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The terrier is the quintessential teenager for all of his life.The average sporting dog may test you two or thee times. The terrier will test you twenty times and have enough energy left for twenty more.Dog Law #2: Anything (or anyone) on the floor is fair game.Dog Law #1: Examine everything. a) Smell it. b) Taste it. c) Play with it. d) If possible, ingest it. e) If all else fails, urinate on it.The temptation to let a teeny, tiny, small dog bamboozle you is almost irresistible. But I have seen too many teeny, tiny, small Napoleons to find this syndrome cute.Take every opportunity you can to integrate your dog's training into your lifestyle.Teaching through games will keep a terrier's attention far better than teaching by rote.Now the working dog's a rare bird and canine unemployment is commonplace.Training a terrier simply means you must be more stubborn than the terrier.