DVDs available from some of the top names in animal behavior and training, such as Jean Donaldson, Kathy Sdao and Virginia Broitman: To go direct to the listing, click the "read more" link just below.

Here are suggestions for learning more about canine behaviors and training.  This listing is more more extensive than the one called Agbeh Group Reading List. Some titles here you'll want to read right away; some you'll put on your personal list to read later. I hope you'll find this listing helpful. 

New books: New books are announced in this first section. 

Risi Gerritsen, Ruud Haak and Simon Prins K9Behavior Basics -- A Manual for Proven Success in Operational Service Dog Training     Utilizes behavior analysis methods; highly recommended by instructor Bob Bailey!!! 

John Bradshaw. PhD  Dog Sense -- How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet      John Bradshaw had previously contributed a chapter to James Serpell's book, The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behavior and Interactions With People.   Dr. Bradshaw is Director of Anthrozoology Institute, University of Bristol, United Kingdom.  Book published 2011, 312 pages.  If the link does not work, the book may be temporarily unavailable.

W. Jean Dodds and Diana Laverdure The Canine Thyroid Epidemic -- Answers You Need for Your Dog  

John Rogerson Dog Vinci Code -- Unlock the Secrets to Training Your Dog 

Terry Ryan's Toolbox for Building a Great Family Dog  Published 2010, 164 pages; or choose eBook of this title Toolbox for Building a Great Family Dog eBook 

Karen Pryor's Reaching the Animal Mind

James Akenhead, Ed.D, Thoughtful Owners, Great Dogs --  Canine Behavior  Training, a Triadic Approach  Published 2009, 234 pages.

Patricia McConnell's Tale of Two Species. Essays on Loving and Living with Dogs,

Jean Donaldson's Oh Behave!,  

Cheryl Smith's Grab Life by the Leash, 

Meg Daley Olmert's Made for Each Other: The Biology of the Human-Animal Bond,

Gail Fisher's The Thinking Dog -- Crossover to Clicker Training.

Nan Arthur's Chill Out Fido! How to Calm Your Dog

Sarah Fisher Unlock Your Dog's Potential-- How to Achieve a Calm and Happy Canine    127 pages

                      They're each listed in more detail below.

In addition, here are three new books from other sources:

Susan Wagner and Joshua Leeds' Through a Dog's Ear: Using Sound to Improve the Health and Behavior of Your Canine Companion  http://www.throughadogsear.com  (Link not clickable. Type it into your browser.) 

 Linda Case's Canine and Feline Behavior and Training: A Complete Guide to Understanding our Two Best Friends, published by Delmar Cengage Learning in May 2009.  Detailed information is available at Linda's web site <Http://www.autumnggoldconsulting.com> Type link into your browser. When the page opens, click on the book icon on the left. 

Please click the red "read more" link just below.