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Puppy Raiser Resources

Respite Request Form
Dog Sitter Survey

Articles

  • Pre-Puppy Preparation
  • Preventing Great Escapes
  • How to Create a Motivating Toy
  • Kids and Dogs: A Cautionary Tail
  • Stress in Performance Dogs
  • Successfully Adding a New Dog to Your Pack
  • The History and Misconceptions of Dominance Theory
  • Train Your Dog to Greet People
  • Training Adolescent Dogs

Magazines & Videos

  • The Whole Dog Journal
  • The Bark

Mail Order Sources

  • Dogwise
  • Karen Pryor Clicker Training

Recommended Reading

  • The Other End Of The Leash, Why We Do What We Do Around Dogs
  • Feisty Fido, Help For The Leash Aggressive Dog
  • Feeling Outnumbered, How To Manage A Multi-Dog Household
  • Play Together, Stay Together: Happy And Healthy Play Between People And Dogs
  • Don’t Shoot The Dog! The New Art Of Teaching And Training
  • On Talking Terms With Dogs: Calming Signals
  • The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way Of Understanding The Relationship Between Humans And Domestic Dogs
  • Dogs Are From Neptune
  • The Power Of Positive Dog Training
  • Bones Would Rain From The Sky: Deepening Our Relationships With Dogs
  • The Telington TTouch: A Revolutionary Natural Method To Train And Care For Your Favorite Animal
  • Clicker Training For Obedience

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2075 Bond Street, Suite 140
PO Box 408
Charlottesville, VA 22901
(434) 295-9503

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