Jennifer Arnold > Quotes

“Hunger, safety, & social attachment seem to be more important than play. If an animal is hungry, stressed or lonely, he is unlikely to play.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Through a Dog's Eyes: Understanding Our Dogs by Understanding How They See the World

“My parents always reminded me to count my blessings and be grateful for the things that were good in my life and that it could always be worse. I was raised not to focus on the negative, but be thankful for the positive.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Life Is Short (No Pun Intended): Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment

“Even though his name was Norberto, everybody called him Alberto, except for my grandmother, who called him Alfredo.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Life Is Short (No Pun Intended): Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment

“Here are a few more important principals that our dogs live by: • Bonding with those I love and care about is of primary importance. • I forgive others quickly and completely. • If it runs from me, I should chase it. If it chases me, I should run from it. • I never approach someone head-on. That might be seen as threatening. • If something scares me, I try to look larger. If it terrifies me, I try to look smaller. • If it’s human, I try extremely hard to make it happy.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Love Is All You Need: The Revolutionary Bond-Based Approach to Educating Your Dog

“sides, my particular contribution was irrelevant.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Life Is Short (No Pun Intended): Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment

“By the time I finished my cross-examination, I was beet red, and not even sure I wanted to go to that medical school anymore,”
― Jennifer Arnold, Life Is Short (No Pun Intended): Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment

“It turns out the drama that naturally occurs in our lives has made for years of inspiring, relatable, joyful, and sometimes tearful television.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Life Is Short (No Pun Intended): Love, Laughter, and Learning to Enjoy Every Moment

“Force is always my last resort.” True aggression that causes significant injury is not something a dog wants to use. Dogs will do almost anything to avoid using their teeth to cause harm. Puppies first learn bite inhibition from their mothers and their littermates. The exception to this dictum is when dogs respond reflexively in self-defense to something that causes pain or fear, making rational thought impossible.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Love Is All You Need: The Revolutionary Bond-Based Approach to Educating Your Dog

“Though many pet parents believe that their dogs experience guilt, there is no evidence that this is true. In order for our dogs to feel guilty about doing something that we people perceive as wrong, they must have a clear understanding of our human code of conduct and an awareness of the precise actions they took that violated that code. That requires complex cognitive processes experts believe are beyond the range of dogs.”
― Jennifer Arnold, Love Is All You Need: The Revolutionary Bond-Based Approach to Educating Your Dog