Dog Quotes

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

  Roger Caras

  Life, Sorry, Animal

  214 Copy quote

• Writers are lampposts and critics are dogs. Ask lampposts what they think about dogs. Does the dog hurt the lamppost?

  Paulo Coelho

  Hurt, Thinking, Doe

  "Question time". Interview with Hannah Pool, www.theguardian.com. March 18, 2009.

  10 Copy quote

  Show source

• I should get a dog. I would get a rescue dog. I like mutts; I don't care. I would probably get a three-legged dog no one else would want.

  Simon Cowell

  Mutts, Three, Care

  15 Copy quote

• The dogs did bark, the children screamed,
  Up flew the windows all;
  And every soul bawled out, Well done!
  As loud as he could bawl.

  William Cowper

  Children, Soul, Done

  William Cowper, “The Diverting History Of John Gilpin, Showing How He Went Farther Than He Intended, And Came Safe Home Again”

  9 Copy quote

  Show source

• First and foremost I am a commercial writer, and I hope to entertain people. But having said that, I'm in love with the relationship between humans and dogs, and the more I learned about what our military working dogs are doing, I wanted to at least share with people what an important role these animals have in all our lives.

  Robert Crais

  Military, Animal, People

  11 Copy quote

• My children are all doing just fine. The mountain dogs are great in this weather. The yorkies are freezing.

  Catherine Crier

  Children, Weather, Mountain

  7 Copy quote

• Sometimes, when a man is alone, that's all you got is your dog.

  Mickey Rourke

  Men, Sometimes

  "Mickey Rourke: 'Change has been hard for me'" by Mike Celizic, www.today.com. January 23, 2009.

  5 Copy quote

  Show source

• In a dog social cue from a master can override where he saw the being placed. That won’t happen unless we have bred a social in tune animal, that’s what a dog is. That’s why they got so much trouble with separation anxiety – you leave them home alone and they’re chewing up the house and stuff. A lot of dogs don’t handle being home alone very well.

  Temple Grandin

  Home, Animal, Anxiety

  Interview with Jenny Dean, www.floppycats.com. May 23, 2012.

  6 Copy quote

  Show source

• There are a lot of great animal rights organizations who save dogs and save cats, but the Humane Society is actually really good at working with Congress and getting legislation actually passed.

  Moby

  Cat, Animal, Rights

  4 Copy quote

• Okay, let's talk about cartoon labels for half a second - some people think anything with a dog or a car or a colorful alien is garbage, which is not true. Look at Big Moose Red. It's, like, a $6 wine with a cheesy label, and it's actually a solid wine.

  Gary Vaynerchuk

  Wine, Thinking, People

  24 Copy quote

• During the Depression, my dad made radios to sell to make extra money. Nobody had any money to buy the radios, so he would trade them for dogs. He built kennels in the backyard, and he cared for the dogs.

  Betty White

  Dad, Backyards, Radio

  Betty White (2011). “If You Ask Me: (And of Course You Won't)”, p.121, Penguin

  13 Copy quote

  Show source

• Dogs are our best teachers and biggest healers. We can learn so much from them about how to live life in balance, and they are a constant source of spiritual uplift and unconditional love that is so important to have in order to be healthy.

  Cesar Millan

  Uplifting, Spiritual, Teacher

  Source: thecelebritycafe.com

  21 Copy quote

  Show source

• A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

  Plato

  Cute, Animal, Soul

  39 Copy quote
• 

  The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's.

  Mark Twain

  Men, Animal, Grieving

  Mark Twain, William Dean Howells (1960). “Mark Twain-Howells Letters: The Correspondence of Samuel L. Clemens and William D. Howells, 1872-1910”, Belknap Press

  146 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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.

  Mark Twain

  Funny, Inspiring, Thankful

  Pudd'nhead Wilson ch. 16, "Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar" (1894)

  286 Copy quote

  Show source

• Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, Filling an emptiness we don't even know we have.

  Thom Jones

  Inspirational, Motivational, People

  63 Copy quote

• A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad.

  Robert Wagner

  Unconditional Love, Unconditional Acceptance, Puppy

  "How I, a Cat Person, Ended Up With a Puppy Sleeping in My Lap" by Luise Meyer, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 10, 2014.

  69 Copy quote

  Show source

• Dogs just need you and love, that's all.

  Jennifer Westfeldt

  And Love, Needs, Need You

  "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

  48 Copy quote

  Show source

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

  Bob Barker

  Animal, Pet Loss, Wonderful

  68 Copy quote

• Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased. It is no small gift. It is not the least reason why we should honor as well as love the dog of our own life, and the dog down the street, and all the dogs not yet born. What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?

  Mary Oliver

  Rivers, Honor, World

  Mary Oliver (2013). “Dog Songs: Deluxe Edition”, p.63, Penguin

  263 Copy quote

  Show source
• 

  The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

  Andy Rooney

  Inspirational, Funny, Silly

  188 Copy quote

• An animal's eyes have the power to speak a great language.

  Martin Buber

  Eye, Animal, Compassion

  Martin Buber (2004). “I and Thou”, p.73, A&C Black

  116 Copy quote

  Show source

• 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

  Pet Loss, Puppy, Companionship

  81 Copy quote

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

  Josh Billings

  Love, Friendship, Fun

  194 Copy quote

• Dogs are easier to love than people; they're certainly more dependable. Once they love you, that's it. A true friend in life is a dog.

  Joan Rivers

  True Friend, Love You, People

  14 Copy quote