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Training a dog, to me, is on a par with learning to dance with my wife or teaching my son to ski. These are fun things we do together. If anyone even talks about dominating the dog or hurting him or fighting him or punishing him, don't go there.

People say I train dogs, but in many ways I train people.

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

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.

No dog is too much for me to handle. I rehabilitate dogs, I train people. I am the dog whisperer.

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

People - and dogs - are dying to be trained.

I do not believe you can work with animals - certainly you cannot train them - without deciding that if humans have souls, dogs do, too.

You really do learn every day with every dog; they are all so unique and different. But if you're patient and you understand where they're coming from, and if you are consistent, they will be fine. They teach you to give your full attention.

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.