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Recommended reading for every dog owner:

Recommended reading for new puppy owners:

Recommended reading for dog owners who are dealing with specific issues:

We also suggest the following list of Top 10 Dog Books for Dog Owners as recommended by the Association of Pet Dog Trainers (APDT):

  • The Power of Positive Dog Training
    by Pat Miller
    Walk away from punishment-based training methods and learn how you can reward your dog to obtain and reinforce the behaviors you could only dream about achieving.
  • The Other End of the Leash
    by Dr. Patricia McConnell
    When humans communicate with dogs, a lot can get lost in the translation. Focusing on human behavior, Dr. McConnell teaches readers how to re-train themselves to speak consistently in a language dogs understand and avoid sending conflicting and confusing messages.
  • Culture Clash
    by Jean Donaldson
    A revolutionary new way of understanding the relationship between humans and domestic dogs.
  • Don't Shoot the Dog
    by Karen Pryor
    Outlines eight methods for putting an end to all kinds of undesirable behavior without yelling, threats, force, punishment, guilt trips, or shooting the dog. Not exclusively a dog training book; the author is famous as an early dolphin trainer.
  • Before You Get Your Puppy
    by Dr. Ian Dunbar
    Emphasizes the importance of early socialization, confinement, prevention, reward training, and lure/reward training techniques.
  • After You Get Your Puppy
    by Dr. Ian Dunbar
    Now that you have your puppy, the clock is ticking and you need to meet three more developmental deadlines before your puppy is five months old.
  • Positive Puppy Training Works
    by Joel Walton
    Emphasizes puppy needs and feelings, and how to show and teach them to be good companions, using gentle, puppy-friendly methods.
  • How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks
    by Dr. Ian Dunbar
    Easy and effective dog-friendly techniques for teaching a new puppy old tricks (such as basic manners), or for teaching an older dog that is new to training.
  • Calming Signals: On Talking Terms with Dogs
    by Turid Rugaas
    If we study the signals dogs use with each other and use them ourselves, we increase our ability to communicate with our dogs.
  • Dog Friendly Dog Training
    by Andrea Arden
    Humane, user-friendly, and dog-friendly training methods.