Recommended Reading
Good Books For Clients
Donaldson, J. (1997). Culture Clash. James and Kenneth Pub.
McConnell, P. The Other End of the Leash.
Pryor, K. (1999) Don’t Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching
and Training. Bantam Doubleday Dell Pub.
Rutheford, C. and DH Neil. (1992) How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live
With. Alpine Publishing: Loveland, CO.
Good Books for Veterinarians
- Aloff, B. (2005) Canine Body Language, A Photographic Guide. Dogwise.
- Great for owners, trainers and veterinarians.
- Bowen, J and S. Heath. (2005) Behaviour Problems in Small Animals,
Advice for the Veterinary Team. Elsevier Saunders.
- Great summaries, sample handouts. Especially thorough section on geriatrics.
- Hetts. S. (1999) Pet Behavior Protocols: What to say, what to do,
when to refer. AAHA Press: Lakewood, CO.
- Nice quick desk reference to get you heading in the right direction.
- Lindsay, S. (2000) Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training,
Volume 1: Adaptation and Learning. Iowa State University Press.
- Lindsay, S. (2001) Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training,
Volume 2: Etiology and Assessment of Behavior Problems. Iowa
State University Press.
- Lindsay, S. (2005) Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training,
Volume 3: Procedures and Protocols. Iowa State University Press.
- The Lindsay Volumes together provide the most complete canine literature
review to date. Owning these is like having an encyclopedia.
- Overall, K. (1997) Clinicial Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals Mosby:
St. Louis
- A detailed reference, with a lot of unpublished data and insight from an
experienced behaviorist. Heavy on the pharmacological side.
Most, if not all, of these books are available at www.dogwise.com
