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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 pet trade. An amazing read. Published in 1845! The information on the bulldog is interesting considering…
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. The man or woman who hates a good dog is abnormal. There is something fundamentally wrong…
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 the baby out with the bath water." "Expression Studies on Wolves" was a groundbreaking insight into…
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 with other applicable manuals and programs of instruction, this manual forms the basis for conduct of…
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 published in 1921. It was translated from German to English in 1923. Here is the English…
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 training too. A good book to study early pet training and how it has evolved. Clearly…
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 law, breeding, kennel management, and veterinary treatment.
The sheep-killing dog 1915
US Department of Agriculture
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"? Lemmon's book was published over a century ago while most American's still traveled by horse and…
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.