33 Quotes From Dog People Who Really Love Dogs

  • Because there are a lot of dog lovers out there.

Dog people are everywhere and here are a bunch of quotes from them. Because honestly, who better?

  1. “My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” —Edith Wharton
  2. “There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” —Mira Grant
  3. “It’s tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dogs on the lips, yet she won’t drink from my glass.” —Rodney Dangerfield
  4. “The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” —M. K. Clinton
  5. “Bliss is the result of a silent conversation between me and my dog.” —Unknown. Dog people know how wonderful this is.
  6. “I told him about the way they get to know you. Not the way people do, the way they flatter you by wanting to know every last thing about you, only it isn’t a compliment, it is just efficient, a person getting more quickly to the end of you. Correction—dogs do want to know every last thing about you. They take in the smell of you, they know from the next room, asleep, when a mood settles over you. The difference is there’s not an end to it.” —Amy Hempel
  7. “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
  8. “No matter how you’re feeling, a little dog gonna love you.” —Waka Flocka Flame
  9. “If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an Englishman’s pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog.” —George Bernard Shaw
  10. “When the Man waked up, he said, ‘What is Wild Dog doing here?’ And the Woman said, ‘His name is not Wild Dog anymore but the First Friend, because he will be our friend for always and always and always.’” —Rudyard Kipling
  11. “Dog is God spelled backward.” —Duane Chapman
  12. “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
  13. “Being this cute must be so freaking ruff.” —Unknown
  14. “Whoever said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a dog.” —Unknown
  15. “Hounds follow those who feed them.” —Otto von Bismarck
  16. “It’s hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor.” —Kate DiCamillo
  17. “Puppies are nature’s remedy for feeling unloved, plus numerous other ailments of life.” —Richard Allen Palm. Do you agree with this dog people quote?
  18. “The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a baby brother—and they’ll settle for a puppy every time.” —Winston Pendleton
  19. “Fall in love with a dog, and in many ways you enter a new orbit, a universe that features not just new colors but new rituals, new rules, a new way of experiencing attachment.” —Caroline Knapp
  20. “Dogs don’t lie. A dog’s tail is a strikingly honest window to their souls.” —Jim Hillibish
  21. “In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.” —W. H. Auden
  22. “Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.” —Unknown
  23. “It seems to me that the good Lord in his infinite wisdom gave us three things to make life bearable—hope, jokes, and dogs. But the greatest of these was dogs.” —Robyn Davidson
  24. “Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” —Moby. Are you a person that would consider yourself in the group of dog people?
  25. “[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
  26. “When an 85-pound mammal licks your tears away, and then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.” —Kristan Higgins
  27. “For a man living alone, dogs are almost more important than human beings.” —Richard Katz
  28. “The dog was created specifically for children. He is the god of frolic.” —Henry Ward Beecher
  29. “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
  30. “The more boys I meet, the more I love my dog.” —Carrie Underwood
  31. “A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well—almost.” —Charlotte Gray
  32. “Who loves me will love my dog also.” —St. Bernard of Clairvaux
  33. “Life is a series of dogs.” —George Carlin

What do you think about these quotes from dog people? Let me know your favorites in the comments!