Buy for me from the King’s own kennels, the finest elk hounds of the Royal strain, male and female. Bring them back without delay. For,” he murmured, scarcely above his breath as he turned to...

Watching a dog try to chew a large piece of toffee is a pastime fit for gods. Mr. Fusspot’s mixed ancestry had given him a dexterity of jaw that was truly awesome. He somersaulted happily...

Once when I had remarked on the affection quite often found between cat and dog, my friend replied, “Yes. But I bet no dog would ever confess it to the other dogs.

Lebedev: France has a clear and defined policy… The French know what they want. They just want to wipe out the Krauts, finish, but Germany, my friend, is playing a very different tune. Germany has...

I come from a democratic world. My world is moderate Democrats, Reagan-type Democrats if you want, the blues or whatever you call them, the Blue Dogs. That’s been my world, historically.

Those dogs were his pals. Hearing the news was like a 500-pound weight hitting me in the stomach. It breaks my heart. He was one of the most caring, honest, ethical people I’ve met in...

One hundred percent of dogs will be susceptible.

Thrilled that Reyes and I were outside, and taking that as her cue to get her freak on, Artemis ran around like a gerbil on meth, turning occasionally to make sure we were still watching....

A dog’s good for filling a grief-dug hole.””In the Shape of Shep

Remember: If you go for a walk with a friend in England, don’t say a single word for hours; if you go for a walk with your dog, talk to it all the time.

The more I know about men the more I like dogs.

What do you want? What do you know about it? What are you talking about? Everything belongs to Him, just as I do. But I, I love Him. I worship Him, I serve Him. Do...

The Lord God had created all animals, and had chosen out the wolf to be his dog.

You ask me to forgive you? I’m thanking you. You finally loved me in that moment, and that love set me free, released me from my sworn duty.

I nearly tripped over Stieglitz, my dog, a forty-pound black-and-white keeshond (pronounced caze-hawnd) furball. He lunged at me with unbridled glee because the mere sight of my presence always made his day. It’s important to...

Perhaps one central reason for loving dogs is that they take us away from this obsession with ourselves. When our thoughts start to go in circles, and we seem unable to break away, wondering what...

Reason number 106 why dogs are smarter than humans: once you leave the litter, you sever contact with your mothers.

Another of the great civilizations, the Aztecs, raised a breed of hairless chihuahuas especially for eating. When the Conquistadors arrived and found dog on the menu, they were of the same opinion as Mademoiselle, that...

As soon as it is possible, we will continue to work with dogs and helpers into the area to find the people who are still in the wreckage. We will continue the search until we...

Men,” said Mr. Kyle, “people have been trying to understand dogs ever since the beginning of time. One never knows what they’ll do. You can read every day where a dog saved the life of...

Dogs got personality. Personality goes a long way.

The best dog training was based on the reward system. You did not punish a dog for doing wrong, you rewarded the dog for doing right. The dog did something you wanted, you reinforced the...

You don’t know how shallow you are, or how narcissistic, until you find yourself in danger of acquiring a facial scar.”On the plus side, it’s so situated as potentially to make me look tough and...

I do not know whether it came from his own innate depravity or from the promptings of his master, but he was rude enough to set a dog at me. Neither dog nor man liked...

Dogs are the best example of a being who doesn’t need to lie to protect someone’s pride.

By standard intelligence texts, the dogs have failed at the puzzle. I believe, by contrast that they have succeeded magnificently. They have applied a novel tool to the task. We are that tool. Dogs have...

nessuno come un cane sa apprezzare la straordinarietà della tua conversazione.

Neighbours complaining about someone’s dog making an awful racket. You could hardly blame the poor beast, its owner had died in her bed at least a fortnight before and there hadn’t been much left of...

Every time I watchLady and the TrampI think”SHE’S HAVING SOME OF YOUR PASTA!””QUICK! EAT IT ALL! EAT IT ALL, NOW!!!””GROWL! BARE YOUR TEETH! DO SOMETHING!”OH, DON’T GIVE HER THE MEATBALL!THERE’S MEAT IN IT!””IDIOT!”But then againI’m...

You can say any fool thing to a dog and the dog will just give you this look that says, ‘My GOSH, you’re RIGHT! I NEVER would’ve thought of that!

You never know what you’re going to get with a pinball game,” John said. “It’s a lot like life. You can’t control it, so you have to just roll with it and do the best...

A wagaday!

A being of light for a pet wouldn’t be furry, but it would keep you warm—and awake at night.

The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made His greatest gifts the commonest.

I’ve got nine kids, nine dogs, three grandkids – and one in the oven. And three parrots!

Chances are, it’s fine. But it’s really dog-specific. There are some dogs who can handle it and who can adapt to what’s perceived as mixed signals…. There are other dogs where you give them an...

Dogs will give you unconditional love until the day they die. Cats will make you pay for every mistake you’ve ever made since the day you were born.

I asked this heroic pet lover how it felt to have died for a schnauzer named Teddy. Salvador Biagiani was philosophical. He said it sure beat dying for absolutely nothing in the Viet Nam War.

Where’s your dog?” Peter’s voice came from within the gushing stream of water. Justin thought he must have misheard.”Pardon?””Your dog.””Yes?””Isn’t he with you today?” Justin looked at Peter.”Ha bloody ha.” Peter stuck his head out...

She had a voice so husky it could have pulled a dogsled, and the gun she was holding gave me a bad case of barrel envy.

They see the dogs do funny and interesting things, and the impression is when they get this animal home it will do funny and interesting things in their own home. But these dogs are highly...

Playing the game means treating your dogs like gentlemen, and your gentlemen like dogs.

In the nineteenth century, The Romantics viewed Nature as benign, a glowing reflection of God’s grace. Now we know better. Nature is brutal and, if it is feminine, she’s not the kind of woman you...

My purpose, my whole life, had been to love him and be with him, to make him happy. I didn’t want to cause any unhappiness now—in that way, I decided it was probably better than...

Years later, my wife, Ilusion, woke me up to the realization that you can’t just “dump” your whole species simply because you’ve had a few bad encounters with some of its members. … Intimacy’s a...

When the soul-penetrating pathos she was beaming at me failed to prevent me from continuing to put things in boxes, the helper dog became increasingly alarmed. Over the ensuing few days, she slowly descended into...

One trained dog equals 60 search-and-rescue workers.

I was used to heat but this place was so dry the trees were bribing the dogs.

If you make a fool of yourself in front of a cat, he will sneer at you, if you are sober; he will leave the room if you are drunk. If you make a fool...

I have 32 dogs. I’ve been raising dogs for about 15 years. I’m not married. I don’t have any kids. They’re kind of like my kids when I go home.