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	`CULTURE CLASH` Summary: 2005 Expanded Edition! The book that has shaped modern thinking about canine behavior and the relationship between dogs and humans has been revised. Dogs are not humans. Dogs are clever and complex creatures that humans need to take the time to understand in order to live together successfully. You must read this book… because your dog sure can’t!

	`BEFORE AND AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY - THE POSITIVE APPROACH TO RAISING A HAPPY, HEALTHY AND WELL-BEHAVED DOG` Summary: Outlines everything you need to know to select the right puppy, as well as all the crucial lessons a puppy must be taught during its impressionable early development.

	`BEFORE YOU GET YOUR PUPPY` Summary:Lists common, predictable puppy problems, provides a timetable for their development, and suggests a variety of dog-friendly preventative measures and solutions.

	`DOG FRIENDLY DOG TRAINING, 2ND EDITION` Summary: Second Edition: Humane, user-friendly and dog-friendly training methods! Tools to help you teach; housetraining; basic manners; behavior problems, and an excellent resource section.

	`RAISING PUPPIES AND KIDS TOGETHER - A GUIDE FOR PARENTS` Summary:The relationship between puppies and kids can be magical, but it can become troublesome and even downright dangerous if proper behavior is not taught from the start. Here, top trainers show you the best training methods for a polite and well-mannered dog and also show you important rules to teach your child.

	`DON'T SHOOT THE DOG` Summary:Use behavioral training on people, dogs and other animals to make changes! End undesirable behavior; learn “affection training”. One of our best selling books!

	`HOW TO BEHAVE SO YOUR DOG BEHAVES - REVISED AND UPDATED 2ND EDITION` Summary: New Revised and Updated 2nd Edition – How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves takes a scientifically sound yet practical approach to explaining dog behavior and training theory, and then shows you how to apply these concepts so you can train your dog to be well behaved. Written by one of the leading veterinary behaviorists in the country, this revised and expanded edition of the original bestseller features brand new chapters that provide the most up-to-date science of dog behavior and explains key concepts in clear, straightforward language.

	`HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS` Summary:These off-leash, lure-reward techniques work on puppies and adult dogs alike. Witty, humane, reliable and FUN! Revised.

	`THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH - WHY WE DO WHAT WE DO AROUND DOGS` Summary:When humans communicate with dogs, a lot can get lost in the translation. Focusing on human behavior, Dr. McConnell teaches readers how to retrain themselves to speak consistently in a language dogs understand and avoid sending conflicting and confusing messages.

	`OUTWITTING DOGS` Summary: From world-renowned dog trainer Terry Ryan, with Kirsten Mortensen. Use your brain rather than brawn to motivate your dog’s behavior with positive training techniques and solve behavior problems.

	`CLICKER TRAINING FOR DOGS` Summary: An introduction to clicker training (a positive reinforcement training system based on operant conditioning).

	`CLICK FOR JOY! - QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS FROM CLICKER TRAINERS AND THEIR DOGS` Summary: Clear and accurate answers for over one hundred commonly asked questions about clicker training in one essential reference. Packed with information experienced trainers and newcomers alike can put to use immediately.

	`CLICKING WITH YOUR DOG - STEP-BY-STEP IN PICTURES` Summary:The answer for all pet owners who want a dog to be a real partner and friend. Step-by-step illustrations explain the clicking process more clearly than ever before. Here’s the pet-friendly way to teach your dog good manners and great tricks – without punishment or force.

	`DOGS ARE FROM NEPTUNE, 2ND EDITION` Summary:New expanded edition from Dogwise Publishing! Jean Donaldson is dogdom’s most influential dog trainer and behaviorist and a best selling author. In 41 essays, Jean highlights the common and frequently wrong-headed notions people have about why dogs behave the way they do, and explains what really motivates your pooch and how to change behavior. The new edition is substantially updated with many new essays that are sure to both inform and delight you.

	`MINE! - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO RESOURCE GUARDING IN DOGS` Summary:A practical how-to guide on resource guarding/aggression – food bowl, object, bed, crate, owner, etc. – in dogs. From the popular author of Culture Clash, Dogs Are From Neptune, and Oh Behave!

	`FIGHT! - A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO THE TREATMENT OF DOG-DOG AGGRESSION` Summary: A practical guide to the treatment of dog-dog aggression, this down-to-earth manual will teach you how to use behavior modification to retrain a dog that bullies other dogs or becomes fearful when approached by other dogs.

	`FEISTY FIDO - HELP FOR THE LEASH REACTIVE DOG, 2ND EDITION` Summary: Practical information about positive ways to teach dogs how to politely walk past other dogs without causing a scene. Written for both novices and professionals, it includes tips on prevention and handling emergency situations. Humane, upbeat.

	`CAUTIOUS CANINE - HOW TO HELP DOGS CONQUER THEIR FEARS, 2ND EDITION` Summary: Learn how to help dogs conquer their fears with desensitization and classical counter-conditioning. Discover exactly what triggers your dog, then apply this step by step method used by thousands of dogs and their owners to overcome problem behavior that is motivated by fear.

	`HELP FOR YOUR SHY DOG`Summary: How to turn your terrified dog into a terrific pet with understanding, socialization, patience, and training. Case histories of formerly shy dogs illustrate this much-needed book!

	`THE DOG AGGRESSION WORKBOOK, 3RD EDITION` Summary: The Dog Aggression Workbook is an interactive guide for guardians of dogs who behave aggressively. The workbook presents a systematic and highly efficient and effective, positive reinforcement-based approach to understanding, assessing and changing aggressive behaviors in dogs.

	`WAY TO GO! - HOW TO HOUSETRAIN A DOG OF ANY AGE` Summary: How to housetrain a dog of any age. This clear, concise booklet can help your puppy or adult dog learn a lifetime of good habits. It can also re-train the dog with bad habits and give you back your clean home!

	`DOG LANGUAGE - AN ENCYCLOPEDIA OF CANINE BEHAVIOR` Summary: Here is a well-illustrated A-Z guide to canine body postures. Organized in alphabetical order and cross-referenced with excellent black and white line drawings. This book is a must to understand canine body language and the evolution of the domestic dog.

	`ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS - CALMING SIGNALS, 2ND EDITION` Summary: By a noted expert on canine body language, notably “calming signals.” These are signals dogs give each other – and humans – that denote stress. These are the dogs’ attempt to defuse situations that otherwise might result in fights or aggression.

	`EXCEL-ERATED LEARNING - EXPLAINING HOW DOGS LEARN AND HOW BEST TO TEACH THEM` Summary: Motivation, stages of learning, operant conditioning, factors that affect learning, negative punishment — in plain English — at last! Select the methods that work best for your dog!

	`DOGS BITE - BUT BALLOONS AND SLIPPERS ARE MORE DANGEROUS` Summary: Dogs enhance the lives of millions more people than even the most inflated estimates of dog-bite victims. It’s not even close! Gain a new perspective on this issue and learn strategies to minimize the number of bites that do occur.

	`DR. PITCAIRN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALTH FOR DOGS & CATS, 3RD EDITION` Summary: New 3rd Edition, must-have natural pet care book which helps you understand and apply all kinds of natural health therapies. Includes treating problems without drugs and making your own pet food.