Books

BOOKS on TRAINING and on the BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG
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BOOKS ON THE BELGIAN SHEPHERD DOG

The following is a list of most of the books (in English) available on the breed

I have given the books I've read a star rating, the highest being five stars ***** this is my opinion only!

Belgians From Start to Finished by Sallyann Comstock - the title says it all, EXCELLENT all round book on the breed

Working with the BELGIAN SHEPHERD by Karin Olsson whilst not a book, this article is worth the read *****

Breed Compendium by Anders Lyrholm I'm not sure if this is still available *****

Blueprint of the Belgian Shepherd Dog. Dr R Pollet BSDA of GB *****

BERGER BELGE ANTHOLOGY - History, Genetics and Varieties by Sally M. Perry & Adrienne A. Pagel *****

Belgian Shepherd Dog Jean-Marie Vanbutsele BSDA of GB *****

The Belgian Shepherd Dog J. Andrews & J. Cloutt, only avail from the Authors, more details BSDA of GB *****

The Belgian Sheepdog by MargeTurnquist *****

The Complete Belgian Shepherd Dog by Deborah Fleming BSDA of GB ***

Your New Belgian Tervuren - American Belgian Tervuren Club. 1986 ****

Belgian Shepherd Dog and Its History (First, Second & Third Editions) - Erna Bossi - THE BIBLE on the breed *****

Belgian Tervuren (Comprehensive Owner's Guide) (Hardcover)

Belgian Sheepdog (Comprehensive Owners Guide) by Robert Pollet

Belgian Shepherd (Pet love) (Hardcover) by Robert Pollet

Belgian Tervuren - Moira Anderson-Allen

Complete Belgian Tervuren - American Belgian Tervuren Club; 1990

The Complete Belgian Tervuren by Kay K. Maves

Belgian Annual - Hoflin

Belgian Sheepdogs - Frank E. Dykema * star rating

The Malinois - Jan Kaldenbach

VIDEOS

AKC Belgian Malinois - Video

AKC Belgian Tervuren - Video

AKC Belgian Sheepdog - Video

Where to buy

Many of the books/videos listed above can be ordered through the following sites

The Working Dogs Book Store - BELGIAN BREEDS http://www.workingdogs.com/book034.htm

Amazon http://www.amazon.com

Dogwise http://www.dogwise.com

4M Dog Books http://www.4mdogbooks.com

Canine Fine Arts: Out-of-Print & Rare Dog Books, Belgian Shepherd

BOOKS ON TRAINING

Many of the books below were recommended by fellow Belgian Shepherd enthusiaists
(Thank you to everyone that contributed to this list)

Monks of New Skete, The. Art of Raising a Puppy. 1991

Monks of New Skete, The. How to be Your Dog's Best Friend.1978

The books below marked with a * are all available from J and J dog supplies www.jjdog.com - read reviews on these books on site. They can also be sourced by typing the Title & Author into a search engine like Google, or use this resourse to Find the Best Price for any book on the Web

*Agility - Excelling at Dog Agility (Books 1,2,3) - Competitive Agility Training (3 Videos) by Jane Simmons-Moake - has the vote for the best books on agility.

*Obedience - The Power of Positive Dog Training for the basic concepts by Pat Miller

*Obedience - Building Blocks for Performance-Give your puppy a head start for competition by Bobbie Anderson with Tracy Libby (Covers foundation training for a puppy who will be going on to compete in obedience, agility, or other sports) "Just superb"

*Obedience - Purely Positive Training by Sheila Booth (Clicker training, beginners to more advanced training)

*Competition obedience - Steppin' Up to Success with Terri Arnold's (books 1,2, & 3) "Very detailed and well organized."

*Competition Obedience: A Balancing Act by Judy Byron & Adele Yunck "Exceptionally comprehensive and sensible. They have a good video on teaching the retrieve too."

Successful Obedience Handling: The New Best Foot Forward by Rt. Hon.Barbara Handler. "The companion video is also excellent."

Puppy Tracking Primer by Carolyn Krause

Competitive Obedience for Winners by Brian McGovern

Jumping from A to Z and Peak Performance: Coaching the Canine Athlete (2 books on canine athletics) by Dr. Christine Zink's

Dogs are Problem Solvers - Complete Obedience Training (video/book series) by Connie Cleveland

Agility Foundation Training video by Greg Derrett "Covers the importance of using play, focus on handler, solid stays, and handling ground work, slowly builds difficulty and distractions. The advantage of being a video, is seeing Greg interact with his dogs."

The Well Mannered Dog Clicker Training books, videos etc EXCELLENT (author is a Belgian Shepherd owner)

The Dog Whisperer by John Richardson & Leslye Sharon Cole is also an excellent read

Volhard Publications (Find the Best Price for any book on the Web)

Training Resources - from puppyhood to the more advanced training work

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