WAE - Temperament & Behavior Suggested Reading
The following list of books is presented as the "basics" for an understanding of the subject matter of temperament and behavior. Books cannot substitute for observation, thinking, training and actual communicating, however. And this is as it should be when dealing with the phenomenal capability for observing minute changes in body language and gleaning from those changes volumes of meaning that our dogs have. In honor of their fidelity to us despite our frequent miscommunications, should we not also attempt the same?
There are many books already written about dog behavior and, it seems, more being published every day. This list is therefore by no means exhaustive. Nor is it a ringing endorsement of every concept set forth in the books listed.
| Measuring Behavior by Martin and Bateson |
| Canine Behavior, A Guide for Veterinarians by Beaver |
| Help! My Dog has An Attitude by Bohenkamp |
| Purely Positive Training by Booth |
| Behavior Problems in Dogs by Campbell |
| The Intelligence of Dogs by Coren |
| The Art and Science of Judging Dogs by Curtis and Thelma Brown |
| Studying Animal Behavior by Dewsbury |
| The Dog Who Loved Too Much by Dr. Nicholas Dodman DVM |
| The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson |
| Owner's Guide to Body Behavior by Dunbar |
| Dog Behavior (Why Dogs do what they do) - Dr. Ian Dunbar |
| Anything (written) by Ian Dunbar |
| The Dog's Mind (Understanding your Dog's Behavior) - Bruce Fogle, DVM |
| Superdog (Raising the Perfect Canine Companion) - Michael W. Fox, DVM |
| Carnivore Behavior, Ecology and Evolution by Gittleman |
| The Dobermann Pinscher by Philip Greuning |
| Canine and Feline Behavioral Therapy by Hart and Hart |
| Adam's Task - Vicki Hearne |
| Domestic Animal Behavior by Houpt |
| Smart Trainers Brilliant Dogs by Lewis |
| King Solomon's Ring - Konrad Lorenz |
| Man Meets Dog by Konrad Lorenz |
| On Aggression by Lorenz |
| The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell |
| Body Language and Emotion of Dogs by Milani |
| Clinical Behavioral Medicine for Small Animals by Overall |
| The New Knowledge of Dog Behavior - Clarence Pdfaffenberger. |
| A Dog and a Dolphin by Karen Pryor |
| Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor |
| Lads Before the Wind by Karen Pryor |
| Excel-erated Learning by Pamela Reid |
| On Talking Terms with Dogs - Calming Signals by Rugaas |
| Animal Behavior by Scott |
| Genetics and the Social Behavior Of Dogs by Scott and Fuller |
| Understanding Your Dog - Eberhard Trumler. |
| The Complete Doberman Pinscher by Joanna Walker, et al. |
| Working Dogs by Warner and Humphreys |