A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself. — Josh Billings
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift. — Konrad Lorenz
You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him. — W. Bruce Cameron
A dog has one aim in life... to bestow his heart. — J. R. Ackerley
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. — Ambrose Bierce
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
I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. — Will Rogers
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
The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. — Lord Byron
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
The love between dog and man is idyllic, dogs were never expelled from paradise. — Milan Kundera
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. — Kinky Friedman
Dogs are my favorite people. — Richard Dean Anderson
The dog has an enviable mind; it remembers the nice things in life and quickly blots out the nasty. — Barbara Woodhouse
A grateful dog is better than an ungrateful man. — Saadi Shirazi
Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine love of God on this side of eternity. — Anne Lamott
No man can fully understand the meaning of love unless he’s owned by a dog. — Gene Hill
A man's soul can be judged by the way he treats his dog. — Charles Doran
Properly trained, a man can be a dog's best friend. — Corey Ford
I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive. — Albert Camus
Top 10 Loving Dog 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
Just thinking that my dog loves me more than I love him, I feel shame. — Konrad Lorenz
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's. — Mark Twain
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
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
Love Quotes
One day you will ask me which is more important? My life or yours? I will say mine and you will walk away not knowing that you are my life. — Kahlil Gibran
To love means loving the unlovable. To forgive means pardoning the unpardonable. Faith means believing the unbelievable. Hope means hoping when everything seems hopeless. — G. K. Chesterton
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
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
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
Love is the emotion that a woman feels always for a poodle dog and sometimes for a man.
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
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
A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad. — Robert Wagner
Love My Dog Quotes
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
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
The more boys I meet the more I love my dog.
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
Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies. — Gene Hill
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 My Dog Quotes
The more I see of men, the more I admire dogs. - Jeanne — Madame Roland
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
I love, love, love apricot baby food. My closet in the kitchen is filled with jars of it. I love Lucky Charms and Cocoa Pebbles cereal. I love my purple couch, and I love dancing. I used to have the best stuffed animals, but Samson [her dog] ate them. — Alicia Silverstone
My dream pet? I like a couple of them, man: monkey, I love dogs. See, tigers, I don't know - I can't be playing with something like that. A monkey, I can handle it. A dog, yeah; I would get a monkey. — French Montana
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. — John Grogan
I've always been an animal lover. I've grown up with dogs my whole life. — Will Estes
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. — Gene Hill
I love my dogs and I give them affection all the time but it has to be at the right time or they get confused. — Cesar Millan
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
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
They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure and be loyal. — Tom Hayden
People who hate cats, will come back as mice in their next life. — Faye Resnick
Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. — Joe Gores
As every cat owner knows, nobody owns a cat. — Ellen Perry
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
Great Dog Quotes
A good football coach needs a patient wife, a loyal dog and a great quarterback - but not necessarily in that order. — Bud Grant
Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog. — Douglas Malloch
The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of mankind — Theodorus Gaza
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. — Samuel Butler
An actor is never so great as when he reminds you of an animal - falling like a cat, lying like a dog, moving like a fox. — Francois Truffaut
A dog is not almost-human, and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. — John Holmes
I'm a fighter. I believe in the eye-for-an-eye business. I'm no cheek turner. I got no respect for a man who won't hit back. You kill my dog, you better hide your cat. — Muhammad Ali
Dogs are not people dressed up in fur coats, and to deny them their nature is to do them great harm. — Jeanne Schinto
If you want a friend in Washington, buy a dog. — Harry S. Truman
When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad. — Kristan Higgins
Inspirational Dog Quotes
You will never reach your destination if you stop and throw stones at every dog that barks. — Winston Churchill
I became a vegetarian after realizing that animals feel afraid, cold, hungry and unhappy like we do. I feel very deeply about vegetarianism and the animal kingdom. It was my dog Boycott who led me to question the right of humans to eat other sentient beings. — Cesar Chavez
You will never reach your destination if you stop & throw stones at every dog that barks...Better keep biscuits & Move on. — Dhirubhai Ambani
Retain a calm heart, sit like a turtle, walk swiftly like a pigeon, and sleep like a dog — Li Ching-Yuen
Winning is everything. The only ones who remember you when you come second are your wife and your dog. — Damon Hill
Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, Filling an emptiness we don't even know we have. — Thom Jones
A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life. — Bob Barker
It's unnatural for people to run around the city streets unless they are thieves or victims. It makes people nervous to see someone running. I know that when I see someone running on my street, my instincts tell me to let the dog go after him. — Mike Royko
You can keep a dog: but it is the cat who keeps people, because cats find humans useful domestic animals. — George Mikes
If I stop to kick every barking dog I am not going to get where I'm going. — Jackie Joyner-Kersee
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 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
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
A good catcher is the quarterback, the carburetor, the lead dog, the pulse taker, the traffic cop and sometimes a lot of unprintable things, but no team gets very far without one. — Miller Huggins
My Dog Quotes
I felt that one had better die fighting against injustice than to die like a dog or rat in a trap. I had already determined to sell my life as dearly as possible if attacked. I felt if I could take one lyncher with me, this would even up the score a little bit. — Ida B. Wells
My next-door neighbor's two dogs have created more shovel-ready jobs than this current administration. — Gary Johnson
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
Bulldogs have been known to fall on their swords when confronted by my superior tenacity. — Margaret Halsey
After the war, they took Army dogs and rehabilitated them for civilian life. But they turned soldiers into civilians immediately, and let em sink or swim. — Audie Murphy
My mom cooked pot roast with noodles and frozen vegetables. Or she'd make spaghetti or hot dogs, or heat up TV dinners. Before I started modeling at age 19, I was 5'8" and weighed 165 pounds. — Carol Alt
I was at home with my family and have a house full of puppies, and my cousin mentioned that with all the stories I have about my dogs, it might be a cool opportunity to make a memoir of sorts. — Joe Gatto
I take my dog Tinkerbell seriously. I take my job seriously. But I don't take myself all that seriously. — Paris Hilton
Cute Dog Quotes
There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans. — Angus Young
If you make friends with dogs, they can be really cute! — Akira Toriyama
When the Man waked up he said, 'What is Wild Dog doing here?' And the Woman said, 'His name is not Wild Dog any more, but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.' — Rudyard Kipling
...he will be our friend for always and always and always. — Rudyard Kipling
Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one, is a life diminished. — Dean Koontz
If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an Englishman's pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog. — George Bernard Shaw
Every dog has it's day, unless he loses his tail, then he has a weakend. — June Carter Cash
Just give me a comfortable couch, a dog, a good book, and a woman. Then if you can get the dog to go somewhere and read the book, I might have a little fun. — Groucho Marx
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
With maternal love, life makes a promise at dawn that it can never hold. You are forced to eat cold food until your days end. After that, each time a woman holds you in her arms and against her chest, these are merely condolences. You always come back to yell at your mother's grave like an abandoned dog. Never again, never again, never again. — Romain Gary
Despots prefer the friendship of the dog, who, unjustly mistreated and debased, still loves and serves the man who wronged him. — Charles Fourier
Romance, like the rabbit at the dog track, is the elusive, fake, and never attained reward which, for the benefit and amusement of our masters, keeps us running and thinking in safe circles. — Beverley Jones
Cat: a pygmy lion who loves mice, hates dogs, and patronizes human beings. — Oliver Herford
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. — Stanley Coren
Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made. — Roger Caras
You can be full of kindness and love, but you cannot sleep next to a mad dog. — Ashin Wirathu
I love to rescue animals.... The pounds were so crowded they were putting animals down almost immediately. Seven thousand dogs were put to sleep. — Laura Dern
Let your boat of life be light, packed with only what you need - a homely home and simple pleasures, one or two friends, worth the name, someone to love and someone to love you, a cat, a dog, and a pipe or two, enough to eat and enough to wear, and a little more than enough to drink; for thirst is a dangerous thing. — Jerome K. Jerome
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