| You should not find any books devoted to dominance as it is just a single aspect of a dog's complex character and should not be looked at as if it is an individual thing. What you really want is good books on behavior that includes all aspects of the dog. Dominance is also usually situational. Example a dog might be dominant to it's owners but that does not mean it is actually that dog's basic character, but that it might belong to permissive owners or owners who do not quite understand how to establish leadership with a strong or spoiled dog. Another dog might be dominant within certain dog groups, but changing the groups will change the status as it is simply dominant in a pool of weaker animals. There are very few actual dominant dogs that accept no leadership as they do not last long either in society or in packs. Usually there are dogs that have assumed leadership by default.
As far as books are concerned, I would recommend reading William Campbell on Behavior Problems in Dogs (he is one of my favorites). Carol Lea Benjamin also has some excellent books and Capt Haggerty has done some good work on dealing and correcting problem behaviors. If you wish to get into the more academic areas, Clarence Pfaffenberger does a great perspective.
Lots of good reading on behavior.  | 
04-14-2002, 11:21 AM
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