Book Recommendations

I will be adding reviews, and citing these properly, but for now here are a few books I have read and recommend, in no particular order. I will leave out the dog trainer training books, but if you are interested in a list of those, please contact me!
  • Plenty in Life is Free: Reflections on Dogs, Training and Finding Grace, but Kathy Sdao, ACAAB (highly recommended)
  • If a Dog's Prayers Were Answered... Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationship with Dogs, by Suzanne Clothier (highly recommended)
  • Don't Shoot the Dog: The New Art of Teaching and Training, by Karen Pryor
  • The Dog, by Linda P. Case
  • Dog Behavior, by Ian Dunbar
  • The Tellington TTouch: Caring for Animals with Heart and Hand, by Linda Tellington-Jones, with Sybil Taylor
  • Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog, by Emma Parsons
  • Fired Up, Frantic and Freaked Out: Training Crazy Dogs from Over-The-Top to under Control, by Laura VanArendonk Baugh, CPDT-KA KPACTP
  • Do Over Dogs: Give Your Dog a Second Chance for a First Class Life, by Pat Miller (one of my all time faves)
  • How Dogs Think: What the World Looks Like to Them and Why They Act the Way They Do, but Stanley Coren, PhD., DSc., FRSC (highly recommended)
  • The Other End Of The Leash: Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs, by Patricia B. McConnell Ph.D.
  • The Culture Clash: A revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and domestic dogs, by Jean Donaldson
  • Excel-erated Learning: Explaining in plain English how dogs learn and how best to teach them, by Pamela J. Reid, Ph.D.
  • Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know. by Alexandra Horowitz ( actually listened to the audio book while commuting to class!)
  • Patricia B. McConnell Training Pamphelets
    • How to be the Leader of the Pack... and have your dog love you for it
    • I'll Be Home Soon! How to Prevent and Treat Separation Anxiety
    • The Cautious Canine: How to Help Dogs Conquer Their Fears
  • On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, by Turid Rugaas (highly recommended)
  • Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook, by Barbara Handelman, M.Ed, CDBC
  • Mine! A Practical Guide to Resource Guarding in Dogs, but Jean Donaldson (more of a technical training book)
​I apologize if I miss some credentials. I am just going off the way their names are listed as authors or what I know. Many have thier own highly regarded training academies!

Courses, Lectures & Webinars Attended

  • Chemeketa Community College Professional Dog Trainer Certification Lecture & Lab Dec 2014 (Catherine Steinke CPDT-KA)
  • Advocacy 101: Basics and Beyond Sept 2013 (Laura Handzel, Peter Wolf)
  • Helping Families Before They Give Up on Their Pets 2013 (Patty Alexander, Mike Kaviani)
  • Getting to No-Kill: Different Communities, Different Models - Salt Lake County, Utah 2013 (Anna Gonce)
  • Playing for Life: Developing Good Social Skills in Shelter Dogs 2013 (Aimee Sadler)
  • Windows of Opportunity: A fresh Look at Canine Socialization (ACT) 2015 (Dr. Chris Pachel, DVM, DA CVB)
  • Home is where the Heartworm Is (ACT) 2015 (Dr. Kristin Sulis, DVM)
  • How to Stop Itching in Shelter & Foster Home Dogs 2016 (Karen A. Moriello DVM, Dip ACVD)
  • Touch class at Oregon Humane Society 2014;
  • Calling All Elephants: What We Don't Talk About When We Talk About 'Positive' Training (ACT) 2015 (Gretchen Icenogle)
  • Aggressive Behavior with Dogs: Solutions and Strategies (Ken McCort)
  • International Open Academy Animal Training & Pet Sitting Online Course 2016
  • SIRIUS® Puppy Training Classic & Redux, SIRIUS® Adult Dog Training, Training Dogs with Dunbar, Dog Training for Children, Every Picture Tells a Story, Who Trains Whom, Dog Aggression: Biting & Fighting, & Training The Companion Dog: 1 Socialization & Training, 2 Behavior Problems, 3 Walking & Heeling, 4 Recalls & Stays (Ian Dunbar)
  • Getting a Dog? Plan For Success 2016 (Elizabeth Mattei-Miller CPDT-KA)
  • I have taken many courses through APDT over the years - here are a few of them I remember, I apologige for not giving vredit to the instructors :/
    • Incorporating a New Dog into Your Multi Dog Family
    • It's All Mine - Dog to Dog Resource Guarding
    • Multiple Dog Households - Conflicts & Resolutions
    • My Dog Just Wants to Say Hi
  • Socializing Your Puppy Right (Ariana Kincaid)
  • Stress Management in the Animal Field (ACT) 2015 (Tina Gilbertson)
  • Environmental Enrichment for Pets: Beyond Squeaky Toys: Innovative Ideas for Eliminating Problem Behaviors and Enriching the Lives of Dogs and Cats (ACT) 2016 (Cinthia Alia Mitchell and Nicole Nicassio-Hiskey)