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BEHAVIOR / TRAINING

Genetics Loads the Gun, Environment Pulls the Trigger

We can make Informed Choices about Health & Well-Being~

New England Pet Partners, Inc. is in the heart-centered non-profit organizations bringing people and pets together to enhance well-being and education with pet-assisted therapy. Our dedicated volunteer teams and professionals who support our vision, give with spirit and tireless determination. Some are well-known, others simply do what they enjoy, in their own unique way and from a quiet space. All want to raise awareness, with integrity, about safety and care for children and dogs.

Everyone needs mentors and teachers to write a book, be on TV or successful, learn or get the privilege of sharing it with others. These curious pioneers carve pathways. Historically, paradoxically and through paradigm (evolving) we learn from all species. When the student is ready, the teacher will appear. The teacher can be a human, dolphin, dog or horse. They will open a window of opportunity. If we are present and read, we can accept the gift.

Pet-Assisted & R.E.A.D. teams are fortunate in that we may walk into a hospital, facility, school or room, thinking we are the offerer. Usually, we leave as sharer and receiver.

Researchers, teachers, behaviorists, those dedicated to self-exploration and making a difference, learn from their mistakes. They admit this as human beings, making changes as they evolve. As you explore, if it speaks to you, absorb it with gusto. If it does not, let it go. Form your own opinion and creative style, write your own book, or produce a dvd. Flow with the experience. Knowledge, even as a mistake, is empowering.

There is no reason to re-invent the wheel. The internet is a powerful tool and so is the LIBRARY. The following recommendations are a place to begin your journey. If you haven't already, journey to www.dogtalk.com, click on CANINE COACH. There are FREE excerpts from "Train Your Dog, Change Your Life", that is growing into it's paws.

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We have 100's of favorites books on Behavior, Training and Well-Being. Here are a few!

BEHAVIOR / TRAINING

Train Your Dog, Change Your Life! ~ Maureen Ross & Gary Ross ~ TYDCYL

Sue Sternberg

Body Language -- Sarah Kalnajs

The Thinking Dog ~ Gail Fisher ~ alldogsgym

Get Connected with Your Dog ~ Brenda Aloff brendaaloff

Scaredy Dog & Focus Not Fear ~ Ali Brown alibrown

The Puppy Whisperer ~ Paul Owens raisewithpraise

The Dog Whisperer ~ Cesar Milan cesarmilan

Reason for Hope ~ Dr. Jane Goodall (Excerpt in Train Your Dog, Change Your Life) Maureen Ross

Pleasurable Kingdom ~ John Balcombe.

Mindful Dog Training ~ Claudeen McAuliffe, M.Ed.

Animals Make us Human ~ Dr. Temply Grandin

Thinking in Pictures and Animals in Translation ~ Dr. Temple Grandin

Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor: Anything by Karen on Clicker Training or her DVD's

On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signals & Barking: The Language of Dogs ~ Turid Rugaas

Purely Positive Training ~ Shirley Booth (introduces positive trainging for Shutzhund dogs).

Culture Class-book, Predation in Family Dogs: Predation, Predatory Drift and Preparedness

Seminar DVD, ~ Jean Donaldson ~ jeandonaldson

Exel-lerated Learning ~ Dr. Pam Reid.

The Other End of the Leash / Family Friendly Dog Training and many more ~ Dr. Pat McConnell

The Dog Whisperer ~ Paul Cohen.

Second Start (on adoption) ~ Jacqueline O'Neil

Second Hand Dog & Mother Knows Best ~ Carol Lea Benjamin

Great Dog Adoptions: A Guide for Shelters ~ Sue Sternberg, suesternberg

Click to Calm: Healing the Aggressive Dog ~ Emma Parsons, clickertraining

Power of Positive Training ~ Pat Miller.

How Dogs Learn ~ Mary Burch, Ph.D.

The Dog Trainers Resource APDT Chronicle of the Dog Collection

Coaching for Instructors ~ Terry Ryan (Terry's TOOLBOX).

It's not just about the Horse ~ Wyat Webb (Miravel Resort, Arizona --- corporate training).

Making it Happen and Getting it Done ~ David Allen, davidco

Send: Why People E-Mail so Badly ~ David Shipley & William Schwalb thinkbeforeyousend

PET-ASSISTED ACTIVITIES & THERAPY

Reading about or taking an online course (or college) in Psychology, Ethology, Evolutionary Psychology (family systems, paradigm shifts and pack dynamics in any species) is empowering. Watching DVDs or programs especially on wolves and dogs in packs, and/or family systems is an invaluable experience. Learning from nature, pets and mentors in observation and relationship = priceless!

Delta Society Pet Partner's Team Training Manual and other resources - deltasociety

R.E.A.D. Training Manual  (Salt Lake City, UT) Reading Education Assistance Dogs, therapyanimals

A Cry Unheard  ~ Dr. James Lynch (Research on Children and R.E.A.D.ing with dogs.

Volunteering with your Pet & Wanted Animal Volunteers ~ Mary Burch, Ph.D.

Animal Assisted Therapy in Counseling ~ Cynthia Chandler

Therapy Dogs Today ~ Kris Butler

Therapy Dogs ~ Kathy Diamond Davis

K-9 Therapy Group ~ Jacqueline P. Root

Love on a Leash ~ Liz Palika

Pets and the Elderly ~ Odean Cusack and Elaine Smith

The Four-Footed Therapist  ~ Dr. Janet Ruckert

Good for Your Animals, Good for You by David Waltner - Toews and Andreas Ellis

Coping with Sorrow ~ by Moira Anderson, M.Ed.

NUTRITION

The Nature of Animal Healing ~ Martin Goldstein, D.V.M.

Optimal Nutrition-Raw and cooked canine diets: The Next Level monicasegal - K9 Kitchen

Natural Nutrition for dogs and Cats ~ Kymythy Schultz kymythy

Natural Nutrition No-Cook Book ~ Kymthy Schultz

Whole Health for Happy Dogs ~ Jill Elliot and Kim Blommer.

Give a Dog a Bone! ~ Dr. Ian Billinghurst ~ barfworld

Natural Dog and Cat ... ~ Dr. Pitcairn

Whole Dog Journal whole-dog-journal

WELL-BEING

Begins with ourselves ... we can't change anyone else's behavior including our dog's until we make a paradigm shift, changing our own behavior. As a yoga teacher and counselor, I recommend anything that will ease us into the present moment. Dogs live in the present, so we can learn from them. Patterns are difficult to change. That's why we make mistakes. We learn from the mistakes, then each time the pattern arises, it gets easier to recognize, pause, breathe and change.

A Whole New Mind ~ Danield H. Pink

The Well Connected Canine (animal acupressure) ~ Amy Snow & Nancy Zidonis ~ animalacupressure

The Untethered Soul ~ Michael Singer

Pets Tell us a Story ~ Cindy Fischer, M.Ed.

Friends to the End ~ Bradley Trevor Greive

Doga Yoga for Dogs ~ Jennifer Brilliant

Daily Om ~ Madison Taylor

The Power of Now ~ Eckhart Tolle

A Path with Heart ~ Jack Kornfield

The Places that Scare You ~ Pema Chodrin

Peace in Every Step ~ Thick Nhat Hahn (anything by Thick Nhat Hahn)

The Four Agreements ~ Don Miguel Ruiz

Living in the Light ~ Awakening ~ Reflections in the Light ~ Shakti Gawain

Your Body Speaks Your Mind ~ Deb Shapiro

Permission to Succeed ~ Noah St. John

Anything ~ Oprah Winfrey, Jane Goodall, Martha Beck, other self-help explorers / leaders ...

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