Delivering your reward where you want the dog to be. - BK Grice

Do not allow a dog to practice that which you don't want perfected . - Susan Ferry

"Work hard on getting your dog to WANT to do it. Then the behavior itself becomes reinforcing. " Deborah Jones, Ph.D.

“Owners expect vets to know about behavior, but most vet schools don’t even teach it.” ~ Dr. Nicholas Dodman

"The training danger is adhering to the path instead of the goal; the danger is giving up on a dog who's quite capable, only needs a different approach. Eclecticism and humility are worth more than political correctness and moral purity." -- Geoff Stern

“Training is a mechanical skill.” -- Bob Bailey

"Work where the dog can be successful." - Deborah Jones, Ph.D.

Leashes break, collars break but good training lasts forever.

M. Shirley Chong

Dog training is a mechanical skill based on timing and recognizing behavior. - Drayton Michaels

"Punishment can suppress aggressive and fearful behavior when used effectively, but it may not change the underlying cause of the behavior."

Position Statement from The American Veterinary Society of Animal Behavior

"If the dog doesn't do it, then it's because the dog hasn't learned the skill yet." - Morten Egtvad

“Anything a dog can learn on his own is more effective and better understood than what humans can force on the dog.” – Randy Hare

"To me, as a behavioral biologist, the most useful and wonderful aspect of reinforcement training is the window that the training opens into the animal's mind." - Karen Pryor

It takes a strong-minded human to appreciate a strong-minded dog. -- Mary Webber

"No matter how celebrated the trainer is, there are always things that don't fit with our own personalities, our dogs, and our clients." -- Mia Dunn

Persistence is a canine characteristic. -- Phyllis Dorrough

Without goals, and plans to reach them, you are like a ship that has set sail with no destination. - Fitzhugh Dodson

"I hereby swear to listen to my dog and not give in to trying human
suggestions that I know will reduce her choices and increase her discomfort."

--
Marra Apgar

"If you go to work on your goals, your goals will go to work on you. If you go to work on your plan, your plan will go to work on you. Whatever good things we build end up building us."
— Jim Rohn: Author and motivational speaker

"Loss of attention does not happen in the ring, you just notice it there." - Dog Sport magizine