Road to better pet behavior: Books for the veterinary clinic
Dr. Wayne Hunthausen recommends these books and resources as books for a client lending library or part of a veterinary practice's resources.
Click on these links to find Dr. Wayne Hunthausen's recommendations to build your own behavior knowledge and create a lending library for clients and team members:
For clients
> Cat Behavior and Training: Veterinary Advice for Owners (TFH, 1996; note: Dr. Hunthausen is an editor)
> The Cat's Mind: Understanding Your Cat's Behavior (Howell, 1995)
> The Culture Clash: A Revolutionary New Way of Understanding the Relationship Between Humans and Domestic Dogs (James and Kenneth, 1996)
> Doctor Dunbar's Good Little Dog Book (James and Kenneth, 2003)
> Dog Behavior and Training: Veterinary Advice for Owners (TFH, 1996; note: Dr. Hunthausen is an editor)
> Don't Shoot the Dog! The New Art of Teaching and Training (Ringpress Books, 2002)
> Excel-Erated Learning: Explaining How Dogs Learn and How Best to Teach Them (James and Kenneth, 1996)
> How to Behave So Your Dog Behaves (TFH, to be published in 2010)
> The Perfect Puppy: How to Choose Your Dog by Its Behavior (Barnes & Noble, 2001)
> The Puppy Primer (McConnell, 2010)
> The Right Dog for You: Choosing a Breed That Matches Your Personality, Family and Lifestyle (Fireside, 1983)
> Your Purebred Puppy: A Buyer's Guide (Holt, 2000)
For the clinic
> Blackwell's Five-Minute Veterinary Consult Clinical Companion: Canine and Feline Behavior (Wiley-Blackwell, 2007)
> BSAVA Manual of Canine and Feline Behavioural Medicine (BSAVA, 2010)
> The Domestic Cat: The Biology of its Behaviour (Cambridge University, 2000)
> Feline Behavior: A Guide for Veterinarians (Saunders, 2003)
> Low Stress Handling, Restraint and Behavior Modification of Dogs and Cats: Techniques for Developing Patients Who Love Their Visits (CattleDog, 2009)
> Manual of Parrot Behavior (Wiley-Blackwell, 2006)
> Practical Applications and New Perspectives in Veterinary Behavior, An Issue of Veterinary Clinics: Small Animal Practice (Saunders, 2008)
