Aggression in Dogs

Our pup was so protective of our family that we came to feel we couldn't take him to an outdoor cafe, market or other situation where kids might be present. Aloff's book differs from anything else I found in that it not only set out literally dozens of practical exercises to address specific unwanted behaviors (this alone would make the book worth the hefty price), but also explains, in practical steps, all the stuff that's not in the Pryor book about how to actually _use_ the clicker. It discusses things like the difference between working with a "release word" after the click and not using one -- this may sound like hair-splitting but cleared up a lot of the confusion I had had about how to put all those wonderful theories into practice. This book has become our main training book. It has been a large part of our dog's greatly improved public behavior and is an indispensable reference as well.

I cannot recommend this book highly enough.