Intelligent dogs rarely want to please people whom they do not respect.

The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.

Hounds follow those who feed them.

A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.

Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks.

Every dog must have his day.

Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.

All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a dog.

You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.

Even the tiniest Poodle or Chihuahua is still a wolf at heart.

The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn’t pose. He isn’t aware of the camera.

Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.

Dogs never bite me. Just humans.

A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

The journey of life is sweeter when travelling with a dog.

The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.

By seeking and blundering we learn.

Experience: that most brutal of teachers. But you learn, my God do you learn.