Any good boxer dog training books?

[Chewy401]

I have a boxer who is around 2 years old and hasn't had much training because he's a rescued dog. I would really like the work on some behavioral issues with him and I was wondering if there are any books/videos you would recommend. Please let me know as it would be of much help to Patrick and me

[Chewy401]

I'm a clicker training fan, so of course the books I recommend are clicker books. In a rescue dog, especially if you don't know his past, clicker training is often a good choice because it is non-coercive, non-aggressive, non-confrontational. A dog who has been trained with harsh compulsion methods may become over-reactive to them, and if you aren't aware of the issues it may be disastrous - or at least unpleasant.

With that said, I would recommend two books that work quite well in conjunction with each other:

Clicking With Your Dog: Step By Step In Pictures by Peggy Tillman
Click For Joy! by Melissa Alexander

The first is a "how-to," with several different ways of training any one behavior so that you can use what works best for you and your dog, and (as you probably guessed Wink ) pictures to help illustrate the technique and the timing more clearly.

The second is more of a collection of FAQs from the author's e-mail list, clarifying things and offering even more possible ways to approach behaviors. Melissa wrote it with the thought of complementing Peggy's book.