|
Welcome to the YorkieTalk.com Forums Community - the community for Yorkshire Terriers. You are currently viewing our boards as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, communicate privately with other members (PM), respond to polls, upload content and access many other special features. You will be able to chat with over 35,000 YorkieTalk members, read over 2,000,000 posted discussions, and view more than 15,000 Yorkie photos in the YorkieTalk Photo Gallery after you register. We would love to have you as a member! Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free so please, join our community today! If you have any problems with the registration process or your account login, please click here to contact us. |
|
| LinkBack | Thread Tools |
01-23-2006, 08:33 AM | #1 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana
Posts: 277
| Can anyone recommend.... Can anyone recommend a good book about dog behavior? Not necessarily about negative behavioral problems, but just about why they do some of the things they do. Some of the actions I see in my babies (mostly toward each other) make me wonder "why did she do that?? Is that normal??" On another note: I have seached and searched for the Joan B. Gordon book The Complete Yorkshire Terrier - no luck. If anyone knows where I can get a copy of this book, please let me know! |
Welcome Guest! | |
01-23-2006, 08:38 AM | #2 |
& Bailey & Bella Donating Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Ohio
Posts: 8,164
| I was at the book store yesterday,, I got the book Angel Dogs.. GOod! Anyhow, I saw a bunch of books like just what you are asking for there, I'd go to a book store and look and see which one interests you the most, like I said, they had a ton of those kind.
__________________ Rhonda, Bailey, Josie and my angel Bella Rue' "Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened." ~Anatole France~ |
01-23-2006, 08:39 AM | #3 |
Princess Poop A Lot Donating Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Colorado
Posts: 6,728
|
__________________ Cindy & The Rescued Gang Puppies Are Not Products! |
01-23-2006, 09:59 AM | #4 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London
Posts: 1,739
| Me! Me! <hand waving frantically in the air> I can name some good books on dog behavior: Either of these are good for interpreting doggy language: Calming Signals: On Talking Terms With Dogs By Turid Rugaas Calming Signals: What Your Dog Tells You By Turid Rugaas This is a great book: The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson Happy Reading!!!
__________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training! |
01-23-2006, 10:23 AM | #5 |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,946
| My favorite is "Good Dog, Bad Dog" by Mordecai Siegal and Matthew Margolis. The entire front half of the book is on training and about different behavior problems. The second half lists each breed and tell you the good and bad point of each breed. I'll give you what it says about yorkies Positive characteristics: Yorkies are very often kept as decorative lapdogs and serve their families as the quinteessential companion animal with no function other for raising the status of their owners. Nevertheless, Yorkshire terriers are wonderful pet for considerate children and elderly people. Because they are terriers they are stury with lots of spunk. They are equally at home in the country and the city. Yorkshire Terriers are extremely intelligent. Negative characteristics: They are difficult to housebreak and have the same stubborn behavior found in other terrier breeds. May owners keep their Yorkies indoors to avoid extra grooming, and this can hamper their need to be adquetely socialized. Specific training advise. Yorkies are aggressive and yappy. The most difficult, command to is HEEL. They dart from side to side (tell me about it-my input lol) and back and forth when being walked. You must be firm, demanding and patient when teaching this command. (the front of the book shows you how) It is recommended that you housebreak these dogs right at the start. They may still have mishaps long after training has ceased. During the house-breaking they bear constant watching and many walks. Do not use a training collar, they are too delicate. Because yorkies are stubborn, begin training at an early age. Be firm and patient. Most corrections should be vocal (I agree) Do not overjerk. Because these dogs are so small and precocious, their owners tend to spoil them. (lol)
__________________ |
01-23-2006, 10:32 AM | #6 |
Donating YT 500 Club Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: montclair,nj
Posts: 925
| I love Katz on Dogs, a Commonsence Guide to Training and Living with Dogs. It is by Jon Katz.He has a lab and two sheepdogs but his knowledge and observations apply to all dogs.I have learned a lot about Vivi from reading this book.
__________________ Rest in peace my sweet angel dog, Lavinia Hyacynth, Vivi. I love you forever. Bear healed my broken heart! |
01-23-2006, 11:09 AM | #7 |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana
Posts: 277
| Thanks for the recommendations! I will look for some of these books. Unfortunately I live in such a small town, we don't have a book store, so it will be a few days before I can go look. I have tried to order Joan Gordon's book through Amazon before, but they always respond that they are currently out of that book and they will notify when it becomes available and then I never hear from them again. Thanks for the link, I will try again. Hopefully I will get one this time... |
01-23-2006, 11:31 AM | #8 |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London
Posts: 1,739
| You should be able to order the books that I recommended from either Amazon or dogwise.com!
__________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training! |
01-23-2006, 12:58 PM | #9 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana
Posts: 277
| Quote:
http://www.canis.no/rugaas/articles.php It is certainly enough to make me want to look for these books when I get to the bookstore. | |
01-23-2006, 01:01 PM | #10 |
Donating YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Chicago Suburbs
Posts: 3,306
| I just read The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell. It's an amazing book. It just describes why dogs do the things they do and how to communicate with them better.
__________________ |
01-23-2006, 02:02 PM | #11 |
No Longer a Member Join Date: Feb 2005
Posts: 47
| Erin is right. "At the Other End of the Leash" is an excellent book. No cutsie stuff (which is fine if that's what you want), but just the facts and good explanations of dog behavior and how to deal with it. |
01-23-2006, 02:47 PM | #12 |
Lily Loves Maximus Donating Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Missouri
Posts: 2,633
| Sounds like you got lots of good reading ahead of you. Have fun!
__________________ Lily and Dawn |
01-24-2006, 02:03 AM | #13 | |
YT 1000 Club Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: American in London
Posts: 1,739
| Quote:
__________________ FirstYorkie We Love Clicker-Training! | |
01-24-2006, 04:41 AM | #14 | |
YT Addict Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Indiana
Posts: 277
| Quote:
I looked first for the Calming Signs by Turid Rugaas, they didn't have any of her books. But I did remember seeing this one listed on her web site as recommended readed so I bought this one. So far it sounds like what I am looking for- can't wait to read it! | |
01-24-2006, 06:50 AM | #15 | |
Donating YT 3000 Club Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Ohio
Posts: 7,946
| Quote:
I'm over these things and she has been through advanced training which was well worth it.
__________________ | |
Bookmarks |
|
|
Thread Tools | |
| |
|
|
SHOP NOW: Amazon :: eBay :: Buy.com :: Newegg :: PetStore :: Petco :: PetSmart