We need another and a wiser and a perhaps more mystical concept of animals. — Henry Beston Copy Share Image
He had a happy canine way of seeking approval without seeming insecure. — Jonathan Franzen Copy Share Image
I’m adding ‘canine’ to my searches,” I said. “And ‘instinct.’” “Whatever. I’m adding ‘lunatic. — Kathy Reichs Copy Share Image
No matter how little money and how few possesions you own, having a dog makes you rich. — Louis Sabin Copy Share Image
Say something idiotic and nobody but a dog politely wags his tail. — Virginia Graham Copy Share Image
A man may smile and bid you hail Yet wish you to the devil; But when a good dog wags his tail,… — Jerry Smith Copy Share Image
With the exception of women, there is nothing on earth so agreeable or necessary to the comfort of man as the dog. — Edward Jesse Copy Share Image
The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. — Konrad Lorenz Copy Share Image
For those who love dogs, it would be the worst form of a lie to call any place where dogs were banned… — Stanley Coren Copy Share Image
No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he has a dog, he has a friend; and the… — Will Rogers Copy Share Image
If any animal is capable of unconditional love, it is surely the canine: they are forgiving, caring, life-affirming creatures who humble us… — Richard Belzer Copy Share Image
When you leave them in the morning, they stick their nose in the door crack and stand there like a portrait until… — Erma Bombeck Copy Share Image
Puerto Rico has a stray dog problem. Tens of thousands of homeless canines - hundreds of thousands, by some estimates - live… — Juliana Hatfield Copy Share Image
Because humans, in effect, created dogs through domestication, the canine mind reflects back to us how we see ourselves through the eyes,… — Gregory Berns Copy Share Image
How, given the canine teeth and close-set eyes that declare the human animal to be a predator, had we come up with… — Valerie Martin Copy Share Image
The last dog I had was an Irish wolfhound - now that is a dog. Rather spoils a person for a lesser… — Laurie R. King Copy Share Image
Dogs are my favorite role models. I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy… — Oprah Winfrey Copy Share Image
His head on my knee can heal my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark… — Gene Hill Copy Share Image
The dog that buried the bone which even a canine appetite could not manage, the squirrel that gathered nuts for a later… — Will Durant Copy Share Image
“Though the man-apes often fought and wrestled one another, their disputes very seldom resulted in serious injuries. Having no claws or fighting… — Arthur C. Clarke Copy Share Image
He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader. He will be yours,… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
Marc’s hand tightened visibly around Kevin’s fingers, his digits going white. Again. Both men clenched their jaws, Kevin in pain, and Marc… — Rachel Vincent Copy Share Image
I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew… — George Bird Evans Copy Share Image
Sir, this is a unique dog. He does not live by tooth or fang. He respects the right of cats to be… — John Steinbeck Copy Share Image
Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage. — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is in fact the most precious and valuable possession of… — Theodorus Gaza Copy Share Image
My closest friend is canine. I have precious few close friends, and most of them are not actors — Judd Nelson Copy Share Image
I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs. — Barbara Woodhouse Copy Share Image
To turn a human being into a part-canine or lupine creature takes a good deal of artistry and money. — David Hayter Copy Share Image
I always thought that my canine family tended to view me as the funny-looking two-legged dog who runs the can opener. — Roger Caras Copy Share Image
Dogs, the foremost snobs in creation, are quick to notice the difference between a well-clad and a disreputable stranger. — Albert Payson Terhune Copy Share Image
Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane. — Smiley Blanton Copy Share Image
Oh, boy, I love dogs. I do have a great affection for all things canine. — Paul Walter Hauser Copy Share Image
Animals are not brethren, they are not underlings; they are other nations, caught with ourselves in the net of life and time. — Henry Beston Copy Share Image
Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a… — Walter Scott Copy Share Image
“No. Not for saving my life. Besides, that’s in your canine DNA. Like a St. Bernard.” “A whirlwind of deadly blows,” she… — Shelly Laurenston Copy Share Image
Maybe it’s animalness that will make the world right again: the wisdom of elephants, the enthusiasm of canines, the grace of snakes,… — Carol Emshwiller Copy Share Image
“A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks besides you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields… — Mary Carolyn Davies Copy Share Image