kevin881 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 It cant hurt to read an obedience book when expecting a new pup... I mean I know I was good at it 10 years ago. If I am expecting a new pup, I want to take a refresher course... anyone have a book they can advise? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelli 1 Posted August 23, 2005 Report Share Posted August 23, 2005 How To Raise A Puppy You Can Live With is an excellent book, but I can't remember the name of the authors. I got mine at Barnes and Noble. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brock's Girl Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 There are a couple I own and love, but for me I like to avoid the theory chapters and get right to the nitty gritty... I like "clicking with your dog" and "the power of positive dog training"... If formal obedience is what you're looking for, I love the way "clicker training for obedience" is laid out. JMO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dana Nichols Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 How to raise a puppy you can live with is by Rutherford and Neil. There is a new edition out now. You can also get it from the publisher - www.alpinepub.com The old edition is only $5.95 on their site right now. Dana Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MaggieDog Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 I'm another huge fan of Pat Miller's "The Power of Positive Dog Training" - it's practically required reading for all of my dog training clients, and a few of them refer to it as their dog training bible lol. It's very well written, easy to read, even has a lesson plan and some ideas on teaching a few tricks in addition to basic obedience stuff. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catu Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 "Advanced Schutzhund", Ivan Balavanov and Karen Duet. You can miss the defense part, but it's a great aproach to training on Drives. I think most of the clicker books leave behind that part of canine behavior, they say "what to do" and most of them don't mention "Why to do" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barb Scott Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Natural Dog Training by Kevin Behan and Play Training Your Dog by Patricia Gail Burnham. If you like dog mysteries, Lee Charles Kelley does a mystery/dog training book. His latest is "Twas the Bite Before Christmas". Barb S Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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