Mountain View Dog Training

Mountain View Links

• Dogs on the Run – Averill’s Blog, always in need of updating – contains many photos of many beautiful dogs
• Mountain View’s Photo Gallery
• Our Yahoo discussion/notification list – sign up for info on our classes and other events, and to whine or brag about your dogs. Not an especially busy list, but it’s helpful for you to belong, because you are more likely to hear about our events and about cancellations or changes in our class schedule.

Canine Behavior

• Beyond the “Dominance” Paradigm, by Patricia B. McConnell, PhD
  http://4pawsu.com/pmdominance.htm
• Article on The Dominance Controversy and Cesar Millan
• Information from Karen Overall, VMD, PhD, Dipl. ACVB, about treatment of pets with Storm Phobias

Training

• Intro to Operant and Classical Conditioning
• “Click Start” (Gary Wilkes’ article on getting started with the clicker)
• Clicker Training - Karen Pryor’s website – lots of articles on clicker training
• Good video series on teaching polite walking on leash using the clicker (note that #2 and #3 videos are switched – the order is 1 – 3 – 2)
• Free downloadable puppy training books by my (Averill) mentor, Dr. Ian Dunbar
• Free downloadable clicker training books by a wonderful trainer, Shirley Chong
• Just Plain Clicker Sense
• The Clicker Cookbook

Agility Info

• Clean Run Magazine – Agility info for all levels of experience! Great shopping. Agility event calendar.
• AgilityEvents.net – Find out what trials are coming.
• AgilityNerd.com – Agility blog, great information including courses, handling, exercises…
• Agility Record Book – FREE software to keep track of your dog’s (or dogs’) competition career: trials, titles, training notes, … very helpful software that’s easy to use!
• SNOOKER ARTICLE by Dave Hanson (Rules, Strategy …)
• Silvia Trkman’s website – Slovenian National Team member multiple times, wonderful site about her dogs and her training. Lots of video
• Susan Garrett’s website
• AgilityVision.com – Agility videos
• USDAA – International agility organization, info on trials, rules…
• AKC – National dog registry providing agility trials
• NADAC – National agility organization, info on trials, rules…
• UKC – National dog registry providing agility trials
• Virginia Ruff Riders – USDAA agility club centered in Northern VA, has 3 trials a year

Shopping!!

• CleanRun.com – GREAT shopping for your dog’s toys, agility gear, books and tapes!
• MADAgility.com – Agility equipment, Pennsylvania vendor. Wonderful equipment, and they vend at many local trials and will bring your new piece of equipment with them – so save on shipping!
• Entirely Pets.com – Great prices on dog meds and supplies
• Dogwise.com – Huge assortment of books on dogs, dog training, agility – all things dog

Miscellaneous

• Waggin Hearts Therapy Dogs – Therapy Dogs Inc. group in Rappahannock County VA and surrounding area
• Southpaw Pet Salon – where we have our dogs groomed (540-937-6331)
• ASPCA National Animal Poison Control Center  888-426-4435
  Not free, but they have a toll-free number where you can consult a Vet 24/7.