Canine Characters

Top 20 Dog Quotations

by Danielle Hollister

Get to know your beloved dog better with these insightful quotations all about your best four-legged friend…

1. ” A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog travelling with good men becomes a rational being.”–Arabian Proverb

2. “You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you’re RIGHT! I NEVER would’ve thought of that!’” — Dave Barry

3. “A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.”– Robert Benchley

4. “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

5. “A dog barks when his master is attacked. I would be a coward if I saw that God’s truth is attacked and yet would remain silent.”–John Calvin

6. “I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren’t certain we knew better.”– George Bird Evans

7. “Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.”–Joe Gores

8. “To his dog, every man is Napoleon. Hence the constant popularity of dogs.”–Aldous Huxley

9. “When the old dog barks it is time to watch.”– Latin Proverb

10 “If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a tail.”– Fran Lebowitz

11. “Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside a dog, it’s too dark to read.”– Groucho Marx

12. “Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that’s how dogs spend their lives.”–Sue Murphy

13. “It’s funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn’t it?”–Eleanor H. Porter

14. “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.”–Gilda Radner

15. “It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.”– Mark Twain

16. “The more I know about people, the better I like my dog.”– Mark Twain

17. “If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man.”–Mark Twain

18. “Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God.”–Unknown

19. “The dog is the only being that loves you more than you love yourself.”–Fritz von Unruh

20. “If a dog jumps in 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

Resource Box – © Danielle Hollister (2004) is the Publisher of BellaOnline Quotations Zine – A free newsletter for quote lovers featuring more than 10,000 quotations in dozens of categories like – love, friendship, children, inspiration, success, wisdom, family, life, and many more. Read it online at – http://www.bellaonline.com/articles/art8364.asp

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More Great Dog Quotations

We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we can spare. and in return, dogs give us their all. It’s the best deal man has ever made. - M. Acklam

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. – Ben Williams

Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. – Ann Landers

Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. - Franklin P. Jones

Women and cats will do as they please, men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. - Robert Heinlein

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

Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole. - Roger Caras

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