“ Dogs (like rats) are multitalented but they are also not very smart the way humans are. A recent book, devoted to the intelligence of dogs, is 250+ pages long (Stanley Coren, The Intelligence of Dogs:… Jean Donaldson
“ So what is the fallout for dogs of the Lassie myth? As soon as you bestow intelligence and morality, you bestow the responsibility that goes along with them. In other words, if the dog knows it’s wron… Jean Donaldson
“ The dominance panacea is so out of proportion that entire schools of training are based on the premise that if you can just exert adequate dominance over the dog, everything else will fall into place.… Jean Donaldson
“ In dog culture, when someone calls you, you should absolutely not come if that results in the ending of something you like or initiation of something you don’t like. Jean Donaldson
