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Quotes About Dogs

She had no fear of dogs. It was man she wished to leave behind, and her senses told her they were not near. But now she feared him more than ever. Not only could his hands chain and pen one up, but he could make the terrifying thunder noises that hurt the ears and that somehow reached out like a long, invisible whip and brought pain such as that which now tore at her.
~ Eric Knight
So the dogs stood for a moment – the one prone under Lassie's stiff paw, the other cleaning himself with an air that seemed to say: "I didn't have anything to do with this whole affair at all!
~ Eric Knight
In the Twoleg nests around them, lights began to appear in the dark holes in the walls. Lionblaze heard a Twoleg shouting angrily, but the dogs went on barking and pounding at the fence. His belly lurched when he saw that the small brown-and-white dog had stuck its head through the gap and the wood around it was starting to splinter. The dark tabby she-cat darted forward and slashed her claws at the dog's nose. Yelping, it pulled back.
~ Erin Hunter
Brambleclaw drew his tail over his paws with a resigned sigh. "Well, there are lots of sheep, which are fluffy white woolly things that look a bit like clouds on legs. They're harmless, but you'll need to watch out for dogs when you see them, because the Twolegs use them to control the sheep.
~ Erin Hunter
According to this thing I saw on the internet, cats and dogs use expressions on us that they don't use on each other. This being on account of the fact that we effectively co-evolved together. So unless sheep are susceptible to a look of long-suffering patience, I'm going to say that the one Ziggy gave me was reserved for humans.
~ Ben Aaronovitch
We walk across the bridge and Indigo explains that collies are Sugar Dogs, dachshunds, terriers and other dogs bred to catch rats are Rogers, while German shepherds were designated Ables, although Indigo didn't know why.
~ Ben Aaronovitch
Our two dogs, Scamper (an ancient beagle-basset) and Tinker (a small, friendly dog of indeterminate breed), provided some diversion.
~ Ben S. Bernanke
If there are finer beings than German short hairs, I don't know what they are. In their eyes is peace.
~ Ben Stein
sent a pack of hounds and huntsmen on ahead to find the quarry, mounted his chestnut Donets, and whistling to his own leash of borzois,
~ Benjamin Franklin
I'm a homebody at heart, and I love to be around my dogs.
~ Louise Linton
Shelter dogs should be adopted into loving homes, not used in cruel experiments. That's why I support the Cruelty Free International global dog campaign.
~ Eric McCormack
There are a lot of dogs that need homes, and it's not always easy to find the right fit.
~ Kyle Richards
My wife has horses and we've got dogs and cats, so our family loves animals.
~ Tim Henman
I love dogs, horses and generally all animals.
~ Jacqueline Winspear
Well, actually I think it's very important with breeding thoroughbreds - which I did for a period - and my husband is head of the Kennel Club, and it's very important with dogs and horses, because otherwise things go wrong in the competitions.
~ Princess Michael of Kent
The English take the breeding of their horses and dogs more seriously than they do their children. God forbid that the wrong drop of blood should get into their labrador. But their children marry everywhere.
~ Princess Michael of Kent
Typically, housewives and working mums hate each other like dogs fighting for a bone.
~ Katie Hopkins
You are not dating a woman, you are dating a woman who has watched too many movies written by socially awkward men who'd like to believe that this kind of woman exists and might kiss them. I'd want to grab the poor guy by his lapels or messenger bag and say: The bitch doesn't really love chili dogs that much—no one loves chili dogs that much!
~ Gillian Flynn
When he sees other dogs being brushed or combed, he puffs up with pride, knowing that grooming for him is much more special and requires earsplittingly loud equipment and a fifty-foot extension cord.
~ Gordon Korman
Do you like dogs?' 'No.' 'I thought the British were great dog-lovers.' 'We think Americans love dollars, but there must be exceptions.
~ Graham Greene
As we walked, it occurred to me that the slum had been strangely devoid of pariah dogs. I noticed that there were none visible anywhere on the streets.
~ Gregory David Roberts
God invented love, and it is therefore perfect, and dogs are better at celebrating this perfection than we are. When in doubt as to how we should feel, we could do far worse than trying to live life like the dogs.
~ W. Bruce Cameron
My dogs are a priority and a big responsibility... but the payoffs are well worth it.
~ Will Estes
after guard dogs frozen mid-attack] 'How long are the dogs going to stay hanging there like that?' ask Yulia. 'I want to make friends with them. Otherwise, i'll be left with a latent psychological complex that's bound to affect my personality and sexual preferences.
~ Sergei Lukyanenko