“Like children, dogs want discipline and are most secure when they have rules to live by. The happiest dogs are those with gentle masters who quietly but firmly demand respect.”

“A dog among the masters, the most masterly of the dogs.”

“Bad dogs, she believed, were like most bad children: created by those around them. But then, that was a personal opinion. ”

“Discipline isn't about showing a dog who's boss; it's about takingresponsibility for a living creature you have brought into your world.”

“Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon. I want to love like a dog, with unabashed devotion and complete lack of concern about what people do for a living, how much money they have, or how much they weigh. The fact that we still live with dogs, even when we don't have to herd or hunt our dinner, gives me hope for humans and canines alike.”

“Respect your efforts, respect yourself. Self-respect leads toself-discipline. When you have both firmly under your belt,that's real power.”