2014-10-21

Dog. Man’s best friend. His loyal companion. And, yes, sometimes his pain in the butt.

Even though they sometimes misbehave (i.e. hump grandma’s leg or eat that very expensive pair of leather shoes) we can’t help but love them. Here is a collection of the very best dog quotations of all time. Most are pretty funny, and all are very heart-warming.

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Everything I know, I learned from dogs. Nora Roberts

Happiness is a warm puppy. Charles Shultz



Every dog must have his day. Jonathan Swift

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

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

I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. Gilda Radner

All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers is contained in the dog. Franz Kafka

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

Sleep with me. Sleep with my dogs. Sinclair Lewis



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. John Steinbeck

The best part of my day is coming home to my dog. Unknown

The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog. Bridget Willoughby

Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong. W.R. Purche

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 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

They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure, and be loyal. Tom Hayden

If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either. Unknown



I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better. They fight for honor at the first challenge, make love with no moral restraint, and they do not for all their marvelous instincts appear to know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying. George Bird Evans

My little dog — a heartbeat at my feet. Edith Wharton

Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job. Franklin P. Jones

Children are for people who can’t have dogs. Unknown

I have a very old and very faithful attachment for dogs. I like them because they always forgive. Albert Camus

A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life. Bob Barker

A house is not a home without a dog. Unknown

It’s no coincidence that man’s best friend cannot talk. Unknown

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. Ambrose Bierce

The more I see of men the more I like dogs. Madame de Stael

Whoever said that diamonds were a girl’s best friend… never owned a dog. Unknown

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you’re feeling blue is that he doesn’t try to find out why. Unknown

If you want to hurt me, fine. Take my books. Burn down my house. Shave my head while I am sleeping. But nobody, nobody screws with my dog. Molly Harper

All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed… For after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a dog. Charles Shultz

Happiness starts with a wet nose and ends with a wagging tail. Unknown

I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. Doris Day

Dogs never bite me. Just humans. Marilyn Monroe

It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain

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

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

In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag. W.H. Auden

Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too dark to read. Groucho Marx

I think I have a right to resent, to object, to libelous statements about my dog. Franklin D. Roosevelt

I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn’t excited to meet my dog. Bonnie Schacter

I don’t judge people on race, religion, or sexual orientation. I judge them on wheter or not they are dog lovers!!! Unknown

If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. Woodrow Wilson

Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to. Joe Gores

Weight loss tip #1: Adopt a dog. They make you walk and eat at least half of your calories. Unknown

Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conslusive evidence that your are wonderful. Ann Landers

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

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