402 quotes found
“When a dog goes bad, the fault lies with his master.”
“Years later, after other experiences with dogs, I wondered if their species were shaped and charmed to serve as four-legged guides able to assist in leading humanity back to our firstand losthome. ...”
“You can know an animal - or a person, for that matter - in an instant, really, though your understanding can go on unfolding for years.”
“I noticed that he was an Irish setter, rust-colored. He noticed that I was a Welsh sculptor, buff-colored (no, really, what did he notice? how does he think?) I reflected that he was probably a nic...”
“Love like a dog.As long as its been treated with kindness and respect a dog will love you. A dog doesnt care about your age, sex, gender identity, orientation, religion, race or socioeconomic brack...”
“They had buried him under our elm tree, they said -- yet this was not totally true. For he really lay buried in my heart.”
“Dogs possess a quality that's rare among humans--the ability to make you feel valued just by being you--and it was something of a miracle to me to be on the receiving end of all that acceptance. Th...”
“Poor Cook, thought Captain, I must be kinder to her. She makes a splendid pet. How faithful she is! I always say you can't get the same love from a dog that you can from a human. So clever, too. I ...”
“Heaven's the place where all the dogs you've ever loved come to greet you.”
“Every dog has its day. Some even bite.”
“We recognised that the youth demographic needed to be pursued, preferably with dogs.”
“Those who teach the most about humanity, arent always human.”
“A dog's good for filling a grief-dug hole.""In the Shape of Shep”
“There are as many ways to discover your story as there are to trip over a dog in the kitchen--and some of them feel about as planned.”
“Maybe this is kind of cliche, but animals, well, dogs, are what I do for a living. One reason I like spending time with them so much is they seem to think people are really good. They live with us,...”
“This may be the primary purpose of dogs: to restore our sense of wonder and to help us maintain it, to make us consider that we should trust our intuition as they trust theirs and to help us realiz...”
“A hound will die for you, but never lie to you.”
“He was just drifting off to sleep when it occurred to him that perhaps the dog was not so ordinary after all. Perhaps he was someone the ogre had changed, and Ivo was going to spend the night huggi...”
“Did you know that there are over three hundred words for love in canine?”
“I believe in integrity. Dogs have it. Humans are sometimes lacking it.”
