TeriM, My List of Suggested Reading...

[luckypenny]

I saw your question in the tjt and thought I'd start a new thread in case others were interested too.

In addition to the ones you have ordered (all wonderful books btw)...

Originally Posted by TeriM

I recently ordered:
The other end of the leash.
On Talking terms with dogs: Calming Signals.
Bones would rain from the sky.

...here are some I recommend:

DON'T SHOOT THE DOG
by Karen Pryor

THE DOG LISTENER
by Jan Fennell

UNDERSTANDING & TEACHING SELF CONTROL
by Suzanne Clothier

FINDING A BALANCE: ISSUES OF POWER IN THE HUMAN/DOG RELATIONSHIP
by Suzanne Clothier

CULTURE CLASH
by Jean Donaldson

CAUTIOUS CANINE, 2ND EDITION
by Patricia McConnell

FEISTY FIDO: HELP FOR THE LEASH AGGRESSIVE DOG
by Patricia McConnell & Karen London

AGGRESSION IN DOGS: PRACTICAL MANAGEMENT, PREVENTION & BEHAVIOUR MODIFICATION
by Brenda Aloff

DOGS: A NEW UNDERSTANDING OF CANINE ORIGIN, BEHAVIOR, AND EVOLUTION
by Raymond & Lorna Coppinger

HOW TO BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK
by Patricia McConnell

MERLE'S DOOR
by Ted Kerasote

COMME UN CHIEN
by Jean Lessard (this one is in French)

And DVDs:

FIGHTING DOMINANCE IN A DOG WHISPERING WORLD
by Jean Donaldson and Ian Dunbar

UNLEASH YOUR DOG'S POTENTIAL
by Linda Tellington-Jones

PREDATION IN FAMILY DOGS: PREDATION, PREDATORY DRIFT AND PREPAREDNESS SEMINAR
by Jean Donaldson

I've just recently received:

FOCUS NOT FEAR
by Ali Brown

PLAY WITH YOUR DOG
by Pat Miller

HEAR, HEAR! A GUIDE TO TRAINING A DEAF DOG
by Barry Eaton

WE GIVE OUR HEARTS TO DOGS TO TEAR; INTIMATIONS OF THEIR MORTALITY
by Alston Chase

I've read others (more commercial types), some which ended up in the recycling bin . The books listed though, are the ones I've enjoyed and learned most from.

[TeriM]

Wow LP, that is awesome . Thanks so much, I will definately add some of these to my reading list.

[SnowDancer]

I am currently reading Merle's Door - frankly I enjoy the dog stories more than the psychological stuff as I have read that in other books. But, before starting the book, I made sure of one thing about Merle - here is to a long and happy life for pups!

[luckypenny]

What I absolutely loved about Merle's Door (I promise I won't give it all away SnowDancer ) is that it does contain a lot of info and opinions about training methods (many other authors are quoted in the book) as well as Kerasote's views of the human/dog relationship.

It got me thinking about the 'artificial' lives that some provide their dogs with vs the lives they would lead if permitted to make more of their own choices.

What I forgot to add to the original list (I found it this morning in Lucky's backpack ):

THE ROSETTA BONE; THE KEY TO COMMUNICATION BETWEEN HUMANS AND CANINES
by Cheryl S. Smith

[TeriM]

The ones I ordered are here already today and I've already started reading them. I planned on reading them on our summer holiday but now I guess I'll just have to order some more for that . Hmmm, I need $39 worth to qualify for the Chapters free shipping, which ones to choose .