“To me dogs are not the students, not the ones that need training. To me a dog is a teacher of life, who teaches us the principles of the most important moral values: honesty, integrity, loyalty, trust, respect and love.” So says self-proclaimed ‘dog whisperer’ César Millán. Indeed, raised lovingly, a dog will also teach you to slow down. To be more in the moment. To be forgiving, reliable, patient and kind.
I came to canine ownership late. My first dog was Tank, but sadly he wasn’t really mine – a basset hound puppy belonging to the family I stayed with as an exchange student in the US. Tank was short, boisterous and incredibly smelly. His legs were too little to get up on the sofa and he would leave…
