"Exercise, discipline, affection"

I was reading this article on Msn Today about pampered pets in America. Although I love Kodie, I do understand that she is a dog.

Years ago I had my first dog, who was the center of my world, but she slept in my bed and I did everything you shouldn't do with a dog. She was wonderful to me but a nightmare to everyone else. She really didn't understand boundaries because I never really set any. What she wanted, she got.

My attitude has greatly changed. In the Msn article I read this quote from Cesar Millan who is known as The Dog Whisperer on the TV show with the same name.

Millan’s mantra: Dogs need “exercise, discipline, affection,” in that order. Most owners do it backward, showering their animals with affection, but failing to enforce rules and boundaries. “When you start with affection, you are fulfilling your needs first. Dogs in America get more affection than women in most Third World countries,” says Millan, who grew up poor in Mexico.

I love the phrase and honesty in this quote. If you get a chance to watch his show, it's pretty good. He's also good looking so that helps. ;)