This review is posted on the American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior's website ( Read more... )

So, I was asked to help create a library for my work (and by help, I am merely suggesting titles) for the volunteers and staff to read pertaining to dogs (and cats). So, though I have a mental list of must read ideas, a lot of the books I really enjoyed are very technical. So I am asking for suggestions on books pertaining to all things dogs ( ( Read more... )

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There are a lot of books and websites out there written by a wide variety of people, from the laymen to those who claim they are experts when it's pretty clear they're not. So I'm curious. Who would you consider to be the real experts in dog/canine behavior? The people who really GET it, who maybe even have the degrees to back up their books or ( Read more... )

I'd like to start clicker training my dog, 11 month old amstaff/lab mix. Can you guys recommend any good books to read on the subject. I'm also thinking about getting him into some agility classes-for fun not necessarily for competition. What should I look for in an agility class ( Read more... )

Dr. Ian Dunbar is giving away a PDF of his book "After You Get Your Puppy" during January. Dog Star Daily has declared January "Shelter Dog Prevention Month" in an effort to raise consciousness about the need for puppy training. As they say: "Most shelter dogs were once perfectly normal puppies exhibiting typical, though often undesirable, puppy ( Read more... )

I posted earlier this year about my brother's dog, Tiwi. Since then, she has been staying with my parents, getting more walks (twice a week instead of once a month, still not enough, but better) and has been staying in the kitchen more often (where she has company). She's been much calmer at home, less frantic and more obedient during walks. She ( Read more... )

We're big fans of Victoria Stilwell's show It's Me or the Dog at our house (my 3-year-old kid, especially). I was wondering if anyone else had read her book and what you thought of it ( Read more... )

Anyone read The Dog's Mind by Dr. Bruce Fogle? (http://www.amazon.com/Dogs-Mind-Understanding-Behavior-Reference/dp/0876055137Read more... )

I have an almost two year old corgi/terrier mix dog. She has become increasingly fearful and anxious as she's gotten older, and she's started to demonstrate some mild reactivity, though I'm not entirely sure to WHAT yet; it's certain dogs and people, and I'm trying to discover a pattern. I suspect I am reinforcing this fearfulness/reactivity in ( Read more... )