 | For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend by Patricia B. McConnell
Buy new: $21.33 / Used from: $3.27 Absultely y top pick (for now). Patricia McConnell is probably the best behaviorist and trainer out there. This book is about the emotional lives of dogs. Includes great info about body lanquage too.
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 | The Other End of the Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs by Patricia B. McConnell
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $5.99 Again, McConnell is brilliant. This is about communicating with your dog.
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 | How to be the Leader of the Pack...And have Your Dog Love You For It. by Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
Buy new: $3.95 / Used from: $1.33 How to be the authority of your pack through realistic, non-violent means.
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 | Don't Shoot the Dog!: The New Art of Teaching and Training by Karen Pryor
Buy new: $11.56 / Used from: $2.99 Sometime referred to as THE handbook for dog trainers. Karen Pryor is on the cutting edge of positive and clicker based training.
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 | The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way to Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs by Jean Donaldson
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $1.41 Jean Donaldson is one of the foremost trainers in the US. This book provides insight into your dog's experience in our (human) world, and how that impacts your training the dog.
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 | The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller
Buy used from: $0.99 Positive training - I'll say no more.
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 | Clicking With Your Dog: Step-By-Step in Pictures (Karen Pryor Clicker Books) by Peggy Tillman
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $7.56 Self descriptive title from the queen of clicker training.
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 | Dogs are from Neptune by Jean Donaldson
Buy used from: $4.12 Another great one from Jean Donaldson about how dogs are different from us.
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 | The Cautious Canine by Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $2.81 This is the best book I've read about dogs who are shy or reactive. It is short, easy to read, and provides excellent steps you can take to help you dog.
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 | Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson
Buy used from: $15.00 If your dog growls when you go near her favorite toy or his rawhide - you need to read this book. It offers solutions to these, and other resource gaurding problems.
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 | Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Aggressive Dog by Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $5.18 Awesome book about handling, and helping dog-aggressive dogs. A nice, short, easy read with instructions for helping you dog.
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 | Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson
Buy used from: $13.94 This is a practical guide to helping your dog-aggressive canine friend.
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 | Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household. by Karen B. London Ph.D.
Buy new: $9.95 / Used from: $5.18 Yet another great one from Dr. McConnell. This one helps people with multiple dogs manage the chaos that can be their daily lives.
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 | I'll be Home Soon by Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
Buy new: $7.95 / Used from: $5.13 For those with dogs who tear apart their homes while they are at work (or taking the garbage out) - here is a fantastic book to help you and your dog.
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 | Before and After Getting Your Puppy: The Positive Approach to Raising a Happy, Healthy, and Well-Behaved Dog by Dr. Ian Dunbar
Buy new: $13.57 / Used from: $3.41 Ian Dunbar pioneered training in puppies. Before him everyone thought only adults could learn. Here he provides an instruction manual for your puppy.
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 | How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks by Ian Dunbar
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $5.95 This is a great primer from master Ian Dunbar.
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