A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
The greatness of a nation can be judged by the way its animals are treated.
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.
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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.
If you have men who will exclude any of God's creatures from the shelter of compassion and pity, you will have men who will deal likewise with their fellow men.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent.
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.
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