Recommended Reading

Troop 158 Favorites:

Protocol for Relaxation: Karen Overall

Books:

• Control Unleashed: Leslie McDevitt

• Dogs Behaving Badly: Dr. Nicholas Dodman

• The Dog who loved too much: Dr. Nicholas Dodman

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Chihuahua Meetup Favorites

Troop 107's Recommended Reading

From DSA Headquarters:

The following books are highly recommended reading for all people with dogs, but especially Troop Leaders, Scoutmasters and Dog Scout Evaluators.

The Culture Clash, by Jean Donaldson (ISBN: 1-888047-05-4) This book is a revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and dogs. It gives a keen insight into the dog s mind in terms everyone can relate to and understand.

On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals, by Turid Rugaas (ISBN: 0-9674796-0-6) This book will help you recognize and understand the body language signals dog use to communicate with each other. Learn what your dog is saying. Video is also available.

The Other End of the Leash: by Dr. Patricia McConnell (ISBN: 0-345-44679-8) This humorous, well-written book tells us what to do and what to avoid based on years of studying dogs and their primate owners. Written with clarity, insightfulness, charm and humor it is a must read for everyone that holds a leash.

The Power of Positive Dog Training: by Pat Miller (ISBN:0-7645-36095) Learn all about positive training from the very basic first steps, through a six-week training course. Both beginners and experienced trainers will find this an invaluable resource.

Video: Clicker Magic, by Karen Pryor (ISBN# 1-890948-01-2) Karen Pryor teaches you all the techniques and essentials you will need to have your pet Clicker Trained in no time! There are 20 live demonstrations by Karen and old dogs, cats, a mule and even a fish! Long considered the standard, Clicker Magic, provides a solid introduction and inspiring, fantastic footage. Running time 55 minutes

Website- http://www.clickersolutions.com/index.html This site has an email list and lots of links to other all positive information including a detailed list of books, videos, talk lists and web sites.

Website- http://www.DSAtroop107.com has pages about how to train a dog for the Dog Scout test and general manners using positive training. Also allows you to see what one troop is doing to keep themselves busy.