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P.A.W.S. Animal Advisor's Recommended Reading for Dog Owners:

The following literature and training guides have been hand picked by the P.A.W.S. Animal Advisor and all listings are ideal for the every day dog owner who strives to improve or curtail undesired behavior of their pooches. 

This list has been derived from years of research and has produced amazing results.  Many of the guides have been employed out at the P.A.W.S. Center with great success. 

P.A.W.S. asks that whenever possible, to purchase the following recommended titles from the P.A.W.S./Amazon Book Store via the following link/banner:

...and the good news is, if you do, P.A.W.S. will receive a small donation from Amazon too!

If you don't have any luck with the banner, try these books recommended by the P.A.W.S. Animal Advisory Staff:

. Raising Puppies and Kids Together: A Guide for Parents by Pia Silvani and Lynn
. Feisty Fido - Patricia McConnell PhD
. The Cautious Canine - How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears - Patricia McConnell, PhD
. How to be the Leader of the Pack . . . and Have Your Dog Love You For It! by Patricia B. McConnell, PhD
. Feeling Outnumbered? How to Manage and Enjoy Your Multi-Dog Household - Karen B. London, PhD and Patricia B. McConnell, PhD.
. Don't Shoot the Dog! - Karen Pryor
. Clicker Training for Dogs - Karen Pryor
. Clicking With Your Dog - Step-by-Step in Pictures - Peggy Tillman
. The Puppy Primer - Patricia McConnell, PhD
. Beginning Family Dog Training - Patricia McConnell, PhD
. Train Your Dog the Lazy Way - Andrea Arden
. How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks - Dr. Ian Dunbar
. The Culture Clash - Jean Donaldson
. The Other End of the Leash - Jean Donaldson
. The Tao of Bow Wow - Deborah Wood
. On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals - Turid Rugaas
. Tellington Touch, The: Holistic Approach to Training, Healing and Communicating with Animals - Linda Tellington-Jones
. Before and After Getting Your Puppy - Dr. Ian Dunbar
. Doctor Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book - Dr. Ian Dunbar
. Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training - Pam Dennison
. Power of Positive Dog Training - Pat Miller


Websites which might be of great interest for dog owners:

www.familypaws.com - CD on dogs and children, babies - contact Jennifer Shryock
www.doggonesafe.com - safety issues, dogs and children
www.canis.no/rugass/gallery.php - learn dog body language
www.deltasociety.org - Delta Society-Pet Partners Program
www.tdi-dog.org - Therapy Dogs International
 

The P.A.W.S. Official Animal Advice Consultant has gathered up some very helpful topics (below) which come to you courtesy of  the US Humane Society and the "Dumb Friends League"  which might be of interest to the reader. 

These files are downloadable in PDF format.  Please wait a few moments for pages to load in your browser. 

If you do not have the PDF document reader, you can obtain a free copy using this link:  Adobe Acrobat Reader.  Otherwise the pages should load automatically!

Aggressive Behaviour in Dogs
Solving Barking Problems
Calming the Fearful Dog
Canine Escape Artist
Crate Training Your Dog
Dog Toys
Dogs: Destructive Chewing
Fear of Thunder and Startling Noises
Dominant Dog
Introducing Your New Dog to Your Resident Dog
House Training Your Puppy
Positive Reinforcement
Submissive and Excitement Urination
Puppy Chewing
Puppy Nipping
Reducing Urine Marking Behaviour in Cats and Dogs
Understanding Puppy Behaviour and Development

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