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Brownmare

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I'm in need of some good books atm, I've recently read Don't shoot the dog by Karen Pryor which was great and I've got Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson on order but apparently it won't be delivered for 4 weeks :mad: so clearly I need SOMETHING to fill the gap :rolleyes: Any ideas gratefully received :D
 
If your looking for dog books i would recommend:

The dog whisperer by Paul Owens

Dr Dunbar's good little dog book by Ian Dunbar

Tales of two species by Patrica McConnell

For the love of a dog by Patrica McConnell

The other end of the leash by Patrica McConnell

If bones would rain from the sky
 
What's your particular area of interest? Generally, I'd recommend anything by Jean Donaldson (The Bite Stops Here!) or Turrid Rugaas (Calming Signals) or Pryor. All three are widely published.
 
I don't know whether you have been watching My Life in Books on BBC2 - if not look it up on the BBC website as there have been some really good books discussed on it:) I have added loads to my wish list and am downloading samples for my iPhone - one of Clare Baldings choices was a book written from a dogs point if view - sounds great :)
 
Fantastic, thanks :)

I guess I'm most interested in general behaviour / training related stuff but actually a good agility-specific book wouldn't go amiss. I'm now going to trawl Amazon and spend a fortune on books (which will be entirely justified by the fact that I can donate a percentage to AADNE via easyfundraising.org :D)
 
*does the easyfundraising dance*

I love that site! And what a fantastic choice of charity.... :p

I have a very interesting book on the kindle at the moment.... cant remember the full title er.... *goes to grab kindlebox*

That's it! 'inside of a dog' by Alexandra Horowitz. Really interesting read. Not quite as academic as I was expecting (kinda thought it would be a more 'cognitive science applied to dogs' type text) but still a really great read so if there is any money left after your spree then give it a whirl :)

Would also recommend anything by Ian Dunbar, although read his more recent publications and blog posts as well, as some of his ideas from his earlier works he seems to be having doubts about (I forget specifics, sorry :o I seem to remember it was nothing major, just a case of being more inclusive of other perspectives in his ideas).

For more light reading I would suggest 'Twenty Wagging Tails' (can't remember author from the top of my head sorry). Somebody here on AAD suggested that one to me and I loved it :)

And if you want a novel then go buy 'Dog Boy' by Eva Hornung. Absolutely amazing book. Utterly devastating at times, but amazing! :D

ETA- I was looking around the other day, and there are some interesting texts about if you search more along the lines of 'canine behaviour' and aim for those being read by animal behaviour etc. type grad/msc students. Not many specifically on canines, but a couple. Might be worth looking down those lines and checking out the relevant lists etc. people have made?
 
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I loved 'So that others might live' by Caroline Herbard, about her life training search and rescue dogs.

Dobie, I have a VERY old copy of the Juliette de Bairacli Levy, it's fascinating.
 
Not a training book, but 'Search Dog' by Angela Locke is a good read, all about a S&R dog in the Lake District in the early eighties. A good story - and fascinating to see how training methods have moved on!;)
 
I find myself thinking a lot about those books about SAR at the moment, what with the earthquake in NZ, Spuds, Caroline Hebard's description of her dogs naturally going into complete avoidance and shut-down when finding a dead body, something impossible to train or teach, made the hairs on the back of my neck stand up.
 
I did a lot of reading around the subject when I was thinking of giving it a go with Henry - sadly I don't think my little spud has quite what it takes, and I don't have the time to put into it anyway, but it's still something I'd love to do one day:)

Sadly very topical at the moment:( Some heartbreaking tales coming out of NZ right now:(
 
I might look into it after I've got tracking out of my system, don't want to confuse the poor bugger :p but he has shown apitude for it and I have the rope burns to prove it when I made him try and find my friend's little girl in the woods :o :o :o
 
CC that herbal book Ive used a lot and on one occasion my old brown Dobe had a lump appear almost overnight right on his jugular.

The vet said it was cancer and could do nothing for him because of where it was. I asked the vet if he was in pain and he said no so took my brown bear home to spoil him rotten.

I looked in the book that night and followed one of the recipes feeding him herbs and making an infusion to rub in twice a day. It said it would take 2 weeks and in 2 weeks it disappeared never to appear again. A cure for cancer? I dont think so I believe it was a haematomma but was not taking him back to the vet to be charged £60 to be told sometimes these things happen. My dog lived another 18months and was put down due to mobility problems.

An amazing book and as I also have the horse one and used the remedies I can vouch for them 100%.
 
Not a training book or anything like that but a book I love is A Thousand Hounds . It is a book jam packed with photos from when photography was starting up to the present day . Has text too and it is in english , german and french !
I read a book many years ago about a man with a GSD , he lived on a remote scottish island . I can't remember his name or the title which really is no help but someone from the GSD mafia may know it . He was possibly a gamekeeper or wildlife photographer:confused: . I did find some of the book very uncomfortable reading due to his training ideas and the dogs end . It was probably written in the eighties though would have taken place during the seventies .
 
The dog whisperer by Paul Owens (got this for xmas and is fab)

Wether it works or not I dont know (i can only put it into practise with my gfs dogs or friends etc) hower I have have really enjoyed some of the Cesar Millan books also.
 
Brownmare said:
Fantastic, thanks :)

I guess I'm most interested in general behaviour / training related stuff but actually a good agility-specific book wouldn't go amiss. I'm now going to trawl Amazon and spend a fortune on books (which will be entirely justified by the fact that I can donate a percentage to AADNE via easyfundraising.org :D)
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I read one called "in focus" recommended by my old trainer and it's really good, and based around agility but covers a range of things.

errrm I shall hunt down a link!

http://www.cleanrun.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=product.display&Product_ID=586&ParentCat=175
 
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