A dog's philosophy on life

If a dog was your teacher you would learn stuff like.....

 

When loved ones come home, always run to greet them.

Never pass up the opportunity to go for a joyride.

Allow the experience of fresh air and the wind in your face to be pure ecstasy.

When it's in your best interest, practice obedience.

Let others know when they've invaded your territory.

Take naps.

Stretch before rising.

Run, romp, and play daily

Thrive on attention and let people touch you.

Avoid biting when a simple growl will do.

On warm days, stop to lie on your back on the grass.

On hot days, drink lots of water and lie under a shady tree.

When you're happy, dance around and wag your entire body.

No matter how often you're scolded, don't buy into the guilt thing and pout...run right back and make friends.

Delight in the simple joy of a long walk.

Eat with gusto and enthusiasm. Stop when you have had enough.

Be loyal.

Never pretend to be something you're not.

If what you want lies buried, dig until you find it.

When someone is having a bad day, be silent, sit close by and nuzzle them gently.

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Quotes

 

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


"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one's soul remains unawakened."
-- Anatole France


 "The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too." --
Samuel Butler

 

 "Heaven goes by favor.  If it went by merit, you would stay and your dog would go in."--Mark Twain

 

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

 

 "The dog who meets with a good master is the happier of the two." --Maeterlinck

 

 "I hope to be the kind of person my dog thinks I am." --Anonymous

 

"Strive to be the person your dog thinks you are"--Unknown

 

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

 

 "Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot about little puppies." --Gene Hill

 

"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does." --Christopher Morley

 

"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." --Andrew A. Rooney

 

"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

 

"I've seen a look in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts." --John Steinbeck

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"If your dog doesn't like someone you probably shouldn't either." --Unknown

 

"Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well." --Bonnie Wilcox 'Old Dogs, Old Friends'

 

"The more people I meet the more I like my dog" --Unknown

 

"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn't merely try to train him to be semihuman. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." --Edward Hoagland

 

"I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn't excited to meet my dog. I mean, this was like not wanting to meet my mother." --Bonnie Schacter

 

"No Matter how little money and how few possessions, you own, having a dog makes you rich." --Louis Sabin

 

"Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail." --Josh Billings

 

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

 

"A piece of grass a day keeps the vet away" --Unknown Dog

 

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

 

"Dogs feel very strongly that they should always go with you in the car, in case the need should arise for them to bark violently at nothing right in your ear." --Dave Barry

 

"Some days you're the dog, some days you're the hydrant."--Unknown

 

"The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic." --Henry Ward Beecher

 

"To his dog, every man is Napoleon, hence the constant popularity of dogs." --Aldous Huxley

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"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives." --Sue Murphy

 

"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends." --Alexander Pope

 

"Do not make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans or they will treat you like dogs." --Martha Scott

 

"Every dog must have his day." --Jonathan Swift

 

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."--Woodrow Wilson

 

"I loathe people who keep dogs. They are cowards who have not got the guts to bite people themselves." --August Strindberg

 

"I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog." --James Thurber

 

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

 

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

 

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

 

"The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog." --George Graham Vest

 

"Every boy who has a dog should also have a mother, so the dog can be fed regularly." --Anonymous

 

"Even the tiniest poodle is lionhearted, ready to do anything to defend home, master, and mistress." --Louis Sabin

 

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

 

"Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe, we are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made." --Roger Caras

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"A dog is one of the remaining reasons why some people can be persuaded to go for a walk." --O. A. Battista

 

"A dog is man's best friend, and vice versa." --Anonymous

 

"The average dog is nicer than the average person"-- Andrew A. Rooney

 

"A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down." --Roger Caras

 

"The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for man is the more laughable of the two animals." --James Thurber

 

"A good dog deserves a good home." --Proverb

 

"A watchdog is a dog kept to guard your home, usually by sleeping where a burglar would awaken the household by falling over him." --Anonymous

 

"There's just something about dogs that makes you feel good. You come home, they're thrilled to see you. They're good for the ego." --Janet Schnellman

 

"Every dog isn't a growler, and every growler isn't a dog." --Anonymous

 

"A dog's bark may be worse than his bite, but everyone prefers his bark." --Anonymous

 

"The ideal dog food would be a ration that tastes like a postman." --Anonymous

 

"A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours." --Anonymous

 

"There is only one smartest dog in the world, and every boy has it." --Anonymous

 

"Every dog may have his day, buy it's the puppies that have the weakends." --Anonymous

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"It's no coincidence that man's best friend cannot talk." --Anonymous

 

"A dog's bark may be worse than his bite, but it's never quite so personal" --Anonymous

 

"Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails." --Max Eastman

 

"Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job." --Franklin P. Jones

 

"I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer." --Barbara Woodhouse

 

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." --Robert Louis Stevenson

 

"You can’t keep a good man down -- or an over affectionate dog." --Anonymous

 

"In order to keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him, and a cat that will ignore him."-- Unknown

 

"I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult." --Rita Rudner

 

"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog." --Stanley Leinwoll

 

"When most of us talk to our dogs, we tend to forget they're not people." --Julia Glass

 

"You own a dog; you feed a cat." --Jim Fiebig

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"Any time you think you have influence, try ordering around someone else's dog." --The Cockle Bur

 

"Old Yeller was bought for 3 dollars from a shelter; his real name was Spike." --World Features Syndicate

 

"Disney's "Shaggy Dog" was bought for 2 dollars at a pound." --World Features Syndicate

 

"… none are as fiercely loyal as dog people. In return, no doubt, for the never-ending loyalty of dogs." --Linda Shrieves, Orlando Sentinel

 

"Happiness is a warm puppy." --Charles Schulz

 

"A collie has the brain of a man, and the ways of a woman." --Scottish Proverb

 

"Many dogs will give a greeting grin much like a human smile." --Richard A. Wolters

 

"Intelligent dogs rarely want to please people whom they do not respect." --W.R. Koehler

 

"There is no faith which has never yet been broken except that of a truly faithful dog." --Konrad Lorenz

 

"The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people." --Daniel Pinkwater

 

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

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