"To err is human. To forgive, canine."

"He is very impudent, a dog is. He never makes it his business to inquire whether you are in the right or wrong, never bothers as to whether you are going up or down upon life's ladder, never asks whether you are rich or poor, silly or wise, sinner or saint. You are his pal. That's enough for him."

"Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet."

"Until one has loved an animal, part of their soul remains unawakened."

"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."

"We sleep peacefully at night cradled by the big, strong hands of America." 

"The poor long for riches, the rich long for Heaven, but the wise long for a state of tranquility." 

"I think that dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive." 

"Find peace at the side of someone who is kind to you.

Feel assured and safe by giving your trust to them." 

"The creatures that inhabit this earth - be they human beings or animals - are here to contribute, each in it's own particular way to the beauty and prosperity of the world." 

"Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip."

"You can't keep a good man down, or an over affectionate dog ."

"There are no seven wonders of the world in the eyes of a child. There are seven million."

"For me a house or an apartment becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog."

"How beautiful it is to do nothing, and then to rest afterward."

"My sunshine doesn't come from the skies, it comes from the love in my dog's eyes."

"As you walk down the fairway of life you must smell the roses,

"Lots of people talk to animals...not very many listen, though...That's the problem."

"A good dog deserves a good home."

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

"I don't care how much they paid for the couch. I slept on the old one, and I'm sleeping on this one."

"Study the humans you meet before you commit to them. Sniff them. Tilt your head. Be patient. They will come around in time."

"Dogs lives are too short.  Their only fault, really."

"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails."

"Friendship needs no words..."

"If you can't decide between a shepherd, a setter or a poodle, get them all. Adopt a mutt!"

"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."

"Saving just one dog won't change the world, but surely the world will change for that one dog."

"Enjoy the little things, because one day you may look back and realize they were the big things."

"I want to be the person that my dog thinks I am."

"Everyone hears what you say. Friends listen to what you say.  Best friends listen to what you don't say."

"Yesterday is history. Tomorrow is a mystery. And today? Today is a gift. That's why we call it 'the present'."

"If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them."

"Outside of a dog, a book is probably  man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."

"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it's because your lap is warmer."

"I'll hide out here until they put the two-year-old to bed."

"Hold a true friend with both your hands."

"With our love we could save the world."

"I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs."

"It's double the giggles and double the grins and double the trouble if you're blessed with twins."

"One loyal friend is worth ten thousand relatives."