Dog Quotes
Welcome to Dog Quotes. Here you will find famous quotes and quotations about dogs.
Dog Quotes and Quotations
A bone to the dog is not charity. Charity is the bone shared with the dog, when you are just as hungry as the dog.~Jack London
A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.~Robert Benchley
A cat, after being scolded, goes about its business. A dog slinks off into a corner and pretends to be doing a serious self-reappraisal. ~Robert Brault
A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God's truth is attacked and yet would remain silent. ~John Calvin
A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours. ~Author Unknown
A dog is not "almost human" and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such. ~John Holmes
A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk. ~O.A. Battista
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.~Josh Billings
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. ~Robert Benchley
A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of. ~Ogden Nash
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Amount of time it takes for a dog to "do its business" is directly proportional to outside temperature + suitability of owner's outerwear. ~Betsy Cañas Garmon
An old dog, even more than an old spouse, always feels like doing what you feel like doing. ~Robert Brault
Any member introducing a dog into the Society's premises shall be liable to a fine of one pound. Any animal leading a blind person shall be deemed to be a cat. ~Oxford Union Society, London, Rule 46
Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. ~Franklin P. Jones
Be thou comforted, little dog, Thou too in Resurrection shall have a little golden tail.~Martin Luther
Both humans and dogs love to play well into adulthood, and individuals from both species occasionally display evidence of having a conscience. ~Jon Winokur
Bulldogs are adorable, with faces like toads that have been sat on. ~Colette
Children are for people who can't have dogs. ~Author Unknown
Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or the other. ~Robert Benchley
Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window. ~Steve Bluestone
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Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives. ~Sue Murphy
Dogs are miracles with paws. ~Attributed to Susan Ariel Rainbow Kennedy
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. ~Roger Caras
Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear. ~Dave Barry
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
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. ~Max Eastman, Enjoyment of Laughter
Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really. ~Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger. ~Albert Payson Terhune
Ever wonder where you'd end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash? ~Robert Brault
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.~Robertson Davies
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Fox-terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as other dogs. ~Jerome K. Jerome, Three Men in a Boat
From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog. ~Mabel Louise Robinson
God will prepare everything for our perfect happiness in heaven, and if it takes my dog being there, I believe he'll be there.~Billy Graham
Happiness is a warm puppy. ~Charles M. Schulz
How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.~Abraham Lincoln
I always like a dog so long as he isn't spelled backward. ~G.K. Chesterton
I am not your dog, but if every time you saw me, you gave me a backrub, I would run to greet you, too. ~Robert Brault
I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it.~Abraham Lincoln
I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog; they're the best for everyday. ~George Bernard Shaw
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~Ben Williams
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I like women, but you can't always trust them. Some of them are big liars, like this one woman I met who had a dog. I asked her her dog's name and then I asked, 'Does he bite?' and she said, 'No.' And I said, 'So how does he eat?' Liar!~Demetri Martin
I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who haven't got the guts to bite people themselves. ~Author Unknown
I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. ~Will Rogers
I named my dog Stay so I can say, "Come here, Stay. Come here, Stay." ~Steven Wright
I talk to him when I'm lonesome like; and I'm sure he understands. When he looks at me so attentively, and gently licks my hands; then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes, but I never say naught thereat. For the good Lord knows I can buy more clothes, but never a friend like that. ~W. Dayton Wedgefarth
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. ~Gilda Radner
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
I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. ~Rita Rudner
I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl. ~Penny Ward Moser
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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
If dogs could talk, it would take a lot of the fun out of owning one. ~Andy Rooney
If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people. ~Karel Capek
If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater... suggest that he wear a tail. ~Fran Lebowitz
If you call a tail a leg, how many legs has a dog? Five? No, calling a tail a leg don't make it a leg.~Abraham Lincoln
If you can look at a dog and not feel vicarious excitement and affection, you must be a cat. ~Author Unknown
If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around. ~Will Rogers
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
If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise. ~Author Unknown
In modern war... you will die like a dog for no good reason.~Ernest Hemingway
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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 a dog. ~Edward Hoagland
In the world which we know, among the different and primitive geniuses that preside over the evolution of the several species, there exists not one, excepting that of the dog, that ever gave a thought to the presence of man. ~Maurice Maeterlinck
It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog.~Mark Twain
It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass.~Rodney Dangerfield
Dogs do not know about death. Being such wonderfully uncomplicated beings, they need us to do their worrying. ~George Bird Evans, Troubles with Bird Dogs
Labradors [are] lousy watchdogs. They usually bark when there is a stranger about, but it is an expression of unmitigated joy at the chance to meet somebody new, not a warning. ~Norman Strung
Life is like a dog sled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. ~Lewis Grizzard
Man is a dog's idea of what God should be. ~Holbrook Jackson
My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money. ~Joe Weinstein
My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am. ~Author Unknown
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My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. ~Edith Wharton
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. ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Inscription on the Monument of a Newfoundland Dog"
Newfoundland dogs are good to save children from drowning, but you must have a pond of water handy and a child, or else there will be no profit in boarding a Newfoundland. ~Josh Billings
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does. ~Christopher Morley
No philosophers so thoroughly comprehend us as dogs and horses. ~Herman Melville, Redburn. His First Voyage, 1849
One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why. ~Author Unknown
Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage. ~Agnes Repplier
Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.~Groucho Marx
Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job. ~Franklin P. Jones
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~Andy Rooney
The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother - and they'll settle for a puppy every time. ~Winston Pendelton
The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's. ~Mark Twain
The dog is a yes-animal, very popular with people who can't afford to keep a yes-man. ~Robertson Davies
The dog is the only animal that has seen his god. ~Author Unknown
The dog that trots about finds a bone.~Golda Meir
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread. ~Portuguese Proverb
The dog was created especially for children. He is the god of frolic. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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
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The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's. ~Polish Proverb
The life of an uneducated man is as useless as the tail of a dog which neither covers its rear end, nor protects it from the bites of insects.~Chanakya
The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël
The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs. ~Alphonse Toussene
The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. ~Ambrose Bierce
The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backwards so that he can breathe without letting go. ~Winston Churchill
The pug is living proof that God has a sense of humor. ~Margo Kaufman
The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ~Author Unknown
The serpent, the king, the tiger, the stinging wasp, the small child, the dog owned by other people, and the fool: these seven ought not to be awakened from sleep.~Chanakya
The time to save is now. When a dog gets a bone, he doesn't go out and make a down payment on a bigger bone. He buries the one he's got. ~Will Rogers
Dog Quotes and Quotations
There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money.~Benjamin Franklin
There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog. ~Konrad Lorenz
They never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. ~Jerome K. Jerome
To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs. ~Aldous Huxley
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
We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment. ~George Eliot
When a dog barks at the moon, then it is religion; but when he barks at strangers, it is patriotism! ~David Starr Jordan
When a dog wants to hang out the "Do Not Disturb" sign, as all of us do now and then, he is regarded as a traitor to his species. ~Ramona C. Albert
When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem. ~Edward Abbey
When a shepherd goes to kill a wolf, and takes his dog along to see the sport, he should take care to avoid mistakes. The dog has certain relationships to the wolf the shepherd may have forgotten. ~Robert M. Pirsig, Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance
Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies. ~Gene Hill
With the exception of women, there is nothing on earth so agreeable or necessary to the comfort of man as the dog. ~Edward Jesse, Anecdote of Dogs
You ask of my companions. Hills, sir, and the sundown, and a dog as large as myself that my father bought me. They are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell. ~Emily Dickinson
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us. ~Robert Louis Stevenson
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