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Intelligent Diversions & Creative Play - positive outlets for a dog's curiosity and energy
Training & Socializing Puppies - links from Dr. P

  Athletic, Temperament Assessment  [ Top ]

Canine Character Test - from the Dog Owner's Guide
Canine Good Citizen Test - a certificate program, and details on the
test's procedures from the American Kennel Club
Choosing a Basset Hound - for field trials
Choosing a Puppy for Conformation or Obedience - this detailed article gives you questions to answer as well as puppy asssessment tests
Choosing the Right Dog for Search & Rescue
Evaluating a Retriever for Advanced Field Work
Evaluating a Potential Therapy Dog - and related topics
Evaluating Temperament of a Potential Rescue Dog
The Finnish Mental/Character Test for Dogs
Herding Instinct Test - a Rottweiler's experience, with photos and a look at what to expect from the Herding Instinct Test
PAWS Working Dog Evaluation

Puppy Aptitude Test - by Joachim & Wendy Volhard 
Puppy Personality Test - check potential for a companion dog
Puppy Personality Test - check for dominance, activity, more
Selecting the Right Dog for You - deciding about breeds, right sizes for your spaces, and much more 
Selecting a Working Dog Puppy - FAQs for Schutzhund dogs,
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Temperament Test - assess puppies' temperaments starting from three days old, with tests for retrieving and interest in birds
Temperament Test - outline of the test from the American Temperament Test Society [ATTS] aimed to improve canine temperaments
Testing & Evaluating Hunting Dogs - choose "Test Overview" for the 4 levels of tests from HDC, from hunting instincts to master hunting dog
VDD Testing Program - for Deutsch-Drahthaar, a hunting dog
Versatile Hunting Dog Tests - four tests offered by NAVHDA
Working Dogs: Components of Strong Working Dog Temperament
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  Dog Personality & Training [ Top ]

Aggression - how to handle, plus Q&A on Aggression in Dogs
Aggressive Dogs & Dominant Dogs - by Roy Hunter,
Off Lead magazine
Alpha Dog Primer - a dog trainer's diary by Carol Benjamin
American Kennel Club Canine Good Citizen Program
Basic Canine Behavior Patterns - and training implications
Basic Personality Types - six types described
Canine Intelligence & Training with Ranking
Canine Personalities and Behavior Problems
Canine Personality Profile - the Volhards' test profiles 10 dog behaviors important for training, and more on the Canine Personality Profile
Dog Behavior and Training - understanding dog behavior
Dog Behavioral Problems - questions & answers from VetInfo
Dog Behavior Resources
Dog Drives & Personality Testing
Doggie Door to Canine Behavior - FIVESITE including articles, Q&A, chat, much more
Dog Personalities Linked to Breed Group - understand the typical behaviors of each dog group as you choose a dog to train
Sensory & Social & Emotional Development of the Young Dog - a scientific look at puppy development issues important to dog owners
You vs. Your Dog Personality Test - do for fun & understanding
Your Dog's Personality - based on behaviors clustering around three basic drives: prey, pack and defense

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Basic Obedience Training FAQs as well as a set of Training FAQs from DogLogic Basic Obedience Training Information Basic Training & Basic Obedience Training - from the DogPatch Big Dog Training Tips - Competitive Play: To Tug or Not to Tug? Dog Fights: What do You Do? Click and Treat - series of 15 articles on clicker training Common Dog Commands in Varied Languages with audio files to hear pronunciation Dog Behaviour Advice for Pups & More - from the UK

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Dog Training with Uncle Matty - with solutions for dog problems and problem dogs, from growling to jumping on furniture

Dog Training Links - from The Tame Beast Gentle Method with the Sound Leash - basic, advanced training Help Your Dog Be a Good Visitor - building a dog's confidence in varied settings How to Love Your Dog - including basic training, just for kids Manners for the Modern Dog - with 20 topics, including Rover, Come Here ! - training the recall, plus canine-human communication by Gwen Bohnenkamp

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Teaching Dogs Basic Tricks
Three S's of Puppy Training - short, simple, successful
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Training Your Dog -  an in-depth discussion in FAQ format
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  Athletic & Work Conditioning

Aerobic Exercise & Training - basic definitions, comparison to anaerobic training, strategies and nutrition information
Aerobics FAQ - questions and answers
Canine Fitness in the Backyard,
Canine Fitness - important with so many canine athletes competing in sports - article by Chris Zink DVM
Conditioning the Canine Athlete - including the competitive show dog
Conditioning Your Canine Athlete - for dogs in agility, other sports
Conditioning the Overweight Canine Athlete  - by Chris Zink DVM
Exercise Physiology Primer - by Dr. Stephen M. Pribut - including information on overtraining
The Conditioned Canine - more on exercise and conditioning
Long Run for Endurance - importance of long runs in training for marathon and other distance athletes
Managing the Canine Athlete - including canine sports medicine
Muscles and Metabolic Conditioning
Optimum Performance in Canine Athletes & Working Dogs
Sled Dog Mental and Physical Conditioning - from P.R.I.D.E.
Strength & Conditioning - both aerobic (endurance, oxygen utilizing), and anaerobic (strength, "without oxygen") or interval training at near maximal performance levels, are important for canine & human athletes
Stretching for the Canine Athlete - including flexibility, warm up and cool down, with illustrations
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  Training Agility Dogs

12 Commandments of Agility Training Agility FAQs - training for all the exercises Agility Page - from the Dogpatch Agility Training - from Agility Ability Agility Training Locations - from AgilityZone Agility Training Tips - from Agility Ability Agility Training Tips - from Pawsabilities Clicker Training for the Weaving Poles Train Like You Compete - agility training advice

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Assistance Animals Training Resources
Assistance Dog Training - with ideas on owner-training
Guide Dogs Training - with phases of guidework training 
Guide Dog Training - starting with puppy raising
Guide Dog Trainers & Instructors - a satisfying career
Penny - a Golden Retriever in training to be a guide dog
Profile of an Appropriate Therapy Dog
Raising a Guide Dog - by Noreen Sila
Therapy Dog Team Training Program 

  Training Field Trial & Hunting Dogs [ Top ]

Bird Dog Training Overview Bird Dog Training Resources - bulletin boards to training Development of a Hunting Dog - story, pictures Get Started in Field Events - make your hunting dog more productive Teaching your dog to hold point - the Stonelake Method What to Look for in a Trainable Hunting Dog Working a Adolescent Puppy - from Bob West

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Training a Basset Hound for Field Trials - by Peggy Sutton
Training Retrievers - Richard A. Wolters's method
Training the Versatile Gun Dog - from the Otter Bench
Upland Birddog Training Forum - articles & discussion

  Training Frisbee & Flyball Dogs [ Top ]

Introduction to Canine Frisbee Training
Disc Dog Moves in Pictures - with training tips for each
Flyball Training - an introduction, and teaching flyball to dogs at home
Frisbee Dog - Getting Started - basic training guide, pdf format
Frisbee Training - so your dog will love it! and what it takes to train a dog to be a frisbee champ
Frisbee Dog Training FAQs - event types, training, more

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  Training Livestock Dogs

Australian Cattle Dog Training Tips - training and temperament Canaan Dog Personality, Training - for herding Kuvasz Training and Personality - by Gregory Barrett, Canada Sheep Dog & Stock Dog Training Tips - dogs' work behavior influenced by their strong side and weak side, more Sheepdog Training Introduction Sheepdog Training Terminology - what to learn before you train

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Training a Sheep Tending Dog - starting a German shepherd pup,
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Training Livestock Guardian Dogs - a collection of articles, and
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Dog Obedience - from DogLogic
Dog Obedience and Training Page - FIVESITE
Importance of Obedience Training
Obedience Training - How & Why - from Gwen Bohnenkamp
Obedience Training - the basics
Obedience Training - articles from Cheryl May
Obedience Training - collection of articles from K-911
Obedience Training Articles - and much more, including a look at the
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Obedience Training and Obedience Training Your Dog - articles from
The Dogpatch and the Dog Owner's Guide
Raising a Puppy to Enjoy Obedience - from Chris Wallen
Selecting an Obedience Prospect - from Kay Green, and more articles about obedience training
Understanding the Types of Obedience Training
What to Do When Your Dog Won't Come - looked at from a dog's
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  Training Guard, Police, SAR Dogs  [ Top ]

Basic Training of Avalanche Dogs and Squaw Valley's Avalanche Dogs including a slide show, and more on Avalanche Rescue Dogs
Canine Training Articles - from United States Police Canine Association
K-9 & Police Dog & Protection Training - plus scent work
K-9 Training: What & When & Why
Operational Search Dog Development - starting with the puppy
Police & Protection Dog Training - a series of articles
Salute to SAR Dogs - recognizing their role post September 11, 2001, plus SAR dog resources, links
Search and Rescue Dog Training - from the Search and Rescue
Search & Rescue Dog Training - many helpful articles
Trainers Digest - K9 Academy for Law Enforcement
Training a Water Search Dog Team
Water Rescue Training for Dogs - from Dog Scouts

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  Training Tracking, Scenting Dogs [ Top ]

Agriculture's Beagle Brigade - trained detector dogs that sniff
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Early Development of a Tracking Dog - the self right dog
Scent & Tracking Articles - in the K9 Trainers Digest
Schnauzer Trained To Detect Skin Cancer - a well developed
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Tracking Offline or Online in Police Work
Tracking Training - from Dr. P
Training Logs for Tracking Dogs
Training Bassets for Tracking - dogs young and old

  Training Racing & Coursing Dogs  [ Top ]

American Sighthound Coursing
Azawakhs Coursing & Racing - with photos
Greyhound Racing 101 - basic introduction
Lure Coursing 101 - find link at left for basic introduction
Lure Coursing with Your Scottish Deerhound - a helpful, in-depth beginner's guide
Lure Coursing Training - first lessons
Training an Irish wolfhound for coursing

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  Training Sled Dogs

Conditioning, Training Samoyeds for Racing
Fall Training Checklist - from SledDogCentral
Ideas from interviews with mushers - from Sleddog Central
Sled Dog Exercise and Training - from P.R.I.D.E.
Sled Dog Training Guide - a wealth of online resources
Sled Dog Training Wisdom - from the journals of the famous champion, Roland "Doc" Lombard
Summer training & Winter Training - at Salty Dog Kennel
Training Alaskan Huskies
Training and Conditioning the Musher
Training for Gig Racing - pick Trail UK e-zine, then scroll to article
Training Lead Dogs and Training Dogs to Pull - both from
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  Training Ring Sport, Schutzhund Dogs

French Ringsport Overview - including training tips
Protection Dog Training - links from Dr. P 
Schutzhund Overview - including articles, discussion forum, chat
Schutzhund Q&A including how to start a puppy for later Schutzhund training, and many more Training Articles
Schutzhund Training - including picking a breed of dog
What is Schutzhund? - FAQs from the Treasure State Working
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