Give your dog something to do before you share food, water, toys or affection. This way the dog earns his treat. For example, have him or her perform the "sit" or "down" command.

The thing about discipline is that people misunderstand the word discipline. People think discipline in the dog world is punishment. Discipline is how you achieve what you want to achieve in life. You have to be very focused, very disciplined, very consistent, very diligent. All of those things.

When a dog is balanced, you are going to enjoy a true friend.

My business life takes a big chunk of time, but I still put exercise in my schedule. I'm up at 5 A.M. and get up and stretch and go for a run in Runyon Canyon with all five of my dogs.

You cannot "love" a dog out of her bad behavior, just as you can't "love" a criminal into stopping his crimes.

The pack is very important for a dog. Once you give him the right pack and the right energy, you look at him.

A dog is a vehicle, you know, a dog is a window to Mother Nature and that's the closest species we have.