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Library Articles K9 Training

The Least Intrusive Effective Behavior Intervention (LIEBI) Algorithm and Levels of Intrusiveness Table: A Proposed Best-Practices Model
O’Heare, 2009

Agility and search and rescue training differently affects pet dogs’ behaviour in
socio-cognitive tasks

Marshall-Pescini, Passalacquaa, Barnardb, Valsecchib, Prato-Previdea, 2009

Dominance in domestic dogs - useful construct or bad habit?
Bradshaw, Blackwell, Casey, 2009.

Training methods of military dog handlers and their effects on the team’s performances
Haverbeke, Laporte, Depiereux, Giffroy, Diederich, 2008

Cortisol and behavioral responses of working dogs to environmental challenges
Haverbeke, Diederich, Depiereux, Giffroy, 2008

Frequency of back-tracking in the tracking dog.
Mackenzie, S.A. and Schultz, J.A., 1987. (PDF 325K)

Effects of training paradigms on search dog performance
Lisa Lit, Cynthia A. Crawford, October 2005. (PDF 164K)

The relationship between number of training sessions per week and learning in dogs Iben Meyer, Jan Ladewig, June 2007 (PDF 218 K)

Directional tracking in the domestic dog, Canis familiaris
Deborah L. Wells, Peter G. Hepper, August 2003. (66KB)

Training and maintaining the performance of dogs (Canis familiaris) on an increasing number of odor discriminations in a controlled setting
Marc Williams, James M. Johnston, May 2002. (125K)

Water Search with Dogs. Marion Hardy, 1992 (PDF 77K)

How to Develop and Train a Water Search Dog. Marion Hardy, 1992 (393K)