Top Ten Books for Dog Owners or People Considering Getting a Dog

1. How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves : Sophia Yin
2. How Dogs Learn : Burch and Bailey
3. Parenting Your Dog :Trish King
4. Dog Friendly Dog Training : Andrea Arden
5. Don't Shoot the Dog : Karen Pryor
6. Dog Language : Roger Abrantes
7. The Culture Clash : Jean Donaldson
8. On Talking Terms with Dogs: Turid Rugaas
9. Outwitting Dogs : Terry Ryan
10. Before & After You Get Your Puppy : Ian Dunbar

Top Ten Books For Owners of "Difficult" Dogs

1. Mine : Jean Donaldson
2. The Bark Stops Here : Terry Ryan
3. Aggression in Dogs : Brenda Aloff
4. The Language of Dogs : (video) Sarah Kalnajs (www.bluedogtraining.com or www.tawzerdogvideos.com)
5. Fight : Jean Donaldson
6. Help for Your Shy Dog : Deborah Wood
7. Dogs Home Alone : Roger Abrantes
8. Scaredy Dog : Ali Brown
9. Canine Aggression Workbook : James O'Heare
10. Bringing Light to Shadow - A Dog Trainer's Diary : Pamela Dennison

Top Ten Books for Animal Professionals (Trainers, Rescue workers, Shelter Staff)

1. Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training Volume I : Steven Lindsay
2. Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training Volume 2 : Steven Lindsay
3. Handbook of Applied Dog Behavior and Training Volume 3 : Steven Lindsay
4. Excel-erated Learning : Pamela Reid
5. Behavior Problems in Dogs : William Campbell
6. Coaching People to Train Their Dogs : Terry Ryan
7. One on One : Nicole Wilde
8. Evolution of Canine Social Behavior : Roger Abrantes
9. Genetics and the Social Behavior of the Dog : Scott and Fuller
10. Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behavior, and Evolution : Raymond Coppinger

Must-Have Learning Toys

1. Premier Busy Buddy Line at www.busybuddytoys.com
2. Everlasting Fun Ball / Everlasting Treat Ball at www.triplecrowndogs.com
3. Booda Rip Ems
4. Kong products
5. Intellicube / Intellibone
6. Hide a Squirrel / Hide a Bee / Hide a Bird
7. Egg Babies toys
8. Havaball
9. Grunters
10. Agilite Home Agility Equipment

Madison (WI) Pet Stores That Carry Products Recommended by Blue Dog

1. MadCat Pet Supplies: www.felineunderground.com
2. Bad Dog Frida: www.baddogfrida.com

Top Ten Coolest Dog Stuff Sites (Cat Stuff Too)

1. Dogwise : www.dogwise.com
2. Sitstay.com : www.sitstay.com
3. Crosskeys Books : www.crosskeysbooks.com
4. George of San Francisco : www.georgesf.com
5. Planet Dog : www.planetdog.com
6. Fetch Pets: www.fetchpets.com
7. Hanalei Pets : http://hanaleipets.com
8. Barker and Meowsky : www.barkerandmeowsky.com
9. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies : www.behavior.org
10. Wisconsin Dog Rescue : www.widogrescue.com
11. The Pet Professor: www.thepetprofessor.com

Top Training Tools

1. Blue Dog Waist Leash (www.bluedogtraining.com) : 608-213-5304
2. Quick Draw Treat Bag (Premier Pets)
3. Target Sticks (www.amrchicago.com)
4. Clickers (www.triplecrowndogs.com has a nice one)
5. Solid Gold Tiny Tot Treats (the best for training)
6. Gentle Leader
7. Sense-ation Dog Harness (http://www.softouchconcepts.com/products)

Training Tools Blue Dog DOES NOT Recommend

1. Electronic training collars
2. Flexi-leads (not suitable for training)
3. Metal choke chains with no safety mechanism built in (unlike the cloth Martingale type collar)

Websites To Visit For Those Who Love Dogs

1. International Association of Animal Behavior Consultants (www.iaabc.org)
2. Association of Pet Dog Trainers (www.apdt.com)
3. MadCat Pet Supplies, Madison, WI (www.madcatpets.com)
4. All about clicker training (www.clickertraining.com)
5. Dog Clicker Training Website (www.clickertrainusa.com)
6. Dog Trainer Search (www.dogtrainersearch.com)
7. The cutest dog tags ever! (www.fetchingtags.net)
8. Dog Books (www.dogwise.com)
9. Pamper your pet products (www.georgesf.com , www.planetdog.com)
10. Cambridge Center for Behavioral Studies (www.behavior.org)
11. Wisconsin Dog Rescue (www.widogrescue.com)
12. Looking for a pet? (www.petfinder.com)
13. Dog videos (www.tawzerdogvideos.com)

Blue Dog Recommended Dog Foods

1. Evo (Innova)
2. Solid Gold
3. Wellness
4. Healthy Kitchen
5. Karma
6. Wysong
7. Canidae
8. Fromm's Ultra
9. Nature's Variety

Recommended Trainers

Florida

Angelica Steinker : Courteous Canine

Michigan:

Lisa Laney : Woofology

North Carolina:

Jennifer Shryock : Family Paws

Virginia (Charlottesville):

Tara McLaughlin, CPDT : GoodDog! Training

Washington:

Jaycee Barrett, CCS : Henry's Royal Canine Care

Educational Links

Kids and Dogs

1. The-Kennel-Club.org : Safe and Sound
2. FamilyPaws.com : Doggone Crazy!

Miscellaneous Links