30 beautiful quotes about dogs every dog-lover can relate to
There is much to be said about man’s best friend.
The companionship between dogs and humans is embraced worldwide and has been throughout history. Dogs are our family, guards, playmates and so much more. We fall in love with their personalities – and usually, the quirkier the better!
Our dogs bring us all sorts of joy, and oftentimes leave us amazing stories, funny jokes or inspiring sentiments.
Most dog people could write entire love letters to their beloved pets. Check out this collection of 30 fantastic quotes about dogs from authors, actors, politicians and more. Chances are at least a few will register with you, especially if you love dogs.
- “I’m a lot less cranky when it’s just me and my dog.”
―Animator Bob Peterson
- “Dogs don’t rationalize. They don’t hold anything against a person. They don’t see the outside of a human but the inside of a human.”
—Dog Trainer Cesar Millan
- “Dogs never bite me. Just humans.”
- “When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.”
―Author Kristan Higgins
- “The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”
—Actor Johnny Depp
- “A house is not a home until it has a dog.”
—Conservationist and author Gerald Durrell
- “Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.”
—Author Dean Koontz
- “Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.”
—Poet Emily Dickinson
- “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.”
—Animal welfare advocate Roger A. Caras
- “Dogs are loyal friends, and if they could talk, your secrets would still be safe. (If my cat could talk, I’d have to let the dog eat her.)”
―Author Richelle E. Goodrich
- “Happiness is a warm puppy.”
—Cartoonist Charles Schulz
- “No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.”
—Author Christopher Morley
- “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 (author, Our Boarding House)
- “Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.”
—Quentin Tarantino (director and screenwriter, Pulp Fiction)
15.“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.”
—Actor Will Rogers
- “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.”
—Andy Rooney (60 minutes)
- “Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul, chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!”
—Author Anne Tyler
- “A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.”
—Actor Robert Wagner
19.“Let sleeping dogs lie.”
—Robert Walpole (first Prime Minister of Great Britain)
- “Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot little puppies.”
—Outdoor writer Gene Hill
- “If you don’t have a dog—at least one—there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.”
—Artist Vincent van Gogh
- “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.”
—Zoologist Konrad Lorenz
- “Everything I know, I learned from dogs.”
—Author Nora Roberts
- “It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.”
—Author John Grogan
- “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.”
Author MK Clinton
- “Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had.”
―Writer Thom Jones
- “A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.”
―Author John Grogan
- “There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.”
—Musician Ben Williams
29.“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.”
―Actress Gilda Radner
- “Dogs are loyal, patient, fearless, forgiving, and capable of pure love. Virtues that few people get through life without abandoning, at least once.”
—Author M.K. Clinton
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Source: Parade.com, Dogtime.com, Rover.com