Dog Quotes



I love reading fun dog quotes and that's what this page is all about. Enjoy some of my favorite dog quotes from some famous, and not so famous people, and even some "unknowns."


"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." - John Steinbeck

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience." - Woodrow Wilson

"Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful." - Ann Landers

"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Dwight D. Eisenhower

"You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog." - Harry S Truman

"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." - Andrew A. Rooney

"Happiness is a warm puppy." - Charles M. Schulz

"Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear." - Dave Barry

"We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals." - Immanuel Kant

"My little dog...a heartbeat at my feet." - Edith Wharton

"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails." - Max Eastman



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

"The dog represents all that is best in man." - Etienne Charlet

"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies." - Gene Hill

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

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

"I have a great dog. She's half Lab, half pit bull. A good combination. Sure, she might bite off my leg, but she'll bring it back to me." - Jimi Celeste

"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion then your dog." - Stanley Leinwoll

"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 out of himself too." - Samuel Butler

"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin

"Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really." - Agnes Sligh Turnbull

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

"I used to look at [my dog] Smokey and think, 'If you were a little smarter you could tell me what you were thinking, and he'd look at me like he was saying, 'If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to.'" - Fred Jung Claus

"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

“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. Facklam



Dog Quotes - Author Unknown

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

"One reason a dog is such a lovable creature is his tail wags instead of his tongue." - Author Unknown

"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." - Author Unknown

"If your dog is fat, you're not getting enough exercise." - Author Unknown



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