Dogs come when they are called, cats take a message and get back to you later." ~Mary Bly

"Animals are such aggreable friends-they ask not questions, they pass no criticisims." ~George Eliot

"Lots of people talk to animals.... Not very many listen, though.... That's the problem." ~Benjamin Hoff, The Tao of Pooh

"It often happens that a man is more humanely related to a cat or dog than to any human being." ~Henry David Thoreau

"It is impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more kittens." ~Cynthia E. Varnado

"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him." ~Dereke Bruce

"If cats could talk, they wouldn't." ~Nan Porter

"Your cat will never threaten your popularity by barking at three in the morning. He won't attack the mailman or eat the drapes, although he may climb the drapes to see how the room looks from the ceiling." ~Helen Powers

"There is no snooze button on a cat who wants breakfast." ~Author Unknown

"To bathe a cat takes brute force, perseverance, courage of conviction - and a cat. The last ingredient is usually hardest to come by." ~Stephen Baker

"If a dog jumps into your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." ~Alfred North Whitehead

"Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow." ~Jeff Valdez

"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too. " ~Samuel Butler, Notebooks, 1912

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

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." ~Franklin P. Jones

"If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them." ~Phil Pastoret

"Did you ever notice when you blow in a dog's face he gets mad at you? But when you take him in a car he sticks his head out the window." ~Steve Bluestone

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