Briard Books

The Shepherd Dog of Brie - originally published in 1925 - available from the Atlantic States Briard Club

Briards - Alice Bixler-Clark

The Briard - Diane McLeroth

Briard - Dr Desiree Scott

Briards in England - Ruth Bumstead

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Briard Email Lists - 2 World Wide email lists that allow you to meet and interact with other Briard owners around the world. Briard Talk    and   Briard -L

Breeding and Conformation

Another Piece of the Puzzle: Puppy Development -- Edited by Pat Hastings and Erin Ann Rouse

• Another Piece of the Puzzle strives, through selected works by experienced dog people, to illuminate the many ways that humans can nurture every puppy’s chances for a wonderful life. From a synopsis of scientific research on puppy development to whelping and rearing insights, this book celebrates the perpetual potential of the human-canine bond.

K-9 Structure & Terminology -- by Edward M. Gilbert Jr. and Thelma R. Brown

• This book is a classic text on structure and variation and includes a comprehensive framework of canine terminology.

Tricks of the Trade: From Best Intentions to best in Show - Revised Edition

• In the show ring, judges assess the whole package, which is the sum of effective breeding, evaluating, rearing, teaching, conditioning, nutrition, grooming, care and presentation. Pat Hastings discusses all of these elements in this book and shares a variety of tips and tricks that she has found useful over her long career in the dog world. The revised edition is a significantly enhanced resource, with expanded text, more visuals and all-new illustrations.

Puppy Puzzle DVD

• Puppy Puzzle is the approach developed by Bob and Pat Hastings for the structural evaluation of puppies. It addresses both the parameters of the evaluation process, as well as how to evaluate for decisions and answers. The process discussed in this video has been used by the Hastings to evaluate over 250 litters per year. For years they have documented each evaluation and have been amazed at the accuracy of the process. See what it can do for you and your breeding program!

These books and DVD's are highly recommended for learning about Canine Structure, puppy development and breeding practices. They offer comprehensive information for both the newcomer and the experienced breeder.

All of the above books / DVDs are available from Dogfolk.
 

Dog Training, Practical Stuff & Psychology - especially useful for first time Briard owners.

How Dogs Think by Dr. Stanley Coren
How to Speak Dog by Dr. Stanley Coren
The Dog Whisperer by Cesar Milan
A Dog in Your Family by Alicia Kennedy
The Dog's Mind by Fogle
Pack of Two by Caroline Knapp
The Other End of the Leash by Patricia McConnell
The Culture Clash by Jean Donaldson
Don't Shoot the Dog by Karen Pryor
For the Love of a Dog by Patricia McConnell
Bones would Rain from the Sky by Suzanne Clothier
The Truth about Dogs by Stephen Budiansky
Animals in Translation by Temple Grandin (some really interesting stuff here and from the quite different perspective of the author who is autistic)
Dogs Never Lie about Love by Jeffrey Masson

Once more the above books are all available from Amazon. Click for Amazon Purchase.

Feeding Your Briard

Raw Meaty Bones by Tom Lonsdale
Give Your Dog a Bone by Ian Billinghurst
Grow Your Pups with Bones by Ian Billinghurst

The Billinghurst books are available from BARFworld