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"Dogs
are our link to paradise. They don't know
evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog
on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back
in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--
it was peace."
Milan
Kundera
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"He
is my other eyes that can see above the clouds; my other
ears that hear above the winds. He is the part of me that
can reach out into the sea. He has told me a thousand times
over that I am his reason for being; by the way he rests
against my leg; by the way he thumps his tail at my smallest
smile; by the way he shows his hurt when I leave without
taking him. (I think it makes him sick with worry when he
is not along to care for me.) When I am wrong, he is delighted
to forgive. When I am angry, he clowns to make me smile.
When I am happy, he is joy unbounded. When I am a fool, he
ignores it. When I succeed, he brags. Without him, I am only
another man. With him, I am all-powerful. He is loyalty itself.
He has taught me the meaning of devotion. With him, I know
a secret comfort and a private peace. He has brought me understanding
where before I was ignorant. His head on my knee can heal
my human hurts. His presence by my side is protection against
my fears of dark and unknown things. He has promised to wait
for me... whenever... wherever - in case I need him. And
I expect I will - as I always have. He is my dog." -
Gene Hill
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"The
bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties
of this earth will ever be."
Konrad
Lorenz
Man Meets Dog
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"Until one has loved an animal
a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
Anatole
France
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"If
your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." -
Unknown
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"He
Who kicks a dog kicks his own soul towards hell"
Will
Judy
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"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can
have in this selfish world, the one that never
deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful
or treacherous, is his dog."
George
Graham Vest
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The Best Part About Owning A Dog...
... is the way he will come over to see me,
for no reason, just to let me know I'm
important to him
... is the way he is always ready to lick the
jelly off my nose...
... is the way he looks into my eyes and finds
contentment in simply being near me
... is the way he will run all over the yard,
fetch a soggy tennis ball and bring it back
to me as if to say "look mom, it's all have,
but it's yours
... is the way he wakes me up in the morning by pushing
his cold wet nose in my ear and snuffing loudly
... is the way he shreds toilet paper all over the house,
because it's fun even though he knows he shouldn't
... is the way he's sure he can catch the ducks in the
lake today...
... is the way he comes over to me when he is sad
... is the way he wedges himself near me when I am sad and
push all others away, to console me with his love
... is the way he pounces on crickets in the backyard
... is the way he looks perplexed when they escape
... is the way he is terrified of the evil pink hula hoop
... is the way he doesn't mind how much of that horrid
perfume I'm wearing just because it was a gift from
my relative who's visiting
... is the way he doesn't care about bad hair day or
overdue bills
... is the way he loves you, even when you are impatient
with him and have no time this morning for a game
of tug-a-war
... is the way his coat feels like liquid silk under
my fingers
... is the way he finds wisdom beyond words
Unknown
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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.Facklam
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"In
order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to
train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself
to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward
Hoagland
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"He
is your friend, your partner, your defender,
your dog. You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last
beat of his heart. You owe it to him to be worthy
of such devotion."
Unknown
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go
where they went."
Will
Rogers, 1897-1935
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We
long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven
has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment.
~George Eliot
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I talk to him when I'm lonesome like; and I'm sure he understands.
When he looks at me so attentively, and gently licks my hands;
then he rubs his nose on my tailored clothes, but I never
say naught thereat. For the good Lord knows I can buy more
clothes, but never a friend like that. ~W. Dayton Wedgefarth
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"What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the
fight; it's the size of the fight in the dog." - Dwight D.
Eisenhower
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The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël
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"The
dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's." -
Mark Twain, Letter to W D Howells, 4/2/1899
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Near
this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed Beauty
without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without
Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man, without his Vices. This
Praise, which would be unmeaning Flattery if inscribed over
human ashes, is but a just tribute to the Memory of Boatswain,
a Dog. ~George Gordon, Lord Byron, "Inscription on the
Monument of a Newfoundland Dog"
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"Money
will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag
of his tail." - Henry Wheeler Shaw
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The
greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
~Polish Proverb
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Whoever
said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies. ~Gene
Hill
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A
dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you
love yourself. ~Josh Billings
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"The dog was created specially for children. He is the god
of frolic." -
Henry Ward Beecher
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"No matter how little money and how few possesions you own,
having a dog makes you rich." - Louis Sabin
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"When old dogs bark, it's time to watch out." -
Unknown
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"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will
be there long before any of us." - Robert Louis Stevenson
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"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." -
Franklin P Jones
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"No man can be condemned for owning a dog. As long as he
has a dog, he has a friend; and the poorer he gets, the better
friend he has." - Will Rogers
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"I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird
religious cult." - Rita Rudner
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"A dog wags its tail with its heart" -
Martin Buxbaum
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"Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay
out and your dog would go in." - Mark Twain
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"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than
you love yourself." - Josh Billings
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The dog is the god of frolic. - Henry Ward Beecher
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"Our
perfect companions never have fewer than four feet."
- Colette
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Keep your dog safe in Moab! Cheers! - Chris Petty
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