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Doggy-oriented, heart-felt quotes

~ Yvonne Clifford

If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went. ~ Will Rogers

"Charley was born on the outskirts of Paris and trained in France, and while he knows a little Poodle-English, he responds quickly only to commands in French. Otherwise he has to translate, and that slows him down."

~ John Steinbeck about Charley, his Poodle

Pomeranians speak only to Poodles, and Poodles speak only to God.

~Charles Kuralt

“ Dogs are pack animals, yet it’s difficult to imagine a pack of Standard Poodles ... and if there were such a thing as a pack of Standard Poodles, where would they roam to? Bloomingdale’s ?

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My little dog -- a heartbeat at my feet.

~ Edith Wharton

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently. ~D Barry

When a person is in trouble, God sends them a dog.

~A DeLamartine

Dogs are not our whole life but they make our lives whole. ~ Roger Caras

You can say any foolish thing to a dog and the dog will give you a look that says:

“Wow, you’re right! I never would have thought of that!” ~Dave Barry

If your dog is fat, you aren’t getting enough exercise.

I sometimes look into the face of my dog Stan, and see wistful sadness and existential angst, when all he is actually doing is slowly scanning the ceiling for flies. ~ M Markoe

Sometimes I read about someone saying with great authority that animals have no intentions and no feelings, and I wonder, "Doesn't this guy have a dog?" ~ Frans De Waal

Beagles are people, just with shorter legs and fur coats.

The Airedale .. an unrivaled mixture of brains and clownish wit, the very ingredients one looks for in a spouse.

~D Barry

The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibility than the friendship of a human being. ~Konrad Lorenz

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

Humans wind up having the relationship with dogs that they fool themselves into believing they will have with other people.

~Anna Quindlen

Protect my dog

There's not much you can do with a terrier, ma'am.

~LA Dog Trainer

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue.

~D Barry

There are two means of refuge from the miseries of life: my music and my dog. ~ Albert Schweitzer

I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog. ~Nora Ephron

Take naps

Stretch before rising

Play daily

Thrive on attention and let people touch you

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

Eat with gusto.

Stop when you've had enough.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

~Dave Barry

When loved ones come home always run to greet them.

Dogs need to sniff the ground. It's how they keep abreast of current events. The ground is a giant dog newspaper, containing all kinds of late-breaking dog news items, which, if they are especially urgent, are often continued into the next yard.

~Dave Barry

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does.

~C Morley

A dog is like an eternal Peter Pan, a child who never grows old and who therefore is always available to love and be loved.

~Aaron Katcher

Whenever you visit my grave, have regret but also happiness in your heart at the remembrance of my long and happy life with you. No matter how deep my sleep, I shall hear you, and not all the power of death can keep my spirit from wagging a grateful tail. ~Eugene O'Neill

One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you are feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why.

~Andy Rooney

The traits we ascribe to our dogs, the stories we tell ourselves about them, are, at some level, our own stories.

~Anna Quindlen

The job so many dogs really perform is to allow us to project our feelings upon them, to assume they are excited or downhearted or lonely when we are. They don't talk, or talk back, so they lend themselves effortlessly and endlessly to this sort of projection.

~Anna Quindlen

Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.

~Joe Gores

Cats seem aloof when we contrast them with dogs who often appear to reflect on their own inadequacy.

~J. Masson

A dog living in a mansion is no happier than a dog living under a bridge, as long as he's with somebody who loves him. ~Kinky Friedman

I find the question "Would you do it to your dog"? to be a great leveler. If you wouldn't do something to your dog, why would you do it to any other being?

~Marc Bekoff

All I pay my psychiatrist is the cost of kibble and he'll listen to me any day.

Puppies

happen

A dog has the soul of a philosopher.

~Plato

Best dogs

are

shelter dogs.

Dogs have masters

Cats have staff

Horses have servants

All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers is contained in the dog.

~Franz Kafka

When you leave in the morning, they lay their nose in the door crack and stay there like a portrait until you turn the key eight hours later. ~Emma Brombeck

“His ears were often the first thing to catch my tears.”

~ Elizabeth Barrett Browning

referring to her Cocker Spaniel “Flush”

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. ~ B Williams

We need dogs.

They help us.

Dogs rarely talk about themselves.

They listen to you talk about yourself while pretending they are interested in the conversation.

The ideal age for a person to own a dog is .. well, right now.

There is no therapy in the world quite like living with a dog.

Dogs are pack animals, yet it's difficult to imagine a pack of Standard Poodles ... and if there were such a thing as a pack of Standard Poodles, where would they rove to? Bloomingdale's? ~Yvonne Clifford

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~Andy Rooney

I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult. ~Rita Rudner

Our dogs love us more than they love themselves. ~ J Billings

Who loves me will love my dogs.

When you're happy dance around and wag your whole body.

No hour of life is lost that is spent with my dog.

Dogs are

people too.

If your dog isn't fond of someone you probably shouldn't be either.

Love up on a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

I have caught more ills from people coughing and sneezing over me than from my kissing dogs.

~Barbara Woodhouse