There was something I had never told him, that no one ever had. I wanted him to hear it before he went. “Marley,” I said, “you are a great dog.” —John Grogan, Marley & Me
Showing posts with label Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life. Show all posts
Discipline, Rewards, and Punishment
Man is an animal that makes bargains; no other animal does this. No dog exchanges bones with another.
—Adam Smith
Nature’s laws are the invisible government of the earth.
—Alfred Montapert
The Best Tool in the World
Training is a term we have been conditioned to accept as something we do through tasks and by using tools. This is true, but sometimes the tools we use, we cannot see, taste, hear, smell, or physically touch.
—Brandon Carpenter, horse trainer
Fulfilling Breed
A really companionable and indispensable dog is an accident of nature. You can’t get it by breeding and you can’t buy it with money.
—E. B. White
Dysfunction Junction
“If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.”
—Woodrow Wilson
Leadership for Dogs…and for Humans
When the effective leader is finished with his work, the people say it happened naturally.
—Lao Tse
Our Four-legged Healers
Come forward into the light of things, Let Nature be your teacher.
—William Wordsworth
