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• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “Dogs are virtually always deeply satisfied. I think if my dogs have a mantra then it might be, “This is good enough.” My dogs love long runs in the woods, off the leash. However, when all they get is a short walk through the city, they are satisfied – it’s good enough...”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “When dogs don’t like someone, they have the good sense to stay away from him or her. On the other hand, when they need people to share their love, they find them. Seek out the good and take care to avoid the bad is the way a dog lives out his day. Not a bad way, I say, to approach life.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “Dogs know that love is not a precious jewel that needs to be hoarded and only taken out on special occasions. Love is everywhere. It’s not hard to find. You take it with you wherever you go.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology, Love

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “If we could learn to greet the people we meet with the same basic trust, openness, energy, and enthusiasm that is second nature to our dogs, the world would be a much friendlier place.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “I am certain that if the masses of humans begin to practice as much love as our dogs do, then the world will become a much more loving place.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “Taking an occasional break is important in any kind of ongoing work activity, but if the break involves play, it is even more nourishing. If we want to take care of ourselves at work every day, taking a spontaneous play break is the best thing we can do for our health and mental wellbeing. As our dogs constantly remind us, anytime is the right time to play.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology, Play

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “Dogs have an endless capacity to play. It is definitely one of their top priorities, and they do their best to remind us that it should be one of ours, too.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “It’s not the circumstances of our lives that make us happy or unhappy -- it’s the story we tell ourselves about those circumstances. Our happiness can be independent of whatever “blessings” or “catastrophes” are going on in our lives because happiness is an inner state, not an outer one.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology, Happiness

• Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber:

  “Show me a dog, and I’ll show you a picture of happiness. Think about it. Have you ever heard anyone say of a dog, “Well, he’s very successful and lives in a beautiful house, but he’s not very happy”? One reason most dogs are much happier than most people is that dogs aren’t affected by external circumstances the way we are.”

  Dogs, Quotes, Matt Weinstein and Luke Barber, Dog Wisdom, Psychology