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Sue’s Products
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Please note that our products are available through Love My Dog Training’s sister company The Light of Dog, which is also owned and operated by us.
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Juvenile Delinquent Dogs: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Sanity and Successfully Living With Your Adolescent Dog by Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA. In my search for resources on adolescent or teenage dogs, I found very little, so I wrote the book myself. This book covers just about everything you need to know: knowing what to expect, what is “normal” or not, how to train most effectively, how and when to use management, how to properly socialize your dog, and how to address the myriad of problems that can arise during this age. Read and get started with Part One, then keep Part Two handy as a reference guide to refer back to throughout adolescence - and perhaps beyond - as problem behaviors arise.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Ask The Trainer: Answers to common questions about dog training and behavior issues, including jumping, leash manners, aggression, fearfulness, and more by Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA. The Ask the Trainer E-Book is a fantastic collection of the most frequently asked questions of us over the years with our no-nonsense answers. Price is $4.00. Credit card payments are handled through PayPal. You DO NOT need a PayPal account to pay via credit card. Once payment is processed (usually within a few minutes), you will receive an email with the download link. Purchases are handled through our sister website, TheLightofDog.com. Please click here for a link to the purchase page.
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Basic Training Online Course by Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA. Our Online Course combines the best of our Puppy Preschool and Basic Training Group Classes into one Online Course to give you the best possible start to your training. The Course includes videos, handouts and e-books that are accessible on any device, including smartphones and tablets. To find out more or get started with this course, please click here.
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General Training & Behavior Advice
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In addition to the products listed below, Sue’s book Juvenile Delinquent Dogs: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Sanity and Successfully Living With Your Adolescent Dog as well as the Basic Training Online Course are good options for this category.
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Leader of the Pack by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D - A very quick and inexpensive read at only 15 pages, it gives you in very concise, easy-to-understand terms the basic pointers you need to have a well-behaved dog. I recommend this as a starting point whether you continue with any other training or not.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Family Friendly Dog Training: A Six Week Program for You and Your Dog by Patricia B McConnell, Ph.D and Aimee M Moore - This book replaces Patricia's earlier book Beginning Family Dog Training. If you are planning to train your dog on your own and want some guidance from a book, or you want some additional reference material in addition to your training, this is a good option. This lays out a six-week training plan and walks you through everything. Definitely a good resource to have!
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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How to Teach a New Dog Old Tricks by Ian Dunbar - Ian Dunbar is one of the founders of the Association of Pet Dog Trainers and was one of the leaders in promoting positive reinforcement in dog training. He has lots of great information in this book. If you want something more in-depth, this is a very good book. The only drawback is you need to have some time to read!
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Puppy Training & Behavior
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Puppy Primer by Brenda K Scidmore and Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D - If you aren't able to attend training, want to get started on your own before class starts, or just want an extra resource for training your puppy, this is the book for you. This book is easy to read and contains practical, easy to follow advice. It is a great resource to assist with training your puppy.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Adolescent Dog Training & Behavior
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Juvenile Delinquent Dogs: The Complete Guide to Saving Your Sanity and Successfully Living With Your Adolescent Dog by Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA. In my search for resources on adolescent or teenage dogs, I found very little, so I wrote the book myself. This book covers just about everything you need to know: knowing what to expect, what is “normal” or not, how to train most effectively, how and when to use management, how to properly socialize your dog, and how to address the myriad of problems that can arise during this age. Read and get started with Part One, then keep Part Two handy as a reference guide to refer back to throughout adolescence - and perhaps beyond - as problem behaviors arise. To be released spring 2012. Please subscribe to our newsletter to be notifed when the book is published.
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Basic Training Online Course by Sue Brown, MNM, CDBC, CPDT-KA. Our Online Course combines the best of our Puppy Preschool and Basic Training Group Classes into one Online Course to give you the best possible start to your training. The Course includes videos, handouts and e-books that are accessible on any device, including smartphones and tablets. To find out more or get started with this Course, please click here.
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Teaching “Come”
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Really Reliable Recall (DVD and booklet) by Leslie Nelson - If you want to teach your dog to come when it really counts, Leslie Nelson's Really Reliable Recall - or some variation of it - is probably the most-used method by positive reinforcement dog trainers today. If coming when called is all you really want from your dog, then invest in the DVD and/or the booklet. In regard to coming when called, if I could only recommend one product, I would have to go with Leslie Nelson's Really Reliable Recall.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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General Knowledge of Dogs and Learning Theory
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Whatever Happened to the Term Alpha Wolf? by L. David Mech. While we did not write this article, we felt it well worth adding to our list of articles as it addresses the issue of the "alpha" as it relates to wolves. It's written by L. David Mech, who is a senior research scientist for the U.S. Geological Survey and founder and vice chair of the International Wolf Center. He has studied wolves for over 50 years and published several books and many articles about them.
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The Other End of the Leash by Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D - This is a bit longer read than most of her other books. However, if you have the time and would like to understand how to better communicate with your dog, this is one of the best books you will find. McConnell is a Certified Applied Animal Behaviorist, which means she has a Ph.D in animal behavior, so she really knows her stuff. This is without a doubt my favorite book and I highly recommend it!
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Dog Sense: How the New Science of Dog Behavior Can Make You a Better Friend to Your Pet by John Bradshaw. A must read for everyone who shares their lives with dogs. This is another great book for helping us better understand our dogs and is the best collection of easy-to-read scientific evidence as to why we should not use “wolf pack theory” to train our dogs.
Click here to purchase from Amazon.
Click here to purchase from Dogwise.
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For the Love of a Dog: Understanding Emotion in You and Your Best Friend by Patricia B. McConnell - Those of us who love dogs know that dogs feel emotions, but which ones? Do they experience the same range of emotions that humans do? Ever wondered whether dogs love us as much as we love them? If you've ever wondered about the emotions of dogs, this is the book for you.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell and Know by Alexandra Horowitz - Ever wondered how dogs experience the world? We know their senses of smell and hearing are far superior to ours. Did you know their vision is also different than ours? If you want to gain a better understanding of how dogs experience the world, or if you want to understand your own dog better, start by reading this book.
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor - This book and the next book, Culture Clash, are considered "classics" when it comes to discussing the learning theory behind current dog training methods. Despite the title, this book was originally written in regard to changing the behavior of people not dogs. So, if you want to learn how to train your spouse, children, roommate, coworker, or others, read this book! This and the next book listed are both very good if you really want to dig into the details of how/why certain methods work. If you really just want a well-behaved dog and don't care so much about the how and why, then these are not for you.
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The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson - This book and the previous book, Don’t Shoot the Dog, are considered "classics" when it comes to discussing the learning theory behind current dog training methods. They are both very good if you really want to dig into the details of how/why certain methods work. If you really just want a well-behaved dog and don't care so much about the how and why, then these are not for you. These are for the people who really want to know all the details!
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Here are links to purchase this book.
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