Dog love has always been a profound and cherished bond shared by many. The connection between humans and dogs transcends words, and yet, we often find comfort in expressing our love through heartfelt quotes. This article explores the multidimensional aspects of our love for dogs across various themes. It aims to encapsulate the myriad ways dogs enrich our lives with loyalty, joy, and unwavering companionship. Through these carefully curated quotes, we celebrate the special place dogs hold in our hearts, whether as playful companions, wise teachers, or loyal protectors. Dive into these inspiring words and rediscover the blissful love we share with our furry friends.
Quotes About Unconditional Love
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” - Josh Billings
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total.” - Michel Houellebecq
“No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.” - Louis Sabin
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.” - W.R. Purche
“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
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” - Charles M. Schulz
“A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.” - Robert Wagner
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” - Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog.” - Carrie Underwood
“Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us.” - Ashly Lorenzana
“The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” - Konrad Lorenz
Loyalty Quotes
“A dog is the only thing on earth that will love you more than you love yourself.” - Josh Billings
“You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.” - W. Bruce Cameron
“My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” - Edith Wharton
“The best therapist has fur and four legs.”
“To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs.” - Aldous Huxley
“A dog doesn’t care if you are rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull.” - John Grogan
“Dogs leave paw prints on our hearts.”
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” - M.K. Clinton
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” - Charles de Gaulle
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” - Christopher Morley
“Every dog must have his day.” - Jonathan Swift
“Dogs are the leaders of the planet. If you see two life forms, one of them’s making a poop, the other one’s carrying it for him, who would you assume is in charge?” - Jerry Seinfeld
Inspirational Dog Love Quotes
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” - Orhan Pamuk
“A dog will never forget the kindness of his owner, for they are bundles of love.”
“Dogs are the magicians of the universe.” - Clarissa Pinkola Estes
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” - Johnny Depp
“A dog’s love is better than all the wealth in the world.”
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” - Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.” - Robert Falcon Scott
“Dogs are wise. They crawl away into a quiet corner and lick their wounds and do not rejoin the world until they are whole once more.” - Agatha Christie
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.” - Dean Koontz
“Dogs are the closest we come to knowing the divine essence.”
“When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.” - Sara Paretsky
Humorous Dog Quotes
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” - Andy Rooney
“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” - Harry S. Truman
“Handle every stressful situation like a dog. If you can’t eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.”
“Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses.” - Elizabeth Taylor
“Life is short. Play with your dog.”
“Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives.” - Sue Murphy
“To err is human—to forgive, canine.”
“Chase your dreams, but always know the road that’ll lead you home again.”
“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
“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
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” - Will Rogers
“It’s not really an adventure unless you have a dog.”
Family and Dog Love Quotes
“A house is not a home without a dog.”
“Home is where the dog runs to greet you.”
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“The family that walks the dog together stays together.”
“Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog.” - Sidney Jeanne Seward
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” - Johnny Depp
“You call it a household; we call it a dog pack.”
“Having a dog will bless you with many of the happiest days of your life, and one of the worst.”
“Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” - Moby
“When the dog looks at you, the dog is thinking what you are thinking.” - Jean Ferris
“No family is complete without fur and wagging tails.”
“What a beautiful world it would be if people had hearts like dogs.”
Comfort and Healing Dog Quotes
“Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe.” - Roger A. Caras
“Dogs are the best kind of company—they listen and don’t talk back.”
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“A dog is the closest point between two hearts.”
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” - Johnny Depp
“A dog’s nose knows your soul.”
“Dogs see the beauty in everything, even in us.”
“Puppies are nature's remedy for feeling unloved.”
“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of all.” - John Grogan
“Everything I know, I learned from dogs.” - Nora Roberts
“In times of distress, animals console us surprisingly often.” - Theresa Mancuso
“A dog’s love is a cure-all for a bad day.”
Playful Dog Quotes
“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.” - Max Eastman
“Life is better with a dog by your side.”
“In dog years, I’m dead.”
“Live like someone left the gate open!”
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“Happiness is a wet nose and a wagging tail.”
“Whoever said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend... never owned a dog.”
“Dogs run the house. We just pay the bills.”
“Dog: Machine that turns kibble into kisses.”
“Beware! Dog can’t hold its licker!”
“Dogs are just good people who happened to be furry.”
“Eat, sleep, cuddle the dog. Repeat.”
Quotes About Dogs as Teachers
“Dogs show us the power of presence and joy.”
“The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.” - Mark Twain
“The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.” - Robert Falcon Scott
“Dogs teach us a lot about ourselves in the truest forms.”
“Dogs are our link to paradise.” - Milan Kundera
“A dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.”
“A dog’s love is a reflection of its person’s soul.”
“Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame, hence bliss.”
“Having a dog makes us become selfless beings for once.”
“Dogs may not be our whole life, but they make life whole.”
“Dogs teach us a core value of unconditional acceptance.”
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” - Will Rogers
Rescue Dog Quotes
“Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever.”
“Rescue is my favorite breed.”
“Dogs may not be our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” - Roger Caras
“Who rescued who?”
“A shelter dog isn’t looking for a home; he’s looking for your heart.”
“You can’t buy love, but you can rescue it.”
“All dogs are cherished, but there is something special about rescue dogs.”
“The best things come to those who adopt.”
“Every adoption is a happy ending.”
“Rescue dogs just want to make your heart better.”
“Their love is for adoption, not for sale.”
“Every dog deserves a home, but more importantly, every home deserves a dog.”
Quotes About Saying Goodbye to Dogs
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” - Anatole France
“Don’t cry because it’s over, smile because it happened.” - Dr. Seuss
“No longer by my side but forever in my heart.”
“Dogs leave paw prints on your heart long after they're gone.”
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.” - Gilda Radner
“Not goodbye but see you later.”
“The hardest thing about having a dog is saying goodbye.”
“When the time comes and the moments finally part, know your dog will forever be your heart.”
“The grief is the price of love.”
“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, filling an emptiness we didn’t even know we had.” - Thom Jones
“Goodbye isn’t forever; it’s just until we meet again at the Rainbow Bridge.”
“You may have gone, but your love will never leave us.”
Final words
In celebrating the profound bond between humans and dogs, we recognize that each shared moment, wag of the tail, and touch of a cold nose is a testament to a true friendship that lasts through time. Dogs teach us love without spoken words, but in their presence, we find a language far richer than any they could speak. These quotes remind us of their enduring role in our lives as companions who occupy a special place in our hearts. Whether they bring laughter, comfort, or a lesson of love, dogs continue to be a source of inspiration and joy. Let us cherish their companionship and honor their love as something timeless that ultimately enriches the tapestry of our lives.
