The Dog, by William Youatt 1845
A time capsule of difficult information to find about many of the dog breeds before they were corrupted by the...
Dogs as home companions; a book for all dog lovers 1922
The beginning of the book starts out: "...[E]very normal person loves a dog; it is the heritage of the ages....
Expression Studies on Wolves – Rudolph Schenkel, 1947 (and reference to the Mech “Alpha” debacle)
This is perhaps the most undermined study on canine ethology in existence and the epitome of the expression, "Don't throw...
FM 7-40 Scout Dog Training and Employment 1973
"This manual is a guide for Army personnel charged with the training and employment of scout dog teams. When combined...
The German Shepherd Dog in Word and Picture – Max von Stephanitz
The book of the German Shepherd. This is authored by the creator and of the breed Max von Stephanitz and...
House and Pet Dogs; Their Selection, Care and Training 1890
Examples of establishing operations, conditioned punishers, and treat training in the book. The book mentions whip, whistle, and switch in...
THE KOEHLER METHOD OF Guard Dog Training
This is copy of one of the most read and influential dog training books in history. It was originally printed...
The New Book of the Dog, 1907 by Leighton, Robert
The new book of the dog; a comprehensive natural history of British dogs and their foreign relatives, with chapters on...
The sheep-killing dog 1915
US Department of Agriculture
Studies of the inheritance of intelligence and temperament in dogs 1965
Training the Dog – Robert Tell Lemmon,1914
Before there was a divided commercialized dog training industry and mass-produced training collars available how did people "train the dog"?...
Working Dogs: An Attempt to Produce a Strain of German Shepherds which Combines Working Ability and Beauty of Conformation – Elliott Humphrey, Lucien Warner 1934
An important early work describing important traits and breeding practices for the working German Shepherd.