Famous Quotations
Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time.
                                                                                                             ~Henry Beston~
We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet, and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us.
                                                                                                   ~Maurice Maeterlinck~
Until he can extend the circle of his compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace.
                                                                                                     ~Albert Schweitzer~
The day will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.
                                                                                                      ~Leonardo da Vinci~
A Pekingese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion.
                                                                                                               ~A. A. Milne~
Fox terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as in other dogs.
                                                                                                      ~Jerome K. Jerome~
If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
                                                                                                       ~Woodrow Wilson~
Poodles always listen attentively while being scolded, looking inocent, bewildered, and misunderstood.
                                                                                                          ~James Thurber~
I love a dog.  He does nothing for political reasons.
                                                                                                               ~Will Rogers~
Dogs love company.  They place it first in their short list of needs.
                                                                                                           ~J. R. Ackerley~
Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
                                                                                                            ~Max Eastman~
Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.
                                                                                                          ~Alexander Pope~
Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much larger and better in every way.
                                                                                                                 ~John Muir~
The dog was created especially for children.  He  is the God of Frolic.
                                                                                                  ~Henry Ward Beecher~
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does.
                                                                                                    ~Christopher Morley~ 
Love me, love my dog.
                                                                                             ~St. Bernard of Clairvaux~ 
The great pleasure of a dog is that yo may make a fool of yourself with him nd not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too.
                                                                                                            ~Samuel Butler~ 
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts.
                                                                                                          ~John Steinbeck~ 
It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it up.
                                                                                                       ~P. G. Wodehouse~ 
My dog is half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a watchdog, but a vicious gossip.
                                                                                                       ~Craig Shoemaker~ 
". . . .What's worse are those who get rid of a family pet of six or eight years, simply because they are moving. Are you telling me they can't find a place that will take them and their dog. If they loved that animal, they could. When you see those poor, bewildered dogs in a shelter, they must be wondering what they did wrong. In most cases, it's nothing."
                                                             
                                                              ~Margaret La Tour, GSD Rescue, Seattle,WA~
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