--- title: "4 George Bird Evans Quotes - Famous Novelist (A Breed apart)" description: "George Bird Evans was an American writer, artist, dog breeder, and sportsman. Evans' most notable contributions are in the area of upland gunning with E..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-bird-evans-37541.jpg" --- ![Portrait of George Bird Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-george-bird-evans-37541.jpg) # George Bird Evans (1906–1998) Novelist United States **4** quotes in **59** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet George Bird Evans was a novelist from the United States, best known for *A Breed apart*. ## Quick Facts About George Bird Evans Born December 28, 1906 Died May 5, 1998 Nationality United States Profession Novelist Notable works A Breed apart ## About George Bird Evans George Bird Evans was an American writer, artist, dog breeder, and sportsman. Evans' most notable contributions are in the area of upland gunning with English Setters. Over the course of his career, Evans authored or edited over two dozen books and scores of magazine articles on this subject, becoming one of the world's best recognized authorities on upland gunning and bird dogs. ## Quotes by George Bird Evans > [I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bird-evans/i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-they-are-the-uninhibited/) George Bird Evans [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/george-bird-evans-72762_animal_i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-the_538470.jpg) > [Until you have bred dogs and have drawn and painted them, it is difficult to realize that no two are identical in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bird-evans/until-you-have-bred-dogs-and-have-drawn-and-painted-them-it-is/) George Bird Evans [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/83b/george-bird-evans-72762_daily-living_until-you-have-bred-dogs-and-have-drawn_2004207.jpg) > [The perfection of life with a gun dog, like the perfection of an Autumn, is disturbing because you know, even as it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bird-evans/the-perfection-of-life-with-a-gun-dog-like-the-perfection-of-an/) George Bird Evans [Autumn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/autumn/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c76/george-bird-evans-72762_autumn_the-perfection-of-life-with-a-gun-dog-li_2665482.jpg) > [I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bird-evans/i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-they-are-the-uninhibited-2/) George Bird Evans [Animal](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/animal/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/153/george-bird-evans-72762_animal_i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-the_2895886.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-bird-evans/#itemlist", "name": "George Bird Evans Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George Bird Evans" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-bird-evans/i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-they-are-the-uninhibited/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/george-bird-evans-72762_animal_i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-the_538470.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/george-bird-evans-72762_animal_i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-the_538470.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/040/george-bird-evans-72762_animal_i-think-we-are-drawn-to-dogs-because-the_538470.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we…” — George Bird Evans", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Until you have bred dogs and have drawn and painted them, it is difficult to realize that no two are identical in conformation. 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