The hot subject this year was "Play" - using play in your dog training efforts, how to use play to build a better relationship with your dog, how to encourage and recognize play, and how to anticipate when play might morph into something rougher and less pleasant among dogs. Consequently the two best sellers were both new books of similar titles but with different focuses on on the subject:

• Play Together, Stay Together by Patricia McConnell and Karen London
• Play With Your Dog by Pat Miller

• The Language of Dogs DVD by Sarah Kalnajs
• Zoomility by Grey Stafford
• Bones Would Rain From the Sky by Suzanne Clothier

Other good sellers reflected current topics of interest in the dog training world. Body language remains a hot topic reflected in sales of Canine Body Language by Brenda Aloff and Canine Behavior - A Photo Illustrated Handbook by Barbara Handleman. Dealing with aggressive dogs is another topic concerning trainers today and they were snapping up Getting a Grip on Aggression Cases by Nicole Wilde. And one last area of interest - working with kids in training dogs - resulted in a lot of demand for items like Games and Rhymes for Dog Training Times by Alan Bauman and Good Dog! Kids Teach Kids About Dog Behavior and Training by Evelyn Pang and Hilary Louie.

This was one of the best attended APDT conferences in years and the staff of both APDT and the hotel did a great job running a fantastic event. Make your plans to attend next October in Oakland, California.

Thanks from all of us at Dogwise.