Recommended Reading

For new dog owners or those considering getting a new puppy or dog:

Before and After Getting Your Puppy, by Dr. Ian Dunbar, veterinarian, animal behaviorist and founder of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers

New Puppy! Now What? Everything You Need to Know About Living with Your New Puppy! (DVD) by Victoria Shade, CPDT

Living with Kids and Dogs...Without Losing Your Mind, A Parent's Guide to Controlling the Chaos, by Colleen Pelar, CPDT

Training Books:

Click for Joy! by Melissa C. Alexander

How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks, by Dr. Ian Dunbar

Help For Your Fearful Dog, by Nicole Wilde, CPDT

Books on dogs, training, and our relationships with them:

The Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson

The Other End of the Leash, Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D

Bones Would Rain from the Sky, Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs, by Suzanne Clothier

Dog Health:

The Whole Dog Journal Dog and Puppy Care and Training,edited by Nancy Kerns

Natural Health Bible for Dogs and Cats,by Shawn Messonnier, DVM

Help Your Dog Fight Cancer: What Every Caretaker Should Know About Canine Cancer, by Laurie Kaplan

Legal information:

Every Dog's Legal Guide, by Mary Randolph, J.D.

Dogs Bite, but balloons and slippers are more dangerous, by Janis Bradley