Quotes by Lisa Peterson

“[Lisa Peterson of the American Kennel Club says dogs are well suited to assist people with disabilities, providing them with greater mobility and independence.] Dogs have an innate desire to please, ... They want to help, and they are willing and able to follow specific instructions.”

“They are probably the most intense in the whole group of herding dogs, ... They have intense concentration skills.”

“Border collies are energetic, intelligent, keen, alert and responsive, ... Theyre especially agile. In agility contests, theyre always at the top of the podium.”

“When the breeders make the dogs smaller than they should be, you start running into problems.”

“Now, he has to deal with the person he was at home, the person he was at war and the person he is.”

“Its not likely (in the near future), ... He needs the history.”

“We look at dogs with decades, if not hundreds of years of history, ... Purebred dogs were created to do a function for man.”

“People are seeing a return on their investment, on both sides, both on the education side and the industry side.”

“What drives the play is the delicate nature of happiness and why it is that some people just cant find it. Carol is not a depressed person. She has some things in her life that are troubling her marriage is falling apart. But she is actually a huge-hearted, generous person. Its been interesting and even exciting to see how theatrical the play is, and the echoes and connections. Its woven more tightly than I thought, and the humor comes through also.”

“You want to establish a relationship with a breeder or a store.”