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X.  References.

  A.  Books.
  B.  Articles.
  C.  Companies and Catalogues.
  D.  Magazines.
  E.  Organizations.


L = British pounds sterling
$ = US dollar
CA$ = Canadian dollar

A.  Books.

_Merck Veterinary Manual_

_The Mini-Atlas of Dog Breeds, Simon & Schusters Guide to Dogs_.
  Lists a variety of breeds.  It does contain errors; it is an OK
  but not great reference book.

_Harper's Illustrated Handbook of Dogs_. Harper and Row, ISBN
0-06-091198-0.
  It gives a picture of every AKC dog breed and a one page description
  of each breed in the back.  The description covers appearance, AKC
  standards, potential health problems, needs, history, temperament.

Baer, Ted.  _Communicating with Your Dog_.  Barron's, New York. 1989.
ISBN 0-8120-4203-4 (oversized paperback).
  Heavily illustrated with color photos.  A sensible approach to
  laying a good foundation for extensive obedience training (even if
  you don't take the dog any further than what's outlined in here).
  Simple instructions for teaching a 20-word language, with emphasis
  on understanding and building on previous work.

Barwig, Susan.  _Schutzhund_.  Quality Press, Englewood, CO.  1978.

Bauman, Diane L.  _Beyond Basic Dog Training_.  New, updated edition.
Howell Book House (Maxwell Maxmillan International), New York.  1991.
ISBN: 0-87605-410-6.
  Emphasis is on training a "thinking" dog rather than a
  pattern-trained dog.  Extensive manual on obedience training.
  Communication and understanding are discussed.  A well known and
  often recommended book.

Benjamin, Carol Lea.  _Mother Knows Best: The Natural Way To Train
Your Dog_.  Howell Book House, New York. 1985.  ISBN 0-87605-666-4.
$15.95 hardcover.
  "No matter how the pup transgresses, no matter how angry the bitch
  becomes, she never denies him his nourishment.  He never goes to bed
  without his supper.  Nor does she offer tidbits of food, treats
  beneath the table, extra portions of dessert to reward good
  behavior. Eating is eating and education is education."

  She uses praise, contact, play and toys to motivate puppies, but she
  does not recommend food training a young puppy.  She does recommend
  crate training and she also recommends sleeping in the same room
  with the puppy.  She provides methods to teach no, OK, good dog, bad
  dog, sit stay heel, come, down, stand, go, enough, over, out,
  cookie, speak, take it, wait and off to puppies. She talks about
  canine language and talks some about mental games you can play with
  your dog such as mirror games, and copying your dog and having him
  copy you, chase games and even playing rough with your puppy.

  Most training methods rely on the foundational relationship between
  an owner and his dog, and this book profides some ideas on
  establishing that relationship while the puppy is still young.

Benjamin, Carol Lea.  _Dog Problems_.  Doubleday and Co. 1981.  ISBN
0-385-15710-X.  $13.95 hardcover.

Brahms, Ann and Paul. _Puppy Ed._.  Ballantine Books.  1981.
ISBN:0-345-33512-0 (paperback).
  Describes how to start teaching your puppy commands.  This is a
  thoughtful book that discusses in practical detail what you can and
  cannot expect to do with your puppy in training it.  They stress
  that by expecting and improving good behavior from the start, later,
  more formal training goes much easier.

Burnham, Patricia Gail.  _Playtraining Your Dog_.

Button, Lue.  _Practical Scent Dog Training_.  Alpine Publications,
Inc. 214 19th St. SE, Loveland, CO 80537.  1990.  ISBN: 0-931866-47-2.
  A step-by-step practical training guide for air scent, evidence
  search, disaster search and the AKC tracking test.  Starts with
  young puppies.  Well illustrated and methods extensively tested at
  Los Alamos' Mountain Canine Corps.

Bryson, Sandy.  _Search Dog Training_.  Third printing.  Boxwood
Press, 183 Ocean View Blvd., Pacific Grove, CA 93950.  1991 (c 1984).
ISBN: 0-910286-94-9.
  A well organized, comprehensive discussion of search dog training.
  Includes practical tips, discussion of search and rescue and the law
  and many other topics.

Carlson, Delbert G., DVM, and James M. Giffin, MD.  _Dog Owners's Home
Veterinary Handbook_.  Howell Book House, Macmillan Publishing
Company, 866 Third Avenue, New York, NY 10022 USA (1980).  ISBN:
0-87605-764-4 (hardback).
  This comprehensive book is a complete guide to health care of dogs.
  It lets you know when you can treat the dog, or when you need to
  take it to the vet post-haste.  It lists symptoms so that you may
  inform your vet of relevant information about its condition.  The
  arrangement of the material facilitates rapid reference.
  Illustration of key procedures (pilling, taking pulse/temperature,
  etc).  Lists poisonous substances, including houseplants.  A
  valuable book to have around.

Chapman, Samuel G. _Police Dogs in America_.  Bureau of Government
Research, 1979.

Clark, Ross D. and Joan R. Stainer, eds.  _Medical and Genetic Aspects
of Purebred Dogs_.  Veterinary Medicine Publishing Co., Edwardsville,
KA. 1983. ISBN 0-935078-24-X. 576 pages.
  For most AKC breeds and a few UKC breeds, there are sections on
    Origin & History
    Description
    Breeding and Whelping
    Recognized Problems
    Old Age
  This accumulation of knowledge about the health of specific breeds
  from breeders and veterinarians provides the potential dog owner
  with information that can help them select a strong breed, an
  informed and caring breeder, and a healthy pet.

Cohen, Barbara and Louise Taylor.  _Dogs and their Women_.  1989, ISBN
0316-15036-3.
  Lots of good stories.

Collins, Miki and Julie.  _Dog Driver, A Guide for the Serious Musher_.
Alpine Publishing, 1991.  385 pgs hardcover.  ISBN: 0-931866-48-0.
  A complete reference covering all aspects of working and living with
  sled dogs.  From housing to health, nutrition, equipment, breeding,
  training, and much more.  Sprint racing, long distance racing,
  weight pulling, camping, and so forth are also covered.  Excellent
  book for learning about sledding and sled dogs.  Best if used in
  association with one of the other novice books mentioned for
  beginning mushers.

Coon, K.  1977.  The Dog Intelligence Test.  New York: Avon, 90 p.

Davis, L. Wilson.  _Go Find!  Training Your Dog to Track_.  Ninth
printing, 1984.  Howell Book House, Inc., New York.  c1974.
ISBN: 0-87605-550-1 (hardback).
  Blurb:  "Major L. Wilson Davis is America's recognized authority on
  Tracking -- named in September 1973 to the Obedience Advisory
  Committee of the AKC as its official consultant on Tracking and
  scent training for dogs.  This official status follows upon decades
  of recognized achievemnent in these phases of Obedience training.
  Following distinguished service with the K-9 Corps during WWII, he
  has been active in the Governmnent's program of using trained
  tracking dogs for the recovery of detonated missile parts in missile
  experimentation.  Major Davis was an AKC licenced judge for all
  classes of Obedience.  He is presently training director of the
  famous Oriole Dog Training Club of Baltimore.  He organized and
  headed the Baltimor City K-9 Corps, one of the finest in the
  country, and is often asked to lecture and advise police departments
  on the use of tracking dogs in law enforcement.  Major Davis is a
  recipient of the Quaker Oats Distinguished Service Award for his
  dedicated contributions to dog training."

De Prisco, Andrew and James B. Johnson.  _The Mini-Atlas of Dog
Breeds_. TFH Publications, One TFH Plaza, Neptune City, NJ 07753
(1990).  ISBN:0-86622-091-7 (hardback).
  This book lists and describes over 500 breeds from around the world.
  Abundantly illustrated with color drawings and photos.  Includes a
  short forward on what criteria you should consider in choosing a
  breed, and a short description of the categories it chose to group
  dogs in (slightly different from, eg. AKC groupings).

Evans, J.M. and Kay White.  _The Dogopedia: A complete Guide to Dog
Care_.  Henston, Ltd, England.  1985.  ISBN: 0-9510620-0-X.  L6.95.
  An inexpensive guide to dogs.

Evans, J.M. and Kay White.  _The Book of the Bitch: A Complete Guide
to Understanding and Caring for Bitches_.  Henston Ltd, England.  1988.
ISBN 1-85054-115-0.  L6.95.

Evans, Job Michael.  _The Evan's Guide for Housetraining Your Dog_.
ISBN: 0-87605-542-0.
    Evans was a monk at New Skete for some years.  He discusses all
    aspects of housetraining puppies and dogs, giving many
    constructive solutions for all kinds of specific problems.

Evans, Job Michael.  (1991).  People, Pooches, & Problems.  NY:
Howell Book House.  ISBN 0-87605-783-0 (hardcover).  $19.95.
  Excellent suggestions for dealing with common problems between dogs
  and their owners.  Highly recommended.

Flanders, Noel.  _The Joy of Running Sled Dogs_.  Alpine Publishing
1989.  107 pgs softcover.  ISBN: 0-931866-39-1.
  This is a brief, beginners level, introduction to living and
  working with sled dogs.  A good compact reference.

Fishback, Lee and Mel.  _Novice Sled Dog Training_.  13th printing,
Raymond Thompson Company, 1989.  37 pgs softcover.
  This is a very brief guide for the begining dog driver.  Covers
  equipment, basic obedience, lead dog training, handling problem
  dogs, and sled dog racing.

Fogle, Bruce.  _The Dog's Mind_.
  Excellent book...see chapter on the effects of various hormones.

Harrington, Paula.  _Looking ahead: Guide Dogs for the Blind_. 1st ed.
San Rafael, CA: Guide Dogs for the Blind, c1990.
  This one is sort of a "coffee table" book; lots of nice color
  photographs, and it covers the history of Guide Dogs, the training
  (both for the dog and the blind person), the 4-H puppy raisers, and
  lots of other stuff.

Hart, Lynette A. _The Perfect Puppy_.  WH Freeman. 1987.  ISBN
0-7167-1829-4.
  This covers only about 65 breeds' temperaments, but makes a
  greater effort to be objective than some other sources.

Hearne, Vicki.  _Adam's Task_. Knopf.  1986.
  Described as the best single reference on Koehler.

Hutt, FB: Genetics for Dog Breeders; W. H. Freeman and Co., San
Francisco, CA, 1979.

Johnson, Glen.  _Training the Tracking Dog_.

Johnson, Glen.  _Tracking Dog: Theory and Methods_.  Arner
Publications Inc., Clark Mills NY.  c1975.  ISBN: 0-914124-04-8.
  From blurb: "The author became fascinated with the tracking tests
  held at widely spaced intervals during the years where he could not
  get over the trouble trainers were having training their own dogs
  for this highly regarded title. He embarked upon a course of
  research, experimentation and documentation that enabled him to
  formulate his own training program that has resulted in 100% OF ALL
  DOGS COMPLETING THE PROGRAM EARNING A TRACKING TITLE. Old wives
  tales went out the window and theories became irrelevant as the
  program was based solely on "observable behavior" of those dogs that
  were already trained to track. The results of these experiments and
  the program itself are detailed in "Tracking Dog - theory and
  methods".

  From this program, the youngest dog ever to acquire its TDX title in
  Canada earned his title at 13 months of age. Before this time there
  was never more than 1 dog with a TDX title alive anywhere else and
  one student has two TDX dogs and a third with a Canadian and
  American TD.

Johnson, Nancy E.  _Everyday Dog_. Howell Book House, New York.  1990.

Jordan, Cora.  _Neighbor Law: Trees, Fences, Boundaries, and Noise_.
Nolo Press.  ISBN: 0-87337-158-5.
  Dog problems can stem from, be exacerbated by, or lead to
  more-general feuds with the neighbors.  This book makes a
  good companion volume to Randolph's _Dog Law_.

Kaynor, Carol and Mari Hoe-Raitto.  _Skijoring: An Introduction to the
Sport_.

Koehler, William.  _The Koehler Method of Dog Training_. Howell Books.
  Koehler's methods are considered unusually harsh and counterproductive
  by some modern trainers.  On the other hand, his methods do have a
  history of success, especially with breeds considered less trainable.

Lanting, Fred L.  _Canine Hip Dysplasia and Other Orthopedic Problems_.
Alpine Publications, Inc., CO.  1981.  ISBN 0-931866-06-5.
  Also available from R.C. Steele.


Lopez, Barry H. _Of Wolves and Men_.  Charles Scribner's Sons, 1978.
308 pgs Softcover. ISBN: 0-684-16322-5.
  Description of wolves and their relationship with humans.  Not
  really a technical discussion of wolves like the _The Wolf_ (Mech).

Lorenz, Konrad.  _Man Meets Dog_.  1977.

Levorsen, Bella, ed.  _MUSH!  A beginer's Manual of Sled Dog Training_,
edited for the Sierra Nevada Dog Drivers Inc.  Arner Publications, 1976.
250pgs hardcover.  ISBN: 0-91424-06-4.
  A beginners guide to sled dogs and mushing.  This is a very good
  begining book to learn about equipment and training, as well as sled
  dog health issues.  Excellent novice mushing book.

Lowell, Michele.  _Your Purebred Puppy: A Buyer's Guide_.  Holt and
Co.  1991.  ISBN 0-8050-1892-1.
  Far more comprehensive than Hart's book, with useful warnings
  about health defects to watch for in specific breeds.

Mandeville, John J., and Ab Sidewater, eds.  _The Complete Dog Book:
official publication of the American Kennel Club_.  Seventeenth
edition.  Howell Book House, Macmillan Publishing Company, New York.
1985.  ISBN 0-87605-463-7.  768 pages.
  This is the reference for the AKC breed standards, each of which
  covers several pages and includes a black and white photograph and
  text on the breed's history, characteristics, and nature.  The
  health section is not illustrated, but is otherwise excellent as it
  was prepared with the cooperation of the faculty of the School of
  Veterinary Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. Potential
  buyers of this book probably ought to wait for the next edition,
  since it is now seven years old and new editions have been published
  every three years (on average).

  Table of contents:
     Introduction
     Before You Buy Your Dog
     The American Kennel Club
     The Dog Sport
     The Dog's Anatomy
     Color Display of Pure-bred Dogs(1)
     The Breeds: Histories and Official Standards
     Group I: Sporting Dogs
     Group II: Hounds
     Group III: Working Dogs
     Group IV: Terriers
     Group V: Toys
     Color Display of Pure-bred Dogs(2)
     Group VI: Non-Sporting Dogs
     Group VII: Herding Dogs
     The Miscellaneous Class
     Healthy Dog -- Keeping your dog healthy, happy, and well-behaved
     Glossary
     Index

Mech, L. David. _The Wolf_.  University of Minnesota Press, 1970.
384 pgs Softcover.  ISBN: 0-1866-1026-6.
  Complete description of the wolf, its behavior and ecology.
  David Mech is a renowned wolf expert, and this is an extremly
  informative and well written book.

Milani, Myrna M., DVM. _The Weekend Dog_.  Signet (Penguin Books USA,
Inc.) (1985). ISBN: 0-451-15731-1 (paperback).
  This book outlines practical solutions for working people with dogs.
  It has excellent suggestions for understanding dog behavior,
  particularly destructive or unwanted behavior.  Gives all kinds of
  practical solutions to the problems of adequate exercise, adequate
  training, housebreaking, and so forth.

Milani, Myrna M., DVM. _The Invisible Leash_.

Miller, Harry.  _The Common Sense Book of Puppy and Dog Care_.  Bantam
Books, Third Edition (revised) (1987).  ISBN: 0-553-27789-8 (paperback).
  This small book provides a surprising amount of useful information.
  A little on the "lightweight" side, nevertheless, it gives a good
  outline of what you should know about your puppy or dog.  You can
  use this to decide how much you do know and where you need to brush
  up on what you don't.  Besides sections on how to select the right
  dog, it covers basic puppy needs (housetraining, feeding,
  illnesses), basic training, basic pet care, and a complete list of
  AKC breeds (each breed illustrated with b/w drawing, thumbnail
  sketch included -- good as an overview, but not very specific).
  Includes a section on practical home care, listing major symptoms
  you should be alert for, and listing general criteria by which you
  can determine a dog's overall healthiness.  Discusses major diseases
  and problems, gives sketches on what may be wrong given certain
  symptoms.  Includes guides to nutrition, grooming, health care.
  (Author is Emeritus Director, Gaines Dog Research Center.)

Monks of New Skete, The.  _How To Be Your Dog's Best Friend_.  Little,
Brown & Company.  1978.  ISBN: 0-316-60491-7 (hardback).
  A monastery in upstate New York breeds, raises, and trains German
  Shepherd Dogs.  On the basis of their considerable experience, they
  offer troubleshooting guides, discuss discipline, environmental
  restrictions, basic and puppy training, and much more.  Extensive
  bibliography.  The emphasis is on understanding the dog in order to
  communicate with it or to solve problem behavior.  An excellent,
  well written classic.

Monks of New Skete, The.  _The Art of Raising a Puppy_.  Little, Brown
and Company (1991).  ISBN: 0-316-57839-8 (hardback).
  The monks of New Skete have put together an excellent book that
  discusses puppy development and the things that should be done at
  the appropriate stages and why.  First they follow a newborn litter
  through its various stages of development and at each stage they
  discuss what is happening.  They discuss testing puppies'
  temperaments and what you want to look for, under which
  circumstances.  They discuss briefly dog breeds, and how to find
  reputable breeders.  They then launch into a series of useful
  chapters: housebreaking, preliminary obedience, laying the
  foundations of training, understanding (reading) your dog, how to
  become the pack leader, basic training, discipline, and general
  care.  A good bibliography is provided at the back.

Mugford, Roger.  _Dr. Mugford's Casebook_.
  Case studies.

Neville, Peter.  _Do Dogs Need Shrinks?_.
  Case studies.

Nicholas, FW. _Veterinary Genetics_. Oxford University Press, New
York, NY, 1987.

Olson, Bjorn.  _Training Your Dog Step by Step_.

Pearsall, Milo D. and Hugo Verbruggen, MD.  _Scent: Traning to Track,
Search, and Rescue_.  Alpine Publications, Inc., Colorado.  1982.
ISBN: 0-931-866-11-1.
  Blurb: "The authors first look at the scientific qualities of scent
  -- what and how dogs smell and how environmental factors affect the
  track.  Then they use this background as a basis for training.
  Topics include the science of scent, kindergarted puppy tracking,
  tracking equipment, tracking tests, training to search, search and
  track, search and find, search and rescue, trail companion, scent
  and the law enforcement agency, first aid on the trail and much more."

Pfaffenberger, Clarence J.  _The New Knowledge Of Dog Behavior_.
Foreword by J. P. Scott.  Consultant on genetics: Benson E. Ginsburg.
New York, Howell Book House, 1963.
  Gives an excellent history of how Guide Dogs was started, and has
  other interesting information.

Pfaffenberger, Clarence J., et al., with the editorial assistance of
Sarah F. Scott. _Guide Dogs for the Blind, Their Selection,
Development, and Training_.  Amsterdam; New York: Elsevier Scientific
Pub.  Co.; distributors for the U.S. and Canada, Elsevier/North
Holland, 1976.
  Many specific details on the genetics, training, 4-H project
  coordination, and so forth.

Randolph, Elizabeth.  _How to Help Your Puppy Grow Up to be a Wonderful
Dog_. ISBN 0-449-21503-2.

Randolph, Mary.  _Dog Law_.  Nolo Press, 950 Parker St., Berkeley CA
94710 [phone]. ISBN 0-87337-078-3. $12.95.
  Author is an attorney.  "... _Dog Law_ answers common questions on
  such topics as biting, barking, veterinarians, leash laws, travel,
  landlords, wills, guide dogs, pit bulls, cruelty and much more."

Riser, Wayne. _Canine Hip Dysplasia and How to Control It_. 1965.
  The original experiment showed that puppies raised in 3' x 3' x 3'
  cages for the first 90 days showed a drastic reduction in dysplasia
  at 24 months when compared with a control group, as evidenced by
  radiographs.

  The study also showed that puppies raised on slippery floors, or
  allowed to run, jump, climb stairs, chase balls, stand on hind legs,
  etc. showed a markedly higher incidence of HD at 24 mos.

  The moral of the story is: If you have a puppy which is of a breed
  that has a high incidence of dysplasia, limit vigorous activity when
  young.

  (A more complete reference to some of the work done by Riser, Morris
  and Fred Lanting is contained in the Howell 'Rottweiler' book.)

Rogerson, John.  _Your Dog, its Development, Behaviour and Training_.
  Also, _Training Your Dog_.

Rubin, Lionel F.  _Inherited Eye Diseases in Purebred Dogs_.

Rutherford, Clarice, and David H. Neil, MRCVS.  _How to Raise a Puppy
You Can Live With_.  Alpine Publications, Loveland, CO, 1981.  ISBN
0-931866-09-X. 126 pages.
  The authors demonstrate their deep understanding of young dogs, and
  their clear guidance is sure to help owners build a strong bond with
  their new companion.

  Table of contents:
  Introduction
  1. Choosing Your Puppy
  2. Behavior -- The Environmental Factor
  3. The Developmental Period
  4. The Breeder's Responsibility (the first seven weeks)
  5. Puppy Testing
  6. Socialization Continues (eight to twelve weeks)
  7. Puppy Goes to a New Home
  6. Shaping Your Pup's Behavior
  9. Development from Three to Six Months
  10. The Pack Leader Concept
  11. The Importance of Personality
  12. Puppy Training
  13. The Second Six Months
  Afterword
  About the Authors
  References
  Index

Scott, J. P., and J. L. Fuller.  1974.  Dog Behavior. The Genetic
Basis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 468 p.

Serpell, James.  _In the Company of Animals_.  Basil Blackwell, Oxford.
1986.  ISBN: 0-631-14536-2.
  Book on pet keeping through time and across cultures.

Spencer, James B.  _Training Retrievers for the Marshes and Meadows_.
Denlinger Publications, Fairfax, VA.
  Starts with puppy selection and goes on up to advanced marks and
  blinds.

Spencer, James B.  _Retriever Training Tests_.  Prentice Hall Press.
  Helps you to set up training situations and teaches you how the
  dog should react to things like hills, cover, land-water-land
  retrieves, how the wind affects them, etc.

Strickland, Winifred G. _Expert Obedience Training for Dogs_.  Third
revised edition.  Howell Book House (Macmillan Publishing Company),
New York.  1987.  ISBN: 0-02-615000-X (hardback).
  Strickland is a well known dog trainer.  Covers all aspects of
  training and competition including the formal training for AKC
  obedience trials (novice, open, utility, tracking).  Includes some
  general care (health and feeding) tips.  Author has also written
  _Obedience Class Instruction for Dogs_.

Sylvester, Patricia, ed.  _The Reader's Digest Illustrated Book of Dogs_.
Revised edition.  The Reader's Digest Association, Inc.,
Pleasantville, NY.  1989.  ISBN 0-89577-340-6.  384 pages.
  Besides the excellent text and illustrations in the album, which
  cover 2 pages for each breed (175 total), the informative sections
  are also well-written and illustrated and include many color
  photographs as well. This is a good general reference on dogs, and
  is especially helpful when choosing a breed to own.  The health
  chapters are invaluable to non-veterinarian owners.

  Table of contents:
    Dogs and Civilization
    Identifying Dogs
    Album of Dogs
    You and Your Dog
    Health
    Kennel Clubs
    Glossary
    Index

Taylor, David. _You and Your Dog_.  Alfred A. Knopf, New York (1991).
ISBN:0-394-72983-8 (trade paperback).
  This useful book is an overall guide to the health and care of dogs.
  It includes a basic listing of dog breeks (AKC).  This is a good
  general purpose book that gives you an idea of what all is involved
  in owning and caring for a dog.  Taylor gives flow-chart questions
  to consider when deciding if symptoms are serious or not.  An easily
  understandable format.  Not as comprehensive as other care books,
  but a good start in understanding what you need to look for when
  your dog seems off.  Includes illustrations of many procedures, such
  as teeth cleaning and claw trimming.  Informative discussion of
  reproductive system, grooming, and dog anatomy.

Tellington-Jones, Linda, with Sybil Taylor.  _The Tellington Touch:
A Breakthrough Technique to Train and Care for Your Favorite Animal_.
Viking Penguin.  1992.  ISBN 0-670-82578-6.
  Some of what Linda does is clearly helpful in dealing with problem
  dogs and cats, but there are parts of her presentation of her ideas
  that may turn people off because they seem to be a little too
  far out of the mainstream.  Good massage tips.

Tolhurst, Bill.  _The Police Textbook for Dog Handlers_.  Sharp
Printing, 3477 Lockport Road, Sanborn, NY 14132.  1991.  (Paperback,
89 pages.)
  This book is only available from the author.  $14 plus $2 shipping
  and handling.  Write to Bill Tolhurst, 383 Willow Street, Lockport,
  NY 14094.  The most comprehensive training book available.  Contains
  information not available from any other source.  Contains updated
  information covered by the original National Police Bloodhound
  Training Manual (1977).  Plus: how to train a land-cadaver dog, a
  water-cadaver dog, an article-search dog, an accelerant (arson) dog.
  Information on the Scent Transfer Machine, about radio-controlled
  dogs, on crime scene dog development, on the use of a scent sleeve.
  Discusses seminars, Bloodhound misconceptions, testifying in court,
  commands, puppy profiles (how to select a puppy) and more.

Tortora, Daniel F.  _The Right Dog For You_.  Fireside, Simon &
Schuster Trade Books. 1983.  ISBN 0-671-47247-X.
  Offers a complex decision procedure, with lots of questionnaires
  to alert you to the potential significance of various features of
  breed behavior and physical characteristics.  This is one of the few
  books that will discuss, candidly, negative aspects of a particular
  breed.