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center for Shelter DogsDescription
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Two Week ShutdownA good basic plan for transitioning a shelter dog into a new environment. Lots of websites lay out similar plans, google "two week shutdown" and find which ones align most with your values.
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Bringing home a Flight Risk dogvideo explaining flight risk tips and tricks - we make fosters/adopters watch and take a quiz for our flight risk pups now
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https://pets.findhelp.com/awesome new resource created by HASS (Human Animal Support Services) which is part of American Pets Alive! you can search by zip code to see all the animal resources available in your area
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marker training for eye contact
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OLR - IntroIntro to On Leash Reactivity
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Loose Leash Walk
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Working Walk
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Feisty FidoExcellent booklet covering reactivity and how to address it.
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pet correctorrecommend people with intense OLR dogs to carry on walks and/or as a safety tool during dog/dog integration or dog/dog conflict in the home
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Door Routinegreat skill for flight risk, leash reactive, etc. dogs
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Intro to recall
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Intermediate Recall
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Gentle Leader
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Intro to Defensive Dogs
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Desensitization and Counter Conditioninghelp dogs overcome fear of novel things
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Foster Scared Dog Packet
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Scratch Board Step 1step 1 for scratchboard training - use for dogs who all out refuse to have their nails trimmed
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Nail Maintenance for Dogsfacebook group covering counter-conditioning and desensitization to nail trims in depth, as well as a technique (alternative cut line) to help recede the quick
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Cooperative Care: Seven Steps to Stress-Free Husbandrythorough guide on training dogs to willingly accept invasive handling/vetting
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Pet Vet Cornerfacebook group where you can solicit free vet advice when you're not sure if you should (or can't afford to) visit a vet
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Teaching Target / Touchgreat skill for scaredies, also a good replacement behavior for some leash reactive dogs, etc.
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muzzle training planIntro to Muzzle Desensitization
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Muzzle Up Project
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baskerville size 4
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customizing a baskerville muzzle
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vet wrap
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Gentle Muzzlesoft muzz and the company reportedly provides excellent support on fitting, qs, etc.
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Crate Training
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Tie-Down Exercisesuse for time-outs, to diminish jumpy/over-excited behavior, exercise to acclimate to new guests in the home, form of management during acclimation to other animals, etc.
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Intro to resource guarding in dogsAPA!'s resource guarding doc
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Mine!A practical guide to resource guarding in dogs.
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Placewe use place to help address a variety of behavior needs (resource guarding, dog/animal conflict in the home, territorial aggression, handler guarding, time-outs, etc.)
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Using place to deal with unwanted behaviorstep 2 for place, once the dog has a good understanding of the skill
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NILIFNothing In Life Is Free
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Mouthing - Adult DogsAddressing mouthiness in adult dogs
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Jumping Up - Adult DogsAddressing jumpiness in adult dogs
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Canine Enrichment for the Real WorldI read this book in one weekend because I loved it so much! I highly recommend this for every dog owner.
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Budget Enrichment fb group
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Canine Enrichment fb group
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The Canine Kingdom of Scent: Fun Activities Using Your Dog's Natural Instinctsscentwork can be a really powerful way to burn a dog's energy, complement their training, release stress, etc. humans would benefit from focusing a lot more on scentwork for dogs as they primarily navigate the world through their noses
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Play Together Stay TogetherHappy and healthy play between people and dogs. Helpful for people with energetic/arousal-y dogs who need structured ways to engage with their humans.
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The BIG Mistake People Make When Teaching A Dog To Drop SomethingLONG but thorough video on teaching a dog to drop
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How To Teach Your Dog To Drop A Tug Or Toy On Commandreserve this link only for particular humans due to the language used in the video "kill the animal". great video though and good for people who actually understand the "why" or the genetic/instinctual reasons for a drivey dog's behavior.
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Weazel BallExcellent toy to allow dogs with prey drive to satisfy their instincts in an appropriate way.
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Dog/dog IntrosAPA!'s dog intro how-to
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BADRAP Slow Dog IntrosBADRAP's video on slow dog intros
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Cat intros
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On Talking Terms with Dogs: Calming Signalsincredibly powerful book on dog body language! highly recommend for playgroup handlers, people having dog/dog issues in the home, or folks with tricky defensive/territorial/resource guardy/etc. dogs
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Fight!booklet to address dog/dog aggression in home
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Keeping the Peacevery thorough guide to treat dog/dog aggression in home
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separation anxietyAPA!'s basic separation anxiety guide
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I'll Be Home Soon: How to Prevent and Treat Separation Anxietybooklet on separation anxiety
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Separation Anxiety in Dogs: Next Generation Treatment Protocols and Practicesfantastic trainer who helps us with King Triton (95lb mastiff who destroyed an "indestructible" crate - SEVERE separation anxiety) wrote this book, and we are making great strides in his behavior modification following these protocols
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calming careexpensive but a great probiotic for super stressed dogs and/or humans that don't want dogs on prescription anxiety meds
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Center for Shelter DogsSO MANY great resources from renowned professionals (including Dr. Segurson) who put together this library specifially for shelters and shelter pups
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Dogs Playing For Life's Learning LibraryDPFL's free learning library which has TONS of useful videos to sharpen staff (and adopter/foster) skills in a variety of areas
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Human Body Language/CommunicationDPFL subfolder specifically useful for playgroup handlers
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Don't Shoot the Dogexcellent book for trainers or training-minded fosters/adopters, particularly when they're becoming frustrated with challenging dogs
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5Strands Pet Food and Environmental Sensitivies Testnot on allergy test, but was used for Rocco, Prima, Levi Strauss when they were suffering with apparent allergies. recommend for dogs who appear to have allergies and can't afford to go through lengthy food trials, or do poorly with the stress of vet visits, to get them some relief.
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drag bagaccessory we commonly use for paralyzed dogs so they can scoot around without scraping up their leggies
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Getting in TTouch with Your DogI learned a few TTouch motions at AAC and have found them to be an effective way to relax a dog during moments of high stress. This is the book on which the class I took was based.
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Major Darling Calm balm
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Muzzle Movement Custom muzzles- comfortable, lightweight, and bite proof
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