Some Pictures and Quotes About Dogs

There are so many …

That’s because dogs give so much.

“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” — Josh Billings

“Josh Billings was the pen name of 19th-century American humorist Henry Wheeler Shaw (April 21, 1818 — October 14, 1885). He was a famous humor writer and lecturer in the United States during the latter half of the 19th century. He is often compared to Mark Twain.”

“Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made. ” — Roger A. Caras

“Roger Andrew Caras (May 24, 1928 — February 18, 2001) was an American wildlife photographer, writer, wildlife preservationist and television personality.”

“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” — Charles de Gaulle

“Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle (22 November 1890–9 November 1970) was a French army officer and statesman who led Free France against Nazi Germany in World War II and chaired the Provisional Government of the French Republic from 1944 to 1946 in order to restore democracy in France.”

“To err is human — to forgive, canine.” — Author Unknown

Into my life one day a Border Collie strolled. He smelt sweetly of that in which he’d rolled. He’d come to share his life with me, and now I’ll never be free of fox poo aroma, and love worth more than gold. — Susan Alison

Heh — I thought I’d put in one of my own — this limerick was written about Moocher — my first rescue Border Collie. He literally did just stroll in.

And stayed.

“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 man.” — Mark Twain

“Samuel Langhorne Clemens (November 30, 1835 — April 21, 1910), known by his pen name Mark Twain, was an American writer, humorist, entrepreneur, publisher, and lecturer. He was lauded as the “greatest humorist the United States has produced,” and William Faulkner called him ‘the father of American literature’”

“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” — M.K. Clinton — author

“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.” — Kinky Friedman

Richard Samet “Kinky” Friedman (born November 1, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, novelist, humorist, politician, and former columnist for Texas Monthly who styles himself in the mold of popular American satirists Will Rogers and Mark Twain.

“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” — Will Rogers

William Penn Adair Rogers (November 4, 1879 — August 15, 1935) was an American vaudeville performer, actor, and humorous social commentator. He was born as a citizen of the Cherokee Nation, in the Indian Territory (now part of Oklahoma), and was known as “Oklahoma’s Favorite Son”.

“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.” — Louis Sabin

“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” — Edward Hoagland

Edward Hoagland (born December 21, 1932) is an American author best known for his nature and travel writing.

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