Day 98: The book How To Raise the Perfect Dog

Hi again,
I would like to apologize for my absence because I have been so busy the last few days and I was gone in Edmonton Wednesday and Thursday and didn't have time to post on here. So I am now going to catch up on here. :)
For this post I am thankful for the book "How to Raise the Perfect Dog through puppy hood and beyond" written by Cesar Milan. I have been learning lots from this book and I wish I had read it before I got our puppy who is definitely a handful. She is apparently half coon hound and half pit bull and since learning she is half pit bull I have learned alot about pit bulls and the incorrect stigma around them. In this book Cesar (who is the Dog Whisperer) talks about pit bulls specifically and how "the bad rap that pit bulls get here in the United States is, to my thinking, a crime" My puppy is not a handful because she is part pit bull but because she is very exuberant and has issues with jumping on people and actually being quite scared of many things. Even straw hats scare her. Anyways this book has talked about many things on how to raise a dog and picking the perfect dog and sadly the characteristics he talks about to look for in a perfect dog is many things Coco isn't. lol She isn't calm-she is very exuberant. I am learning techniques also on how to raise her better and I am so thankful for any help I can receive through what ever resources I can find.
  I would like to share a couple more excerpts from the book to maybe take away some of the bad stereotypes that pit bulls have because through reading about pit bulls I have learned that they are not all bad. Some are yes but those are trained to be guard dogs and they become dangerous and they bite. Of course all dogs have the potential to be aggressive and bite-not just pit bulls. Here are the excerpts from the book that I would like to share where Cesar talks about pit bulls. "First of all, pit bulls are dogs first. They're not wild animals; they're domestic dogs like any other domestic dog. Of course, pit bulls are not always the right dog for every family-but blaming pit bulls as a breed for all those horrendous incidents we read about in the news, we're forgetting the basic fact that we humans have created the very characteristics we vilify in pit bulls, simply to fill our own needs. We are responsible for them. Over the centuries, we have genetically engineered these dogs to have strong jaws, relentless staying power and a high tolerance for discomfort or pain. Those are the plain unvarnished facts of their DNA. But even in the dog world, DNA isn't destiny. Pit bulls are not born aggressive to dogs or to people-we make them that way."
"Properly socialized and raised with the same consistent rules, boundaries, and limitations that their natural pack would instill in them, it's been my experience that pit bulls make the most amazing pets. The very pit bull attributes so often maligned by society can actually be rechanneled into the most positive outlets. For instance, the inborn characteristics of determination and staying power can be transformed into unwavering loyalty and patience. A balanced pit bull has the ability to wait calmly and respectfully for long periods of time..."  
There is so much more in this book that is quite amazing to read about and learn but I have made this post quite long already and I would like to keep it as short as I can. Anyways for this post I am very thankful for this book and what I have learned from it.