162 Dog Lover Quotes

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Famous Dog Lover Quotes

Dogs are my favorite people. — Richard Dean Anderson

Who loves me will love my dog also. — Proverbs

Animal lovers are a special breed of humans, generous of spirit, full of empathy, perhaps a little prone to sentimentality, and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky — John Grogan

I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. — Will Rogers

Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound. - Thomas More

Whoever loveth me, loveth my hound. — Thomas More

Dog lovers hate to clean out kennels. Horse lovers like cleaning stables. — Monica Dickens

I used to love dogs until I discovered cats. — Nafisa Joseph

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. — Gene Hill

No man can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned by a dog. — Gene Hill

I love dogs. They live in the moment and don't care about anything except affection and food. They're loyal and happy. Humans are just too damn complicated. — David Duchovny

Dogs never lie about love. - Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Dogs never lie about love. — Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson

Love of animals is a universal impulse, a common ground on which all of us may meet. By loving and understanding animals, perhaps we humans shall come to understand each other. — Louis J. Camuti

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

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

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

The more boys I meet the more I love my dog. - Carrie Underwood

The more boys I meet the more I love my dog. — Carrie Underwood

Short Dog Lover Quotes

  • The more I see of men, the better I like my dog. — Frederick the Great
  • I've been a big advocate of adopt-don't-shop. — Joe Gatto
  • You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him. — W. Bruce Cameron
  • The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs. — Charles De Gaulle
  • The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. - Jeanne — Madame Roland
  • The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift. — Konrad Lorenz
  • Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet. — Sidonie Gabrielle Colette
  • I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive. — Albert Camus
  • The more I know about men the more I like dogs. — Gloria Allred
  • The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's. — Mark Twain

Dog Lover Image Quotes

Dog lover quote The planet does not need more "successful people". The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, he
The planet does not need more "successful people". The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lover of all kinds.

Cute Dog Lover Quotes

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. — Sigmund Freud

A dog has one aim in life... to bestow his heart. — J. R. Ackerley

...he will be our friend for always and always and always. — Rudyard Kipling

Dog lover quote The lion doesn't turn around when the small dog barks.
The lion doesn't turn around when the small dog barks.

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

A dog has the soul of a philosopher. — Plato

Dogs wait for us faithfully. — Marcus Tullius Cicero

Pet Dog Lover Quotes

Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. - Agnes Sligh Turnbull

Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. — Agnes Sligh Turnbull

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal. — Tom Hayden

Dogs are us, only innocent. — Cynthia Heimel

Dog lover quote Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.
Take a lover who looks at you like maybe you are magic.

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

Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies. — Gene Hill

As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. — Ellen Perry

Dog lover quote You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks.

In this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. — George Graham Vest

No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich. — Louis Sabin

Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later. — Eloisa James

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. — Jerome K. Jerome

Good Dog Lover Quotes

Animals are good to think with. — Claude Levi-Strauss

The good Lord in his ultimate wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable: hope, jokes, and dogs, but the greatest of these was dogs. — Robyn Davidson

We derive immeasurable good, uncounted pleasures, enormous security, and many critical lessons about life by owning dogs. — Roger Caras

Dog lover quote If two past lovers cannot remain friends, either they are still in love or never were
If two past lovers cannot remain friends, either they are still in love or never were

I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. — John Steinbeck

Dog lovers are a good breed themselves. — Gladys Taber

The real lover of cats is one who demands a clearer adjustment to the universe than ordinary household platitudes provide; one who refuses to swallow the sentimental notion that all good people love dogs, children, and horses while all bad people dislike and are disliked by such. — H. P. Lovecraft

Dog Love Quotes

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

The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants. — Johnny Depp

Just thinking that my dog loves me more than I love him, I feel shame. — Konrad Lorenz

Dog lover quote What a beautiful world it would be if people had hearts like dogs.
What a beautiful world it would be if people had hearts like dogs.

Sometimes, if you're lucky, someone comes into your life who'll take up a place in your heart that no one else can fill, someone who's tighter than a twin, more with you than your own shadow, who gets deeper under your skin than your own blood and bones. — Snoop Dogg

Guys are like dogs. They keep comin' back. Ladies are like cats. Yell at a cat one time, they're gone. — Lenny Bruce

Ladies love outlaws, like babies love stray dogs. Ladies touch babies like a banker touches gold, outlaws touch ladies somewhere deep down in their soul. — Waylon Jennings

Dog lover quote The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, heal
The planet does not need more successful people. The planet desperately needs more peacemakers, healers, restorers, storytellers and lovers of all kinds.

I'm an introvert... I love being by myself, love being outdoors, love taking a long walk with my dogs and looking at the trees, flowers, the sky. — Audrey Hepburn

To me dogs are not the students, not the ones that need training. To me a dog is a teacher of life, who teaches us the principles of the most important moral values; honesty, integrity, loyalty, trust, respect and love. — Cesar Millan

The cat does not offer services. The cat offers itself. — William S. Burroughs

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. - Joseph Wood Krutch

In a cat's eye, all things belong to cats. — Joseph Wood Krutch

Loving Dog Quotes

All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog. — Charles M. Schulz

Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love and loyalty. They depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs, your heart is very big. — Erica Jong

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. — Bill Maher

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. - Kinky Friedman

Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. — Kinky Friedman

I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. — Doris Day

Happiness is having a rare steak, a bottle of whiskey, and a dog to eat the rare steak. — Johnny Carson

Dog lover quote If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t, either.
If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t, either.

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

Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him. — Charles Fourier

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen. — Orhan Pamuk

I have always been an animal lover. I had a hard time disassociating the animals I cuddled with - dogs and cats, for example - from the animals on my plate, and I never really cared for the taste of meat. I always loved my Brussels sprouts. — Kristen Bell

Cat Lover Quotes

What greater gift than the love of a cat. — Charles Dickens

I simply can´t resist a cat, particularly a purring one. They are the cleanest, cunningest, and most intelligent things I know, outside of the girl you love, of course. — Mark Twain

After scolding one's cat one looks into its face and is seized by the ugly suspicion that it understood every word. And has filed it for reference. — Charlotte Gray

Dog lover quote The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.

Cats were put into the world to disprove the dogma that all things were created to serve man. — Paul Gray

I said something which gave you to think I hated cats. But gad, sir, I am one of the most fanatical cat lovers in the business. If you hate them, I may learn to hate you. If your allergies hate them, I will tolerate the situation to the best of my ability. — Raymond Chandler

People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life. — Faye Resnick

Dog lover quote Be the person your dog thinks you are.
Be the person your dog thinks you are.

Who can believe that there is no soul behind those luminous eyes! — Theophile Gautier

You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. — George Mikes

I simply can't resist a cat, particularly a purring one. — Mark Twain

In ancient times cats were worshiped as gods; they have not forgotten this. — Terry Pratchett

Pet Dog Quotes

I never married because there was no need. I have three pets at home which answer the same purpose as a husband. I have a dog which growls every morning, a parrot which swears all afternoon, and a cat that comes home late at night. — Marie Corelli

A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones. — Arthur Conan Doyle

To this day I don't ever remember seeing a pet inside Moscow, I never saw anyone carrying a dog, or leading a dog. Err I finally saw a, a pet some years later in Kiev, so I thought that life must have been, different. — Ralph Boston

Dog lover quote My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

This dog. Is possibly the dumbest dog in the world. I’ve had him for 2 years since today He’s been my boo ever since. — PewDiePie

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. — Marjorie Garber

A dog is a man's best friend. — English Proverbs

If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute! — Akira Toriyama

Some men like a dull life - they like the routine of eating breakfast, going to work, coming home, petting the dog, watching TV, kissing the kids, and going to bed. Stay clear of it - it's often catching. — Hedy Lamarr

No louder shrieks to pitying heaven are cast, When husbands or lap-dogs breathe their last. — Alexander Pope

A house is not a home until it has a dog. - Gerald Durrell

A house is not a home until it has a dog. — Gerald Durrell

Dog Owner Quotes

A study conducted by the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School suggested that in times of stress a dog is likely to be more help in calming you down than a spouse or partner. Most dog owners can guess the reason why: dogs never judge us and never compete with us. — Marjorie Garber

If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail. — Fran Lebowitz

It ought to be realized by all dog owners that obesity shortens a dog's life quite considerably, a life which is much too short anyhow. — Konrad Lorenz

Dogs, bless them, operate on the premise that human beings are fragile and require incessant applications of affection and reassurance. The random lick of a hand and the furry chin draped over the instep are calculated to let the shaky owner know that a friend is nearby. — Mary McGrory

I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer. — Barbara Woodhouse

Dog owners are out in all kinds of weather. They tell you it's small payment for the love their dogs bear them. Some love. If that dog weren't on a leash, he'd be off after another dog, a cat, or any stranger walking along the street with a wet bag of meat. — Selma Diamond

Often we blame the breed, but in my opinion, it's not the breed, it's the owner. The owner has to be the pack leader and provide exercise, discipline, then affection. If you do that, you'll have a sweet, loving, and balanced dog - no matter what breed! — Cesar Millan

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

Dog's owners don't call me. It's their neighbors or family members. We call them the whistleblowers, but it's more like the pack. It's making sure that one pack member gets in line. Before it was the owners, now it's the community. — Cesar Millan

The owners of a dog which swallowed a diamond worth £12000 had to wait three days until it re-emerged. With a bit of planning it could have been a nice way to propose. — Frankie Boyle

Love My Dog Quotes

My husband and I are best of friends first and foremost. We fight like cats and dogs, but never stay mad for long. I was lucky to find him, he is in every way, my soulmate. — Carnie Wilson

I wanted to write about all my dogs that I know and love and are named after these desserts, and the experiences I've had with rescue and coming across these beautiful souls. — Joe Gatto

I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better. — George Bird Evans

My health is wonderful. I work out. I'm working. Playing music. I have a beautiful wife, a nice home, a nice car, I got money in the bank. I got three beautiful dogs that love me. Like I said, I'm blessed. I survived. — Steven Adler

My dogs are about unconditional love. It's so wonderful to walk in the door from a long day and all they want to do is be loved and to give and give. — LeAnn Rimes

When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated. — Sara Paretsky

Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them. — John Grogan

I love dogs. Like, A LOT. They’re my favorite animal. Ever. — Tom Hardy

I play Xbox. I have a little boy to look after. I have dogs. You know, I have things to do. I would love to be able to sit down and watch something like a movie. I watch my own movies because I have to. — Sayings

The dog of your boyhood teaches you a great deal about friendship, and love, and death: Old Skip was my brother. They had buried him under our elm tree, they said-yet this wasn't totally true. For he really lay buried in my heart. — Willie Morris

Good Dog Quotes

Inside of me there are two dogs. One is mean and evil and the other is good and they fight each other all the time. When asked which one wins I answer, the one I feed the most. — Sitting Bull

A good football coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback - but not necessarily in that order. — Bud Grant

A good photograph is like a good hound dog, dumb, but eloquent. - Eugene Atget

A good photograph is like a good hound dog, dumb, but eloquent. — Eugene Atget

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. — Dean Koontz

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. - Diogenes

Dogs and philosophers do the greatest good and get the fewest rewards. — Diogenes

You may have read that humans are the best endurance athletes. It's not true. We're only good in the heat, thanks to how we cool ourselves. Sled dogs are—by far—the greatest endurance athletes in the mammal kingdom. And their stats are insane. — Michael Easter

I dislike organized games, swimming pools, fashionable resorts, night clubs, music in restaurants, and political manifestoes; I enjoy driving from coast to coast, good food and drink, a few friends, dogs, the theatre, long walks, music and free conversation. — James Hilton

The good Shepherd dog knows his master almost better than himself and must wonder indeed at the lack of the reverse. — Max von Stephanitz

When the heart is cut or cracked or broken Do not clutch it Let the wound lie open Let the wind from the good old sea blow in to bathe the wound with salt and let it sting. Let a stray dog lick it Let a bird fly in the hole and sing a simple song like a tiny bell and let it ring. — Michael Leunig

It don't care whether I'm good enough. It don't care whether I snore or not. It don't care which God I pray to. There are only three things with that kind of unconditional acceptance: Dogs, donuts, and money. — Danny Devito

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More Dog Lover Quotes

Dogs are animals that poop in public and you're supposed to pick it up. After a week of doing this, you've got to ask yourself, "Who's the real master in this relationship?" — Anthony Griffin

According to a new survey, 90% of men say their lover is also their best friend. Which is really kind of disturbing when you consider man's best friend is his dog. — Jay Leno

My neighbor has two dogs. One of them says to the other, "Woof!" The other replies, "Moo!" The dog is perplexed. "Moo? Why did you say 'Moo'?" The other dog says, "I'm trying to learn a foreign language." — Morey Amsterdam

He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion. Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage. — Agnes Repplier

I've always been an animal lover. I've grown up with dogs my whole life. I think that is what helped me get the role on 'Lassie', I was comfortable around the dog, where many of the kids were afraid or intimidated by Lassie. — Will Estes

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

Fifty years from now Britain will still be the country of long shadows on county grounds, warm beer, invincible green suburbs, dog lovers and pools fillers and - as George Orwell said - “old maids bicycling to Holy Communion through the morning mist” and if we get our way - Shakespeare still read even in school. — John Major

I think every family should have a dog; it is like having a perpetual baby; it is the plaything and crony of the whole house. It keeps them all young. — John Brown

A country of long shadows on county cricket grounds, warm beer, green suburbs, dog lovers, and old maids cycling to holy communion through the morning mist. — John Major

Is it better to be the lover or the loved one? Neither, if your cholesterol is over six hundred. By love, of course, I refer to romantic love -- the love between man and woman, rather than between mother and child, or a boy and his dog, or two headwaiters. — Woody Allen

No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better friend he has. — Will Rogers

The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals — Theophile Gautier

A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. — Orlando Aloysius Battista

A dog gladly admits the superiority of his master over himself, accepts his judgment as final, but, contrary to what dog-lovers believe, he does not consider himself as a slave. His submission is voluntary, and he expects his own small rights to be respected. — Axel Munthe

I don't wear fur and I understand their cause. I am the biggest animal lover in the world. I have four dogs and two horses, and I have rescued animals all my life. — Gisele Bundchen

Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses! — Roger Caras

You can say any fool thing to a dog and the dog will just give you this look that says, 'My GOSH, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that! — Dave Barry

I've always been an animal lover. I've grown up with dogs my whole life. — Will Estes

A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, big or small, young or old. He doesn't care if you're not smart, not popular, not a good joke-teller, not the best athlete, nor the best-looking person. To your dog, you are the greatest, the smartest, the nicest human being who was ever born. You are his friend and protector. — Louis Sabin

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