[Zen]

Does anyone have any books or authors that they have found over time that are just indispensable, or top quality? Would be nice to get a bit of a list going for us beginners, or, well, at least me :P

[canteloupe]

Patricia McConnell

[Labsnothers]

Here is a list put together by the professionals at a dog guide school for those caring for their dogs.

The Cultural Clash by Jean Donaldson, 1996

Excel-crated Learning by Pamela Reid, 1996

Don't Shoot the Dog, by Karen Pryor, 1996

Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence, by Carol Lea Benjamin, 1993

Second Hand dog, by Carol Lea Benjamin, 1988

Dog Problems, by Carol Lea Benjamin, 1989

Super Puppy, by Peter J. Vollmer, 1988

HELP, Mt dog Has an Attitude, by Gwen Bohnenkamp, 1994

Owners' Guide Better Behavior in Dogs and Cats, by William Campbell, 1989

What All Good dogs Should Know, By Wendy Vollmer, 1991

How to Raise a Dog When Nobody is Home, Jerry Kilmer, 1991

Puppy Primer, by Brenda K Skidmore and Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., 1996

Beginning Family Dog Training, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., 1996

[lizziedog1]

Animals In Translation by Temple Grandin.

This is not a dog book exactly, it is more about animal behavior and how animals think. Some of it can be used to try to figure out what goes on inside the mind of our canine friends.

[DukesMom]

"The Other End of the Leash" by Patricia McConnell. Actually, anything by Dr. McConnell!

I saw her speak last night on dog behavior and biology. It was FASCINATING. I've read every one of her books and have the great privilege to attend classes with Duke at the training business she founded.

[Kay Weber]

"What My Dog Has Taught Me About Life" by Gary Stanley

[Labsnothers]

The Other End of the Leash is a great book, but not a basic starter one. Been a long time since I learned as much from a book.

[briteday]

Merle's Door by Ted Kerasote...it changed the way I will forever look at dogs and their behavior.

[Labsnothers]

Ted Kersote is a gifted writer, but one more inexperience dog owner that let an easy dog fool him into thinking he was a dog expert. Letting dogs run loose isn't acceptable in most places today. Note his casual dismissal of Jack 1 getting killed in traffic.