"...this book should be on every animal trainer's bookshelf for future reference. How Dogs Learn covers the content of an undergraduate course in learning and behavior, but the examples are taken from dog training it is practical and very useful without sacrificing scientific and technical accuracy." -Jack Michael, PhD, Department of Psychology, Western Michigan University How Dogs Learn explore the fascinating science of operant conditioning, where...

Ritland has combined his love of dogs with his SEAL experience to create one of the most successful canine programs in the country, providing dogs and training for multiple government agencies as well as elite special operations forces.

A tour of the psychiatric service dog industry traces the author's work with unwanted shelter dogs before matching them with people in need, documenting her own partnership with a search canine while sharing uplifting success stories.

Dogs can be great companions, and once they are trained to help a person with disabilities, the owner can have more fun in life without having to worry about medical conditions that restrain he or she from doing the things they enjoy.

Television reporter Dick Wolfsie took in a stray beagle not knowing the dog would become a popular personality on his show.

Includes bibliographical references.

Shares the story of the author and her dog Boo, the runt of an abandoned litter, who became an unlikely hero when he changed countless lives--including hers--through his work as a therapy dog.

Step-by-step guide to grooming all major dog coat types, and on starting a dog grooming business.