"A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk."
-O. A.
"Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress."
-Louis Sabin
"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog."
-George Graham
"I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog."
-James Thurber
"A piece of grass a day keeps the vet away"
-Unknown Dog
"The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two."
-Maeterlinck
"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
"One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him"
- Chinese proverb
"A passerby who meddles in a quarrel that's not his is like one who grabs a dog by the ears."
-Proverbs 26:17
"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
"I watch my dogs. They throw themselves into everything they do; even their sleeping is wholehearted. They aren't waiting for a better tomorrow, or looking back at their glory days. Following their example, I'm trying to stick to the present."
-Abigail Thomas
"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog."
-Stanley Leinwoll
"The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men."
- Emile Zola (1840-1902)
"The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to his level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his"
- -James Thurber