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The more one gets to know of men, the more one values dogs. Alphonse Toussenel, L’Esprit des Betes, 1847
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Robert Heinlein
O Diamond! O Diamond! thou little knowest the mischief thou hast done. Isaac Newton, to dog who allegedly knocked over candle and set fire to years’ worth of research, anecdote cited St Nicholas magazine 1878
Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog it’s too hard to read. Groucho Marx
Anybody who hates dogs and babies can’t be all bad. Leo Rosten
A pack of dogs trying to get at my throat. The Whip Hand 1951 starring Carla Balenda & Elliott Reid & Edgar Barrier & Raymond Burr & Otto Waldis & Michael Steele & Lurene
Dogs never bit me. Just humans. Marilyn Monroe
Every dog has his day. Mid-16th century proverb
Let sleeping dogs lie. Late 14th century proverb
You can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Early 16th century proverb
But at one point he decided no – I can’t go without him. So he came back. Omar Rivera, blind man with heroic guide dog, cited 9/11: I Was There
There is sorrow enough in the natural way
From men and women to fill our day;
But when we are certain of sorrow in store,
Why do we always arrange for more?
Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware
Of giving your heart to a dog to tear. Rudyard Kipling, The Power of the Dog, 1909
The men are totally dependent on the stamina of their dogs. David Attenborough, Frozen Planet VI: The Last Frontier, BBC 2011
There are two great tribes of carnivores: there are the cats and there are the dogs. David Attenborough, The Life of Mammals V: Meat Eaters, BBC 2002
The most mysterious, the least known of all dogs: South American bush dog ... The only dogs with webbed feet. ibid.
African hunting dogs: 80% of their chases will end in a kill. ibid.
Hunting dogs: these are now amongst the rarest of Africa’s mammals. David Attenborough, Planet Earth: Pole to Pole, BBC 2006
Wild Dogs can whistle … They take up their own hunting positions even though they can’t see each other. Planet Earth s3e5: Forests, BBC 2023
If animals could speak, the dog would be a blundering outspoken fellow; but the cat would have the rare grace of never saying a word too much. Mark Twain
Heaven goes by favour. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in. Mark Twain
The dog is a gentleman. I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s. Mark Twain, letter to W D Howells 2nd April 1899
Many people said that there cats or dog seemed to know in advance when there was going to be air-raids. Dr Rupert Sheldrake, animal behaviour specialist
I wanna be your dog. Iggy Pop
I have known many dogs, and many a story I could tell of their wisdom and devotion; but to none do I owe so much as to Stickeen. At first the least promising and least known of my dog-friends, he suddenly became the best known of them all. Our storm-battle for life brought him to light, and through him as through a window I have ever since been looking with deeper sympathy into all my fellow mortals. John Muir
I went for an ex-sniffer-dog. I tell you, bloody handy at parties. Sean Hughes
How Much is that Doggy in the Window? Bob Merrill, song 1953
We long for an affection altogether ignorant of our faults. Heaven has accorded this to us in the uncritical canine attachment. George Eliot
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. Gilda Radner
My dog! what remedy remains,
Since, teach you all I can,
I see you, after all my pains,
So much resemble man! William Cowper, 1731-1800, On a Spaniel called Beau killing a young bird, 1793
It is nought good a slepyng hound to wake. Geoffrey Chaucer, Troilus and Criseyde
They never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. Jerome K Jerome
You’re not a dog, are you, Gary? However, you do have all the characteristics of a dog, Gary. All except loyalty. Snatch 2000 starring Brad Pitt & Vinnie Jones & Jason Statham & Stephen Graham & Alan Ford & Dennis Farina & Adam Fogerty & Mike Reid & Robbie Gee & Lennie James & Jason Flemying & Goldie et al, director Guy Ritchie
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. Andy Rooney
I always like a dog so long as he isn’t spelled backward. G K Chesterton
Me dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to ninety-nine cents. That’s almost seven dollars in dog money. Joe Weinstein
Thank you very much. I want to express my gratitude to my dog Freckles who has been maligned. As Franklin Roosevelt said, I don’t care what they say about me, but when start attacking my dog ... I’m not doing this with an order of importance but I also want to thank my wife Ethel. Robert Kennedy
in Tin Tin, a German Shepherd, was Hollywood’s first canine star. He starred in 27 movies, always signing his contracts with paw prints. His death in 1932 made front page news. Ripley’s Believe It Or Not! 2006
An estimated one million dogs in the USA have been named primary beneficiary in their owners’ wills. ibid.
German police who were responding to a complaint about excessively loud noise had to force their way into a house when no-one answered the door. They were surprised to find Bruno the Alsatian cross-breed sitting on the couch with his paw on the television’s remote control. ibid.
A seven-year-old boy was raised by a dog after being abandoned by his parents at the age of three months. When he was found in August 2004 he couldn’t talk and had canine traits like walking on all fours and growling. ibid.
With over two hundred and twenty million smell-sensitive receptors in their noses a dog’s sense of smell is one of the most powerful, over forty times more than human’s. Weird or What? s1e4: Grim Reapers, Discovery 2010
We do find that some of our dogs do actually start detecting seizures. Ian Ashworth, program guide for Canadian guide-dogs
Passion so strong it’s pushed him to lead his life as a dog. ‘I’m a dog. I do think I’m some kind of dog trapped in a human body.’ American Outsiders s1e1: Secret Passions, WGN 2016