Links to Interesting articles

Food for thought

Scratch a dog you'll find a permanent job.

—Franklin Jones

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is a principle difference between a dog and a man.

—Mark Twain

I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons.

—Will Rogers

I never married because I have three pets at home that answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog that growls every morning, a parrot that swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night.

—Marie Corelli

Until we stop harming all other living beings, we are still savages.

—Thomas Edison

A lot of people think they look like their dogs, but I think the dogs are cuter.

—Marc-Christophe

Even if you dont like dogs, a friendly dog will like you.

—Anon

Articles of interest about dogs, wolves, the differences and common misconceptions.

• How to chose the right trainer
• How to : Loose lead walking
• Behaviour analysis -Info from the Cambridge Center
• Is there any truth to the dominance theory?
• David Mech -Interview about Alpha Wolf
• Article- Whatever happened to the term Aplha WOLF -"Science has come to understand that most wolf packs are merely family groups formed exactly the same way as human families are formed " L. David Mech (2008).
• Lee Charles Kelly -Check out the Top Ten Myths.
• Say no to punitive dog training - Looking at trainers like Caesar Millan
• Dog Origins- Where do they come from?
• A fresh look at the Wolf pack theory An article of interest but requires payment to recieve. There is an abstract to read.
• Interview with Peter Neville - A site with many interviews of known behavioursts. A good way to find out if the trainer you use is using the correct approach with you the customer and your dog.
• Nonlinear dogs -Sorting the truth from the nonsense.
• No Shock Collars!

I care not for a persons religion whose dog or cat are not better off for it.

—Abraham Lincoln

When the man awoke and said," What is Wild Dog doing here?" And the woman said,"His name not Wild Dog anymore, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always."

—Rudyard Kipling, Just So Stories for Little Children

To err is human, to forgive is canine.

—Unknown

"Hold me , lest I flee, and return me to my master Viventius on the estate of Callistus."

—ID tag possibly worn by a dog in Rome circa 3 A.D.

There is something to be said for how quickly a dog makes friends in comparison to humans.

—Unknown

Dog nightmares involve choke chains.

—Unknown