A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
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 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.
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
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.
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.
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.
Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
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.
Whoever said you can't buy Happiness forgot little puppies.
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
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.
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