quotations about dogs
[Dogs] are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.
EMILY DICKINSON
letter to T. W. Higginson, Apr. 26, 1862
The noblest of all dogs is the hot dog; it feeds the hand that bites it.
EVAN ESAR
20,000 Quips & Quotes
The dog's agenda is simple, fathomable, overt: I want. I want to go out, come in, eat something, lie here, play with that, kiss you. There are no ulterior motives with a dog, no mind games, no second-guessing, no complicated negotiations or bargains, and no guilt trips or grudges if a request is denied. If you've spent a lifetime navigating the landscape of human relationships, characterized as it can be by covetness and ambivalence and indirection, this can be an enormous relief.
CAROLINE KNAPP
Pack of Two
Every dog is a lion at home.
ITALIAN PROVERB
Dogs are like a gift, a grace undeserved, that releases us into an economy of abundance, where the economic laws of scarcity and therefore competition no longer apply and where instead we feel ourselves the beneficiaries of a wealth that is actualized only as we give it away, and in giving we see something we could not see before.
STEPHEN H. WEBB
On God and Dogs
Dogs are stupid. Harsh words, but often proved true. They obsess over excrement, roll in manure and rotting carcasses, drink out of toilets, and perform demeaning pet tricks for measly biscuits. Their cheerful personalities have everything to do with their being blissfully ignorant, which explains why we're so drawn to them. Dogs to all sorts of stupid things and yet never get embarrassed or feel ashamed. We should be so lucky.
BILL BUCKLEY
back cover, Dogs are Stupid
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.
JON KATZ
The New Work of Dogs
A biting dog does not bark.
KOREAN PROVERB
Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
GROUCHO MARX
The Essential Groucho
Dogs are just wolves in sheep's clothing.
STANLEY COREN
Why Does My Dog Act That Way?
Dogs are easy. If their tails are up and their eyes are soft, you're in.
PAULA MCLAIN
Like Family
Dogs invite us not only to share their joy but also to live in the moment, where we are neither proceeding from nor moving toward, where the enchantment of the past and future cannot distract us, where a freedom from practical desire and a cessation of our usual ceaseless action allows us to recognize the truth of our existence, the reality of our world and purpose--if we dare.
DEAN KOONTZ
Brother Odd
Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies.
GENE HILL
A Hunter's Fireside Guide: Tales of Dogs
No one ... appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does.
CHRISTOPHER MORLEY
John Mistletoe
Dogs are miracles with paws.
SUSAN KENNEDY
attributed, All Dogs are Angels at Heart
Dogs are minor angels, and I don't mean that facetiously. They love unconditionally, forgive immediately, are the truest of friends, willing to do anything that makes us happy, etcetera. If we attributed some of those qualities to a person we would say they are special. If they had ALL of them, we would call them angelic. But because it's "only" a dog, we dismiss them as sweet or funny but little more. However when you think about it, what are the things that we most like in another human being? Many times those qualities are seen in our dogs every single day-- we're just so used to them that we pay no attention.
JONATHAN CARROLL
official website FAQ
Did you hear about the dog that was so high-strung, he developed a nervous tick?
JAY LENO
Jay Leno's How to Be the Funniest Kid in the Whole Wide World
The equipment for dogs are collars, leashes, and girths. Let the collars be soft as well as broad, that they may not wear off the dog's hair. Let the leashes have loops for the hand attached to them, but nothing else; for those who form the collars out of the leashes do not manage well for their dogs. Let the girths have broad bands, that they may not gall their flanks; and let there be iron points stitched into them that they may protect the breeds.
XENOPHON
Cynegeticus
The dog may have a spirit, as well as his brutal master:
A spirit to live in happiness; for why should he be robbed of his existence?
Hath he not a conscience of evil, a glimmer of moral sense,
Love and hatred, courage and fear, and visible shame and pride?
MARTIN FARQUHAR TUPPER
Proverbial Philosophy
Get a good dog. We have not picked up food in the kitchen in 15 years.
PAUL REISER
Good Housekeeping, June 2011