Training and Behavior Books

      Mother Knows Best   The Natural Way to Train Your Dog.  By Carol Lea Benjamin.  This is my favorite read for the   best puppy training/people training book, filled with humor and common sense.

      Before You Get Your Puppy and After You Get Your Puppy...the clock is ticking!   Both books by Dr. Ian Dunbar are excellent.  ‘Before’ talks about finding the correct breed, assessing the puppy’s developmental status, and the puppy’s house manners/training the first week home.  ‘After’ addresses the urgent need for socialization, teaching biting inhibition and continuing socialization.  Must haves for new puppy owners!

     Good Owners, Great Dogs  The Kilcommons Way to a Perfect Relationship.  By Brian Kilcommons.  Mr. Kilcommons trained with Barbara Woodhouse who was THE dog trainer of her time in England.  Her book ‘No Bad Dogs’ is still a standard, as is ‘The Woodhouse Way’. 

     The Art of Raising a Puppy  By the Monks of New Skete.  A good book with some excellent points, but a bit too serious. (my opinion).

     The Other End of The Leash  Why we do what we do, around dogs.  By Patricia B. McConnell, Ph.D.  Ways to    understand, communicate and effectively train your dog.  This book educates the owner.

Breed Specific Books

The Versatile Vizsla  By Marion Coffman.  Excellent all-round book that covers everything regarding this great breed.  Ms. Coffman has been in the breed for 30+ years.  Most of the pictures are from her kennel; however, there are some ancestors of my line featured as well.

The Complete Vizsla  By Gay Gottlieb.  The most famous Vizsla breeder in England.  Excellent book.

The Vizsla  By B.C. Boggs.  This was the first book written in this country, about the breed.  Although it contains some good information, it’s really more for breeders, field trialers and those researching pedigrees.

Vizslas   Barron Books.  Very informative book, much more detail about the breed than most generic breed books.