Training a puppy is like raising a child. Every single interaction is a training opportunity.

Learning from wolves to interact with pet dogs makes about as much sense as, 'I want to improve my parenting - let's see how the chimps do it!'

When I'm training a dog, I develop a relationship with that dog. He's my buddy, and I want to make training fun.

You don't train a dog in a training hall, jerking his neck or even giving him food treats. You train him using life rewards.

You can instill fear in your kids and get them to mind, but they won't function better in the world and your relationship will suffer greatly.

With every animal, you have to build its confidence around people because people do some crazy and stupid things

Rambunctious and delinquent dogs become angelic when sitting.

All training is negotiation, whether you're training dogs or spouses

One of the quickest ways to a cat's brain is through its stomach.

It is those who are different that make the biggest difference in the world.

Blood may be thicker than water, but family has them both beat.

... as lonesome as a kitten in a wash-house copper with the lid on.

I've learned survival secrets from being on camera, and then translated them into everyday life.

Why was love so easy for some people and so hard for others?

The dog barking at you from behind his master's fence acts for a motive indistinguishable from that of his master when the fence was built.

In both life and work, stay flexible. Whether in a country, a company, or a family, the same holds true: Dictatorship and rigidity rarely work. Freedom and elasticity do.

It is the job of poetry to clean up our word-clogged reality by creating silences around things.

Meaning equals emotion and emotion equals life. Choose consciously and wisely.

For all the saints who from their labors rest, Who, to the world their steadfast faith confessed, your name, O Jesus, be forever blessed Alleluia!