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Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog QUOTES

Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog QUOTES

1 " The truth is that, as human beings living in an often stressful, competitive world, we all have known members of our own species who are trained—or highly educated or credentialed—but definitely not balanced. I believe the world is in a fight-or-flight avoidance state because we have very intelligent people ruling the world, but not necessarily the people with the best common sense or the people who genuinely have the good of the rest of their human “pack” at heart. We need more of those people in positions of power in order to return our own world to balance. "

― Cesar Millan , Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog

2 " Cesar’s Rules FOR MASTERING THE WALK Leave and enter your house in front of your dog. Position in the pack is important. Don’t let your dog leave the house in an overexcited condition—make sure she is calm-submissive and in waiting mode before you open the door. Make sure you are the one to invite her outside and to trigger the activity. Walk with your dog behind you or next to you, not in front of you (though there is a time and a place for that), and definitely not pulling you or creating any tension on the leash. Make your walk a minimum of thirty minutes for older, lower-energy, or smaller dogs and forty-five minutes for larger or higher-energy dogs. Walk like a pack leader—head up, shoulders back. Your posture is part of the body language that your dog reads when assessing your energy. Keep your arm relaxed and the leash loose, as if you were holding a briefcase or pocketbook. Alternate between the formal, structured walk and short breaks for your dog to pee, sniff, and explore, which may even include short bursts of walking ahead of you. The key is for you to be the one to start and stop the behavior. "

― Cesar Millan , Cesar's Rules: Your Way to Train a Well-Behaved Dog