 | Dog Training Instructors Manual: Expert Guide for Teaching People and Their Dogs by Angela White
Buy new: £12.95 / Used from: £10.35 This is a superb book if you are about to teach a class. Features everything from setting up the class to different techniques of training.
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 | Dogs: A New Understanding of Canine Origin, Behaviour, and Evolution by Ray Coppinger
Buy new: £6.66 / Used from: £33.44 This will blow your mind. The latest evidence that dogs are quite far removed from wolves and their behaviour. Say goodbye to the term 'pack leader'
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 | The Dog Breed Bible by Caroline Coile
Buy new: £7.29 / Used from: £5.28 Looks Good. Easily set out and helps you learn all the breeds and in what category they belong in.
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 | Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems by Cesar Millan
Buy new: £4.96 / Used from: £2.99 I am not a fan on CM's outdated techniques. The only reason it is on my list is to make you aware that there are better methods than he preaches. An interesting life story though.
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 | The Dog's Mind (Pelham Dogs) by Bruce Fogle
Buy new: £7.11 / Used from: £2.16 Looks Good
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 | Veterinary Notes for Dog Owners
Buy new: £21.74 / Used from: £18.95 Looks a bit daunting but is a very good reference book. Good for explaining the organs.
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 | The Doglopaedia, The (Complete Guide To... (Ringpress Books)) by J.M. Evans
Buy new: £6.46 / Used from: £1.72 Nice and simply written. Contains many handy 'What if...' explanations.
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 | Retired Racing Greyhounds for Dummies (Howell dummies series) by Lee Livingood
Buy new: £7.36 / Used from: £1.74 Everything about those loverable dogs.
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 | "RSPCA" New Complete Dog Training Manual by Bruce Fogle
Buy new: £6.97 / Used from: £2.97 Superb reference for training your dog. Good print, good photographs and by the respected Bruce Fogle.
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 | Think Dog!: An Owner's Guide to Canine Psychology by John Fisher
Buy new: £5.96 / Used from: £3.96 Easy to read and digest. A little dated in it's Wolf-Pack theory but it is good to understand that way of thinking. And John's kind way of training shines in this book.
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 | Canine Body Language: A Photographic Guide: Interpreting the Native Language of the Domestic Dog by Brenda Aloff
Buy new: £19.77 / Used from: £29.09 Expensive but well worth it. Love this book. Teaches you every nuance of a dog's expression.
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 | Competitive Obedience: A Step-by-step Guide by Paddy Coughlan
Buy new: £7.19 / Used from: £2.50 This book will give you the answers you won't find on the net! KC style obedience. The correct words and actions. If you are off to a course in Shropshire, get this book!!
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 | Complete Idiot's Guide to Positive Dog Training (Complete Idiot's Guides (Lifestyle Paperback)) by Pamela Dennison
Buy new: £6.63 / Used from: £6.63 A good simple reference book. I find it funny that it's published by a company called Alpha Books!!
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 | Dog Trainers Resourse by Mychelle Blake
Buy new: £14.28 / Used from: £21.89 Written by various professionals. A good reference book to dip into.
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 | The Dog: Its Behavior, Nutrition, and Health by Linda P. Case
Buy new: £33.04 / Used from: £54.41 Good book printed on quality paper.
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 | The 100 Silliest Things People Say About Dogs by Alexandra Semyonova
Buy new: £12.99 / Used from: £23.13 Nicely presented and great for debating current evidence with others. Contains some points other books may not discuss. Dogs are not wolves ok!
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 | How Dogs Learn (Howell reference books) by Mary R. Burch
Buy new: £7.56 / Used from: £5.06 This is a superb book for those that want to take training to the next level. Well written and fascinating. The science behind dog behaviour. Grasp that and anything is possible.
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 | The Domestic Dog: Its Evolution, Behaviour and Interactions with People
Buy new: £21.24 / Used from: £18.20 Quite academic, if you want to go that little bit further.
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