Dog Health Questions: Best books for dog trainers?

I'm going to dog training school at Triple Crown Academy in January & am very excited! I have no previous dog training experience but I've been reading alot online and looking for good books to consider buying. I just got a copy of the APDT's "The Dog Trainer's Resource". And I plan on buying the 2nd installment of that later on as well.

I'm looking for highly recomended books on breed specifics, aggression, behavior modification, so on and so forth...

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Recommended Answer:
Get Paul Chance's Book "Learning and Behavior".

It's not a dog training book, it's a learning theory book. Learning theory is the basis of the current thinking on dog training which follows very well with the APDT.

Congratulations and have fun!

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• www.flyingdogpress.com Suzanne Clothier is the trainer I follow. She is more of a behaviorist.
  
  Free articles on her site. Very thorough and informative.
  
  Her book is Bones Would Rain From the Sky: Deepening Our Relationship with Dogs.


• "Dog Whisperer" is a very, very good book on training your dog. It's based off the Discovery channel show of the same name.

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Dog Health Questions: Help with dog training...?

Some time i take my dogs outside and they don't listen to me. He bark alots and never listen

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try using an attention grabbing toy like a squeaky, or a favorite toy. Use an excited voice and praise when the barking stops, even for a second. When unwanted behavior happens ignore the unwanted. Praise the good, even if it happens for two seconds. Try to use a quiet odd, unfamiliar noise like clucking or a quiet whistle to gain his attention and he might stop barking to listen to the noise. Good Luck.. Also try a pinch collar to have more control on a large dog, these collars will not harm your dog and will cease unwanted pulling and lunging but remember not to jerk when using these collars; pinch collars will help the dog understand when to stop. Remember not to get anxious or upset when these excursions happen, your dog can sense your feelings and may be getting more hyper when you get upset.

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• Obedience training is the foundation for establishing a better relationship between you and your dog. Obedience training helps establish the owner in the role of "pack leader". Obedience will lay down clear behavior guidelines that your dog can follow. A well-behaved, obedient dog is more than just a pet of pride. The difference lies largely in the training, and good training can save a dog's life.
  
  These articles will give you tips about how to best train your dog.
  
  Dog Training - http://www.dog-pound.net/dog-training.ht…
  
  Dog Obedience - http://www.dog-pound.net/dog-obedience.h…
  
  Repetition, consistency, practice and correction are what it takes to train a dog to be happy and responsive. If you follow these simple steps you will find that your puppy can grow into an obedient well-adjusted dog.
  
  Repitition and Consistency in Dog Training - http://www.dog-pound.net/repetition-cons…

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Dog Health Questions: Are there any schools or acadamies in Canada where I can learn how to train dogs?

I would like to go to a school that teaches me how to train dogs for basic obedience, but my main goal is for either hearing assistant dog training or search and rescue dog training.

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Recommended Answer:
yes there is at least one two places you should call. first the cnib candain national insitute for the blind .
the other one is the school for the deaf in milton. i am not sure if they have the same thing cnid they might but i am sure the school will tell you .

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• I doubt there are any schools like that in Canada.You would probably have to go to the US. There are not many schools in Canada.

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Dog Health Questions: Dog training?

I have 2 dogs, and I also train my friends 3 dogs. Her dogs are my dog's puppies.(Labradors). Their mother comes and stays around just fine outside. but they don't. neither does my other dog. The training methods I used for my Lab work wonders for the other 4 but not this. I just can't seem to get them to stay around. And my dog TAKES OFF when he gets away and won't come when called...how can I get them to the point where we can have them outside and have a little peace???

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You need to work with each one individually.
Stay means Stay, and come means come.
Not when you're done sniffing whatever you're sniffing, not later, but NOW.

You need to make sure that it is NEVER okay for them not to listen to these commands-this means first working with them on a long leash. Take it back to step one and make sure they know what each command means. Once that is done, you can start working with distractions. When you say come, and they don't listen, you reel them into you using the long leash-don't ever let them get away with not listening. This is very important-once they learn that they only have to listen "sometimes" then they WILL only listen sometimes.
When they DO listen, give them tons and tons and tons of praise-it's the best thing in the world when you listen to commands!

Also, if you don't think they are going to listen, and you don't have a way to correct them so they DO listen-do not give the command. Again, they cannot get away with it, and giving the command while you know they won't listen will only reassure them that sometimes it is okay to not listen.
Best of luck.

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• I recommend you visit the website that I went to when my dog had behavioral issues a few months back. The program teaches you various methods you can use yourself to solve common dog issues. It totally transformed my dog. Good luck!


• A good idea to work with them one on one I think. As a groups there's too much pack stuff going on.

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Dog Health Questions: Brutal dog training......................…

i would just like to share what i witnessed last night. there is this man who was teaching his dog to jump in a very brutal way. he is literally torturing the dog! he was whipping the dog like there's no tomorrow, choking it to death, and shooting with pellet gun! my heart was like being broken into pieces. i couldn't stand what he's doing. the dog was crying out loud! why does he have to do that?! and what bothers me is the fact that he was only teaching the dog to jump meaning there's more to come when he starts teaching other things. :'(
i think dog shows should be banned to prevent this brutal trainers from extremely abusing their dogs!... by the way that was like 11pm already, i believe its time for that dog to sleep instead of getting beaten to jump

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What do you mean dog shows should be banned? As in pure breed dog shows? Or TV shows which teach people how to train their dogs?
In either case- this is not the solution to previnting people from abusing their dogs.

If you were so upset, why did you not confront the man with his dog? Or contact your local animal welfare organisation or Police office?
You could have even taped the incident on your phone or camera to provide evidence that the man was abusing his dog.

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• What does this have to do with dog shows, that they should be banned? The only show dogs I've seen have been rather well taken care of. If you don't care for them well, they don't win anyways. And banning a dog show doesn't end this abuse. People will still abuse animals regardless. I don't think it'd ever be possible to have absolutely no animal abuse in the world.
  
  You should've called the police and confronted the man.


• i too do not understand what this has to do with dog shows ... it is clearly wrong what the man was doing regardless of the dog show comment ... what did the man say when you said something or he saw you watching what he was doing ???

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Dog Health Questions: What would be a catchy name for a dog training business?

We're launching a new dog training business. I'm looking for a name that would stand out.

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Recommended Answer:
For general canine obedience Paws 'n Learn.

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• Well...what kind of training would you be specializing in?
  
  I like Memphis Belle's suggestion then :)


• Canine College :D

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