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Living with Blind Dogs by Caroline Levine

Lads Before the Wind (Nov 1994)

ISBN 0-9624017-3-0
available from:

• Sunshine Books
  44811 SE 166th Street
  North Bend, Washington 98045
  phone 1-800-472-5425 or (206) 888-3737
  FAX (206) 888-9836

• Direct Book Service (listed in their 1996 catalog).
  Phone 1-800-776-2665
  fax 1-509-662-7233
  Email: dgctbook@cascade.net

Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor, © 1984.

ISBN 0-553-25388-3
published by Bantam Books
It is an excellent book for any obedience or work enthusiast but is even more pertinent to Berner trainers. It is about reinforcement, shaping, bribes v. rewards, jackpots and more. It is also helpful for other non-dog areas of life.
This is a wonderful book for learning the basic psychological learning principles underlying clicker training. It contains lots of interesting examples.

The Clicker Workbook: A Beginner's Guide by Deborah A. Jones, PhD, © 1996

A workbook of principles, examples, and exercises for the new clicker trainer. Works well as homework sheets for students or for someone working alone.

A Dog and a Dolphin by Karen Pryor

ISBN 0-9624017-7-3
published by Sunshine Books
Teaches the fundamentals of positive reinforcement

• Sunshine Books
  44811 SE 166th Street
  North Bend, WA 98045
• Phone: 800-47-CLICK (800-472-5425) or 206-888-3737
• FAX 206-888-9836

Clicker Training for Obedience by Morgan Spector, © 1999.

Step-by-step guide from puppyhood through Utility regarding training your dog through the use of Clicker Training. Morgan Spector is an attorney and obedience competitor.

Clicker Fun by Deborah Jones

This well written, purely positive training book is by a PhD psychologist with a specialty in learning theory and operant conditioning.
Vilma Kistner's Java is on the front cover!

Choose to Heel by Dawn Jecs

Only available from the author:

• Dawn Jecs
  15004 66th Ave. E.
  Puyallup, WA 98373
• Phone: 206-536-5513

Excel-erated Learning: by Pam Reid, © 1996
Explaining How Dogs Learn and How Best to Teach Them

A good introduction to operant conditioning. Dr. Reid describes the principles of clicker training in a clear, understandable fashion.

The Culture Clash: by Jean Donaldson, © 1996
A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs.

ISBN 1-888047-05-4

James & Kenneth Publishers
2140 Shattuck Ave. # 2406 Berkeley, CA. 94704	2352 Belyea St. Oakville, ON L6L 1N8
(510)658-8588	(905) 469 1555

Excellent! Provides solid operant conditioning principles. It also highlights the philosophy that underlies approaches to dog training.

Check out Jean Donaldson's web site at http://www.lasardogs.com/.

The Encyclopedia of the Dog

a 1995 guide to 400 dog breeds--all in color pictures.

The Bernese Mountain Dog by Diane Cochrane, © 1981

A lovely book detailing some of the important English lines, and has some great color pictures.
Hardback, 197 pages
published by Elgar Printing Ltd, Hereford, England
ISBN 0-951220-60-8
Price: approx. $20

The Bernese Mountain Dog by Paddy Petch

Available in the U.K. from the BMDC of GB

Bernese Mountain Dogs by Lillian Ostermiller, © 1993

ISBN 0-86622-572-2
published by T.F.H. Publications,Inc.

The Beautiful Bernese Mountain Dog by Diane Russ and Shirle Rogers, © 1993

ISBN 0-931866-55-3
Alpine Publications
P.O. Box 7027,
Loveland, CO 80537

The New Bernese Mountain Dog by Sharon Chesnutt Smith. © 1995

Howell Book House.
ISBN 0876050755
xii, 259 p. black & white pictures 25 cm.

Available at:
• Cherrybrook....$16.95
• BMDCA National Ways & Means
  For inquiries e-mail to HEXLI@aol.com

The 1994 Yearbook: The Illustrated Standard: The BMD Handbook

(great for puppy packets)
Available at:
BMDCA National Ways & Means
For inquiries e-mail to HEXLI@aol.com

The Bernese Mountain Dog Annual

Cost (1995): $40 -- outside the US add $5

• Hoflin Publishing, Ltd.
  4401 Zephyr Street
  Wheat Ridge, CO 80003-3299
• Phone: 303-420-2222
• Email: donh@hoflin.com
  The Silver Anniversary Book
  Available at:
  BMDCA National Ways & Means
  For inquiries e-mail to HEXLI@aol.com

  The Complete Bernese Mountain Dog by Jude Simonds, © 1990
  Howell Book House
  ISBN 087605050X

  Swiss BMD Club Handbook.
  Photos and three-generation pedigrees plus hip and elbow information for scores of top Swiss dogs as well as information on many Swiss breeders and a list of Berner clubs worldwide.
  "You will likely be able to see some of the Swiss dogs tucked into your dog's pedigree and find details of their backgrounds...The text is in German and French but it is well worth ordering." -- Lisa Allen

  • BMDC Watchung
    c/o Claire Coppola
  • Email: clairsey11@aol.com

  The Perfect Puppy. How to Raise a Problem Free Dog by Gwen Bailey
  CLEAVER of the Good Luck Diner
  Published by Charles Scribner's Sons, Macmillan Publishing Company
  ISBN 0-684-18969-0

  The Cobtown Christmas by Julia Van Nutt
  A new children's book with a Berner as one of the story's characters. It's a story set in the 1800's and the Berner is a lost dog.

  Mountain Dog Rescue, A Story of a Bernese Mountain Dog by Coleen Hubbard
  new children's book
  Illustrations by Lori Savastano
  Publisher: Scholastic Inc., January 1999
  ISBN: 0-590-18977-8
  

  • Scholastic Inc.
    Lucky Book Club (January 1999 order form)
  • Phone: 800-724-2424
  • Web: http://www.carnivalbookclub.com/home.htm

  Dog Heaven by Cynthia Rylant
  new children's book
  It's just a fantasy of what dog heaven is like. It begins, "When dogs go to Heaven, they don't need wings because God knows that dogs love running best. He gives them fields. Fields and fields and fields. When a dog first arrives in Heaven, he just runs." The illustrations are lumpy and colorful.
  It ends with this heartening suggestion that can help kids deal with that with which we have trouble ourselves: "Dogs in Dog Heaven may stay as long as they like and this can mean forever. They will be there when old friends show up. They will be there at the door. Angel dogs."

  The Puppy Tracking Primer by Krause
  Practical Scent Dog Training by Lue Button
  "Tracking Regulations", revised in September 1995.
  Free copy from the AKC at 212-696-8276 (ask for the tracking guy), or on line at http://www.akc.org

  "Guidelines to Selecting a Quality Bernese Mountain Dog from a Reputable Breeder", May 1996.
  Among other things this brochure encourages breeders to detail in writing their expectations. It also encourages buyers to expect this from a reputable breeder.
  Send a self addressed, stamped ($.32) #10 envelope to

  • BMDCA
    5265 Fort Road
    Greenwood, FL 32443

  Tracking Dog: Theory & Methods by Glen R. Johnson
  I was lucky enough to attend one of the last tracking seminars given by Glen Johnson. His approach is positive and works as demonstrated by my Golden, Bear CDX, TD, TT, CGC. I haven't picked up his book in years, but remember it as being very informative and instructive. --Cathy Burlile

  Training Tracking Dogs, The Koehler Method
  I attended an obedience seminar years ago given by Bill Koehler. If his methods for tracking are along the same vein as his obedience methods, his approach would be totally different [than Glen Johnson's]. --Cathy Burlile

  Enthusiastic Tracking by Sil Sanders.
  It has very detailed step-by-step instructions with clear goals and helpful hints. Sil is a very experienced tracking trainer and judge and has helped people train many breeds of dogs to track, including at least one Bernese.

  What All Good Dogs Should Know
  by Jack Volhard & Melissa Bartlett
  (Melissa is a berner-l member.)

  Catalog -- Direct Book Service
  that great place with all the doggy books on any subject you need.

  • Dogwise
    701 B Poplar
    P.O. Box 2778
    Wenatchee, WA 98807-2778
  • Orders: 1-800-776-2665
  • Phone 1-509-663-9115
  • fax 1-509-662-7233
  • email: mail@dogwise.com
  • Web: www.dogwise.com

  Media Bookservice
  On-Line Media Service (books, videos) for Europeans

  • Media Bookservice
    Coldenhovenseweg 100
    NL-6961 EG Eerbeek
    Netherlands
  • Phone: +31 313 655575
  • Fax: +31 313 654316
  • Email: media@bcm.nl
  • Web: http://www.bcm.nl/media/hond/mbhondb.html

  Select Dog and Cat Books
  On-Line dog and cat books and videos for U.K. & Europe

  • Crosskeys Select Books Direct
    Collier Row Road
    Romford, Essex RM5 2BH
    U.K.
  • Phone: 0181-590-3604 (info/queries and orders after 12 noon)
          0800-917-4083 (orders 9am - noon)
  • Fax: 0181-599-6177
  • Email: crosskeys@dial.pipex.com
  • Web: http://www.k9netuk.com/commercial/crosskeys

  4-M Enterprises
  Everything in Dog Books
  They have current AND out-of-print books, including berner books. They are always helpful and swear that if they don't have a dog book you want, they'll do their "dog-gone-dest" to get it for you. -- Alice Madar

  • 4-M Enterprises
    Everything in Dog Books
    1280 Pacific Street
    Union City, CA 94587

  • Toll Free	Local/Internat'l	Fax
    800-487-9867	510-489-8722	510-489-8331

  How to Housebreak Your Dog in 7 Days by Kalstone, © 1985.
  Small paperback, good for including in puppy packets.
  approx. $5.99
  Available from: Direct Book Service (see contact information elsewhere on this page)

  Dogs for Dummies by Gina Spadafori, © 1996.
  IDG Books Worldwide
  ISBN 1 568 84861 7

  A Guide to Backpacking With Your Dog by Charlene G. LaBelle
  Alpine Press

  The Dog Who Loved Too Much by Dr. Nicholas Dodman
  Tales, Treatments, and the Psychology of Dogs. The back cover says: "Dr. Dodman is a professor of behavioral pharmacology at Tuft University School of Veterinary Medicine and director of the Behavior Clinic."

  His book is very user friendly and entertaining as well as being informative and is, at times, a real eye opener. ... I highly recommend this book. --Susan Clawson

  The Body Language and Emotions of Dogs
  by Myrna M. Milani, D.V.M © 1986
  Wm. Morrow and Co, NY
  A practical guide to the physical and behavioral displays owners and dogs exchange and how to use htem to create a lasting bond.

  The Bernese and Other Mountain Dogs: A Complete Pet Owner's Manual
  ISBN 0-8120-9135-3
  This book is in the Barron's Educational Series and is a translation of the book by Gerd Ludwig. It has beautiful full-color photographs and charming B&W drawings which make it well worth the price. About half Berners, plus it makes clear the differences among the four Swiss tri-colors. It is full of sound advice for first-time owners -- it even has the address for the BMDCA.

  Childproofing Your Dog by Brian Kilcommons

  Good Owners, Great Dogs by Brian Kilcommons
  This book not only gives different methods of learning a command, but reasons it works and the reasons other tactics don't work.

  Dogwise: The Natural Way to Train Your Dog by John Fisher

  Super Puppy, How to Raise the Best Dog You'll Ever Have! by Peter J. Vollmer
  SuperPuppy Press
  P.O. Box 463030
  Escondido, CA 92046-3030
  Phone: 619-489-1818

  Super Puppy, How to Train the Best Dog You'll Ever Have! by Peter J. Vollmer
  SuperPuppy Press
  P.O. Box 463030
  Escondido, CA 92046-3030
  Phone: 619-489-1818

  The Dog in Action by McDowell Lyon, © 1950, 1977
  A study of anatomy and locomotion as applying to all breeds. Illustrated by the author.
  ISBN 0-87605-468-8
  Howell Book House, Inc.
  730 Fifth Avenue
  New York, NY 10019

  Books about Breeding
  Canine Reproduction: A Breeder's Guide by Phyllis Holst MS DVM
  Dog Breeding for Professionals by Dr. Herbert Richards
  Canine Hip Dysplasia by Fred Lanting
  Successful Dog Breeding by Chris Walkowicz and Bonnie Wilcox DVM
  The Whelping and Rearing of Puppies by Muriel P. Lee
  Practical Genetics for Dog Breeders by Malcolm B. Willis
  Planned Breeding by Lloyd C. Brackett

  Books by C.W. Meisterfeld
  Psychological Dog Training
  Tails of a Dog Psychoanalyst
  Jelly Bean vs. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
  All highly recommended by Ruth Reynolds, Sue German, and Lisa Allen

  • M R K Publishing (Meisterfeld and Associates)
    448 Seavey, Suite 9
    Petaluma, CA 94952
  • Phone: 800-541-8201 or 707-763-0056
  • Fax: 707-763-1539
  • Email: k9shrink@aol.com
  • Web: http://members.aol.com/k9shrink

  Canine Orthopedics
  by Robert Rooks, D.V.M, M.S. Diplomate American Board of Veterinary Practitioners & Diplomate American College of Veterinary Surgeons and Connie Jankowski, © 1997.
  Most dog owners have had to deal with orthopedic problems of one sort or another, and this reference outlines numerous problems in addition to hip dysplasia. Designed for the dog owner, it assesses the problems and also provides methods for preventing them environmentally and genetically.

  "American Herding Breeds Association Herding Test and Trial Regulations"

  Name	Linda Rorem	Carol Lorenzon
  Address	1548 Victoria Way Pacifica, CA 94044	3767 W. 136th St. Cleveland, OH 44111
  Phone	415-355-9563	216-941-6330
  Email		codywink@aol.com

  The Guide to Successful Dog Training by Milo and Margaret Pearsall
  published by Howell Books
  © 1972?

  Jumping From A to Z by Chris Zink and Julie Daniels
  includes studies of round vs. flat trajectories.
  I highly recommend this book to anyone teaching jumping for agility, obedience, flyball etc. --Alison Jaskiewicz

  Berner Baedeker by the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung, Inc.
  A compendium of insights into the raising of your Bernese Mountain Dog, A guide to the many aspects of having a Berner in your home . . . and on your lab!
  Discount of 15% for orders of five (5) or more...plus postage

  Location	Cost (in US dollars)	Postage
  United States	$20	$3
  Canada	$??	$??
  Western Europe and the UK	$20	$6.95
  Australia & New Zealand, Pacific Rim	$20	$8.95

  • Berner Baedeker
    Joan Powell
    503 Meadowick Lane
    Southampton, NJ 08088
  • Make checks payable to the Bernese Mountain Dog Club of Watchung, Inc.

  Natural Immunity: Why You Should NOT Vaccinate! by Pat McKay, © 1997.
  • Pat McKay, Inc.
    Animal Nutrition
    Pasadena, CA
  • Phone: 800-975-7555 or 818-296-1220
  • Email: patmckay@earthlink.net

  The Behaviour of Dogs and Cats editted by John Fisher.
  It's just fabulous. -- Sue Wilkinson
  Published by Random House.

  Before Santa was Santa by Gareth Lee and Susan Ellenbee, © 1996.
  This charming Christmas story will delight every dog lover! The tale weaves all the magic of Christmas traditions with the lesson that every dog deserves a family of his own ~ a dog is not for one night, but for always. Berner and Swiss enthusiasts will delight in Mary Garbe's lovely illustrations of Santa's first team. Large format, full color picture book is the perfect gift for every youngster, or young at heart, on your shopping list!!!
  Hardcover, 32 Pages

  • BMDCNV: (Penny) 860-529-6610
  • BMDCSEW: Cherie Bond
    232 Creek Road
    Plano, Illinois 60545-9512
  • Pyraphernalia, Big Dog Basics
    (see their entry under "Catalogs")
  • By Jove
    (see their entry under "Variety")

  Canine Nutrition and Choosing the Best Food for Your Breed of Dog
  by William D. Cusick, © 1990.
  This book supplies a distinct nutritional guide for 152 different breeds. It appears to have a lot of historical and geographical research behind the suggested feed descriptions.

  Small Animal Orthopedics by Marvin L. Olmstead, © 1995.
  Publisher: Mosby
  The principles and practical elements of orthopedics, with hundreds of step-by-step illustrations to clarify the diagnosis, surgical and non-surgical treatment. Includes hip conditions, orthopedic disease. A veterinary text.

  Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedic Problems by Fred Lanting.
  This is an older book with pictures of X-rays which covers CHD, pano, ED, OCD and HOD. -- Susan Ablon
  (also mentioned under "Books about Breeding")

  Smart Trainers, Brilliant Dogs by Janet R. Lewis.
  For those interested in beginning or switching to clicker training, this book provides a clear and complete description of the terms involved and explains how to shape behavior without force. "People on clicker-l rave about this book." --Sue Van Horne

  The Newfoundland Puppy: Early Care, Early Training by Judi Adler.
  "If you can get past the 'heresy' of reading about another breed, this book has 159 pages of information on all aspects of training your dog to be a working dog. All AKC events, draft, backpacking and water work are covered. [...] If you can squint past all those 'mismarked berners' you'll find a lot of useful info that can and does apply to berners as well as Newfs." -- Jim LaFrom

  The Dry Food Reference by Howard D. Coffman.
  Ocular Disorders Presumed to be Inherited in Purebred Dogs 2nd ed.,
  by The Genetics Comittee of the American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists.
  Latest information regarding heritable eye disease in purebred dogs. Definitive canine eye resource used by CERF and other registries for purebred breeding standards. New edition due out in July 1999.

  • Cost: $29.95 + $5 shipping and handling
    Indiana residents add 5% sales tax ($1.50) per book
  • CERF (ACVO book)
    1248 Lynn Hall
    Purdue University
    West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1248
  • Phone: 317-494-8179

  First Aid for Dogs by Tim Hawcroft, DVM
  published by Lansdowne (UK)

  Dogs: The Ultimate Care Guide
  Good health, loving care, macimum longevity. Plus 115 solutions to tough behavior problems.
  "This one ... would be a great book for a new or even old dog owners." -- Ray & Patt Burgett

  The Complete Book of Dog Care by Tim Hawcroft, DVM
  published by Lansdowne (UK)
  Winner of the 1994 American Dog Writers Association Gold Medal Award.

  The 5 Minute Veterinary Consult - Canine and Feline
  Williams and Wilkins Publishing
  Primary authors are Larry Tilley, DVM (President of Vet Med Fax Consultive Services in Santa Fe) and Francis Smith, Jr., DVM (Tufts University) although various sections are written by one of a host of other DVMs and specialists.

  Not really an emergency first aid book but a complete consultation manual often used as a textbook. It is very complete, extremely large (1300+ pages), and expensive ($90).
  It has about 2 pages on almost every malady you can think of and each one includes sections on Definition, Description, Signs, Causes, Risk Factors, Diagnosis, Treatment, Medications, Follow-up, etc.

  Emergency First Aid for Your Dog by Tamara S. Shearer, DVM, © 1996.
  Ohio Distinctive Publishing
  ISBN 0-9647934-2-3

  Emergency Care for Cats and Dogs by Craton Burkholder, DVM, MA.
  Michael Kedend Publishing, Ltd.
  ISBN 935576-18-5

  Control of Canine Genetic Disease by Dr. George Padgett
  Proceeds from this book go to the cancer fund if you order it through:

  • You Need This
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0876050046/youneedthis

  The Bernese Mountain Dog Today by Dr. Malcolm B. Willis
  Howell Book House, publisher
  ISBN 1-58245-038-2
  Excellent, current information, excellent pictures. This book is perfect for someone who has a BMD, knows a little, and would like to know more.

  This book is available in several ways to benefit BMDs:

  • BMDCSEW and 2000 National Specialty:
    http://www.bmdcsew.org/books.htm
  • National Rescue:
    http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1582450382/youneedthis

  
  It is also available to Canadians through your local Chapters bookstore. Check out their website at http://www.chaptersglobe.com

  Dog Owner's Home Veterinary Handbook by Carlson and Griffen
  Howell Book House, publisher
  This book is not specifically a first aid book but does have a large section on emergencies. The book's two indices include the typical alphabetical index in the rear, as well as an index of signs and symptoms inside the front cover. The Table of Contents is arranged in physiological systems: skin, eyes, ears etc.
  "It is a good general book written in layperson's terms." --Ruth Reynolds

  Hunde Sehen - Zuechten - Erleben
  by Margret Baertschi and Hansjoachim Spengler
  ISBN 3-258-04302-7
  A good resource on structure/movement/standard.
  "One does not have to be able to read German in order to benefit from the many photos and excellent drawings." --Bernd Guenter

  Atlas der Hunde-Anatomie by Roe & Piet Beute-Faber
  ISBN 3-924008-43-4
  A good resource on structure/movement/standard. (Book originally published in Dutch)
  "No German necessary to appreciate the 150 pages of excellent and truly enlightening drawings." --Bernd Guenter

  Trilingual Pocket Dictionary of Canine Terminology
  German-English-French by R. Triquet and H. Wachtel.
  Austrian Kennel Club, publisher
  "Anyone interested in consulting sources written in German may find this book a valuable tool." -- Bernd Guenter

  Kurland Horse Articles by Alexandra Kurland, © 1996.
  Alexandra is a gifted horse trainer who has pioneered clicker training for this species. She has an easy-to-read, enjoyable writing style.

  Teaching Clicker Classes: by Deborah Jones, © 1996.
  An Instructor's Guide to Using Reinforcement in Dog Training
  Lesson plans, lectures, and homework sheets to help the instructor apply operant conditioning and clicker techniques to the class setting.

  Behavior Modification: What It Is and How to Do It
  by Martin & Pear, © 1996.
  A psychology textbook that focuses on the applications of operant conditioning. A good way to get the basics.

  Behavior Modification in Applied Settings
  by Lawrence Kazdin, © 1994.
  A psychology textbook that presents the basics of operant conditioning. It provides examples for applying OC to work, home, and school. A good reference.

  Dog Law by Mary Randolph.
  Book on laws that pertain to dog owners.

  Just Puppies by Steve Smith.
  Willow Creek Press
  ISBN# 1-57223-121-1
  Three photos of Berners.

  The Toolbox for Remodelling Your Problem Dog by Terry Ryan.
  Howell Book House
  ISBN 0-87605-049-6
  The title for this one says a lot! However, it is a great book on how to raise a dog in a thoughtful, positive manner so that you avoid creating a problem dog.

  Pack of Two by Caroline Knapp.
  The Dial Press
  ISBN 0385316984
  Price: $21.95
  The author explores many aspects of the human/dog bond, the joys, the problems and how it has affected her relationships with other people.

  Lie Down with Dogs by Jan Gleiter.
  This book features a BMD names Sirius. It won the St. Martin's Malice Domestic Contest for the best traditional mystery by a first-time author.

  The Ultimate Diet by Kymythy R. Schultze
  BARF diet book; includes sample monthly menu, shopping list and a page of holistic resources.
  available from:

  • Direct Book Service (listed in their 1996 catalog).
    Phone 1-800-776-2665
    fax 1-509-662-7233
    Email: dgctbook@cascade.net

  Best Pet Name Book Ever.

  All Breed Dictionary of Unusual Names.

  Don't Call Me Rover: 5001 Names to Call Your Pet.

  Found Dogs by Elise Lufkin.
  ISBN 0876055978
  The title tells the story and the stories are great to read, with wonderful photographs, and an introduction by Peter Mayle. Profits from the book are donated to animal-related organizations, including the Delta Society.

  Volunteering With Your Pet: How to Get Involved in Animal-Assisted Therapy With Any Kind of Pet by Mary R. Burch, © 1996.
  Publisher: Howell Book House, New York.

  Love on a Leash by Liz Palika, © 1996.
  Publisher: Alpine Publications, Loveland, CO.

  The Trick is in the Training by Stephanie J. Taunton and Cheryl S. Smith, © 1998.
  Part of Barron's Educational Series.

  The Hidden Life of Dogs by Elizabeth Marshall Thomas.
   

  Competition Obedience: A Balancing Act by Judy Byron and Adele Yunck.
  This well-written book can be ordered from JABBY productions, 3676 W. Ellsworth Rd, Ann Arbor MI 48103.

  Purely Positive Training, Companion to Competition by Sheila Booth, © 1998.
  Podium Publications, publisher
  Sheila has many impressive accomplishments and titles to her name, from top level Schutzhund competition to agility, obedience, and companion/pet training. All were achieved through humane, entirely positive methods.

  The Complete Herbal Handbook for the Dog and Cat by Juliette Levy.
  ISBN 0-471-16115-4

  Farmer's Garden by David L. Harrison; illustration by Arden Johnson, © 1999.
  Boyds Mills Press, publisher
  Fiction. The main character is a Bernese Mountain Dog. You can look at Arden Johnson-Petrov's illustrations at http://www.ardenjohnson.com

  Taking Care of Puppy Business: A Gentle Approach for Positive Results by Gail Pivar and Leslie Nelson.
  Nice booklet, quick and easy to read.

  Train Your Dog the Lazy Way by Andrea Arden (with Ian Dunbar).
  Positive approach. Easy to read.

  Sirius Puppy Training by Ian Dunbar.
  Book and video. Dr. Dunbar is the founder of the APDT (Association of Pet Dog Trainers).

  Knitting with Dog Hair by Kendall Crolius and Anne Montgomery.
  "better a sweater from a dog you know and love than from a sheep you'll never meet."