If your pet is having behavioral issues, please consider seeking help to resolve them, before you surrender your pet to a shelter or rescue. Below are some listed resources.

Top Books and Videos

Recommendations of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers

Books

1. The Other End of the Leash by Dr. Patricia McConnell
2. Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller
3. Before You Get Your Puppy & After You Get Your Puppy by Dr. Ian Dunbar (free PDFs)
4. Before & After Getting Your Puppy by Dr. Ian Dunbar (Hardcopy)
5. Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
6. Positive Perspectives: Love Your Dog, Train Your Dog by Pat Miller
7. How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks by Dr. Ian Dunbar
8. On Talking Terms with Dogs:  Calming Signals by Turid Rugaas
9. Bones Would Fall From The Sky: Deepening Relationships with Dogs by Suzanne Clothier
10. Dogs Are From Neptune by Jean Donaldson
Also: How to be leader of the pack and have your dog love you for it by Dr. Patricia McConnell

Other Helpful Books

1. My Dog Pulls.  What Do I Do? by Turid Rugaas
2. Ain’t Misbehavin’ by Dr. John C Wright
3. Family Friendly Dog Training by Dr. Patricia McConnell
4. Barking. The Sound of a Language by Turid Rugaas
Dr. McConnell has many problem solving booklets available at www.PatriciaMcConnell.com