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Training Handouts
Cat Articles
High Energy Kittens
What is Normal Behavior for a Senior Cat?
Spending Quality Time With Your Cat
Adolescent Dogs
Aggression is a Dirty Word
Anxiety in Dogs
Bark Control
Bark Reduction (Classical Conditioning)
Biting/Chewing Management for Pups
Calming Signals
Common Behavior Problems
Counter Conditioning
Desensitization Methods
Difficult Dog
Dog Defensive
Doorbell Aggression
Isolation and Behavior Problems
Leash Aggressive Dogs
People Empowerment Program (PEP)
Possession Aggression
Reading Dogs' Body Language
Shy and Submissive Dogs
Small Dogs
Submissive Urination
15 Rules for Clicker Training Your Dog
Attention
Auto Watch
Come and Find It
Down
Housetraining, Young and Old
Jumping Up
Leave It
Leave It and Wait
Loose Leash Walking
Marker Word/Sound
Motivator
Off Leash Recall
Recall (Come)
Release Word
Self Control Exercises
Sit
Stay
Touch
Training Tips
Waiting at Doors
Watch Me!
And, Baby Makes…
Breaking Up Dog Fights
Can My Dog Play With Yours
Canine Confrontations
Children and Dogs
Choosing a Puppy
Citronella Bark Collars
Crate Training
Crate Training (Classical Conditioning)
Dog Cat Introductions
Dog Parks -- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Living with Multiple Dogs
Modifying Unwanted Behavior (Stupid Mommy)
Nothing in Life is Free
Puppy Socialization
Puppy Stuff
Retrieving Games
Settling Techniques
Stuffed Kongs: Home Alone
Tie Down
Trailiquette
Treats and Consequences
Your Puppy’s Health
Behavior
- Parenting Your Dog by Trish King
- Think Dog by John Fisher
- Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
- The Dog's Mind by Bruce Fogel
- Behavior Problems in Dogs by William Campbell
- The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell
- Dog Sense by Trish King
- Speaking for Spot by Dr Nancy Kay
Breeds
- Choosing a Dog by Nancy Baer & Steve Duno
- Simon and Schuster's Guide to Dogs
- Or any other dog breed guide book
Training
- Accelerated Learning by Pam Reid
- Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
- Clicker Training for Dogs by Karen Pryor
- How Dogs Learn by Burch & Bailey
- Agility Tricks by Donna Duford
Miscellaneous Good Books
- Bones Would Rain From the Sky by Suzanne Clothier
Books by MHS Staff:
Dog Sense is a Marin Humane Society publication written by Behavior and Training Director Trish King. Dog Sense is the perfect companion for our training classes and is written in an easy-to-understand format. Part 1 covers "The Canine Contract." Part 2 concentrates on "Problem-Solving" and Part 3 focuses on "Training."
Trish King is the Director of the Behavior & Training Department at The Marin Humane Society. Department programs include behavior consultations with the public, dog training classes (including classes for aggressive dogs), evaluations of adoption dogs and training classes specifically geared for dogs available for adoption. Trish has been instrumental in implementing innovative programs to help screen incoming animals and train dogs while they await adoption. Department staff includes 18 instructors and behavior counselors and 55 volunteer assistants.
Trish King teaches workshops and seminars on behavior, canine management, consultations, behavior evaluations and handling difficult dogs. She established the Canine Behavior Academy at The Marin Humane Society for new or interested trainers, a weekly program that covers training theory and techniques, handling dogs and teaching people. She is a member of the panel that put together the Delta Society's Professional Standards for Dog Trainers: Effective, Humane Principles. She has spoken nationally at several well-known venues, including APDT, HSUS and AHA conferences. Trish King wrote the dog training manual, DogSense, and a new book called Parenting Your Dog, which is now available in bookstores and online. She has created a series of videos encompassing various dog-related issues and concerns. These videos are beneficial to shelter workers, dog trainers and dog guardians.
Her videos can be purchased online at Tawzer Dog.
Applying parenting principles to nurture canine development is what Parenting Your Dog is all about. You'll learn ways to better understand your dog's demeanor and figure out what's going on inside his or her head. Trish King shows how dogs can adjust and become part of the family dynamic. Detailing the numerous similarities between child parenting and dog parenting, Trish provides an overview of a dog's physical, mental and emotional development in an easy-to-read format. An internationally renowned animal educator, Trish King also includes ways of dealing with aging and problem behaviors in your pup.
Parenting Your Dog makes training fun again and explains that sometimes the most important behavior to change is our own. This book is now available in our store or shop online at Amazon.com
Making Tracks: The Marin Humane Society Celebrates 100 Years
With a forward by Isabel Allende and vintage photographs from the early years, the newly published Making Tracks: The Marin Humane Society Celebrates 100 Years, is an attractive coffee-table book that all animal lovers will enjoy. This 96-page hardcover, filled with color photographs of animals and Marin residents through time, tells the MHS story from its ambitious beginnings in 1907 to the progressive, full-service shelter of today.
Best Friends
A Beautiful Book For All Animal Lovers. The 134 black-and-white portraits of rescued and adopted animals, an informative introductory essay profiling today's companion animal shelters, an index with each animal's amazing story, an animal shelter Resource Section and Reading Guide, and charming quotes about our animal friends combine to make Best Friends an educational tool and a valuable addition to the libraries of animal lovers and admirers of fine photographic books. Photographed by award-winning Marin Humane Society staff photographer Sumner W. Fowler, with an introduction by Elaine Sichel.
