DOG QUOTATIONS

"The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated." -- Gandhi

"The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic." -- Henry Ward Beecher

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." -- Robert Benchley

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." --Billings

"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

"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

"One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him." -- Chinese Proverb
"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, "Troubles with Bird Dogs"

"My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I "should" be doing." -- Lonzo Idolswine

"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

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." -- Franklin P. Jones

"I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking,' and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" -- Fred Jungclaus

"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. 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." -- Milan Kundera

"No one appreciatesthe very special geniusof your conversation as the dog does." -- Christopher Morley

"I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl." -- Penny Ward Moser

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

"I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn't excited to meet my dog. I mean, this was like not wanting to meet my mother." -- Bonnie Schacter, Founder of the Single Pet Owner's Society Singles Group

"Acquiring a dog may be the only opportunity a human ever has to choose a relative." -- Mordecai Siegal

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." -- Robert Louis Stevenson

"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man." -- Mark Twain
"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." -- Unknown

"One reason a dog is such a lovable creature is his tail wags instead of his tongue." -- Unknown

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. . . . He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounter with the roughness of the world. . . .When all other friends desert, he remains." -- George G. Vest

"My little dog---a heartbeat at my feet." -- Edith Wharton

"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." -- Ben Williams