All Things Dog
RECOMMENDED LISTENING
Nancy is interviewed on the topic of socializing a litter of puppies, The Jersey Dog Trainer
FIRST AID & CPR
Would you know how to care for your pet in an emergency? Diane Troup of CParf offers Pet First Aid and Wellness classes.
PET SUPPLIES
For Other Living Things, great pet supply shop in Sunnyvale, CA
VIDEOS ABOUT TRAINING
Jean Donaldson’s Motivation in Dog Training, excerpt from Perfect Paws DVD.
From ClickFlicks, a Karen Pryor Clicker Training video: An Introduction To Clicker Training.
ARTICLES ABOUT TRAINING
Nancy Weller’s Housetraining How-To from The Bay Woof.
FINDING A PUPPY
Breeder Comparison Matrix: Educate yourself about types of breeders with this useful matrix. It was created by the Shiloh Shepherd Dog Club of America, but is relevant to anyone looking for a puppy.
The Humane Society of The United States’s (HSUS) excellent guidelines for How To Find A Good Dog Breeder
The American Humane Society’s article about Buying vs. Adopting A Puppy. A quick read and great food for thought.
Finding A Responsible Breeder: Myths And Facts, from a dog owner who has first-hand experience with less-than-reputable breeders.
The New York Times: The Modern Kennel Conundrum, a long but wonderfully well-written and important article about breeding today.
RECOMMENDED READING
Jean Donaldson, The Culture Clash
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., The Puppy Primer
Melissa Alexander, Click For Joy
Vicki Ronchette, Positive Training For Show Dogs
Karen Pryor, Don’t Shoot the Dog
Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D., The Other End of The Leash
Jean Donaldson, Oh Behave! Dogs from Pavlov to Premack to Pinker
Whole Dog Journal
WHY DOMINANCE IS OUT
American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior (AVSAB): Statements on dominance theory and punishment training (PDFs, 2.7MB).
Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT): Dominance and Dog Training.
Pat Miller, CPDT, founder of Peaceable Paws, in The Bark: Accentuate the Positive—Research Validates Positive Reinforcement.
Jean Donaldson, founder of the San Francisco SPCA’s Academy for Dog Trainers, author of Culture Clash and other books, in The Bay Woof: The Alpha Myth.
Carmen Buitrago, ACAAB, CPDT, Debunking The Dominance Myth. Are dogs lying awake at night plotting a coup?
ONLINE RESOURCES
The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior’s (AVSAB) position statement on puppy socialization (PDF 3.1MB).
Karen Pryor Clicker Training: Info and resources from one of the country’s leading experts in positive reinforcement animal training.
ASPCA (The American Society of Prevention of Cruelty to Animals): Extensive library of articles about canine behavior and health.
