Recommended Training Books

These are some wonderful training books to get you started.  Further down this page are great books about dealing with different types of aggression, separation anxiety, puppyhood, and general behavior modification.

Clicker Training Books

Clicker Training for Dogs Karen Pryor	Don't Shoot the Dog! Karen Pryor
Clicker Workbook: A Beginner's Guide Deborah Jones	Clicker Training for Obedience Morgan Spector
Take a Bow Wow (video)	Karen Pryor's Clicker Training Start-Up Kit Karen Pryor
Click for Joy! Melissa Alexander	The Power of Positive Dog Training Pat Miller
Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog Emma Parsons

Other Training Books

You shouldn't live without the following books. These books don't necessarily discuss clicker training, but are wonderful all the same.

The Culture Clash Jean Donaldson	Dogs Are From Neptune Jean Donaldson
On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals (book) Turid Rugaas	Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You (video) Turid Rugaas
Before You Get Your Puppy Ian Dunbar	After You Get Your Puppy Ian Dunbar
Mine! A Guide To Resource Guarding In Dogs Jean Donaldson	Fight! A Practical Guide To The Treatment Of Dog-Dog Aggression Jean Donaldson
Feisty Fido: Help For The Leash Aggressive Dog Patricia McConnell and Karen London	Cautious Canine Patricia McConnell
I'll Be Home Soon Patricia McConnell	Feeling Outnumbered? How To Manage & Enjoy A Multi-Dog Household Patricia McConnell and Karen London
How To Be The Leader Of The Pack Patricia McConnell	How To Speak Dog Stanley Coren
The Dog Whisperer Paul Owens	Scaredy Dog! Understanding And Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog Ali Brown
How To Teach A New Dog Old Tricks Ian Dunbar	How to Right a Dog Gone Wrong Pamela Dennison
How To Behave So Your Dog Behaves Sophia Yin	Bringing Light to Shadow: A Dog Trainer's Diary Pamela Dennison