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There is a cycle of love and death that shapes the lives of those who choose to travel in the company of animals. It is a cycle unlike any other. To those who have never lived through its turnings and walked its rocky path, our willingness to give our hearts with full knowledge that they will be broken seems incomprehensible. Only we know how small a price we pay for what we receive; our grief, no matter how powerful it may be, is an insufficient measure of the joy we have been given.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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Humans are not put to sleep for failing to provide leadership for their dogs, countless dogs have lost their lives for the want of it.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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You have to leave the city of your comfort & go into the wilderness of your intuition. What you'll discover will be wonderful. What you'll discover is yourself. -Alan Alda
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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My view of relationships is that they are living works of art. And so when I consider the purely mechanical as the basis for a relationship, what rings true are the same four words considered the most damning commentary on any work of art: “It has no heart.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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Learn to train without ego.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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It is a journey of a lifetime. In order to develop profound and intimate relationships with animals, we begin with a shift in our awareness. When we open ourselves to believe that the dance exists, that there is new music that our souls might dance to, we have taken that first, important step. From that moment on, moving forward in our journey means that we need to learn new ways of thinking and behaving while at the same time we sort through, question and perhaps discard the old beliefs that once shaped our thinking and informed our actions.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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Already known as a kind trainer, I learned that the greatest act of kindness was to see with compassion what the animals told me about their feelings, their fears, their limitations and their abilities.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
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The glory of any relationship is not in finding ways to shape the other to suit our needs, but rather in celebrating the fullness of who they are.
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Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)
Suzanne Clothier (Bones Would Rain from the Sky: Deepening Our Relationships with Dogs)