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| Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time. ~Henry Beston~ |
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| 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~ |
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| Until he can extend the circle of his compassion to all living things, man himself will not find peace. ~Albert Schweitzer~ |
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| 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~ |
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| A Pekingese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion. ~A. A. Milne~ |
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| Fox terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as in other dogs. ~Jerome K. Jerome~ |
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| 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~ |
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| Poodles always listen attentively while being scolded, looking inocent, bewildered, and misunderstood. ~James Thurber~ |
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| I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. ~Will Rogers~ |
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| Dogs love company. They place it first in their short list of needs. ~J. R. Ackerley~ |
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| Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. ~Max Eastman~ |
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| Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. ~Alexander Pope~ |
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| Any glimpse into the life of an animal quickens our own and makes it so much larger and better in every way. ~John Muir~ |
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| The dog was created especially for children. He is the God of Frolic. ~Henry Ward Beecher~ |
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| No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does. ~Christopher Morley~ |
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| Love me, love my dog. ~St. Bernard of Clairvaux~ |
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| 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~ |
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| 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~ |
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| 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~ |
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| My dog is half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a watchdog, but a vicious gossip. ~Craig Shoemaker~ |
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| ". . . .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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