Acute Quote by Jean Hanff Korelitz

All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.

— Susan Ertz

Unable to love each other, the English turn naturally to dogs

— J. R. Ackerley

Many of us have to spell words such as "out," "cookie," and "bath" when conversing with other people, lest we unnecessarily excite our pets.…

— Warren Eckstein

The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold…

— Samuel Butler

My neighbor has two dogs. One of them says to the other, "Woof!" The other replies, "Moo!" The dog is perplexed. "Moo? Why did…

— Morey Amsterdam

I could speak to you and say, 'Laytay-chai, paisey, paisey.' ... Why aren't you responding? Oh, you don't speak Swahili. Well, I've got news…

— Ian Dunbar

If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a…

— Mark Twain

“Pets CANINE ETIQUETTE When guests bring a dog along, always serve your dog before theirs.”

— Cheryl A. Russell

I don't like leaving my dog when I go to England and she is with me all the time.

— Shirley MacLaine

Poor dog! I've a strange feeling about the dumb things as if they wanted to speak, and it was a trouble to 'em because…

— George Eliot

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

— Orhan Pamuk

A dog's best friend is his illiteracy.

— Ogden Nash