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

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

Belgiandogs.org Bookshop

Belgian Shepherd Dog by Robert Pollet can be ordered through 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

The Working Dogs Book Store - BELGIAN BREEDS Features the following books and videos, they also have a comprehensive list of books on Training and Behaviour

Belgian Shepherd Dog and Its History - Erna Bossi - THE BIBLE on the breed

Belgian Tervuren - Moira Anderson-Allen

Complete Belgian Tervuren - American Belgian Tervuren Club; 1990

Belgian Annual - Hoflin

Belgian Sheepdogs - Frank E. Dykema

The Malinois - Jan Kaldenbach

AKC Belgian Malinois - Video

AKC Belgian Tervuren - Video

AKC Belgian Sheepdog - Video

Canine Fine Arts: Out-of-Print & Rare Dog Books, Belgian Shepherd another good source for books on the breed

A site I have ordered Belgian books from in the past is - 4M Dog Books

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)

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