Recommended Reading
The AAC Rule Book! Get it by becoming a member. Check out www.aac.ca.
DogSport Magazine. The
only all-around dog sport magazine on the market. Get it at www.dogsportmagazine.com.
Clean Run magazine: A monthly bonanza of agility information. Subscribe at www.cleanrun.com. Tell 'em Spot On sent you!
Also worth a read are all of the books available for sale at the DogSport and Clean Run web sites. Every one of them has something to offer.
Particular favourites include:
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:
Shaping Success: The education of an unlikely champion by Susan Garrett
Agility Tricks for Improved Attention, Flexibility and Confidence by Donna Duford
Purely Positive Training by Sheila Booth
Agility Success by Angelica Steinker
Go the Distance by Stacy Peardot and Bud Houston
Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete by Christine Zink
To learn about how best to choose a dog from a shelter,
check out the booklets available at www.suesternberg.com.
For more information on how dogs think and how training works, check out:
The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The Power of Positive Dog Training by Pat Miller
Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
The Dog's Mind by Bruce Fogle
On Talking Terms with Dogs by Turid Rugaas
The Evolution of Canine Social Behaviour by Roger Abrantes
The Truth About Dogs by Stephen Budiansky
Click for Joy! by Melissa Alexander
