Recommended Reading: changed the page a bit…

I have altered the layout of the recommended readingpage just a little. I have now organized the books into new sections, with my top picks in the first section. These are books I feel that every person interested in dog behaviour, training, or just wants to understand their dog better, should read.

As you go down the list of ‘top picks’ you will find that the topics get progressively more complicated. So, if you are new to dogs, training, or behaviour, or you just want to an overall view of my own training philosophy, then start at the top and work your way down.

All the other books I have read (as relates to dogs) are organized into sections associated to their topics, so if you read something that you want to delve further into– you can.

There are some books that are not in line with my philosophy or methods of training. These books contain ideas or methods which are open to debate socially, morally or ethically. I have still included them as possible reads because I love for people to think critically– these books encourage that practice.

So, here are my top picks, to see the complete reading list please visit the methods-recommended reading page on my website.

Marika’s Top Picks

Pryor, Karen (1984) 2002 rev ed, ‘Don’t Shoot the Dog’ GB: Ring Press Book

Grandin, Temple & Johnson, Catherine 2006, ‘Animals in Translation: Using the Mysteries of Autism to Decode Animal Behavior’ NY: First Harvest Pub

Clothier, Suzanne 2002, ‘Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationship with Dogs’ NY: Grand Central Pub.

McConnell, Patricia PhD 2002, ‘The Other End of the Leash’ Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs’ NY: Random House Pub.

Donaldson, Jean 2005 2nd ed, ‘The Culture Clash’ CA: James & Kenneth Pub.

Dunbar, Ian 2001, ‘After You Get Your Puppy: The Clock is Ticking’ CA: James & Kenneth Pub.

Pryor, Karen 2009, ‘Reaching the Animal Mind’ NY: Scribner

Roberts, Monty 2001, ‘Horse Sense for People’UK: Haper Collins Pub

McConnell, Patricia B. PhD 2007, ‘For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You are Your Best Friend’ NY: Ballentine Books

Lopez, Barry 1975, ‘Of Wolves and Men’ NY: Scribner

McCullen, Debby 2010, ‘How Many Dogs?’ PA: Tanacacia Press.

Arthur, Nan Kene CPDT, CDBC 2009, ‘Chill Out Fido: How to Calm Your Reactive Dog’ WA: Dogwise Pub

Martin, Ann M 2008 3rd ed., ‘Food Pets Die For’ OR: New Sage Press.

Brown, Ali (2004) 2009 rev ed, ‘Scaredy Dog’ PA: Tanacacia Press

Handelman, Barbara 2008, ‘Canine Behavior: A Photo Illustrated Handbook’ WA: Wolf and Word Press.

Pelar, Colleen CPDT 2009, ‘Kids and Dogs: A Professional’s Guide to Helping Families’VA: Dream Dog Pub.

Franklin, Jon 2009, ‘The Wolf in the Parlor: How the Dog Came to Share Your Brain’ NY: StMartins Press