Recommended Reading & DVDs

Not an exhaustive list, but plenty to be going on with...........

How Dogs Learn by Burch and Bailey

Shaping Success by Susan Garrett

Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt

Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor

The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson

Oh Behave! by Jean Donaldson

On Talking Terms with Dogs:Calming Signals by Turid Rugas

Dominance: Fact or Fiction by Barry Eaton

Raw Meaty Bones by Tom Lonsdale

AFTER You Get Your Puppy by Dr Ian Dunbar (available as a download from www.dogstardaily.com)

Dogs - A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behaviour and Evolution by Raymond and Lorna Coppinger (Evolution & Development)

The Dog, Its Behaviour, Nutrition and Health by Linda P. Case (Comprehensive but readable, good for anatomy)

The Domestic Dog by James Serpell (Good summary chapters)

Genetics and the Social Behaviour of the Dog - Scott and Fuller (Classic text, essential for behaviourists)

Volumes 1 - 4 of Applied Dog Behaviour and Training by Steven Lindsay (Very comprehensive, not easy to read)

Animal Cognition by Clive Wynne (Behavioural science text)

Affective Neuroscience by Jaak Panksepp (for the serious student, challenging concepts)

Crate Games by Susan Garrett

Great Dog Shame about the Handler by Greg Derrett