Dogs are the only wild animals to
willingly come out of the darkness to
lie beside us at the fire, share our
food and guard our homes. Dogs saw
something worthwhile in the human
race that most wild creatures, for
good reason, still do not see.
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Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean,
here we come from a grocery with the most amazing haul,
chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the
greatest hunters on earth! -Anne Tyler
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The reason a dog has so many
friends is that he wags his tail
instead of his tongue.
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Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never
washed a dog. -Franklin P. Jones
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The average dog is a nicer person
than the average person. -Andy
Rooney
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We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and
love we can spare. And in return, dogs give us their all.
It's the best deal man has ever made. -M. Acklam
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There is no psychiatrist in the world
like a puppy licking your face. -Ben
Williams
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Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite
unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always
have to mix love and hate. -Sigmund Freud
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Dogs are not our whole life, but they
make our lives whole. -Roger Caras
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You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will
give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never
would've thought of that!' - Dave Barry
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I hope to some day be the person my
dogs think I am.
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If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain
dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few
persons. - James Thurber
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Don't accept your dog's admiration
as conclusive evidence that you are
wonderful. -Ann Landers
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If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he
will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a
dog and a man. -Mark Twain
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A dog is the only thing on earth that
loves you more than he loves
himself. -Josh Billings
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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs
should relax and get used to the idea. -Robert A. Heinlein
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If your dog is fat, you aren't getting
enough exercise -Unknown
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If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits
in your pocket and then give him only two of them. -Phil
Pastoret
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If there are no dogs in Heaven, then
when I die I want to go where they
went. -Will Rogers
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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn
around three times before lying down. -Robert Benchley
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I wonder if other dogs think poodles
are members of a weird religious
cult. -Rita Rudner
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My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up
to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money. -Joe
Weinstein
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To All Non- Pet Owners Who Visit &
Like to Complain About Our Pets:
1. They live here. You don't.
2. If you don't want their hair on your
clothes, stay off the furniture. (That's
why they call it "fur"nature.)
3. I like my pets a lot better than I like
most people.
4. To you, it's an animal. To me,
he/she is an adopted son/daughter
who is short, hairy, walks on all fours
and doesn't speak clearly.
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Remember: Dogs and cats are better than kids because
they:
1. Eat less
2. Don't ask for money all the time
3 Are easier to train (except: Terriers and Shih Tzus )
4. Normally come when called
5. Never ask to drive the car
6. Don't hang out with drug-using friends
7. Don't smoke or drink
8. Don't have to buy the latest fashions
9. Don't want to wear your clothes
10. Don't need a gazillion dollars for college, and...
11. If they get pregnant, you can sell their children
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If you can start the day
without caffeine or pep pills,
If you can be cheerful,
ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining
and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food
every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand
when loved ones are too busy
to give you time,
If you can overlook when people
take things out on you when,
through no fault of yours,
something goes wrong,
If you can take criticism and
blame without resentment,
If you can face the world
without lies and deceit,
If you can conquer tension
without medical help,
If you can relax
without liquor,
If you can sleep
without the aid of drugs,
If you can do
all these things,
Then you are probably
the family dog.
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JUST A DOG?
From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a
dog," or,
"that's a lot of money for just a dog."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time
spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with "just
a dog."
Many hours have passed and my only company was "just a
dog," but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by
"just a dog," and in those days of darkness, the gentle
touch of "just a dog" gave me comfort and reason to
overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably
understand phrases like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or
"just a promise."
"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of
friendship, trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that
makes me a better person.
Because of "just a dog", I will rise early, take long walks
and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog" but an
embodiment of all the hopes and dreams of the future, the
fond memories of the past, and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and diverts my
thoughts away from myself and the worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that it's not "just
a dog", but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps me
from being "just a man or woman."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog", just
smile -- because they "just don't understand."
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