Look at those adorable, button-like eyes! Aren’t they just melting your heart? If they aren’t, I don’t know what will! Well then maybe, a few heartwarming dog quotes might be able to melt the cockles of your heart.
If you have a doggo at home, you know where they are on your priority list – absolutely topping the charts. They sometimes even come before your partner and you are not reluctant to admit it!
Because who would otherwise make you feel wanted by cuddling with you? Who would tug at your hem to ask for attention? Who would be super excited to get you back home?
50+ Dog Quotes That Will Warm Your Heart
1. “Best friends come in all shapes and sizes.” – Unknown
2. “Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.” – Franklin P. Jones
3. “The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.” – Michel Houellebecq
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4. “Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” – Roger Caras
5. “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
6. “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” – Josh Billings
7. “Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.” – Dean Koontz
8. “Puppies are nature’s remedy for feeling unloved, plus numerous other ailments of life.” – Richard Allen Palm
9. “Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” – Moby
10. “Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk
11. “They [dogs] never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation.” – Jerome K. Jerome
12. “The great 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
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13. “My favorite type of pet has always been a dog. They’re loyal, kind, and offer endless affection. My friend Eric says, ‘The more people I meet, the more I like my dog.’ Funny thought.” – Brendon Urie
14. “A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.” – Robert Wagner
15. “The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz
16. “It’s just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn’t it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.” – John Grogan
17. “Before you get a dog, you can’t quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can’t imagine living any other way.” – Caroline Knapp
18. “When you adopt a dog, you have a lot of very good days and one very bad day.” – W. Bruce Cameron
19. “If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.” – Marjorie Garber
20. “Dogs die. But dogs live, too. Right up until they die, they live. They live brave, beautiful lives. They protect their families. And love us, and make our lives a little brighter, and they don’t waste time being afraid of tomorrow.” – Dan Gemeinhart
21. “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” – Andy Rooney
22. “My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton
23. “Life is too short to just have one dog.” – Unknown
24. “Everybody should have a shelter dog. It’s good for the soul.” – Paul Shaffer
25. “You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be.” – Captain Beefheart
26. “You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.” – W. Bruce Cameron
27. “Everything I know I learned from dogs.” – Nora Roberts
28. “There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” – Mira Grant
29. “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” — M K Clinton
30. “Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day.” – John Grogan
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31. “You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.” – Jill Abramson
32. “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 A. Caras
33. “Every once in a while, a dog enters your life and changes everything.” – Unknown
34. “If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.” – Marjorie Garber
35. “Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.” – Unknown
36. “When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.” – Eckhart Tolle
37. “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
38. “Every dog must have his day.” – Jonathan Swift
39. “If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers
40. “Dogs are our link to paradise.” – Milan Kundera
41. “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner
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42. “The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.” – Robert Falcon Scott
43. “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.” – Louis Sabin
44. “Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do.” – Emma Kenney
45. “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.” – Kinky Friedman
46. “After years of having a dog, you know him. You know the meaning of his snuffs and grunts and barks. Every twitch of the ears is a question or statement, every wag of the tail is an exclamation.” – Robert McCammon
47. “I’ve seen a long in dogs’ eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts.” – John Steinbeck
48. “If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am.” – Charles Yu
49. “When your children are teenagers, it’s important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you.” – Nora Ephron
50. “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
51. “You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
52. “No matter how you’re feeling, a little dog gonna love you.” – Waka Flocka Flame
53. “The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.” – Lord Byron
54. “Did you know that there are over 300 words for love in canine?” – Gabriel Zevin
55. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles Shultz
56. “Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.” – H. G. Bissinger
Which of these dog quotes warmed your heart? Let us know your favorites in the comments down below! Oh and go give your dog a tight hug!
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