I've just realised I have a huuuuuuuge wish list of books I really want to read/buy. It'll take me years to plough through (and afford~!) all of these, but they have all been recommended to me by people who know their stuff.

Thought the list might be of interest to anyone who is looking for good behaviour/training books. Anyone got any personal reviews of these, or can recommend others?

Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog by Brenda Aloff
On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
Barking: The Sound of a Language (Dogwise Training Manual) by Turid Rugaas
Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) by Emma Parsons
Dominance: Fact or Fiction? by Barry Eaton
How Dogs Learn (Howell reference books) by Mary R. Burch, Jon S. Bailey PhD.
Other End of the Leash by Patricia B McConnell
Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) by Pamela Dennison
Dogs Are from Neptune by Jean Donaldson
Feisty Fido: Help for the Leash Aggressive Dog by Patricia B. McConnell, Karen B. London
The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears by Patricia Mcconnell
Understanding and Handling Dog Aggression by Barbara Sykes
Mine!: A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson
Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson
Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Jean Donaldson
Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt

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Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog by Brenda Aloff [I want this too! ]

On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas [and this one]

Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) by Emma Parsons [I have this one and it is pretty good, as the principles can be applied to calming any dog, not just those that are aggressive - however, for some reason I just couldnt get into it like I have some books]


Understanding and Handling Dog Aggression by Barbara Sykes [hhhmmm, I wasnt convinced by this one - might be one to borrow from the library and see what you think?]

Mine!: A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson [yes I have this and it is very good - but it is almost like a course booklet to advise a beahviourist on how to put a programme together to help a dog/client - or perhaps when teaching students - excellent all the same though]

Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Jean Donaldson [this was a fun little read - one you can dip in and out of - quite humerous in parts - almost like a little collection of stories but instead it is about different training theories principles - not much info on each though]

Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt [absolutely EXCELLENT - this has to be my absolute favourite book of last year - and i have a fair few! - i did a little review of this in another thread so will try and find it for you]

Edit: ok cant find the old post so just a quick summary on Control Unleashed:
It was originally developed to help dogs to be calm in the performance dog sport environment (like agility or flyball etc) but I have found this to be so useful just in general - I only wish I had got it earlier! and an absolute must with any form or reactive dog, whether that be aggression, excitable, fear etc...(maggie was very excitable and it has helped me - and her - loads).

It is slightly wordy and I would suggest taking the time to read the first couple of chapters to set the context, but after that you can kind of dip in and out of the chapters. The nice thing is that the methods are structured like games -this is what i love so much about it. everything is fun and although you can be dealing with quite serious issues, everything is sitll a game for you and the dog...and they are all aimed at teaching self-control. I love the 'Look at That! game - it is brill.

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ooooh good list

Off that list i haven't read Pam Dennison's Idiots Guide or Barking - yes I am self confessed dog-nerd!

I have read Barbara Sykes' Understanding Aggresion... and have to say I don't recommend it - in fact I may even own the book and I don't think I have given it a second look.

For just general goldmine of info The Other end of the Leash is excellent as is Dogs are from Neptune.

Brenda Aloff's is lovely and I give pretty much all my clients a copy of Dominance Fact or Fiction because its so important.
Click to Calm is super cos its so user friendly but I love Control Unleashed even though it can be difficult to read in places (and I don't think the DVD is any easier to watch).

Burch and Bailey's How Dogs Learn is a great one on learning - you could also try Excel-erated Learning by Pamela Reid is brill.

...so many books so little time...

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Hi i have most of these books, i speak to Barry Eaton is book is fantastic only a very small book will take a few days to read it but its worth its waiting gold he also dose one called hear hear.

Why dont you just buy one a month as you need to read them all but they are all very good books

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Also the Culture Clash from jean donaldson is a fantastic book

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I missed that one off, as I already have it - but yes, it should be on the list for other peoples' reference!

One a month might be pushing it - and I can't buy things online, so will probably have to order by mail with a postal order, or through Waterstones.

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I want to read all of those as well the Patricia McConnell books are supposed to be particularly good.

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I have a big 'dog book wish list' on Amazon. I've put them in order of appearance, from the ones I will get before my pup arrives to the ones I may get as things come up in training.

Comparisons are welcome! I've just added the ones from this topic that sound good, but that means I have several books on one topic. I'd love to hear which ones you guys think are the more useful and readable ones.

• The Perfect Puppy: Britain's Number One Puppy Care Book by Gwen Bailey
  
• Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Jean Donaldson
  
• Other End of the Leash by Patricia B McConnell
  
• Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog by Brenda Aloff
  
• Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook by Barbara Handelman
  
  Which of the above two would you recommend?
  
  
• A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog by Lorie Long
  
• Dogs Are from Neptune by Jean Donaldson
  
• The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears by Patricia Mcconnell
  
• Mine!: A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson
  
  
• Chill Out Fido!: How to Calm Your Dog (Dogwise Training Manual) by Nan Kene Arthur
• Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) by Emma Parsons
• Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson
  
  If you were to buy one of these three, which would you recommend?
  
  
• Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt (sadly not available on Amazon)
  
• Barking: The Sound of a Language (Dogwise Training Manual) by Turid Rugaas
  
• On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
  
• Playtime for Your Dog: Keep Him Busy Throughout the Day by Christina Sondermann
  
• You Bake 'em Dog Biscuits Cookbook: More Than 50 Tasty Recipes That Your Dog Will Beg for by Janine Adams
  
• 101 Dog Tricks: Step-by-step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog by Kyra Sundance

Oh, and I think I'll look at Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training by Pamela Dennison because I think there's a Dutch translation for that one (most of the above books sadly don't!) and I will want to give my parents some good reading about positive training before they're allowed to pup-sit

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My thoughts are:

• The Perfect Puppy: Britain's Number One Puppy Care Book by Gwen Bailey (this is great, def buy this one - you prob know most of it anyway but it puts it all in one place)
  
• Oh Behave!: Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker by Jean Donaldson (this one is a nice to have, but not really particularly helpful before getting a pup - see comment in my above post on this one)
• Other End of the Leash by Patricia B McConnell
  
• Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog by Brenda Aloff (definintely either this one or the below - make sure you get the newest version as i think the one below has a new edition out with better piccies)
  
• Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook by Barbara Handelman
  
  Which of the above two would you recommend? (it seems both are great - i have ordered both after having a quick flick at the library)
  
  
• A Dog Who's Always Welcome: Assistance and Therapy Dog Trainers Teach You How to Socialize and Train Your Companion Dog by Lorie Long (havent read this but sounds like it could be a good one)
  
• Dogs Are from Neptune by Jean Donaldson
  
• The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears by Patricia Mcconnell
  
• Mine!: A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs by Jean Donaldson (this is excellent - see comments in above post)
  
  
• Chill Out Fido!: How to Calm Your Dog (Dogwise Training Manual) by Nan Kene Arthur (this is good - you will know most of the exercises in it, but nice to have them all in one place - good for a high-drive/energy breed)
• Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog (Karen Pryor Clicker Book) by Emma Parsons (good but not as fun as Control Unleashed which i think would do a lot of the same things re calming dogs)
• Fight!: A Practical Guide to the Treatment of Dog-dog Aggression by Jean Donaldson
  
  If you were to buy one of these three, which would you recommend?
  
  
• Control Unleashed by Leslie McDevitt (sadly not available on Amazon) (absolutely excellent - 100% get this one - i think i got mine from canine concepts...will have a look)
  
• Barking: The Sound of a Language (Dogwise Training Manual) by Turid Rugaas
  
• On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
  
• Playtime for Your Dog: Keep Him Busy Throughout the Day by Christina Sondermann
  
• You Bake 'em Dog Biscuits Cookbook: More Than 50 Tasty Recipes That Your Dog Will Beg for by Janine Adams
  
• 101 Dog Tricks: Step-by-step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog by Kyra Sundance (these types of books are good - a lot are very similar so anything like this will keep you busy and handy to have for a rainy day)

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I have the 101 dog tricks and it is amazing. A bit of talk about pack leader but it's all positive training and bonding with your dog.

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