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Reading Suggestions

The following reading suggestion list is always evolving as new materials become available and as science continues to peel back the mysteries of human and canine behavior. A Step Beyond does not receive any benefit by suggesting specific books or authors. Each book and its author is placed on the list based on the quality of the information, the science-based applications provided and the overall care to provide up-to-date dog-friendly training protocols.

We recognize that no one book will solve all problems, and that any book is only as good as the author’s commitment to accuracy and continuing professional development. We have attempted to provide a thought-provoking list of books that are worth the investment of your time, money and energy. We have attempted to avoid books that promote reductionist or cookie cutter behavior and training protocols as it is our opinion that the network of factors that impact and change both human and animal behavior are extremely complex.

These books can be sourced via Amazon.com, alibris.com, abebooks.com, allbookstores.com and dogwise.com.

For Dog Owners

Stress in Dogs by Scholz & von Reinhardt
Help for Your Fearful Dog by Nicole Wilde
Playtime for Your Dog by Sondermann
Animals in Translation by Dr. Temple Grandin
How Dogs Learn by Burch & Bailey
Dogs Bite by Janis Bradley
Dogs by Raymond Coppinger
The Canine Aggression Workbook by James O’Heare
Aggression in Dogs by Brenda Aloff
Don’t Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
Mine by Jean Donaldson
The Domestic Dog by James Serpell

For Professionals

Canine and Feline Behavior Therapy by Hart, Hart and Bain
BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioral Medicine by Debra Horowitz
Dogs by Raymond Coppinger
Do Animals Think? by Clive D. L. Wynn
Affective Neuroscience by Panksepp
Aggressive Behavior in Dogs by James O’heare
For the Love of Dogs by Patricia McConnell
Flawless Consulting by Peter Block