| "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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"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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"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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"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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The more I see of man, the more I like dogs. ~Mme. de Staël
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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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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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Keep your dog safe in Moab! Cheers! - Chris Petty
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