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Dominance
- fact or fiction? Read this booklet AND Dog Language by Roger Abrantes (see further down on this page) to get a more realistic idea of how dogs function. What
scares me are all these trainers (you see a fair amount of them
on TV) who argue that the dogs that they are working on are dominant
and trying to take over the families, but they don't seem to have
the first knowledge about basic dog language?! All these dogs that
they point out as dominant are all frustrated and fearful - ears pinned
back, tails down and the corners of their mouth pulled far back. There
is nothing dominant about them! For more info about the author and the book, go to www.deaf-dogs-help.co.uk |
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After You Get Your Puppy The only puppy book in English that I can recommend. I've read a fair few and all the others mix in the odd bit of harsh treatment, which is not necessary. Go to Amazon.co.uk to buy it! |
 SMOKE ALARM TRAINING FOR YOUR DOG A Swedish animal behaviorist introduces a new, revolutionary training technique that could save your life! Any dog, small or large, can be taught to alarm its family for smoke or fire in the home, whether they live in a house or an apartment. Simple step-by-step program and illustrative pictures show how dog owners can have a smoke alarm trained dog in just a few weeks. Book of the month (USA) in July 2003! You can buy this book from ActivateYourDog.com |
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 Don't shoot the dog Karen Pryor
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 Dog Language Roger Abrantes Finally we are able to buy this amazing book in the UK! It is written by the fabulous danish ethologist Roger Abrantes and it was translated into english in the States many years ago, but for some strange reason it has not been launched in this country until now. This is one of those books that every dog owners should have in their bookshelf as a reference book. Roger Abrantes goes through all aspects of dog language, organised alphabetically from A - Z. The pictures in the book are beautiful and make it easy to relate the information to your own dog. If you want to learn about dog language, this is the book to get!  (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 The Other End of The Leash Patricia B. McConnell PhD
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 Dogs - A Startling New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behaviour, and Evolution - Raymond Coppinger, Lorna Coppinger
I went
to see Raymond Coppinger at a weekend workshop one weekend in
May and I was entranced by the information he gave us. Could it
be true that we didn't domesticate the dog? That it was a natural
selection of the canids that had less hazard avoidance behaviour
and stronger forging behaviour that moulded a new species - the
dog?
Raymond Coppinger is a dog ethologist and studies dogs, their background, their behaviours and their working environments. He tells us fascinating tales from his life and studies and he tells us about the similarities and differences between dogs and wolf. This book should be read by every dog breeder and every person thinking of taking on a puppy. In fact, it should be read by anyone that has anything to do with dogs - even if you don't believe in everything he says, it is a fantastic book for challenging the knowledge we thought we had about dogs. (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 Think Dog John Fisher This book is perfect for the first time owner. It is written with a wonderful sense of humour... It should be a must for all dog owners to read this book BEFORE they get a dog! ..and after and during.. (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 Genetics and the social behaviour of the dog John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 Applied dog behaviour and training, vol. I Steven R. Lindsay (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 Applied dog behaviour and training, vol II Steven R. Lindsay (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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no image! Scent: Training to Track, Search and rescue Pearsall and Verbruggen (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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Sorry
no image! Reinforcement Training for Dogs John Fisher (click on the Amazon logo to buy this book)
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 How
dogs learn
Mary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey
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