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Great Quotes About Dogs - Man's Best Friend Indeed

If you love dogs, you've come to the right place for great quotes about the godly canines that truly are man's best friend. Enjoy, and please share widely!

Quote: I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. by author Rita Rudner overlaid on photo of white and brown corgi besides brown dog
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.


Quote: Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. by author Roger Caras overlaid on photo of black fawn pug playing with plush toy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.


Quote: No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does. by author Christopher Morley overlaid on photo of adult chocolate Labrador retriever
Photo Credit: James Barker

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.


Quote: Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity. by author Anne Lamott overlaid on photo of two women walking together outdoor during daytime
Photo Credit: Joseph Pearson

Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity.


Quote: The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. by author Madame de Stael overlaid on photo of black dog photography
Photo Credit: freddie marriage

The more I see of man, the more I like dogs.


Quote: If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans. by author James Herriot overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and gratitude, then animals are better off than a lot of humans.


Quote: Without a word, my dog taught me the meaning of love. by author Leila Grandemange overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

Without a word, my dog taught me the meaning of love.


Quote: Happiness is a warm puppy. by author Charles M. Schulz overlaid on photo of woman holding Pug puppy
Photo Credit: Felipe Bustillo

Happiness is a warm puppy.


Quote: Every dog must have his day. by author Jonathan Swift overlaid on photo of girl pulling the collar of dog during daytime

Every dog must have his day.


Quote: Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. by author Max Eastman overlaid on photo of yellow labrador retriever puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Taylor Kopel

Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.


Quote: Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. by author Kinky Friedman overlaid on photo of toddler hugging siberian husky
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Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.


Quote: Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read. by author Groucho Marx overlaid on photo of cutest pug portrait
Photo Credit: Summer Chan

Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.


Quote: What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight -- it's the size of the fight in the dog. by author Dwight D. Eisenhower overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight -- it's the size of the fight in the dog.


Quote: Fall in love with a dog, and in many ways you enter a new orbit, a universe that features not just new colors but new rituals, new rules, a new way of experiencing attachment. by author Caroline Knapp overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Fall in love with a dog, and in many ways you enter a new orbit, a universe that features not just new colors but new rituals, new rules, a new way of experiencing attachment.


Quote: There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. by author Bernard Williams overlaid on photo of fawn pug standing on textile
Photo Credit: Pinho .

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.


Quote: Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. by author Ask Ann Landers overlaid on photo of grayscale photography of pug

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.


Quote: The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. by author Andy Rooney overlaid on photo of fawn pug on bed
Photo Credit: Mink Mingle

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.


Quote: An old dog does not bark in vain. by author Spanish proverbs overlaid on photo of black dog wearing blue denim collar
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

An old dog does not bark in vain.


Quote: Only a dog would lick a finger pointed in anger. by author Jason Thomas overlaid on photo of adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

Only a dog would lick a finger pointed in anger.


Quote: The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master. by author Ben Hur Lampman overlaid on photo of black pug with gray knit scarf
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

The one best place to bury a good dog is in the heart of his master.


Quote: To chase a dog is merely to teach it to run away. by author Eric Knight overlaid on photo of yellow labrador retriever puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Taylor Kopel

To chase a dog is merely to teach it to run away.


Quote: Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. by author Joe Gores overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.


Quote: The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind. by author Theodorus Gaza overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind.


Quote: A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. by author Charles Doran overlaid on photo of fawn pug standing on textile
Photo Credit: Pinho .

A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog.


Quote: You can take a dog outside, but you can't make it pee. by author Micah Amyx overlaid on photo of grayscale photo of pug on floor
Photo Credit: Martin May

You can take a dog outside, but you can't make it pee.


Quote: Understanding your dog and knowing how to control him, develop his potentials, and resolve behavior problems, emotional conflicts and frustrations are no less essential than love and respect. by author Michael W. Fox overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Understanding your dog and knowing how to control him, develop his potentials, and resolve behavior problems, emotional conflicts and frustrations are no less essential than love and respect.


Quote: Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever. by author Karen Davison overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.


Quote: A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than an owner can express with his tongue in hours. by author Karen Davison overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than an owner can express with his tongue in hours.


Quote: Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, Filling an emptiness we don't even know we have. by author Thom Jones overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, Filling an emptiness we don't even know we have.


Quote: My dear old dog, most constant of all friends. by author William Croswell Doane overlaid on photo of fawn pug in close up photography
Photo Credit: Summer Chan

My dear old dog, most constant of all friends.


Quote: A puppy is but a god, plus high spirits, and minus common sense. by author Agnes Repplier overlaid on photo of running white, brown, and black dog
Photo Credit: Joséphine Menge

A puppy is but a god, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.


Quote: Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage. by author Agnes Repplier overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage.


Quote: Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened. by author Anatole France overlaid on photo of brown short coated dog sitting on gray carpet
Photo Credit: Lucrezia Carnelos

Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened.


Quote: The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed. by author Anna Quindlen overlaid on photo of blue weimariner
Photo Credit: Cristofer Maximilian

The life of a good dog is like the life of a good person, only shorter and more compressed.


Quote: A good dog deserves a good bone. by author Ben Jonson overlaid on photo of brown and white short coated dog lying on white surface
Photo Credit: fatty corgi

A good dog deserves a good bone.


Quote: Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street. by author Betty White overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Take personal responsibility. A lot of people go, 'Well, I'll get a dog because I have a kid and a kid needs a dog.' And it doesn't work out for that dog and the dog is on the street.


Quote: The reason I love my dog so much is because when I come home, he's the only one in the world who treats me like I'm the Beatles. by author Bill Maher overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

The reason I love my dog so much is because when I come home, he's the only one in the world who treats me like I'm the Beatles.


Quote: Before you get a dog, you can't quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can't imagine living any other way. by author Caroline Knapp overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

Before you get a dog, you can't quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can't imagine living any other way.


Quote: Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day. by author Charles Kingsley overlaid on photo of black pug puppy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Young blood must have its course, lad, and every dog its day.


Quote: When a man tries to communicate with an animal, there's a relationship between them, and you generally find this between the dog and his master. by author David Seltzer overlaid on photo of two white and brown dogs
Photo Credit: Camilo Fierro

When a man tries to communicate with an animal, there's a relationship between them, and you generally find this between the dog and his master.


Quote: One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. by author Dean Koontz overlaid on photo of pembroke welsh corgi and brown dog running between grasses
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

One of the greatest gifts we receive from dogs is the tenderness they evoke in us. The disappointments of life, the injustices, the battering events that are beyond our control, and the betrayals we endure, from those we befriended and loved, can make us cynical and turn our hearts into flint -- on which only the matches of anger and bitterness can be struck into flame. By their delight in being with us, the reliable sunniness of their disposition, the joy they bring to playtime, the curiosity with which they embrace each new experience, dogs can melt cynicism,and sweeten the bitter heart.


Quote: A good dog is one of the best things of all to be. by author Dean Koontz overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

A good dog is one of the best things of all to be.


Quote: Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer. by author Dean Koontz overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.


Quote: Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. by author Dean Koontz overlaid on photo of two dogs sitting on maroon area rug
Photo Credit: Jay Wennington

Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself.


Quote: Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. by author Dean Koontz overlaid on photo of brown short coated dog sitting on gray carpet
Photo Credit: Lucrezia Carnelos

Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished.




Quote: A dog with a bone knows no friend. by author Dutch Proverb overlaid on photo of black and white shot of a dog portrait
Photo Credit: Hyunwon Jang

A dog with a bone knows no friend.


Quote: My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet. by author Edith Wharton overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet.


Anyone who has a dog knows that they have some very deep thoughts, that they have moods and emotions, they get their feelings hurt. It's not a far reach to give them opinions and values and long-term desires.


Quote: He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant. by author Gene Hill overlaid on photo of two white and brown dogs
Photo Credit: Camilo Fierro

He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding where before I was ignorant.


Quote: No one can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes. by author Gene Hill overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

No one can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes.


Quote: No man can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned by a dog. by author Gene Hill overlaid on photo of pembroke welsh corgi and brown dog running between grasses
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

No man can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned by a dog.


Quote: Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies. by author Gene Hill overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies.


Quote: With eye upraised his master's look to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man: The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end. by author George Crabbe overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

With eye upraised his master's look to scan, The joy, the solace, and the aid of man: The rich man's guardian and the poor man's friend, The only creature faithful to the end.


Quote: I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, .they are the role model for being alive. by author Gilda Radner overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, .they are the role model for being alive.


Quote: I wish all men were like dogs. by author Halle Berry overlaid on photo of running white, brown, and black dog
Photo Credit: Joséphine Menge

I wish all men were like dogs.


Quote: Of course what he most intensely dreams of is being taken out on walks, and the more you are able to indulge him the more will he adore you and the more all the latent beauty of his nature will come out. by author Henry James overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Of course what he most intensely dreams of is being taken out on walks, and the more you are able to indulge him the more will he adore you and the more all the latent beauty of his nature will come out.


Quote: As the hound, so the pup. by author Irish Proverb overlaid on photo of brown short coated dog on green grass field during daytime
Photo Credit: Samuel Girven

As the hound, so the pup.


Quote: A dog does not flee from a bone. by author Irish Proverb overlaid on photo of running white, brown, and black dog
Photo Credit: Joséphine Menge

A dog does not flee from a bone.


Quote: If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people. by author James Thurber overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

If I have any beliefs about immortality it is that certain dogs I know will go to heaven, and very very few people.


Quote: Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog. by author James Thurber overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Man is troubled by what might be called the Dog Wish, a strange and involved compulsion to be as happy and carefree as a dog.


Quote: A wet dog is lovingest. by author James Thurber overlaid on photo of brown and white short coated dog lying on white surface
Photo Credit: fatty corgi

A wet dog is lovingest.


Quote: The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his. by author James Thurber overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.


Quote: The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals. by author James Thurber overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

The dog has got more fun out of Man than Man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that Man is the more laughable of the two animals.


Quote: Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building. by author Jim Hightower overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

Even the smallest dog can lift its leg on the tallest building.


Quote: Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives. by author John Galsworthy overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Not the least hard thing to bear when they go from us, these quiet friends, is that they carry away with them so many years of our own lives.


Quote: A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. by author John Holmes overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such.


Quote: A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. by author Josh Billings overlaid on photo of white and brown corgi besides brown dog
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.


Quote: If you want a friend, buy a dog. by author Kevin O'Leary overlaid on photo of black pug puppy on green textile
Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

If you want a friend, buy a dog.


Quote: There is only one smartest dog in the world, and every boy has it. by author Louis Sabin overlaid on photo of blue weimariner
Photo Credit: Cristofer Maximilian

There is only one smartest dog in the world, and every boy has it.


Quote: I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk. by author Mark Haddon overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.


Quote: A good dog never dies. by author Mary Carolyn Davies overlaid on photo of black and white shot of a dog portrait
Photo Credit: Hyunwon Jang

A good dog never dies.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks besides you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter's drawing near. His head is within our hand in his old way.


Quote: I have a little dog who likes to nap with me.
He climbs on my body and puts his face in my neck.
He is sweeter than soap.
He is more wonderful than a diamond necklace,
which can't even bark. by author Mary Oliver overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

I have a little dog who likes to nap with me.
He climbs on my body and puts his face in my neck.
He is sweeter than soap.
He is more wonderful than a diamond necklace,
which can't even bark.


Quote: The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two. by author Maurice Maeterlinck overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two.


Quote: We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us. by author Max De Pree overlaid on photo of people near body of water
Photo Credit: Jordan Steranka

We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog has made an alliance with us.


Quote: The love between dog and man is idyllic, dogs were never expelled from paradise. by author Milan Kundera overlaid on photo of pembroke welsh corgi and brown dog running between grasses
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

The love between dog and man is idyllic, dogs were never expelled from paradise.


Quote: To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace. by author Milan Kundera overlaid on photo of man and woman sitting and kissing on post near the body of water
Photo Credit: Kinga Cichewicz

To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring -- it was peace.


Quote: Heaven is a place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you. by author Oliver Gaspirtz overlaid on photo of short-coated brown and white puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

Heaven is a place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you.


Quote: Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too. by author Otto von Bismarck overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Our German forefathers had a very kind religion. They believed that, after death, they would meet again all the good dogs that had been their companions in life. I wish I could believe that too.


Quote: We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet -- so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet. by author Rita Rudner overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet -- so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.


Quote: A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down. by author Robert Benchley overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.


Quote: The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude. by author Robert Breault overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

The difference between friends and pets is that friends we allow into our company, pets we allow into our solitude.


Quote: Generally, or at least very often, people with a deep interest in animals are the best people around. by author Roger Caras overlaid on photo of brown french bulldog wearing blue and white polka dot shirt
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

Generally, or at least very often, people with a deep interest in animals are the best people around.


Quote: Being patted is what it is all about. by author Roger Caras overlaid on photo of adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

Being patted is what it is all about.


Quote: Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised. by author Roger Ebert overlaid on photo of two white and brown dogs
Photo Credit: Camilo Fierro

Dogs notice, they share, they draw conclusions, they like it when they're able to be of service and are touchingly grateful when they're praised.


Quote: Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors? by author Saint Basil overlaid on photo of two adult golden retrievers
Photo Credit: Gulyás Bianka

Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?


Quote: The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. by author Samuel Butler overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.


Quote: Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. by author Colette overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.


Quote: Letting cats and dogs have litters is tantamount to shooting shelter animals in the head since it kills their chances of adoption. Please do the right thing and spay or neuter your animals. by author Morrissey overlaid on photo of nebulas
Photo Credit: Kyle Gregory Devaras

Letting cats and dogs have litters is tantamount to shooting shelter animals in the head since it kills their chances of adoption. Please do the right thing and spay or neuter your animals.


Quote: You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him. by author W. Bruce Cameron overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.


Quote: When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated. by author Sara Paretsky overlaid on photo of brown and white dog in close-up photography
Photo Credit: Ilya Shishikhin

When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.


Quote: Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean here we come back from the grocery store with the most amazing haul--chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth. by author Anne Tyler overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean here we come back from the grocery store with the most amazing haul--chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth.


Quote: So many people pass up older dogs, which is a shame. With an older dog, you know what you are getting. by author Lisa Jakub overlaid on photo of brown french bulldog wearing blue and white polka dot shirt
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

So many people pass up older dogs, which is a shame. With an older dog, you know what you are getting.


Quote: Now that I have a dog, I frequently have to take him out and get some exercise, which also gets me exercise. by author Alexandra Daddario overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

Now that I have a dog, I frequently have to take him out and get some exercise, which also gets me exercise.


Quote: It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog. by author Barry McGuigan overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

It is not the size of the dog in the fight that counts, but the size of the fight in the dog.


Quote: A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life. by author Bob Barker overlaid on photo of white and brown long coated small dog on green textile
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life.


Quote: I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it. by author Cesar Millan overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.


Quote: Dogs don't rationalize. They don't hold anything against a person. They don't see the outside of a human but the inside of a human. by author Cesar Millan overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Dogs don't rationalize. They don't hold anything against a person. They don't see the outside of a human but the inside of a human.


Quote: You do not OWN a dog. You HAVE a dog. And the dog HAS YOU. by author Chelsea Handler overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

You do not OWN a dog. You HAVE a dog. And the dog HAS YOU.


Quote: I think having a dog makes you more compassionate. by author Cheyenne Jackson overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

I think having a dog makes you more compassionate.


Quote: Dog is God spelled backward. by author Duane Chapman overlaid on photo of brown and white dog in close-up photography
Photo Credit: Ilya Shishikhin

Dog is God spelled backward.


Quote: Nobody else feels the same way about your dog that you do. by author Daniel Clowes overlaid on photo of short-coated brown and white puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

Nobody else feels the same way about your dog that you do.


Quote: Sometimes you're sure dogs have some secret, superior intelligence, and other times you know they're only their simple, goofy selves. by author Deb Caletti overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

Sometimes you're sure dogs have some secret, superior intelligence, and other times you know they're only their simple, goofy selves.


Quote: The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people. by author Daniel Pinkwater overlaid on photo of blue weimariner
Photo Credit: Cristofer Maximilian

The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people.


Quote: Every dog might wish to be Dog One, but like us, most dogs want membership in the group even more than they want supremacy over others. by author Elizabeth Marshall Thomas overlaid on photo of two white and brown dogs
Photo Credit: Camilo Fierro

Every dog might wish to be Dog One, but like us, most dogs want membership in the group even more than they want supremacy over others.


Quote: Dogs do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith. by author Eugene O'Neill overlaid on photo of gray surface
Photo Credit: Dana DeVolk

Dogs do not ruin their sleep worrying about how to keep the objects they have, and to obtain the objects they have not. There is nothing of value they have to bequeath except their love and their faith.


Quote: Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job. by author Franklin P. Jones overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.


Quote: Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine? by author Gabrielle Zevin overlaid on photo of brown and white long coated dog sitting on brown wooden round table
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine?


Quote: Dog lovers are a good breed themselves. by author Gladys Taber overlaid on photo of fawn pug in close up photography
Photo Credit: Summer Chan

Dog lovers are a good breed themselves.


Quote: There ain't a man livin' who hasn't talked to his dog. by author Hank Williams overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

There ain't a man livin' who hasn't talked to his dog.


Quote: They dogs never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. by author Jerome K. Jerome overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

They dogs never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.


Quote: Dogs like to obey. It gives them security. by author James Herriot overlaid on photo of fawn pug on bed
Photo Credit: Mink Mingle

Dogs like to obey. It gives them security.


Quote: Dogs are voiceless ... a critical part of having dogs is emotional responsibility: learning how to understand them and, when necessary, to speak and act on their behalf. by author Jon Katz overlaid on photo of photo of author Jon Katz with quote

Dogs are voiceless ... a critical part of having dogs is emotional responsibility: learning how to understand them and, when necessary, to speak and act on their behalf.


Quote: Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end. by author June Carter Cash overlaid on photo of two dogs sitting on maroon area rug
Photo Credit: Jay Wennington

Every dog has his day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weak-end.


Quote: It is rewarding beyond words to rescue a dog from the shelter and have that dog become part of your family. by author Jenna Morasca overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

It is rewarding beyond words to rescue a dog from the shelter and have that dog become part of your family.


Quote: A mutt is a dog. He is the stuff of dogginess, a creature allied to species, not breed, and untrammeled by human hand or preference. by author Jean Hanff Korelitz overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

A mutt is a dog. He is the stuff of dogginess, a creature allied to species, not breed, and untrammeled by human hand or preference.


Quote: Dogs are here to remind us life really is a simple thing. You eat, sleep, take walks, and pee when you must. That's about all there is. They are quick to forgive trespasses and assume strangers will be kind. by author Jonathan Carroll overlaid on photo of purple and white light illustration
Photo Credit: Gradienta

Dogs are here to remind us life really is a simple thing. You eat, sleep, take walks, and pee when you must. That's about all there is. They are quick to forgive trespasses and assume strangers will be kind.


Quote: Dogs are the only mammals that will actually stare and look into a human's eyes. by author Jerry O'Connell overlaid on photo of pembroke welsh corgi and brown dog running between grasses
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

Dogs are the only mammals that will actually stare and look into a human's eyes.


Quote: I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease. by author Joe Garagiola overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

I guess you don't really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.


Quote: Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all. by author John Grogan overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.


Quote: It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal. by author John Grogan overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.


Quote: A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog. by author John Grogan overlaid on photo of brown and white long coated dog sitting on brown wooden round table
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.


Quote: Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs -- loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love -- can be elusive to humans. by author John Grogan overlaid on photo of close up photo of tabby cat
Photo Credit: Pacto Visual

Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs -- loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love -- can be elusive to humans.


Quote: The perfect rescue dog is out there for everybody. You just have to find it. by author Josh Hopkins overlaid on photo of black fawn pug playing with plush toy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

The perfect rescue dog is out there for everybody. You just have to find it.


Quote: The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift. by author Konrad Lorenz overlaid on photo of fawn pug on bed
Photo Credit: Mink Mingle

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being.


Quote: The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be. by author Konrad Lorenz overlaid on photo of pembroke welsh corgi and brown dog running between grasses
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.


Quote: Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach. by author Moby overlaid on photo of white and brown corgi besides brown dog
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.


Quote: Only my dogs will not betray me. by author Maria Callas overlaid on photo of woman holding Pug puppy
Photo Credit: Felipe Bustillo

Only my dogs will not betray me.


Quote: The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it. by author Michel Houellebecq overlaid on photo of brown french bulldog wearing blue and white polka dot shirt
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.


Quote: My dogs are more important than my family. by author Mickey Rourke overlaid on photo of black pug puppy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

My dogs are more important than my family.


Quote: The dog lives here, Pete. You're just visiting. by author Marge Schott overlaid on photo of yellow labrador retriever puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Taylor Kopel

The dog lives here, Pete. You're just visiting.


Quote: A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad. by author Robert Wagner overlaid on photo of adult chocolate Labrador retriever
Photo Credit: James Barker

A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad.


Quote: The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment. by author Robert Falcon Scott overlaid on photo of sunset dirt road
Photo Credit: DiscoverQuotes Staff

The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.


Quote: Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are. by author Robert Crais overlaid on photo of blue parrot standing on brown tree branch
Photo Credit: Dominik Lange

Everyone knows dogs. Most people love dogs. I think most American families probably have a dog, but I don't think people really realize or understand just how wonderful and special dogs are.


Quote: Dogs give us something just as we give something to them. by author Robert Crais overlaid on photo of brown and white dog in close-up photography
Photo Credit: Ilya Shishikhin

Dogs give us something just as we give something to them.


Quote: When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy. by author Robert Crais overlaid on photo of sunset dirt road
Photo Credit: DiscoverQuotes Staff

When dogs fulfill their roles they are ecstatically happy.


Quote: No other animal bonds to a human being the way a dog does. And I suspect there is no other animal to which human beings can bond the way we can bond to a dog. by author Robert Crais overlaid on photo of man in red shirt sitting on white suv during daytime
Photo Credit: Alexandre Barbosa

No other animal bonds to a human being the way a dog does. And I suspect there is no other animal to which human beings can bond the way we can bond to a dog.


Quote: Dogs are my favorite people. by author Richard Dean Anderson overlaid on photo of yellow labrador retriever puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Taylor Kopel

Dogs are my favorite people.


Quote: Let sleeping dogs lie. by author Robert Walpole overlaid on photo of brown and white dog covered with green and white blanket
Photo Credit: Sdf Rahbar

Let sleeping dogs lie.

Longer Version/[Notes]:

Let sleeping dogs lie -- who wants to rouse 'em?


Quote: Most owners are at length able to teach themselves to obey their dog. by author Robert Morley overlaid on photo of dog running on beach during daytime
Photo Credit: Oscar Sutton

Most owners are at length able to teach themselves to obey their dog.


Quote: Dogs are great teachers. They are at home in the world. They live in the moment, and they force us to stay there with them. Dogs love us unconditionally, not for our bodies or bank accounts. by author Susan Cheever overlaid on photo of purple-petaled flowers
Photo Credit: chi liu

Dogs are great teachers. They are at home in the world. They live in the moment, and they force us to stay there with them. Dogs love us unconditionally, not for our bodies or bank accounts.


Quote: No matter how you're feeling, a little dog gunna love you. by author Waka Flocka Flame overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

No matter how you're feeling, a little dog gunna love you.


Quote: You cannot teach an old dog new tricks. by author William Camden overlaid on photo of brown labrador puppy
Photo Credit: Lucrezia Carnelos

You cannot teach an old dog new tricks.


Quote: Dogs are us, only innocent. by author Cynthia Heimel overlaid on photo of Dachshund resting on white hanged fabric
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

Dogs are us, only innocent.


Quote: Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame. by author Cynthia Heimel overlaid on photo of black fawn pug playing with plush toy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame.


Quote: Never stand between a dog and the hydrant. by author John Peers overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

Never stand between a dog and the hydrant.


Quote: Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. by author Agnes Sligh Turnbull overlaid on photo of yellow Labrador puppy running on field
Photo Credit: cristian castillo

Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.


Quote: If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am. by author Charles Yu overlaid on photo of golden retriever inside car
Photo Credit: Ja San Miguel

If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.




Quote: Good dogs should never be asked to prove that they're good dogs. If there's anything in this world that we should take on faith, it's good dogs. by author Mira Grant overlaid on photo of cute spaniel dog on beach wallpaper
Photo Credit: Ryan Walton

Good dogs should never be asked to prove that they're good dogs. If there's anything in this world that we should take on faith, it's good dogs.


Quote: There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog. by author Mira Grant overlaid on photo of short-coated brown and white puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.


Quote: The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, the first to welcome, the foremost to defend. by author Lord Byron overlaid on photo of brown french bulldog wearing blue and white polka dot shirt
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, the first to welcome, the foremost to defend.


Quote: Learn how to love others from a dog and 
how to live for others from a tree. by author Luffina Lourduraj overlaid on photo of white and brown long coated small dog on green textile
Photo Credit: Karsten Winegeart

Learn how to love others from a dog and
how to live for others from a tree.


Quote: If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness. by author Marjorie Garber overlaid on photo of two white and brown dogs
Photo Credit: Camilo Fierro

If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.


Quote: Love me, love my dog. by author Bernard of Clairvaux overlaid on photo of fawn pug in close up photography
Photo Credit: Summer Chan

Love me, love my dog.


Quote: Dogs love company. They place it first on their short list of needs. by author J. R. Ackerley overlaid on photo of blue weimariner
Photo Credit: Cristofer Maximilian

Dogs love company. They place it first on their short list of needs.


Quote: A dog has one aim in life... to bestow his heart. by author J. R. Ackerley overlaid on photo of running white, brown, and black dog
Photo Credit: Joséphine Menge

A dog has one aim in life... to bestow his heart.


Quote: The dog is a result of fear transformed into love. by author David Paul Kirkpatrick overlaid on photo of brown and white long coated small dog lying on green grass
Photo Credit: Ralu Gal

The dog is a result of fear transformed into love.


Quote: When we look at a dog, we see the best in ourselves. by author David Paul Kirkpatrick overlaid on photo of grayscale photo of pug on floor
Photo Credit: Martin May

When we look at a dog, we see the best in ourselves.


Quote: To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The mere jingle of car keys is enough to send most any dog into a whimpering, tail-wagging frenzy. by author Jon Winokur overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

To a dog, motoring isn't just a way of getting from here to there, it's also a thrill and an adventure. The mere jingle of car keys is enough to send most any dog into a whimpering, tail-wagging frenzy.


Quote: Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. by author Corey Ford overlaid on photo of grayscale photo of pug on floor
Photo Credit: Martin May

Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend.


Quote: After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation. by author Robert R. McCammon overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation.


Quote: Dogs, for a reason that can only be described as divine, have the ability to forgive, let go of the past, and live each day joyously. It's something the rest of us strive for. by author Jennifer Skiff overlaid on photo of photo of author Jennifer Skiff with quote

Dogs, for a reason that can only be described as divine, have the ability to forgive, let go of the past, and live each day joyously. It's something the rest of us strive for.


Quote: Dogs never lie about love. by author Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson overlaid on photo of fawn pug in close up photography
Photo Credit: Summer Chan

Dogs never lie about love.


Quote: Dogs love us not only because we feed them, walk them, or groom them, or protect them, but because we are fun. How astonishing! by author Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

Dogs love us not only because we feed them, walk them, or groom them, or protect them, but because we are fun. How astonishing!


Quote: The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them. by author Stanley Coren overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.


Quote: For those who love dogs, it would be the worst form of a lie to call any place where dogs were banned Paradise. Certainly no loving God would separate people from their canine friends for eternity. by author Stanley Coren overlaid on photo of photo of author Stanley Coren with quote

For those who love dogs, it would be the worst form of a lie to call any place where dogs were banned Paradise. Certainly no loving God would separate people from their canine friends for eternity.


Quote: When was the last time someone was so overjoyed to see you, so brimming with love and affection that they literally ran to greet you? A dog will do that for you -- ten, twenty, thirty times a day. by author Lionel Fisher overlaid on photo of fawn pug lying on floor
Photo Credit: Matthew Henry

When was the last time someone was so overjoyed to see you, so brimming with love and affection that they literally ran to greet you? A dog will do that for you -- ten, twenty, thirty times a day.


Quote: I'm convinced that petting a puppy is good luck. by author Meg Donohue overlaid on photo of adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

I'm convinced that petting a puppy is good luck.


Quote: God turns clouds inside out to make fluffy beds for the dogs in Dog Heaven, and when they are tired from running and barking and eating ham-sandwich biscuits, the dogs find a cloud bed for sleeping. God watches over each one of them. And there are no bad dreams. by author Cynthia Rylant overlaid on photo of Cynthia Rylant quote; white text on black background

God turns clouds inside out to make fluffy beds for the dogs in Dog Heaven, and when they are tired from running and barking and eating ham-sandwich biscuits, the dogs find a cloud bed for sleeping. God watches over each one of them. And there are no bad dreams.


Quote: You will never know loneliness when you have a dog, when you lose that dog it will be loneliness like you've never known. by author Michael P. Naughton overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

You will never know loneliness when you have a dog, when you lose that dog it will be loneliness like you've never known.


Quote: Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog;
but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog. by author Douglas Malloch overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog;
but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog.


Quote: You can teach an old dog new tricks if the old dog wants to learn. by author Tip O'Neill overlaid on photo of short-coated brown and white puppy sitting on floor
Photo Credit: Alvan Nee

You can teach an old dog new tricks if the old dog wants to learn.


Quote: A plot is two dogs and one bone. by author Robert Newton Peck overlaid on photo of black pug puppy on green textile
Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

A plot is two dogs and one bone.


Quote: A dog is grateful for what is, which I am finding to be the soundest kind of wisdom and very good theology. by author Carrie Newcomer overlaid on photo of adult chocolate Labrador retriever
Photo Credit: James Barker

A dog is grateful for what is, which I am finding to be the soundest kind of wisdom and very good theology.


Quote: I love dogs more than most people I've met. by author Michelle Beadle overlaid on photo of black pug puppy
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

I love dogs more than most people I've met.


Quote: Dogs are miracles with paws. by author Sark overlaid on photo of black dog wearing blue denim collar
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Dogs are miracles with paws.


Quote: Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell. by author Emily Dickinson overlaid on photo of two adult golden retrievers
Photo Credit: Gulyás Bianka

Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.


Quote: Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs so plainly as does a dog when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master. by author Charles Darwin overlaid on photo of white
Photo Credit: Augustine Wong

Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs so plainly as does a dog when with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master.


Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate in their object-relations.


Quote: DOG: A kind of additional or subsidiary Diety designed to catch the overflow or surplus of the world's worship. by author Ambrose Bierce overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

DOG: A kind of additional or subsidiary Diety designed to catch the overflow or surplus of the world's worship.


Quote: Living with a dog is easy- like living with an idealist. by author H. L. Mencken overlaid on photo of photo of author H. L. Mencken with quote

Living with a dog is easy- like living with an idealist.


Quote: Nothing but love has made the dog lose his wild freedom, to become the servant of man. by author D. H. Lawrence overlaid on photo of photo of author D. H. Lawrence with quote

Nothing but love has made the dog lose his wild freedom, to become the servant of man.


Quote: When a dog runs at you, whistle for him. by author Henry David Thoreau overlaid on photo of grayscale photo of pug on floor
Photo Credit: Martin May

When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.


Quote: God... sat down for a moment when the dog was finished in order to watch it... and to know that it was good, that nothing was lacking, that it could not have been made better. by author Rainer Maria Rilke overlaid on photo of solid background
Photo Credit: César Couto

God... sat down for a moment when the dog was finished in order to watch it... and to know that it was good, that nothing was lacking, that it could not have been made better.


Quote: I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog. by author George Bernard Shaw overlaid on photo of adult black and tan dachshund
Photo Credit: Erda Estremera

I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog.


Quote: The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. by author Ambrose Bierce overlaid on photo of fawn pug standing on textile
Photo Credit: Pinho .

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.


Quote: Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left. by author Robert A. Heinlein overlaid on photo of brown and white dog in close-up photography
Photo Credit: Ilya Shishikhin

Never tease an old dog; he might have one bite left.


Quote: Dogs wait for us faithfully. by author Cicero overlaid on photo of black pug puppy on green textile
Photo Credit: Priscilla Du Preez

Dogs wait for us faithfully.


Quote: The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath. by author Ogden Nash overlaid on photo of brown long coated small dog lying on white textile
Photo Credit: Connor Home

The dog is man's best friend. He has a tail on one end. Up in front he has teeth. And four legs underneath.


Quote: The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest. by author Martin Luther overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.


Quote: The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got. by author Will Rogers overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got.


Quote: There is honor in being a dog. by author Aristotle overlaid on photo of brown and white dog in close-up photography
Photo Credit: Ilya Shishikhin

There is honor in being a dog.


Quote: Dogs are easier to love than people; they're certainly more dependable. Once they love you, that's it. A true friend in life is a dog. by author Joan Rivers overlaid on photo of pug lying on pet bed
Photo Credit: Charles Deluvio

Dogs are easier to love than people; they're certainly more dependable. Once they love you, that's it. A true friend in life is a dog.


Quote: Everything I know, I learned from dogs. by author Nora Roberts overlaid on photo of adult Cavalier King Charles Spaniel dog
Photo Credit: FLOUFFY

Everything I know, I learned from dogs.


Quote: I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me. by author Ziggy Marley overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

I would look at a dog and when our eyes met, I realized that the dog and all creatures are my family. They're like you and me.


Quote: If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. by author Woodrow Wilson overlaid on photo of black dog
Photo Credit: David Lezcano

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.




Quote: In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. by author W. H Auden overlaid on photo of two dogs sitting on maroon area rug
Photo Credit: Jay Wennington

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.


Quote: You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings. by author Jane Goodall overlaid on photo of man in red shirt sitting on white suv during daytime
Photo Credit: Alexandre Barbosa

You cannot share your life with a dog, as I had done in Bournemouth, or a cat, and not know perfectly well that animals have personalities and minds and feelings.


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