Behavioral Issues

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.

The top 10 books and videos recommended by 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

Pet Behavior Help Websites

• ​Animal Humane Society/Pet Behavior Resources
• ASPCA/Common Dog Behavior Issues
• ​ASPCA/Common Cat Behavior Issues
• ​Best Friends/Pet Behavioral Help
• ​Best Friends/Pet Behavioral Help/Trainers, Behaviorists & Vets
• Pet Helpful/Dogs
• Pet Helpful/Cats
• ​Petfinder/Resources/Helping Pets
• One Green Planet/Behavior Hotlines
• Upper Peninsula Animal Welfare Shelter (upaws)/Pet Behavior Help

​Videos
1. Sirius Puppy Training by Dr. Ian Dunbar
2. Training the Companion Dog (set of 4) by Dr. Ian Dunbar
3. Dog aggression:  Biting by Dr. Ian Dunbar
4. Dog Aggression:  Fighting by Dr. Ian Dunbar
5. Getting Started:  Clicker Training for Dogs by Karen Pryor
6. Puppy Love by Karen Pryor
7. Click & Go by Deb Jones
8. Click & Fix by Deb Jones