"We have not to gain his confidence or his friendship: he is born our friend; while his eyes are still closed, already he believes in us: even before his birth, he has given himself to man." -Maurice Maeterlinck
"If a dog's prayers were answered, bones would fall from the sky -Proverb
"A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch . he will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it." -Helen Thomson
"Most dog owners are at length able to teach themselves to obey their dog." -Robert Morley
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of." -Ogden Nash
"The moste affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog." -Ambrose Bierce
"'Won't be long' means nothing to a dog. All he knows is that you are GONE." -Jane Swan
"A dog believes you are what you think you are." -Jane Swan
"I have found that when you are deeply troubled there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source." -Doris Day
"The more of see of men, the more I like dogs." -Madame De Stael
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and man." -Mark Twain
"Maybe there are some areas where, when we are compared to dogs, we come up short. Being called a 'dog' might not be such a bad thing after all." -John Richard Stephens
IF YOU CAN...
If you can start the day without caffiene or pep pills.
If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,
If you can resist complaining and boring people with your troubles,
If you can eat the same food every day and be grateful for it,
If you can understand when loved ones are too busy to give you time,
If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,
If you can face the world without lies and deceit,
If you can relax without liquor,
If you can sleep without the aid of drugs,
If you can find great happiness in the simplest things in life,
If you can forgive any action in the blink of an eye,
.....Then you are almost as good as your dog.
