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Suggested Training Resources

SWDCA's mentorship program
Club Members with questions or seeking mentorship in any of the following areas may contact the Club's Mentor Coordinator at [email protected].
agility, barn hunt, breeding, competition obedience, conformation showing, disk dog, dock diving, drafting, flyball, herding, musical canine freestyle, puppy stuff, rally obedience, dog surfing, therapy dog, tracking, and water work.

General Dog Training Books
"Don't Shoot the Dog", by Karen Pryor
"Puppies for Dummies", by Sarah Hodgeson
"How to Behave so Your Dog Behaves", by Sophia Yin, DVM
"Teach Youself Visually; Dog Training", by Sarah Hodgeson
"The Other End of the Leash" , by Patricia McDonell, PhD
"The Culture Clash" by Jean Donaldson
"Catch Your Dog Doing Something Right", by Krista Cantrell

Clicker Training Books 
(You don't have to use a clicker, you may substitute the word "yes")"Getting Started:Clicker Training for Dogs", by Karen Pryor
"Click for Joy", by Melissa C. Alexander
"Click to Calm", by Emma Parsons
"Cicking with Your Dog", by Peggy Tillman

Herding Books
"Hear My Voice: An Old World Approach to Herding", by Lynnette Milleville
"Sheepdog Training; An all Breed Approach", by Mari Taggart
"Training the Sheepdog", by Thomas Longton and Barbara Sykes
"The Sheepdog; It's Work and Training" by Tim Longton and Edward Hart
"Herding Dogs; Progressive Training" by Virgil S. Holland
"Anyone Can Do It", by Pope Robertson
"The Farmer's Dog" by John Holmes
"Lessons from a Stockdog" by Bruce Fogt