A Dog's Plea

Great Quotes by Dog Lovers ~

• 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

• 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.  ---George Graham Vest

• 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 a man.  ---Mark Twain

• He will kiss the hand that has no food to offer; he will lick the wounds and sores that come in encounters with the roughness of the world...When all other friends desert, he remains. ---George G. Vest

• Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity and all the Virtues of Man without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just Tribute to the Memory of Boatswain, a Dog.    ---John Cam Hobhouse

• But never yet the dog our country fed, Betrayed the kindness or forgot the bread. ---Edward Lytton Bulwer

• The more I see of man, the better I like dogs.  ---Madame Roland

• 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

• 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, when doing nothing was not boring - it was peace.  ---Milan Kundera

• I would rather see a portrait of a dog that I know than all the allegorical paintings in the world.   ---Samuel Johnson

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

• To err is human , to forgive, is canine.  ---Unknown

• Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet  ---Colette

• 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

• Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. ---George Eliot

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

• A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself  ---Josh Billings

• I am accustomed to hearing malicious falsehoods about myself...but I think I have a right to resent, to object to, libelous statements about my dog.  ---Franklin D. Roosevelt

• One reason a dog is such a comfort when you're downcast is that he doesn't ask to know why.  ---Anonymous

• In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly dog.  ---Edward Hoagland

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

• The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for the man is the more laughable of the two animals.  ---James Thurber

• Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.  ---Alexander Pope

• The disposition of noble dogs is to be gentle with people they know and the opposite of those they don't know. How, then, can the dog be anything other than the lover of learning since it defines what is its own and what is alien?  ---Plato

• The best thing about a man is his dog.  ---French Proverb

• Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery, if inscribed over human ashes, is but just a Tribute to the Memory of BOATSWAIN, a Dog. ---John Cam Hobhouse

• 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.  --- George Graham Vest

Dog Smarts

• The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. - Anonymous

• Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. - Ann Landers

• If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. - Will Rogers

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

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

• The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. - Andy Rooney

• We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has ever made. - M. Acklam

• I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. - Rita Rudner

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

• Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. - Franklin P. Jones

• If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven and very, very few persons. - James Thurber

• If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.- Unknown

• My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money. - Joe Weinstein

• Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! - Anne Tyler

• 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

• You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!' - Dave Barry

• Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. - Roger Caras

• If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. - Phil Pastoret

• My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. - Unknown

• In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance...everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.  ---Dereke Bruce

If Dogs Were Teachers...



If a dog was the teacher you would learn stuff like:

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp and play daily.


Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back in the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout ... run right back and make friends.




Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal! Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

Enjoy Life!