Donald McCaig Quotes

• Humans have externalized their wisdom-stored it in museums, libraries, the expertise of the learned. Dog wisdom is inside the blood and bones.

  Donald McCaig

  Dog, Museums, Blood

  Donald McCaig (2014). “Nop's Trials: A Novel”, p.136, Open Road Media

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• People often wonder just what trainers give the sheepdog in exchange for its boundless willingness. Food treats and praise sit on the trainer's shelf, untouched, unused. The sheepdog is shown its possibilities, he learns what life is like for a good dog and is invited to walk in a rational world whose farthest boundaries are defined by grace.

  Donald McCaig

  Dog, People, Giving

  Donald McCaig (2014). “Nop's Hope: A Novel”, p.122, Open Road Media

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• There is no more off-leash reliable, calm, sophisticated, go-with-you-anywhere dog than a trained sheepdog.

  Donald McCaig

  Dog, Calm, Sophisticated

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• More often than we care to admit, inconsequential decisions change our lives.

  Donald McCaig

  Decision, Care, Our Lives

  Donald McCaig (2007). “Rhett Butler's People”, p.122, Macmillan

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• It has been 20,000 years since man and dog formed their partnership.

  Donald McCaig

  Friendship, Dog, Men

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• Hell yes! Gentle birth’s got to be good for something!

  Donald McCaig

  Birth, Hell, Gentle

  Donald McCaig (2007). “Rhett Butler's People”, p.10, Macmillan

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• I have a writer’s concentration: intense, but flickering.

  Donald McCaig

  Intense, Concentration

  Donald McCaig (1998). “Eminent Dogs, Dangerous Men”

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