50 Dog Quotes that Will Make You Want to Hug Your Pup
“It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”
― Mark Twain
“A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of.”
― Ogden Nash
“Are you a female dog?”
“What?” Massie asked. “Why?”
“Because you are acting like a real bitch!”
― Lisi Harrison
“I am a believer in free will. If my dog chooses to hate the whole human race except myself, it must be free to do so.”
― Diana Wynne Jones
“If a man whistles at you, don’t turn around. You are a lady, not a dog.”
― Niall Horan
“When what you want is a relationship and not a person, get a dog.”
― Deb Caletti
“Never mind, said Hachiko each day. Here I wait, for my friend who’s late. I will stay, just to walk beside you for one more day.”
― Jess C. Scott
“A dog has one aim in life… to bestow his heart.”
― J. R. Ackerley
“The poor dog, in life the firmest friend, the first to welcome, the foremost to defend.”
― George Gordon Byron
“Even a dog distinguishes between being stumbled over and being kicked.”
― Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.
“His absence is so big, it’s like he’s there.”
― Patrick Ness
“A hungry dog believes in nothing but meat.”
― Anton Chekhov
“In the whole history of the world, there is but one thing that money cannot buy…to wit–the wag of a dog’s tail.”
― Josh Billings
“Dogs wait for us faithfully.”
― Marcus Tullius Cicero
“If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.”
― Marjorie Garber
“A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks beside you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter’s drawing near. His head is within our hand in his old way.”
― Mary Carolyn Davies
“I can’t even trust my own imaginary dog. How much lower can a person get?”
― Meg Rosoff
“Maybe somebody finally shot the dog.”
― Dave Barry
“You can take a dog outside, but you can’t make it pee”
― Micah Amyx
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” – Charles de Gaulle
“My little dog – a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton
“It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” – John Grogan
“To err is human — to forgive, canine.” – Author Unknown
“The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Schulz
“Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts” – Author Unknown
“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
“If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people.” – Capek
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” – M.K. Clinton
“You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.” – Jill Abramson
Before you get a dog, you can’t quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can’t imagine living any other way.” – Caroline Knapp
“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.” -Kinky Friedman
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.”- Orhan Pamuk
“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” – Marilyn Monroe
“My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day with my blankie, my cat, and my dog.” – Anne Lamott
“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
“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all.” -John Grogan
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.” – Louis Sabin
“Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well.” – Bonnie Wilcox
“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” – Edward Hoagland
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” – Ann Landers
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.” – Alexander Pope
“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t even know we had.” – Thom Jones
“Dogs teach us a very important lesson in life: The mailman is not to be trusted” – Sian Ford
“A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well – almost.” – Charlotte Gray
“A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it.” – Helen Thomson
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures. They give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner
“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” – Harry Truman
“Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog. It merely expands the heart.” – Author Unknown