Top 20 Dog Quotations


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

  • " A wise man associating with the vicious becomes an idiot; a dog travelling with good men becomes a rational being."
    --Arabian Proverb

  • "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

  • "A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down."
    -- Robert Benchley

  • "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

  • "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

  • "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

  • "Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to."
    --Joe Gores

  • "To his dog, every man is Napoleon. Hence the constant popularity of dogs."
    --Aldous Huxley

  • "When the old dog barks it is time to watch."
    -- Latin Proverb

  • "If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater. . . suggest that he wear a tail."
    -- Fran Lebowitz

  • "Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside a dog, it's too dark to read."
    -- Groucho Marx

  • "Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that's how dogs spend their lives."
    --Sue Murphy

  • "It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn't it?"
    --Eleanor H. Porter

  • "I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive."
    --Gilda Radner

  • "It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."
    -- Mark Twain

  • "The more I know about people, the better I like my dog."
    -- Mark Twain

  • "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

  • "Dogs believe they are human. Cats believe they are God."--
    Unknown

  • "The dog is the only being that loves you more than you love yourself."
    --Fritz von Unruh

  • "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

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