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Belgian Tervuren |
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| The Complete Belgian Tervuren 1990
American Belgian Tervuren Club Education Committee, ABTC
editor Kay Maves. This book presents the history of the
Belgian Tervuren in the United States. |
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Conformation/Handling |
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| The Winning Edge Show Ring Secrets 1992
George G. Alston. Written for the amateur exhibitor who
already knows the basics of showing a dog. |
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| Dual Ring Dog: Successful Training for both
Conformation and Obedience Competition 1991
Jacqueline Fraser and Amy Ammen. |
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Obedience |
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| Beyond Basic Dog Training 1986
Diane L. Bauman. Bauman helps the trainer to think about
what they are doing and why. Only a thinking trainer can
train a thinking dog. |
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| Obedience Judging: A Beginner's Manual
1995 William A. Oxandale. Oxandale provides
guidance on all the things a new and aspiring judge needs to
know to become a knowledgeable, competent obedience judge. |
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| Positively Obedient: Good Manners for the Family
Dog 1987 Barbara Handler. Handler
focuses on the importance of two-way communication and
recognizes the different temperaments and breed types. |
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Agility |
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| Agility Success 2000 Angelica Steinker.
Training and competing with your dog
in the winning zone! Understand the team dynamics between you
and your dog, change your mental approach toward training and
competition so you can consistently achieve peak performances in
the ring. |
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| Agility Training: Fun Sport for all Dogs
1991 Jane Simmons Moake.
Details how to train on your own or
with a group; covers training schedules, competitions and
constructing obstacles (USDAA style). |
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| Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 1: Obstacle Training
1999 Jane Simmons Moake.
State-of-the-art, step by step instructions for training your
dog to master each agility obstacle with safety, fun and
competitive excellence in mind. |
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| Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 2:
Sequence Training 2000 Jane Simmons
Moake. Follows Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 1, teaches
you how to sequence smoothly from one obstacle to the next,
helps you develop a consistent set of cues for communicating
with your dog on the agility course. Includes detailed lesson
plans. |
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| Excelling at Dog Agility, Book 3: Advanced Skills
Training 2002 Jane Simmons Moake.
Illustrates how to isolate and train
many of the higher-level skills necessary to successfully
compete at the most advanced levels of competition. |
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| Introduction to Dog Agility 2000 Margaret
H. Bonham. Includes color photos. |
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| Switching Sides: Making the Transformation from
Obedience to Agility 1999 Kay Guetzloff. |
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Herding |
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| Herding Dogs: Progressive Training 1994
Vergil S. Holland. This progressive program goes from the
dog's first exposure to stock through advanced training for farm
or trial work. |
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Tracking |
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| About Track Laying 2001 Betty
Mueller. Gives the reader some
basic ideas of what laying a track for a dog to follow is all
about. There are fun exercises to try on your own or with
friends to test each other. |
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| Enthusiastic Tracking: The Step-by-Step Training
Handbook 1998 William (Sil) Sanders.
Provides a very specific schedule of training activities that
are designed to turn dog and handler into a confident tracking
team. |
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| Scent: Training to Track, Search and Rescue
1982 Milo Pearsall and Huge Verbruggen.
A thorough review of tracking theory
and method. Excellent section on the scientific qualities of
scent - how dogs smell and the environmental factors that affect
scent. |
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Canine Behavior |
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| Aggression in Dogs 2004 Brenda Aloff.
Practical Management, Prevention &
Behaviour Modification. |
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| Animal Behavior 2005 John Alcock.
An Evolutionary Approach to Animal Behavior. |
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| Bones Would Rain From the Sky 2005
Suzanne Clothier. Shows
us how to find a deep connection with another being and to
receive an incomparable gift: a profound, lifelong relationship
with the dogs we love. |
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| Canine Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians 1999
Bonnie Beaver.
Easy-to-read, examines all canine behavioral traits, both normal
and abnormal. Details the best ways to solve a full range of
behavioral problems, including the latest drug therapies and new
treatments. |
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| Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide
2005 Brenda Aloff. Through photographs, often
sequential, you can learn how to interpret the native language
of the domestic dog. |
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| Dog Language: An Encyclopedia of Canine Behavior
1997 Roger Abrantes. Gives lots of clear examples
and illustrations of different kids of dog body language and
different ways dogs communicate with other dogs, people, etc. |
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| Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog
1998 John Paul Scott and John L. Fuller. Included is
important information on: rearing methods, the origin and
history of dog breeds, basic behavior patterns, and the
physiological and behavioral development of puppies. |
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| Inside the Animal Mind: A Groundbreaking
Exploration of Animal Intelligence 2001 George
Page. Based on the latest scientific and anecdotal
evidence culled from animal experts in the labs and the
field this is an engrossing look at animal intelligence,
cognitive ability, problem solving, an emotion. |
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| On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals 2006
Turid Rugaas. Rugaas uses examples of pack
interaction & communication as they relate to maintaining the
hierarchy within a pack. |
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| Think Dog!: An Owner's Guide to Canine Psychology
1990 John Fisher. Includes lots of
examples of behaviors, their causes and cures. |
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| Wolves: Behavior, Ecology and Conservation
2007 L. David Mech and Luigi Boitan, eds. Many of
the world's leading wolf experts provide state-of-the-art
coverage of just about everything you could want to know about
these fascinating creatures. Individual chapters cover
wolf social ecology, behavior, communication, feeding habits and
hunting techniques, population dynamics, and physiology, to
include a few of the topics covered. |
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Health/Structure/Movement |
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| Canine Orthopedics 1997 Robert Rooks,
Connie Jankowski and Suzanna Lee.
Canine Orthopedics identifies and discusses the diseases and
maladies, genetic, environmental and traumatic, that affect the
skeletal structure of dogs. These problems that determine the
fitness, function, soundness and overall well-being of dogs.
Canine Orthopedics directs particular emphasis to how owners can
learn to evaluate problems; preventative measures including
nutrition, accident prevention and selective breeding; treatment
options (including the very latest and experimental programs
from veterinary schools); and causes of lameness. Canine
Orthopedics will give all dog owners enhanced insight to use for
themselves and communicate more effectively with the
veterinarian. |
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| Complementary and Alternative Veterinary Medicine:
Principles and Practice 1998 Allen M. Schoen and
Susan G. Wynn. |
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| Control of Canine Genetic Diseases 1998 George
Padgett. How to understand the
mechanics of inheritance, how to deal with percentages,
predictability of outcome and how to breed away from such
diseases as hip dysplasia, PRA, and other similar scourges.
Charts, graphs, tables - everything the breeder needs to take a
positive role in enhancing genetic health! |
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| Dog-Steps 2001
Rachel Page Elliott. This classic on the evaluation of movement
and gait will help you to a better understanding of dog gait
through cineradiography - "moving x-rays." |
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| Emergency First Aid for Your Dog Handbook 2004
Tamara S. Shearer. |
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| Getting in TTouch with Your Dog. 2001
Linda Tellington-Jones. Using
a combination of specific TTouches, a dog's performance and
health is improved, common behavior issues are solved, and
physical problems are positively influenced |
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| Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete
1992 M. Christine Zink DVM PhD. How to
keep a dog physically fit and mentally ready to be a canine
athletic companion. |
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| The Tellington TTouch: A holistic approach to
Training, Healing & Communicating with Animals 1992
Linda Tellington-Jones with Sybil Taylor. |
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Behavior Modification (Human) |
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| Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and
Training 1999 Karen Pryor. Pryor explains
the underlying principles of behavioral training and how they
can be applied to virtually any common situation. |
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| Fear No More: Competing with Confidence
2002 Barbara Cecil & Gerianne Darnell. Because the
trainer with the best mental game has the advantage. |
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| n Pursuit of Excellence: How to Win in Sport and
Life Through Mental Training 1990 Terry Orick,
PhD. |
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| It's Not Just About the Ribbons 2003 Jane
Savoie. Includes a wealth of ides to help deal with your
"mental monsters". |
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| That Winning Feeling 1992 Jane Savoie.
Presents positive was of changing our mental approach toward
ourselves, toward training our horses (dogs) and toward
competition. |
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Behavior Modification (Canine) |
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| Behavior Problems in Dogs 1975 William E.
Campbell. This is casebook approach to specific behavior
problems, causes and corrective procedures. |
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| Culture Clash 1996 Jean Donaldson.
Helps owners understand pack behavior and motivation.
Explains training in general terms through behavior
modification. |
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| Dog Problems 1989 Carol Lea Benjamin.
A professional trainer's guide to preventing and
correcting including aggression, destructiveness, shyness,
excessive barking, and many others. |
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| How to Raise a Puppy You Can Live With. 2005 Clarice
Rutherford.
Planning for the new puppy, selecting a breeder, house training,
where to sleep at night, bonding with your new puppy,
socialization, discipline, simple commands, leash training,
more. |
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| Mother Knows Best 1985 Carol Lea
Benjamin. Utilizing the concept that the dog is a
pack animal, Benjamin as developed a highly effective and
dynamic approach to dog training. |
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| Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete
1997 Christine Zink.
Selecting, conditioning, and coaching the canine athlete,
whether for obedience, herding, sledding, hunting, frisbee,
agility--whatever the field! Completely revised. |
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| People, Pooches & Problems 1991 Job Michael
Evans. Presents a clear understanding of why dogs respond
as they do and shows how to restore a derailed relationship with
a dog by correcting problem behavior through a social
rehabilitation program. |
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| Smart Trainers: Brilliant Dogs 1997 Janet
Lewis. Applies the concepts or positive and negative
reinforcement, forced versus induced, etc. Geared for
obedience trainers as examples of how various techniques
can be used with different degrees of success are provided. |
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| The Toolbox for Remodeling your Problem Dog
1998 Terry Ryan. Provides tools and explanations to
help the pet owner design a training program for their own dog. |
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| Training Your Dog Step by Step 1983 Jack
Volhard and Gail Fisher. Eight
carefully planned lessons plus info on canine behavior and
human-animal interaction. A clear and comprehensive manual |
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FICTION |
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| Benjamin, Carol Lea--Mysteries--Pit Bull Terrier |
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| Berensen, Laurien--Mysteries--Standard Poodles |
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| Conant, Susan--Mysteries--Alaskan Malamutes |
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| Henry, Sue--Mysteries--Sled Dogs |
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| Lanier, Virginia--Mysteries--Bloodhounds |
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| Manson, Cynthia, ed. Canine Crimes I
Canine Crimes II |
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| Paulsen, Gary--Adventures--Sled Dogs |
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OTHER |
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| Animals in Transition 2005 Temple Grandin.
One of the world's most celebrated
animal scientists merges a lifetime of study with her
extraordinary perceptions as an autistic person in a
groundbreaking book that revolutionizes the understanding of how
animals think and feel. |
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