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HOW TO BEHAVE SO YOUR DOG BEHAVES
by Sophia Yin

Summary: If you want a well-behaved dog, you're going to have to modify your own behavior in order to modify his. Dr. Yin's positive approach to correcting and training your dog's behaviors will help you see the world from your dog's perspective and provide the necessary training tools to effect astounding behavioral changes.

THE OTHER END OF THE LEASH
by Patricia McConnell

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.

I'LL BE HOME SOON!
by Patricia McConnell

Summary: Help for those whose dog suffers badly from Separation Anxiety, help in preventing it from developing, and tips on how to raise a dog with good "house manners."

HOW TO BE THE LEADER OF THE PACK
by Patricia McConnell

Summary: Learn how to love and lead your dogs without spoiling them and provide boundaries without intimidation.

REALLY RELIABLE RECALL DVD
by Leslie Nelson

Summary: From well-known trainer Leslie Nelson! Easy to follow steps to train your dog to come when it really counts, in an emergency. Extra chapters for difficult to train breeds and training class instructors.

POWER OF POSITIVE DOG TRAINING
by Pat Miller

Summary: 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!

PARENTING YOUR DOG
by Trish King

Summary: Finally, popular trainer Trish King has written a book!! Analyzes each stage of a dog's physical, mental, and emotional development in great detail; includes sections on puppyhood, adolescence, adulthood and aging, plus problem behavior.

POSITIVE PERSPECTIVES: LOVE YOUR DOG, TRAIN YOUR DOG
by Pat Miller

Summary: How can bad behavior be easily transformed into good behavior? Why does management work better than force? What is the one toy every dog owner should have? PLUS the latest info on training with treats, vaccination schedules, housetraining and problem prevention.

MINE! A GUIDE TO RESOURCE GUARDING IN DOGS
by Jean Donaldson

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.

CULTURE CLASH
by Jean Donaldson

Summary: Get rid of your dogs-are-like-humans thinking and learn to appreciate the TRUE strengths and abilities of your canine companions. Find out what really makes a dog tick, what motivates him and how to get the behavior you are looking for!

DOGS ARE FROM NEPTUNE
by Jean Donaldson

Summary: Candid answers to urgent questions about aggression and other aspects of dog behavior! Positive reinforcement methods include clickers, food, praise. From the author of the best seller, Culture Clash.

BEFORE & AFTER GETTING YOUR PUPPY
by Ian Dunbar

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.

WAY TO GO! HOW TO HOUSETRAIN A DOG OF ANY AGE
by Karen London & Patricia McConnell

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.

HOW TO TEACH A NEW DOG OLD TRICKS
by Ian Dunbar

Summary: These off-leash, lure-reward techniques work on puppies and adult dogs alike. Witty, humane, reliable and FUN! Revised.

SET OF 9 BEHAVIOR BOOKLETS (SAVE 10%)
by Ian Dunbar

Summary: IAN DUNBAR, US and UK Vet, Behaviorist, Trainer and Lecturer approaches training with a sense of humor. His problem-solving techniques are humane and fun! The nine different booklets focus on specific problems. Topics covered: barking, chewing & trashing, digging, fighting, houseraining, housetraining supplement, preventing aggression, shyness/fear toward people, and socialization.

CHILD-PROOFING YOUR DOG
by Brian Kilcommons

Summary: Teach your pet to accept predictable inter-actions before they happen and you can own a dog that is trustworthy and great with kids. Read this before the baby and/or the dog arrive!

ON TALKING TERMS WITH DOGS: CALMING SIGNALS
by Turid Rugaas

Summary: Practical understanding of the dog's body language, especially signals used to maintain the social hierarchy and to resolve conflict within the pack.

ULTIMATE DIET: NATURAL NUTRITION FOR DOGS AND CATS
by Kymythy Schultze

Summary: Prepare a natural diet for your dog or cat! Includes basic food groups, making the meal, treats and travel, making the switch, special diets, and an especially valuable extra, Holistic Animal Yellow Pages.

RAW DOG FOOD: MAKE IT EASY FOR YOU AND YOUR DOG
by Carina Beth MacDonald

Summary: Great News! "Raw Dog Food: Make It Easy for You and Your Dog" received the 2003 Dog Writers of America Award for Best Book under 100 pages. Find out why! This fun, informative, and slightly irreverent book shows you how feeding your dog a raw diet can be effective, economical, easy for you and healthy for your dog.

HOLISTIC GUIDE FOR A HEALTHY DOG
by Wendy Volhard & Kerry Brown

Summary: The hows and whys of alternative veterinary medicine. Covers nutrition and using natural remedies for health and behavior needs. Excellent charts, diagrams, index.

DR. PITCAIRN'S COMPLETE GUIDE TO NATURAL HEALTH FOR DOGS & CATS
by Richard & Susan Pitcairn

Summary: Updated and expanded, 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.

HOMEOPATHIC CARE FOR CATS AND DOGS
by Don Hamilton

Summary: Intended to supplement the advice of a vet. Includes an introduction to homeopathy, the nature of disease, the nature of cure, where to start, using homeopathy at home, and common ailments of each system, organized by system.

NATURAL HEALING FOR DOGS AND CATS A - Z
by Cheryl Schwartz

Summary: Filled with natural and holistic practices that can return your pet to health and keep him there. A - Z format makes it easy to look up any issue.

BACH FLOWER REMEDIES FOR ANIMALS
by Helen Graham & Gregory Vlamis

Summary: Descriptions of the Bach Flower Remedies and their application to the treatment of a range of domestic animals. Includes diagnostic symptoms, treatment regimens, case histories, and sources for flower remedies.

HOLISTIC AROMATHERAPY FOR ANIMALS
by Kristen Leigh Bell

Summary: A comprehensive guide to the use of essential oils and hydrosols with animals - dogs, cats, birds, horses, ferrets, rabbits, small rodents. Includes a large reference section for brewing your own aromatics, sources for purchase, further reading, etc.

HERBS FOR PETS
by Mary Wulff-Tilford & Gregory Tilfor

Summary: All you ever wanted to know about herbs for pets! Principles and practices, natural nutrition, Materia Medica, an herbal repertory for animals, even how to grow herbs at home. Extensively illustrated in full color.

GETTING IN TTOUCH WITH YOUR DOG
by Linda Tellington-Jones

Summary: Using a combination of specific TTouches, a dog's performance and health is improved, common behavior issues are solved, and physical problems are positively influenced.
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