
     
    
    
• DESTRUCTIVE BEHAVIOR
  
  
  • Prevent Your Puppy's Destructive Chewing Preventing Destructive Chewing Using a Constructive Multi-Pronged ApproachCopyright 1995 - 2000, Robin Kovary
  • Separation Anxiety, copyright 2000. Dumb Friends League