Good Behaviour Textbooks?

Re: Good Behaviour Textbooks?

Emma Purnell — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 17:11:58 GMT

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Some books I like:

Behaviour Problems in Small Animals: Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team - Jon Bowen/Sarah Heath

BSAVA Manual of Dog Behaviour - Valerie O'Farrell

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These two we refer to most often in our practice and find very useful for a bit of background reading, depends if you're interested in general behaviour, or behaviour problems/specific issues to veterinary practice.

There are loads of more general books aimed at non-veterinary people too.

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I think I am going to look at seeing if the practice will be keen to purchase these two, they look like they could really be of some use, and not just to me!

All these ideas are great, thank you all and keep the opinions coming!

Re: Good Behaviour Textbooks?

Emma Jarratt — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 15:09:24 GMT

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Some books I like:

Behaviour Problems in Small Animals: Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team - Jon Bowen/Sarah Heath

BSAVA Manual of Dog Behaviour - Valerie O'Farrell

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There are loads of more general books aimed at non-veterinary people too.

Re: Good Behaviour Textbooks?

Maisy — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 14:47:16 GMT

As well as the 'good' books, try and find some older behaviour books at a library. It's really useful to see how techniques and opinions change, though some of the older stuff is still relevent today.

Some books I like:

Behaviour Problems in Small Animals: Practical Advice for the Veterinary Team - Jon Bowen/Sarah Heath

The Culture Class - Jean Donaldson

Don't Shoot the Dog - Karen Pryor

Think Dog / Dogwise - John Fisher

BSAVA Manual of Dog Behaviour - Valerie O'Farrell

Re: Good Behaviour Textbooks?

Emma Purnell — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:37:58 GMT

Not sure of topics at the moment, awaiting a reply on that but to be honest it is something I am so keen on learning about that anything that people are finding to be good, even if they don't help my essays, would be ace. I can always put them on my birthday list!!

Re: Good Behaviour Textbooks?

funkyfish — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 13:32:33 GMT

It depends on what topics u will be covering. How Dogs Learn (Burch and Bailey). The BSAVA manual of behaviour. Dogs (Coppinger&Coppinger). Any brain/neurology books, Don't shoot the dog (K. Pryor)- and anything by her. Authers to look out for- Gwen Bailey, Karen pryor(?spelling). My minds gone blank, will look on my bookshelf\my courses reading list and see what the others are.