
A collection of favorite writings on all things dog (and other animals too!).
Books:
Bones Would Rain From the Sky, Suzanne Clothier
Plenty in Life is Free, Kathy Sdao
The Other End of the Leash, Patricia McConnell
Control Unleashed, Leslie McDevitt
When Elephants Weep, Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
The World Without Us, Alan Weisman
Life Lessons from a Ranch Horse, Mark Rashid
Before You Were Mine, Maribeth Boelts
The Little Prince, Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Velveteen Rabbit, Margery Williams
Posts:
Things You Might Have Missed, Jessica Dolce
If They Could March, Jean Donaldson
Train Your Dog Like You Love Him, Laurie Luck
My Dog Got Kicked Out of Daycare Today, Robin Bennett
Who You Calling Less Adoptable?, Peace, Love, & Fostering
Hard to Train, Suzanne Clothier
Being Grateful for Things You Don’t Like, Anna Blake
The Threat of Stillness, Nicole Wilde
Bad Dog! Solving Problem Behaviors, Sara Reusche
Improving the Dog/Human Relationship, Pat Miller
Rethinking the “Do As I Say” Attitude, Thomas Aaron
Understanding Aggression, Lisa Mullinax
He Just Wants to Say Hi, Suzanne Clothier
7 Ways We Can Support Mental Health in the Animal Welfare Community, Jessica Dolce
Humans Are Nowhere Near as Special As We Like to Think, Melissa Hogenboom
It’s Only Funny Until Your Dog Runs Out of Spoons, E. Foley
Does Your Dog Really Love That Activity?, Debby Mullen
Dogs Don’t Understand Basic Concepts Like Moving, Hyperbole an a Half
Toy Trouble: It’s Worth the Price!, Amy Weeks
Let Them Chew, Dr. Emily Weiss
Stuff:
The Coziest Dog Leash, By Planet Dog
Favorite Dog Toys: West Paw’s Boogey, Salsa, or Tango & Classic Corduroy Line, Jax & Bones Rope Octopus, Go Dog’s Dinos & Dragons, KONG’s Bounzer & Wobbler, Orbee Tuff Produce, Squeaky Tennis Balls, Jolly Pet’s Jolly Balls, Nina Ottosson’s Finder.
Shelter Behavior Programming Resources, Dogs Out Loud
Reactive Dog Resources, Dogs in Need of Space
My Dogs as Dinosaurs…
You can read some of the author’s previous writings on shelter dogs and dog behavior below:
How To Be a Shelter Volunteer and Love It
What Can You Do To Help Shelter Dogs?
The Magic of Adopting a Long-Stay Dog
Leash Gremlins Need Love Too: Helping Your Reactive Dog
The Emotional Lives of Shelter Dogs, Part One