Quotes by Donald McCaig

Im afraid, Belle, that being a lady is more than proper clothes. It is an attitude. From your...experience, you may know more of business and politics than ladies are supposed to know. Gentlemen are pleased to think ladies are ornamental, and it is an ill-advised ornament who contradicts her gentleman.

Youll want to read books - novels, because ladies are frivolous; poetry because ladies are sentimental; and sermons, because we are pious. If you must read essays, Mr. Emerson might be best. Your gentleman may have a nodding acquaintance with his works.

A young dogs faith is absolute... Dogs are notorious for hope. Dogs believe that this morning, this very morning, may begin a day of fascination, easily grander than any day in the past.

Once they become AKC registered, the newspapers will become flooded with ads for them. And youll see Border collies in pet stores and animal shelters.

Though each trainer believes his or her method is best, I dont think it matters which method the pet owner adopts so long as that owner finds a capable mentor and sticks with the training. Eventually you will learn to see your dog, and when that happens, the richness of your and your dogs lives will tell you what to do next.

Since dogs could hear and smell better than men, we could concentrate on sight. Since courage is commonplace in dogs, mens adrenal glands could shrink. Dogs, by making us more efficient predators, gave us time to think. In short, dogs civilized us.