Pet Quotes - Page 8

• 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

  Dog, Animal, Car

  Dave Barry (2010). “Dave Barry Talks Back”, p.118, Crown Archetype

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• Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later.

  Eloisa James

  Dog, Cat, Animal

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• Nature teaches beasts to know their friends.

  William Shakespeare

  Animal, Welfare, Beast

  1608 Sicinius. Coriolanus, act 2, sc.1, l.6.

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• When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.

  Edward Abbey

  Friendship, Dog, Silly

  Edward Abbey (2015). “A Voice Crying in the Wilderness”, p.54, RosettaBooks

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• The dog is the god of frolic.

  Henry Ward Beecher

  Dog, War, Animal

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• Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.

  William S. Burroughs

  Cat, Individualism, Feline

  William S. Burroughs (2007). “Word Virus: The William S. Burroughs Reader”, p.504, Grove/Atlantic, Inc.

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• I would like to see anyone, prophet, king or God, convince a thousand cats to do the same thing at the same time.

  Neil Gaiman

  Kings, Cat, Owning A Pet

  "A Dream of a Thousand Cats". Comic book by Neil Gaiman, The Sandman series, issue #18, 1990.

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• The purity of a person's heart can be quickly measured by how they regard animals

  Theophile Gautier

  Dog, Heart, Animal

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• When you are sorrowful, look again.

  Khalil Gibran

  Sympathy, Condolences, Death Of A Loved One

  Khalil Gibran (2007). “Kahlil Gibran: Masterpieces”

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  When you are sorrowful look again in your heart, and you shall see that in truth you are weeping for that which has been your delight.

  Khalil Gibran

  Moving On, Sympathy, Broken Heart

  Khalil Gibran (2014). “The Prophet - Der Prophet”, p.48, Lulu.com

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• Know yourself. Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

  Ann Landers

  Dog, Witty, Cat

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• Some people take better care of their pets than they do themselves. Their animals can run like the wind and they can barely make it up a flight of stairs.

  Jim Rohn

  Running, Animal, Wind

  FaceBook post by Jim Rohn from Apr 13, 2016

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• Our family adopted Paulie from a shelter as an 8-week-old puppy. We've had him for 11 years, and I think it was valuable for the kids to learn to be responsible for a pet. It's a wonderful thing for families - the unconditional love you get from a pet is something you carry with you for the rest of your life.

  Kyra Sedgwick

  Love You, Kids, Unconditional Love

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• Nothing gives me quite so much joy as when people tell me they've had their pets spayed or neutered.

  Bob Barker

  People, Giving, Joy

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• 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

  Dog, Facts, Puppy

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• The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift.

  Konrad Lorenz

  Dog, Puppy, Fidelity

  Konrad Lorenz, Marjorie Kerr Wilson (2002). “Man Meets Dog”, p.135, Psychology Press

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• Having pets can teach us a lot of things. For kids, they are often their first lesson in responsibility, and being responsible for the well-being of another living thing is actually great for anyone, kid or adult. It teaches empathy, consistency, and so much more - especially if that pet is a dog.

  Cesar Millan

  Dog, Kids, Responsibility

  Source: thecelebritycafe.com

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• Dogs make good pets because they are very loyal

  Dave Barry

  Dog, Humorous, Loyal

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• Pets are the world to me. I think they are the most obvious manifestations of divine love that we are going to see this side of eternity.

  Anne Lamott

  Thinking, Sides, World

  "Anne Lamott on 'Help, Thanks, Wow: The Three Essential Prayers'". Interview with Lois Alter Mark, www.huffingtonpost.com. December 21, 2012.

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• No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich.

  Louis Sabin

  Dog, Silly, Owning A Pet

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• The average dog has one request to all humankind. Love me.

  Helen Exley

  Friendship, Dog, Average

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• That one true heart was left behind! What feeling do we ever find, to equal among human kind , a dog's fidelity!

  Thomas Hardy

  Dog, Heart, Loss

  Thomas Hardy (2015). “Selected Poems”, p.49, Courier Dover Publications

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• My best advice for someone considering adopting a pet is to take the time to really consider your lifestyle, home environment and personal preferences.

  Elizabeth Holmes

  Home, Advice, Environment

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• The dogs in our lives, the dogs we come to love and who (we fervently believe) love us in return, offer more than fidelity, consolation, and companionship. They offer comedy, irony, wit, and a wealth of anecdotes, the "shaggy dog stories" and "stupid pet tricks" that are commonplace pleasures of life.

  Marjorie Garber

  Dog, Stupid, Believe

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• Good friends and great pets. Key to a good life!!! Who says you have to be paired up with a partner?

  Jillian Barberie

  Good Life, Good Friend, Keys

  Twitter post from Jul 25, 2015

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