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	SAVED! A GUIDE TO SUCCESS WITH YOUR SHELTER DOG by Papurt When you get a dog from a shelter you are saving an animal's life, and also bringing a wonderful new friend into your home. Learn how to select the right dog for your household, create a safe and comfortable environment, and how to train your new pet and look after its dietary and health care needs. 1997, paperback, 158 pgs.
	RIGHT DOG FOR YOU by Tortora Takes the guesswork out of choosing a dog while leaving in the fun. It will tell you about more than 110 breeds and help you to select a dog compatible with your personality, family, and lifestyle. Choosing a dog can become easy and enjoyable as you learn everything there is to know about the breeds, including: Physical characteristics, food requirements, temperamental characteristics, activity level, training potential, guard-dog ability, popularity, background, and unique qualities of each breed. Fully illustrated, easy-to-read tables, pages of practical advice. (Illustrations are small black & white line drawings.) Author: Daniel Tortora. 1980, paperback, 374 pgs.
	BEGINNING FAMILY DOG TRAINING by McConnell Designed to teach you how dogs think, how they communicate, and how they learn. Book is an introduction for beginners or a reminder of basics for those who are more experienced. Could go along with a basic household obedience class if you and your dog are enrolled, or you could work alone. If you are working alone, work on each section in depth before moving to the next, and get the entire family involved. The training technique used is lure/reward; also teaches you how to be the leader of the pack! Also an excellent hand-out book for instructors or breeders. 1996, paperback, 67 pgs.
	GOOD OWNERS GREAT DOGS by Kilcommons & Wilson Excellent choice! Well organized, understandable and easy to practice training methods for dogs of all ages. Loaded with useful tips and photos. This is a great book to use when the whole family wants to help train the puppy or dog, especially when combined with Good Owners, Great Dogs video, DTB274. (Set #A134) 1992, paperback, 267 pgs.
	DOGS HOME ALONE by Abrantes "Home Alone" is the canine behavior problem that we have treated with greatest success. The original program has been modified over the years, but the idea is still the same - to teach the dog slowly but safely, how to be home alone. Author: Roger Abrantes. Published by Wakan Tanka. 1999, paperback, 46 pgs.
	I'LL BE HOME SOON! Trish McConnell How to prevent and treat Separation Anxiety. If you worry about leaving your dog home along, both because you love your dog and your house, this book is for you. Most dogs can be left home alone during the day and lead happy, fulfilled doggy lives without destroying your house. Of course, some of them get into trouble at home when you're gone because there's so much fun stuff to do without you to stop them. But a small number of dogs suffer from a serious problem called Separation Anxiety, in which they panic at your departure and stay panicked until you return. This book is designed to help those owners whose dog really suffers from SA, to help prevent it from developing, and to help raise a dog with good "house manners." 2000.
	THE BARK STOPS HERE Terry Ryan Figure out why your dog barks too much, understand the problem from the dog's point of view. Different reasons require different methods and tools to prevent or treat the problem. Provides examples and describes a range of methods and tools that can be helpful. Urges veterinary examination first to eliminate physical/emotional causes. Clear, well-written help for a problem that most dog owners face at some time. 2000, paperback
	HANDS-ON DOG CARE: COMPLETE CANINE FIRST AID Sue Copeland & John Hamil Complete book of canine first aid. Part 1: Action Plans - you'll be asked a series of questions based on symptoms you observe, and given specific instructions based on your answers. Part 2: You'll be referred to this section, where you'll get visual, step by step instructions for how to perform the first-aid skills necessary to help your dog until you can get him to the vet, or as detailed in home-treatment instructions. You'll also find the latest information on preventative dog care here. Part 3: Glossary, where you'll find detailed descriptions of conditions and terms used in Parts 1 and 2. 2000, paperback.
	ARTHRITIS CURE FOR PETS by Beale & Adderly How to halt, reverse, and even cure your pet's osteoarthritis, with a low-cost, readily available, over-the-counter treatment without side effects. Explains the disease, its causes and prevention, and  how the science behind the cure works. Outlines a complete program that includes diet and exercise, and describes exactly how to administer the easily obtainable supplements, vitamins and minerals that make up the cure. Authors: Brian Beale, DVM & Brenda Adderly, MHA. Published by Little, Brown. 2000.
	CALMING SIGNALS BOOK/VIDEO SET by Rugaas Dogs have a language for communication with each other, consisting of a large variety of signals using body, face, ears, tail, sounds, movement and expression. If we study the signals dogs use with each other and use them ourselves, we increase our ability to communicate with our dogs. .....A practical, down-to-earth, logical understanding and use of the body language of dogs. *The new video is THE companion volume to the popular book. It shows Turid on her own home turf, working with dogs. Includes footage of calming signals, how dogs use them, how people can use the signals in their own interactions with dogs. Author: Turid Rugaas. Norway. Published by Legacy by Mail. 2000, paperback, 33 pgs. Video: 48 min.
	IT'S MAGIC: STEP BY STEP GUIDE TO DOG TRAINING  by Bishop Step-by-step, illustrated, practical guide to dog training with an eye to competition. Allows you to work at your own pace and level according to the capabilities of the dog. For the beginner or experienced handler. Extremely well illustrated in black & white through every exercise. Methods are more traditional but NOT yank & jerk!! *Discussion of specific obedience exercises is based on the British rules, but training methods obviously apply in any country. Author: Sylvia Bishop (UK). Published by DTW Press, UK. 1994, 160 pgs.
	ULTIMATE DIET: NATURAL NUTRITION FOR DOGS AND CATS by Schultze Natural nutrition for dogs and cats. Contents include: species-appropriate nutrition, basic food groups, making the meal, snacks, treats and travel, herbs and green food, cautionary foods, making the switch, anti-cancer diet, pregnancy, puppies and kittens, seniors, food sources of nutrients, and an extremely valuable resource, Holistic Animal Yellow Pages. **This is a great addition to your library if you're into natural health! Author: Kymythy Schultze. 1998, paperback, 115 pgs.
	CLICKER TRAINING FOR DOGS by Pryor New book from clicker training expert Karen Pryor includes the old A Dog & A Dlophin 2.0. It is essentially an introduction to clicker training (positive reinforcement training system based on operant conditioning, a set of sceintific principles describing the development of behavior in which the animal operates on the environment, instead of the other way around). Author: Karen Pryor. Published by Sunshine Books. 1999, paperback, 52 pgs.
	DON'T SHOOT THE DOG by Pryor One of our best selling teaching and training books. Not exclusively a dog training book - author is famous as an early dolphin trainer. Outlines 8 methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behavior without yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips - or shooting the dog; the 10 laws of shaping behavior through affection training; how to combat your own addictions to alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, overeating or whatever; how to deal with such difficult problems as a moody spouse, an impossible teen, or an aged parent; PLUS housetraining the dog, improving your tennis game, keeping the cat off the table, and much, much more! New revised edition has new chapter, "Clicker Training,  A New Technique." This covers the use of clickers in dog training, why it works, and how it has caught on. 1999, paperback, 188 pgs.
	HOW DOGS LEARN by Burch & Bailey Explains the science of operant conditioning, the psychological principle upon which almost all animal training is based. Operant conditioning is the place where science and dog training meet, and the authors bring you there in terms anyone can easily grasp. Every scientific concept is explained clearly and precisely, and its relevance to your dog is laid out. Includes a history of animal training, the basic principles of behavior, behavioral diagnostics (why does the dog do that?), increasing behaviors (teaching your old dog new tricks), decreasing behaviors (dealing with canine delinquents), differential reinforcement, antecedent control, and using punishment. A must-have book for the more serious dog person or behaviorist. Authors: Mary Burch, PhD. & Jon Bailey, PhD. Published by HOW. 1999, 224 pgs.

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