Books and Videos

When it comes to dog training books.... there are a lot of options and most are not very good... These trainers below are some we respect in the field and are super good resorce for you.

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BRENDA ALOFF'S FUNDAMENTALS - FOUNDATION TRAINING FOR EVERY DOG DVD
by Brenda Aloff
Edition: 2005 DVD
Run Time: 2 Hrs.
ISBN: 9781929242283
 

Summary: From popular author/trainer Brenda Aloff! Whether you’re working with a young puppy or an older dog, this is the perfect tool for the professional trainer or the motivated owner.
Promote a great relationship with your dog, establish consistent behaviors for easy, reliable handling and lay the foundation for more advanced training with this great DVD. Brenda Aloff is a professional dog trainer, seminar presenter, and author of Aggression In Dogs and Canine Body Language. Whether you’re working with a young puppy or an older dog, this is the perfect tool for the professional trainer or the motivated owner.

PLEASE NOTE: While Brenda is a great trainer her books are not always an easy read, She is Brilliant not only with dogs and training but in many other areas a well. So some people find it easier to get the DVD.

GET CONNECTED WITH YOUR DOG
by Brenda Aloff
Publisher: Dogwise Publishing
Edition: 2008 Paperback, 395 pages

ISBN: 9781929242535

Summary: Getting connected with your dog allows you to build a relationship in which learning can flourish and the needs of both the dog and the owner are met. Find out how much easier it is to train your dog when he understands what you want and is in "front brain" mode! Includes a DVD with exercises to build you training skills.
NOTE: The DVD is located inside the back cover of the book.

Use exercises shown in the accompanying DVD (90 Mins) to build your skill and confidence as a trainer.

With over 390 pages and the accompanying DVD (90 Mins.), the author of "Aggression in Dogs" and the Maxwell Award winner "Canine Body Language" brings you new ways to train your dog and to improve your understanding of how your dog perceives the communications you give to him. This is done by providing you with a series of exercises based on Positive Reinforcement training and a new set of protocols based on developing and improving any relationship.

Getting connected with your dog is the key to building a relationship in which learning can flourish and the needs of both the dog and the owner are met. Once you know how to communicate with your dog, that knowledge, combined with positive training techniques, can make you a much more effective trainer.

Use exercises shown in the accompanying DVD to build your skill and confidence as a trainer. NOTE: The DVD is located inside the back cover of the book.

POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT - TRAINING DOGS IN THE REAL WORLD
by Brenda Aloff
Publisher: TFH
Edition: 2001 Paperback, 208 pages
ISBN: 0793805252

Summary: A step-by-step guide to reliable obedience training, written in a simple and informal style, using positive reinforcement instead of punishment to teach your dog appropriate behavior.
Positive Reinforcement (R+) is not only a step-by-step guide to reliable obedience training, written in a simple and informal style, but also an explanation of the hows and whys of R+. After years of researching alternative training techniques and working with a variety of breeds, the author found that applying the theory of positive reinforcement provided amazing results in all of her canine pupils. Whether you have a real problem dog or a new puppy that needs basic training, this book will show you a kinder, gentler way to get your dog to behave properly.
 

AGGRESSION IN DOGS - PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION & BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
by Brenda Aloff

Publisher: Brenda Aloff
Edition: 2002 Paperback, 418 pages
ISBN: 1929242204

Summary: The book that has become the "bible" for identifying, understanding, and resolving aggression problems in dogs. Contains detailed training protocols to use in specific types of aggression situations and how to manage the aggressive dog for his safety and the community’s.
The book that has become the "bible" for identifying, understanding, and resolving aggression problems in dogs. Learn how dogs communicate stress and fear with body language. Learn how to prevent the development of aggression by avoiding common mistakes when working with a dog. Learn how to build trust by using positive reinforcement. Contains detailed training protocols to use in specific types of aggression situations and how to manage the aggressive dog for his safety and the community’s.

Puppy Culture Program

On the top level, Puppy Culture is a socialization and training program specifically developed for puppies, from birth through the end of their critical socialization period.

It includes age appropriate protocols and lessons laid out in an organized format.

The program consists of videos, books and a Workbook, but that really does not get to the “why” of Puppy Culture, or what makes it different 

Puppy Culture is based on the premise that the puppy always leads the learning, and puppies learn best by appropriate experiences at the appropriate time.

So what we are doing is teaching you to observe the puppy, and, based on the behavioral markers you see, serve the puppy the experience or lesson that is optimal for him at that moment in time.
 

By letting the puppy lead, we are:

• Maximizing the benefit of any given protocol or lesson
• Minimizing any danger of over-facing or scaring the puppy
• Creating confidence and self-efficacy by presenting the appropriate level of challenge that the puppy CAN do without failing or presenting a danger to himself.

Finally, we teach owners to enjoy each puppy for the precious individual he is, and to bring out the best qualities in that puppy, rather than holding the puppy up to an arbitrary yardstick and labeling him as a problem if he does not measure up.
 

Many puppies are labeled as having behavior or temperament issues when they are simply being served an inappropriate experience for their developmental age.

This can hobble the puppy for the rest of his life with an unjust label that will cause people to treat him in an unthoughtful manner. By letting the puppy lead, you avoid this and enjoy your puppy for the wonderful individual that he is.

So you watch the puppy and see what learning experience he’s ready for. And learning what those experiences are and how to effectively serve them is a big part of the Puppy Culture program.
Why is this so important? Because things that are perfect in one developmental period could be useless or even detrimental in the next, and vice versa. So we teach you to know where your puppy is developmentally, and what to do right now.

Yes, Puppy Culture is a “positive,” reinforcement-based program and we do not use corrections or outmoded dominance theory, but that is really all a by-product of observing the puppy and serving him the learning experience he is asking for.

And I will add that our program is based on the latest science and studies on puppy and animal rearing, and we include many experts and authors in the film to further explain the logic of the program.

Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs.

The book that has shaped modern dog training and ownership with its unique and scientifically sound recognition of the "cultural" differences between dogs and humans. Dogs can't read so you need to in order to really understand your dog.

Don't Shoot the Dog: The Art of Teaching and Training

Karen Pryor’s clear and entertaining explanation of behavioral training methods made Don’t Shoot the Dog a bestselling classic with revolutionary insights into animal—and human—behavior.

In her groundbreaking approach to improving behavior, behavioral biologist Karen Pryor says, “Whatever the task, whether keeping a four-year-old quiet in public, housebreaking a puppy, coaching a team, or memorizing a poem, it will go fast, and better, and be more fun, if you know how to use reinforcement.”

Now Pryor clearly explains the underlying principles of behavioral training and reveals how this art can be applied to virtually any common situation. And best of all, she tells how to do it without yelling threats, force, punishment, guilt trips—or shooting the dog. From the eight methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behavior to the ten laws of “shaping” behavior, Pryor helps you combat your own addictions and deal with such difficult problems as a moody spouse, an impossible teen, or an aged parent. Plus, there’s also incredibly helpful information on house training the dog, improving your tennis game, keeping the cat off the table, and much more!

“In the course of becoming a renowned dolphin trainer, Karen Pryor learned that positive reinforcement…is even more potent that prior scientific work had suggested…Don’t Shoot the Dog looks like the very best on the subject—a full-scale mind-changer” (The Coevolution Quarterly). Learn why pet owners rave, “This book changed our lives!” and how these pioneering techniques can work for you, too.