“We'll know we've got it right when they choose for themselves," he used to say. That doesn't make sense. 'That's what I thought too. I asked him what he meant, but he just shrugged. I don't think he knew himself. But I keep thinking maybe that stray is making exactly the kind of choice he talked about. We're talking about an adult dog, a dog that's been out in the woods for a long time, trying to decide whether or not we can be trusted. Whether this is his place. And it matters to him - he'd rather starve than make the wrong decision.” FearTrustSurvivalIndependenceAnimalsDogs Book:The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Source: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
“Come morning, his memory would be of a night spent watching over them all. And each of them - dog and boy, mother and old man - would feel the same.” FamilyProtectionAnimals Book:The Story of Edgar Sawtelle Source: The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
