Best Dog Training Books

Thought it might be a good idea to do a thread on the best dog training books every couple of years or so, so people looking for such a book get the latest info.

So, what do you think are the best dog training books around?

I really like Behavior Adjustment Training: BAT for Fear, Frustration, and Aggression in Dogs by Grisha Stewart

Also Scaredy Dog: Understanding and Rehabilitating Your Reactive Dog by Ali Brown

Tracking Dog - Glen Johnson. Although Canadian the principles and examples are still valid.
He states "always trust your dog" and I did just that a couple of weeks ago when I thought He was leading me on the wrong track, .... my dog was right, I was wrong.

Also - Scent and the Scenting Dog, by William G. Syrotuck, quite scientific - a lot about how scent is transferred to air/ ground.

For HTM, Richard Curtis, Dancing with Dogs, as it doesn't just show moves, but includes structuring a programme & interpretation.

For behaviour and problems, Control Unleashed, L. MacDevitt. Rather Agility focussed, but the exercises can be generalised.

The Culture Clash, J. Donaldson, makes you feel guilty for all those times you have expected dogs to understand a 'foreign' language!

Mary Ray's Superdog for showing just how varied and how much fun dog training can be.

I highly recommend 'The Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training' by Pamela Dennison teaching all the basic commands and obedience.

Understanding the Silent Communication of Dogs - Rosie J. Lowry. A real eye-opener!

Thanks everyone - some great books there, and a few I haven't heard of!

Wonder if it might be worth starting some threads with polls for each of the most popular books so people can score them from 1 to 10. I'd be interested in seeing which ones get rated the highest

I love The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell. It was recommended by a friend, who has my eternal gratitude. It's not an instruction manual, more a general guide, and unusual in that she focuses a lot on humans-- the weird stuff that WE do, that we don't really think about, because it's just what we do-- and how our behaviours affect our dogs, and how our dogs might respond. Her books will really make you think. All dogs are different-- her work will help guide you to thinking about how.

I like that idea Azz! I find Dogsey invaluable for book recommendations

Another one that I read and enjoyed is Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know by Alexandra Horowitz.

First dog training book I ever bought was about Chihuahuas I clearly remember waving the book at little Rosie saying if only you had read this we would not be looking at this trail of destruction ! (she had systematically removed every cassette tape from a shelf and chewed them all up - the book clearly written by a moron said Chihuahuas don't chew ! ).