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Category Archives: Books

Here you will find links to many of the dog training books and general dog books I discuss on this site.

In many cases, even if you have no interest in buying a particular dog training book, you may enjoy the pages where I take an idea from a book and write about it. For example, I did this quite a bit with Bones Would Rain from the Sky,

Sometimes I discuss a book under its topic if I am just mentioning the book in passing, so you can also use the search box if you are looking for a particular book and wonder if I mentioned it.

Book Review: Best Friends: The True Story of the World’s Most Beloved Animal Sanctuary

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When we were at Best Friends recently, I picked up a copy of , by Samantha Glen, in their gift shop, and read it as we continued our trip. I found it very absorbing. It’s chock full of heartwarming stories for … Continue reading →

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Do You Camp or Do RV Travel with Dogs? Or Want to?

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Woodall’s Camping and RVing with Dogs, by Jack and Julee Meltzer, is not what I expected. I thought it would have lists of dog-friendly campgrounds, but I guess the main Woodall’s RV guides cover that. This is instead an overview … Continue reading →

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Adopting the Racing Greyhound: Book Review

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I just read Adopting the Racing Greyhound, by Cynthia Branigan. It’s a classic, having first come out in 1992 and having been updated twice, in 1998 and 2003. I really got a much better sense of what would be involved … Continue reading →

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Plenty in Life Is Free

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Plenty in Life is Free:Reflections of Dogs, Training and Finding Grace, by Kathy Sdao came out in 2012, published by Dogwise Publishing. What I want to do here is more reflect on some of the pages I dog-eared as I … Continue reading →

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Maran Illustrated Dog Training: A Review of a Beautiful Book

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 is a beautiful large paperback with one or two photos on just about every page. It’s so pretty that you could call it a coffee table book, the sort of book that if it’s lying around, adults and children alike … Continue reading →

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Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy a Multi-Dog Household: Book Review

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I read and re-read  by Karen B. London, and Patricia B. McConnell. It’s a quick read but has a lot of good ideas. They make it clear from the outset that if you have any truly serious inter-dog aggression, you … Continue reading →

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Greater Trust

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Bones Would Rain From the Sky, by Suzanne Clothier, is not exactly a dog training book, but it’s one I like to re-read, in whole or in part, every now and then. Clothier is a dog trainer, and I enjoy … Continue reading →

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What Kind of Dog?

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In Bones Would Rain from the Sky, by Suzanne Clothier, there is a place where she comments on what people want in a dog: They want a dog who would happily stay home alone for eight to ten or more hours … Continue reading →

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Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Who should read this book?

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, by Suzanne Clothier, is a book that inspires me and gets my imagination going on ways to improve my dog training program with my own dog. It’s not a how-to dog training book in the sense of step 1, … Continue reading →

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Do Alpha Dogs Exist?

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What to think about the concept of alpha dogs? I used to believe in it but no more. For a lot of years, I subscribed to the common wisdom and believed that you had to be dominant over every dog you … Continue reading →

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Thinking About Euthanasia and Pets

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I read , by veterinarian Julie Reck. She is exceptionally well qualified to write this, as she used to run an in-home euthanasia business. (Now she runs a full service veterinary hospital.) In the course of working with many pet … Continue reading →

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A Big Little Life: A Memoir of a Joyful Dog, by Dean Koontz

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is the most compelling dog story I have read. Well, duh, you might say–it’s by Dean Koontz. Actually, I almost didn’t download it onto my Kindle because of that.  What I knew of him was that he wrote in a … Continue reading →

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One Dog at a Time: Saving the Strays of Afghanistan

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Someone at our local public library picks out interesting dog books! I  devoured One Dog at a Time the day I brought it home. Pen Farthing is a British Royal Marine, and his tour of duty in a remote town … Continue reading →

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A Small Furry Prayer

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I read voraciously, and dog books go right to the top of my piles, but the first time I tried I just couldn’t get into  (Amazon link), by Steven Kotler. The second time I picked it up, I read all … Continue reading →

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The Other End of the Leash

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, by Patricia McConnell, is a fascinating and warm-hearted book about dog training by a woman with impeccable credentials. She’s one of my favorite writers. No wonder that this book ranks so highly…It’s not another training manual, although it does … Continue reading →

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For the Love of a Dog

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by Patricia McConnell, is the best dog book I have read in a long time. McConnell writes with emotion herself, and some of my favorite parts of the book were stories of her dogs and her small sheep ranch. She … Continue reading →

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Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog

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Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog, a 1965 book by John Paul Scott and John Fuller, turned up recently on a list of influential dog behavior books. I remember reading this book, fascinated, in the 1980s, just as my … Continue reading →

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Coaching People to Train Their Dogs

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Would you like to be a dog trainer or a coach for people training their dogs? Terry Ryan’s  is a valuable resource. If you haven’t heard of Terry Ryan, she is a renowned dog trainer whose books, lectures, and workshops have … Continue reading →

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Keep Dogs Out of Your Garden

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Want to keep dogs out of your garden? I’ve been reading a really good book on dogs and yards and gardens,  by Cheryl Smith. The author is an experienced dog trainer who has written dog training books. She is also … Continue reading →

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