The Wisdom of Loving a Dog

The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his  tongue.
-Anonymous

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.
-Ann Landers

If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
-Will Rogers

There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
-Ben Williams

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

The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
-Andy Rooney

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. Acklam

Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies, quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love and always have to mix love and hate.
-Sigmund Freud
 
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.
-Robert Benchley

Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.
-Franklin P. Jones

If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons.
-James Thurber

If your dog is fat, you aren't getting enough exercise.
-Unknown

My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to $3.00 a can. That's almost $21.00 in dog money.
-Joe Weinstein

Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!
-Anne Tyler

Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
-Robert A. Heinlein

Speak softly and own a big, mean Doberman.
-Dave Miliman

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man.
-Mark Twain

You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'
- Dave Barry

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
-Roger Caras

If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them.
-Phil Pastoret

My goal in life is to be as good of a person my dog already thinks I am.

IF I DID NOT HAVE DOGS.......

1. I could walk around the yard barefoot in safety.

2. My house could be carpeted instead of tiled and laminated.

3. All flat surfaces, clothing, furniture, and cars would be free of dog hair.

4. When the doorbell rings, I could get to the door without wading through dog bodies who beat me there.

5. I could sit on the couch the way I wanted, without taking into consideration how much space several fur bodies would need to get comfortable.

6. I would not have strange presents under my Christmas tree - like dog bones, stuffed animals or have to answer to people why I wrap them.

7. I would not be on a first name basis with three vets.

8. The most used words in my vocabulary would not be: "out", "sit"," down," "come," "no," "stay," and "leave him/her/it ALONE".

9. My house would not be cordoned off into zones with baby gates or barriers.

10. My pockets would not contain things like poo bags, dog treats and an extra leash.

11. I would no longer have to spell the words B-A-L-L or F-R-I-S-B-E-E or W-A-L-K or C-O-O-K-I-E-S.

12. I would not have as many leaves INSIDE my house as outside.

13. I would not look strangely at people who think having their ONE dog ties them down too much.

14. I'd look forward to Spring and the melting of the snow instead of dreading "mud season."

15. I would not have to answer the question "Why do I have so many dogs?" from people who will NEVER have the joy in their life of knowing they are loved unconditionally by something as close to an angel as they will ever get.

16. How VERY empty my life would be....