eXPERT ADVICE AND TRAINING TIPS
Resources For You And Your Dog
There’s an awful lot of information about dog training and behavior out there on the internet… some of it good, much of it bad. To help you benefit from the good and avoid the bad, we’ve gathered some of our favorite resources that address common training and behavior questions. Let us know if this section is helpful to you! And if there’s something you feel we should include, let us know that too! Thanks!
Training Needs and Challenges
Alphabetical Listing
Aggression (Including Leash Reactivity)
Book: Fight! A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-Dog Aggression, by Jean Donaldson.
Book: Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash-Reactive Dog, by Patricia McConnell, Ph. D. and Karen London, Ph.D.
See “Muzzle Training” below
Anxiety and Fear
Book: The Cautious Canine – How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears, by Patricia McConnell, PhD.
Barking
Online Booklet: Barking: What’s the Barking Deal?
Digging
Husbandry
Multiple Dogs
Book: Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household, by Patricia McConnell, Ph.D.
Muzzle Training
Website: Muzzle Up Project
Puppies!
Kindle Book: Puppy Socialization: What It Is and How To Do It, by Marge Rogers and Eileen Anderson
Book: Life Skills for Puppies: Laying the Foundation for a Loving and Lasting Relationship, by Daniel Mills and Helen Zulch
Book: Before and After You Get Your Puppy, by Ian Dunbar
Resource Guarding
Book: Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, by Jean Donaldson.
Senior Dogs
Book: Remember Me? Loving and Caring for a Dog with Canine Cognitive Dysfunction, by Eileen Anderson.
Website: https://dogdementia.com
Separation Anxiety
Book: Treating Separation Anxiety in Dogs, by Malena DiMartini Price.
Website: Great information and resources about separation anxiety here, including online self-help course, and contacts for Certified Separation Anxiety Trainers (CSATs): https://malenademartini.com
General Behavior Goals
Recommended YouTube Channels
Recommended Online Behavior Libraries
General Training and Behavior – Puppies to Adults
Book: Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson.
Book: Life Skills for Puppies, by Helen Zulch and Daniel Mills.
Games That Foster Training
Article: How to Play Tug with Your Dog
Crate Games, by Susan Garrett: Buy the DVD here or register for the online course here.
Recommended Subscriptions
Recommended Websites
Recommended Trainers
Find an Academy for Dog Trainers trainer, click here.
Find an IAABC (International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants) behavior consultant, click here.
AVSAB’s Position Statements
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB) is a group of veterinarians and doctorate level animal behaviorists dedicated to improving the lives of animals and people through an understanding of animal behavior.
“Research shows that dogs do not need to be physically punished to learn how to behave, and there are significant risks associated with using punishment (such as inhibiting learning, increasing fear, and/or stimulating aggressive events).
Therefore, trainers who routinely use choke collars, pinch collars, shock collars, and other methods of physical punishment as a primary training method should be avoided.”
JUST SAY NO!
Prong/Pinch Collars
The Case AGAINST Prong/Pinch Collars (and other punishment collars):
