GRCA BIBILIOGRAPHY

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Prepared by the GRCA Public Education Committee, May, 2008.

BOOKS

• Adamson, Eve. THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER. TFH
• Bauer, Nona Kilgore.  GOLDEN RETRIEVER (KENNEL CLUB DOG BREED SERIES). Kennel Club Books.
• Bauer, Nona Kilgore.  GOLDEN RETRIEVERS FOR DUMMIES.   For Dummies.
• Cairns, Julie. THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER: ALL THAT GLITTERS. Howell.
• Coile, D. Caroline. GOLDEN RETRIEVER HANDBOOK. Barron’s Educational Series.
• Dunbar, Ian. THE ESSENTIAL GOLDEN RETRIEVER. Howell.
• Malloy, Maryle. THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER. Doral.

TRAINING AND CARE

• Benjamin, Carol Lee. MOTHER KNOWS BEST; THE NATURAL WAY TO TRAIN YOUR DOG. Howell.
• Benjamin, Carol Lee. Surviving Your Dog's Adolescence: A Positive Training Program. Wiley.
• Johnson, R. Ann. THE GOLDEN RETRIEVER PUPPY HANDBOOK. Darwin Press.
• Monks of New Skete. HOW TO BE YOUR DOG'S BEST FRIEND. Little, Brown.
• Pinkwater, Jill Manus and Pinkwater, Daniel Manus. Superpuppy : How to Choose, Raise, and Train the Best Possible Dog for You. Houghton Mifflin.
• Pinney, Chris C and Pinson, Sandra G. GUIDE TO HOME PET GROOMING. Barron’s Educational Series.
• Rutherford, Clarice and Neill, David. HOW TO RAISE A PUPPY YOU CAN LIVE WITH. Alpine.

BEHAVIOR AND PSYCHOLOGY

• Fox, Michael W. DOG BODY, DOG MIND: EXPLORING CANINE CONSCIOUSNESS AND TOTAL WELL BEING. Lyons.
• Millan, Cesar and Peltier, Melissa Jo. BE THE PACK LEADER: USE CESAR’S WAY TO TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE…AND YOUR DOG. Crown.
• Owens, Paul and Eckroate, Norma. THE DOG WHISPERER: A
• COMPASSIONATE, NONVIOLENT APPROACH TO DOG TRAINING. Adams Media.
• Sanders, Clinton R and Arluke, Arnold. UNDERSTANDNG DOGS: LIVING AND WORKING WITH CANINE COMPANIONS. Temple.

CONFORMATION SHOWING

• Alston, George and Vanacore, Connie. THE WINNING EDGE; SHOW RING SECRETS. Howell.
• Coile, D. Caroline. Show Me! Barrons.
  Smith, Cheryl and Eby, Lorna Dolley. THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO SHOWING YOUR DOG. Crown.

OBEDIENCE, AGILITY, RALLY, AND TRACKING

• Anderson, Bobbie and Libby, Tracy. BUILDING BLOCKS FOR PERFORMANCE. Alpine.
  Bauman, Diane L. BEYOND BASIC DOG TRAINING. Howell.
• Dearth, Janice. RALLY COURSE BOOK: A GUIDE TO AKC RALLY COURSES. Alpine.
• Dennison, Pamela. CLICK YOUR WAY TO RALLY OBEDIENCE. Alpine.
• Johnson, Glen R. TRACKING DOG; THEORY AND METHODS.  Barleigh Productions.
• Leach, Laurie. BEGINNER’S GUIDE TO DOG AGILITY. TFH.
• Pearsall, Milo D. and Hugo Verbruggen. SCENT: TRAINING TO TRACK, SEARCH AND RESCUE. Alpine.
• Simmons-Moake, Jane. EXCELLING AT DOG AGILITY: BOOK ONE: OBSTACLE TRAINING. Flashpaws.
• Simmons-Moake, Jane. EXCELLING AT DOG AGILITY: BOOK TWO: SEQUENCE TRAINING. Flashpaws.
• Simmons-Moake, Jane. AGILITY TRAINING; THE FUN SPORT FOR ALL DOGS. Howell.

HEALTH

• Eldridge, Debra M; Carlson, Delbert G; Carlson, Liisa D; Adelman, Beth. THE DOG OWNERS HOME VETERINARY HANDBOOK. Wiley.
• Pitcairn, Richard and Pitcairn, Susan Hubbel. Dr Pitcairn’s Complete Guide to Natural Health for Dogs and Cats. Rodale.

STRUCTURE AND MOVEMENT

• Cole, Robert W. EYE FOR A DOG: ILLUSTRATED GUIDE TO EVALUATING PUREBRED DOGS. Dogwise.

BREEDING

• Holst, Phyllis A. CANINE REPRODUCTION; A BREEDER'S GUIDE. Alpine.
• Kustritz, Margaret V. Root. THE DOG BREEDERS GUIDE TO SUCCESSFUL BREEDING AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT. Elsevier Health Science.
  
• Walkowicz, Chris and Bonnie Wilcox. SUCCESSFUL DOG BREEDING: THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK OF CANINE MIDWIFERY. Howell.

FIELD

• Please refer to the GRCA Field Resource area