This page includes some of my favorite dog training quotes quoted by even Raise the Bar Dog Training Cincinnati.
Contemporary Dog Training Quotes
“Excellence is not possible if you are satisfied.” Michael Ellis
“Understand, a poorly socialized, but friendly dog can easily start a fight he’s not looking or prepared for. If I tried to hug every stranger I saw, someone would probably punch me in my face. Chad Mackin
Jay Jack – “Excitement and Frustration = Fucking You”
“Your dog isn’t being a problem. Your dog is having problems.” Chad Mackin
“Great dog trainers are not rigid ideologies, but have broad skills.” – Ralf Weber
“Pattern + Relevance = Respond” – Chad Mackin
Don’t buy it if you don’t want it. Michael Ellis
“Dogs can speak but only to those who are able to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk
“Don’t make your outcommand a signal for war.” Michael Ellis
“Train your dog in front of you.” – Denise Fenzi
“DogTraining is an ongoing process of learning. – Ivan Balabanov
“Be the most fascinating human your dog has ever encountered.” – Ralf Weber
“People get a pet dog because they want to be friends with their dog.” People do not want their dog friend to be a bad person. Chad Mackin
“The dog should always have hope.” Bart Bellon
“Be firm in everything you do. Do it with kindness. – Chad Mackin (adopted via Buck Brannaman).
“The answer to every question is – It depends upon the dog.” Michael Ellis
“Timing is the difference between making it better and making it worse. – Ralf Weber
“Stubbornness can be a positive thing. They will be stubborn if they do the wrong things. They are committed if they do the right thing. Just get them to be stubborn about the right thing. Chad Mackin
“I can lure with all the best of them but why would you want to?” Bart Bellon
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“Preventing what you cannot control and controlling what you teach.” Duke Ferguson
“Boring socialization can be a good socialization.” It’s hours of boredom punctuated with moments of sheer terror.” Chad Mackin
“My goal with every client is, they don’t need me anymore.” Robin McFarlane
“Group class is the best way to learn how to be a great trainer.” Chad Mackin
“Leadership can be protection and direction.” – Cesar Millan
“Being a professional isn’t about not making mistakes. You’re going to make mistakes. You will get over it. Learn to forgive yourself. It’s about how you deal with those mistakes that makes you a professional. Marc Goldberg
“It is not a problem unless it’s actually a problem.” Chad Mackin
“The best dog training technique is the one that the client actually uses.” – Sarah Dixon
“Training”Training for motivation” is not the same thing as training for compliance. – Tecla Walton
“Find a good game, get it out of their sex, and give them a good rub down.” Jay Jack
“Dog training is all about staying unfucked.” Bart Bellon
“Dogs negotiate through violence threat and escalation.” Jay Jack
“If the dog clearly displays motivation and is looking for the correct answer, then more intensity in the aversive will not be of any benefit.” – Ivan Balabanov
“Always challenge, never overwhelm.” Chad Mackin
“The biggest problem with positive reinforcement is how well it works, until it doesn’t.” Pat Stuart
“The only ones who care if you lose the lure are other dog trainers.” Josh Moran
“If you want your dog to stop pulling on the leash, don’t use the leash to force him to do so.” Chad Mackin
“Dogs should have as much freedom as they are capable of handling responsibly. The greatest gift of training is that it increases the dog’s ability to handle liberty.” Chad Mackin
“If the leash wraps around your neck,… move it.” Jay Jack
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“It’s much easier to steer than to stop a dog.” Chad Mackin
“The effectiveness and efficiency of a punishmenter depends on its ability to instruct.” – Dr. Ian Dunbar
“If the best, that exists now isn’t good enough, do better.” Bart Bellon
“Treat all dogs like they’re axe murders.” Jay Jack
“I am responsible what I say.” “I am not responsible for the things you hear.” Bart Bellon
“Don’t push dogs past their desire.” Jay Jack
“You’re not done training the dog, until you can trust him at liberty.” Chad Mackin
““… and he follows obedience with commitment.” Jay Jack
“Just cause a dog doesn’t respond to your requests doesn’t mean that he is hard dog.” – Ivan Balabanov
Pat Nolan, “I don’t think I am smart enough to know the best way to train a puppy”
“Large field socialization is like putting a troubled animal in a field full motivational speakers.” Jason Vasconi
“Train the dog the fastest and easiest way possible. The dog will love it.” – Ivan Balabanov
“The owner should be as invested in the success and well-being of your dog as you are.” Marc Goldberg
“Just because we can apply pressure to a dog does not mean that we should rely upon it.” Pat Nolan
“The worst dog I’ve ever seen, was raised by a behavioral psychologist.” – Dr. Jorden B. Peterson
“If the dog doesn’t perform well, leads a happy life and is well-fed. He also interacts well with other dogs.” – Ivan Balabanov
“Good dog training doesn’t need to be complicated.” Michael Ellis
Historical Dog Training Quotes
“Most aggression seen in dogs is a response to fear or uncertainty. It is possible to eliminate fear from the unknown by making it known. Dick Russel
“Your dog is trying to do its best with the information that you provide.” Unknown
“This old dog, ain’t half bad.” Dick Russel
“There are no hard-and-fast rules. That is the only hard and quick rule.” Captain Arthur Haggerty
“Dogs feel most joy when they do things that make them happy.” Dick Russell
“Do what is best for your dog.” Captain Arthur Haggerty
“Growling is a way to avoid conflict. Snapping and snarling is a way to start one.” Dick Russel
“No matter if you think that you can, or think that you can’t,” you’re likely right. Henry Ford
“You are responsible for the consequences of what you have tamed.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“Just thinking that my dog loves and cares more about me than I do, makes me feel ashamed.” – Konrad Lorenz
“Don’t be a mere recorder of facts. Instead, try to understand their origin.” – Ivan Pavlov
General Quotes
“Learning is not a one-time event. Learning is a process. – Unknown
“Accumulation does not necessarily mean that you know everything.” – Ivan Balabanov
“It doesn’t matter what it is; it’s about how it can be.” Dr. Seuss
“It takes whatever time it takes.” Unknown
“Speak up if you want people listening.” Talk softly if you want people listening. Chad Mackin
“Repetition makes you successful and consistency increases your success.” Unknown
“You cannot become less afraid, but you can become more courageous.” Jordan Petersen
“You don’t rise to the occasion; you sink to your level of training.” Pat Stuart
“If something is heavily reinforced, persistence will be the first reaction to failure.” Jay Jack
“What we don’t know is what we don’t know.” Bart Bellon
Angela Duckwort (from the ‘Grit): “Skill = TalentxEffort; Achievement= SkillxEffort”
“The teacher’s goal is to create students who transcend the teacher.” – Eugene Burger
“Anticipation can be the genesis for motivation.” Chad Mackin
Learn More Quotes
Glenn Cooke: Arrogance is the brother to ignorance, while humility is the sister wisdom
“One of life’s greatest challenges is not being able to believe you are right but knowing enough to be wrong.” – Neil deGrasse Tyson
“Practicing when you’re not ready to learn is not a good idea.” – Ivan Balabanov
“Perfection can only be achieved when there is no more to add but there is nothing to take away.” – Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
“What appears to be resistance is often a lack clarity.” Chip Heath
“If you don’t understand how something works, it is impossible to improve upon it.” – Ivan Balabanov
“Parents matter but don’t make any difference.” Robert Plomin
Louis Cozolino: “The best emotional state to learn is one of a safe emergency’.”
“It takes substantial knowledge just to realize how ignorant you are.” – Dr. Thomas Sowell
References
Sites of some of the most influential dog trainers in the world.
Ivan Balabanov: TrainingWithout Conflict
Michael Ellis: The Michael Ellis Schools DogTrainers
Chad Mackin: Back to the basics
Jay Jack: Next Level Dogs, GRC DogSports
Bart Bellon: NePoPo
Denise Fenzi: Fenzi Dog Sport Academy
Robin McFarlane Dog’s Hero
Sarah Dixon: Animal Training Academy
Marc Goldberg: Chicago DogTrainer and the Art of TrainingYour Dog
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