These Short Dog quotes will make you want to adopt one or make you cry if you already have one.
A dog’s love is unconditional and we all know that. It does not matter if you have a dog or not. If you spend time with them you will love them. It is impossible not to love a dog. There is nothing that is purer than a dog’s love in this world.
Dogs are totally selfless and devoted to their owners. They are also considered a man’s best friends. They are more loyal than humans, they protect you and never leave you unless their favorite food is somewhere in the room.
It is impossible to say “No” to a dog’s affection. They express their love by wagging their tails, jumping excitedly on you, or licking you. And the best thing is that you don’t have to be their owner to own all that affection. If you love them, they love you.
I think dogs are the best source of happiness. They do affect our mental health. In some countries, dogs are used to reduce the stress of the patients dealing with different diseases. They are also the best mood lifter. If you are having a hard day, you know that there is someone at home who is waiting for you and loves you so much and when you go home and jumps on you and wags their tail, all the stress evaporates. You are never friendless if you have a dog.
Not all people adopt a dog. And not all people take care of their dog the way their dog deserve and it saddens me. But a dog will still treat you well even if you don’t deserve it. They will follow you around just to get your love. That’s the specialty of dogs. Their love is unconditional and to me, they are the best creatures in the world.
We know your friend will not be able to read these dog quotes but you can. So here we are sharing a collection of short dog quotes on love, loyalty for you to know and understand how lucky you are to have them.
Dog Quotes About Man’s Best Friend
“Dog is God spelled backward.” – Duane Chapman
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.”– Dean Koontz
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” – Charles de Gaulle
“Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.” – Roger A. Caras
“Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.” – Orhan Pamuk
“My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton
“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
“Pets understand humans better than humans do.” – Ruchi Prabhu
“A dog doesn’t care if you’re rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his.” – John Grogan
“If you think dogs can’t count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them.” – Phil Pastoret
Love For Dog Quotes
“They say the smart dog obeys but the smarter dog knows when to disobey.” – Amy Hempel
“Folk will know how large your soul is, by the way, you treat a dog.” – Charles F. Doran
“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
“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’m for the unconditional love of dogs. May we learn the lesson of that love by heart.” – Taylor Mali
“Whoever said that diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a dog.” – Unknown
“My sunshine doesn’t come from the sky. It comes from the love in my dog’s eyes.” – Unknown
“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
“There are no bad days when you come home to a dog’s love.” – Unknown
“A dog will teach you, unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.” – Robert Wagner
Dog Quotes on Loss
“‘I’m not alone,’ said the boy. ‘I’ve got a puppy.’” – Jane Thayer
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man’s.” – Mark Twain
“Intelligent dogs rarely want to please people whom they do not respect.” – W.R. Koehler
“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
“Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives.” – Sue Murphy
“The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz
“Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot little puppies.” – Gene Hill
“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
“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
Funny Dog Quotes
“I had been told that the training procedure with dogs was difficult. It’s not. Mine had me trained in two days.” – Bill Dana
“The kindness lavished on dogs if evenly distributed, would establish peace on earth.” – William Feather
“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
“I’m a lot less cranky when it’s just me and my dog.” – Bob Peterson
“Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” – Moby
“My idea of absolute happiness is to be in bed on a rainy day with my blankie, and my dog.” – Anne Lamott
“The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.” – Charles Dickens
“Best part of the day is coming home to a wagging tail.” – Unknown
“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
“Who loves me will love my dog also.” – Proverb
Dog Quotes Best Friend
“Dogs don’t lie. A dog’s tail is a strikingly honest window to their souls.” – Jim Hillibish
“Not every person knows how to love a dog, but every dog knows how to love a person.” – Unknown
“A dog has the soul of a philosopher.” – Plato
“Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to.” – Joe Gores
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” —Johnny Depp
“A dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.” – Jill Abramson
“People love dogs. You can never go wrong adding a dog to the story.” – Jim Butcher
“If you want a friend, adopt a dog.” – Kevin O’Leary
“A dog may be man’s best friend, but a child’s best friend is a puppy.” – Unknown
“Dogs live in the present… Every turn of a corner is the opportunity for a clean slate. Every bounce of a ball brings joy and the promise of a fresh chase.” – Steven Rowley
Dog Mom Quotes
“Everything I know I learned from dogs.” – Nora Roberts
“The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.” – Robert Falcon Scott
“Puppies are nature’s remedy for feeling unloved, plus numerous other ailments of life.” – Richard Allen Palm
“A lot of shelter dogs are mutts like me.” – Barack Obama
“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
“Home is where the dog runs to greet you.” – Unknown
“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
“I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.” – Barbara Woodhouse
“It’s tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dogs on the lips, yet she won’t drink from my glass.” – Rodney Dangerfield
“Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog, but you’re never friendless ever if you have a dog.” – Douglas Malloch
Dog Quotes Short
“The dog has seldom been successful in pulling man up to its level of sagacity, but man has frequently dragged the dog down to his.” – James Thurber
“Keep calm and pet a dog.” – Unknown
“Folks will know how large your soul is by the way you treat a dog!” – Charles F. Doran
“You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you; they will be there long before any of us.” – Robert Louis Stevenson
“Love is a four-legged word.” – Unknown
“My cats inspire me daily. They inspire me to get a dog!” – Greg Curtis
“I just want to be in my sweats, walk my dog, watch TV and eat pizza.” – America Ferrera
“You’ll never walk alone because I’ll always be with you. Love, your dog.” – Unknown
“People have been asking me if I was going to have kids, and I had puppies instead.” – Kate Jackson
“No matter how crappy your day is, there is always a happy face waiting for you to get home.” – Unknown
Inspirational Dog Quotes
“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
“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet.” – Colette
“Live. Laugh. Bark.” – Unknown
“Anybody who doesn’t know what soap tastes like never washed a dog.” – Franklin P. Jones
“My dog thinks I’m a catch.” – Unknown
“It’s hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor.” – Kate DiCamillo
“The memories and paw print of a beloved dog remains in our heart and soul forever.” – Unknown
“It’s impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more puppies.” – Unknown
“There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” – Mira Grant
“If there are junk yards in hell, love is the dog that guards the gates.” – Charles Bukowski
Dog Death Quotes
“The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.” – Charles de Gaulle
“Bliss is the result of a silent conversation between me and my dog.” – Unknown
“Life is a series of dogs.” – George Carlin
“Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.” – Unknown
“If it wasn’t for puppies, some people would never go for a walk.” – Unknown
“I asked a kid, ‘What is love?’ He answered, ‘Love is when a puppy licks your face,’ I laughed before he added, ‘even when you left him alone all day.’” – Unknown
“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
“Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.” – Emily Dickinson
“If you’re lucky, a dog will come into your life, steal your heart, and change everything.” – Unknown
“A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel guilty so that you cannot enjoy it.” – Helen Thomson
When Does Dies Quotes
“I don’t think twice about picking up my dog’s poop, but if another dog’s poop is next to it, I think, ‘Ewww, dog poop!’” – Jonah Goldberg
“Animals are reliable, many full of love, true in their affections, predictable in their actions, grateful and loyal. Difficult standards for people to live up to.” – Alfred A. Montapert
“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
“Most pets display so many humanlike traits and emotions it’s easy to forget they’re not gifted with the English language and then get snubbed when we talk to them and they don’t say anything back.” – Stephenie Geist
“It’s difficult to understand why people don’t realize that pets are gifts to mankind.” – Linda Blair
“If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would outlive us all.” – Unknown
“If you don’t believe dogs have souls, you haven’t looked into their eyes long enough.” – Unknown
“Dogs really are perfect soldiers. They are brave and smart; they can smell through walls, see in the dark, and eat Army rations without complaint.” – Susan Orlean
“The truth is that it’s just really hard for me to get to sleep without a dog in my bedroom.” – Jimmy Stewart
“Scratch a dog and you’ll find a permanent job.” – Franklin P. Jones
Dog Heaven Quotes
“Having a dog will bless you with the happiest days of your life and one of the worst days.” – Unknown
“Dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.” – Gilda Radner
“What do dogs do on their day off? Can’t lie around—that’s their job.” – George Carlin
“In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog.” – Edward Hoagland
“Dogs never bite me. Just humans.” – Marilyn Monroe
“A boy can learn a lot from a dog: obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down.” – Robert Benchley
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner
“You do not own a dog. You have a dog. And the dog has you.” – Chelsea Handler
“Be prepared. A dog is adorable and noble. A dog is a true and loving friend. A dog is also a hedonist.” – Mary Oliver
“What a beautiful world it would be if humans had hearts like dogs.” – Unknown
Dog Quotes About Loyalty
“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
“Did you know that there are over 300 words for love in canine?” – Gabriel Zevin
“Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from the grocery store with the most amazing haul—chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!” – Anne Tyler
“I really love pets. They’re like children. They know if you really love them or not. You can’t fool them.” – Donna Douglas
“Owners of dogs will have noticed that, if you provide them with food and water and shelter and affection, they will think you are God. Whereas owners of cats are compelled to realize that, if you provide them with food and water and affection, they draw the conclusion that they are God.” – Christopher Hitchens
“Being patted is what it is all about.” – Roger Caras
“My goal in life is to be as good of a person as my dog already thinks I am.” – Unknown
“The kindness one does for one animal may not change the world but it will change the world of that one animal.” – Unknown
“The road to my heart is paved with paw prints.” – Unknown
“Be the person your dog thinks you are.” – Unknown
Dog Quotes For Instagram
“Man himself cannot express love and humility by external signs so plainly as does a dog when, with drooping ears, hanging lips, flexuous body, and wagging tail, he meets his beloved master.” – Charles Darwin
“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
“Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot little puppies.” – Gene Hill
“We never really own a dog as much as he owns us.” – Gene Hill
“If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.” – Will Rogers
“When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.” – Sarah Paretsky
“A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.” – Arthur Conan Doyle
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” – Winston Churchill
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” – M.K. Clinton
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
Happy Dog Quotes
“In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods; they have not forgotten this.” – Terry Pratchett
“The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” – Andy Rooney
“No matter how close we are to another person, few human relationships are as free from strife, disagreement, and frustration as is the relationship you have with a good dog. Few human beings give of themselves to another as a dog gives of itself. I also suspect that we cherish dogs because their unblemished souls make us wish—consciously or unconsciously—that we were as innocent as they are, and make us yearn for a place where innocence is universal and where the meanness, the betrayals, and the cruelties of this world are unknown.” – Dean Koontz
“Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz
“If you don’t have a dog—at least once—there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.” – Vincent van Gogh
“Everything I know, I learned from dogs.” – Nora Roberts
“Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.” – Max Eastman
“If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater, suggest that he wear a tail.” – Fran Lebowitz
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” – Josh Billings
“When I walk my dog, people always ask if we’re twins.” – Jarod Kintz
Dog Quotes On Friendship
“A dog is nothing but a furry person.” – Anonymous
“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
“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
“Dogs and angels are not very far apart.” – Charles Bukowski
“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
“For a man living alone, dogs are almost more important than human beings.” – Richard Katz
“Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” – Ann Landers
“Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends.” – Alexander Pope
“Heaven will never be Paradise unless my dogs are there waiting for me.” – Unknown
“The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you trust which is total. You must not betray it.” – Michel Houellebecq
Dog Quotes On Love And Loyalty
“I would recommend to those persons who are inclined to stagnate, whose blood is beginning to thicken sluggishly in their veins, to try keeping four dogs, two of which are puppies.” – Elizabeth von Arnim
“The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn’t pose. He isn’t aware of the camera.” – Patrick Demarchelier
“The dog has been esteemed and loved by all the people on earth, and he has deserved this affection for he renders services that have made him man’s best friend.” – Charles Bukowski
“in times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.” – W.H. Auden
“Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.” – Kinky Friedman
“All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For, after all, he was only human. He wasn’t a dog.” – Charles M Schulz
“Dogs teach us a very important lesson in life: The mailman is not to be trusted.” – Sian Fiord
“You want a friend in Washington? Get a dog.” – Harry Truman
“I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking… Also, dogs are faithful because they do not tell lies because they cannot talk.” – Mark Haddon
“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
My Dog Quotes
“The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.” – Stanley Coren
“People seem able to love their dogs with an unabashed acceptance they rarely demonstrate with family or friends.” – Ann Patchett
“[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
“Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
“A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings
“It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” – John Grogan
“My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty.” – Elayne Boosler
“Even the tiniest poodle or chihuahua is still a wolf at heart.” – Dorothy Hinshaw
“The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.” – MK Clinton
“Dogs are the best example of a being who doesn’t need to lie to protect someone’s pride.” – Ammiel Josiah Monterde
Dogs Are Family Quotes
“They motivate us to play, be affectionate, seek adventure, and be loyal.” – Tom Hayden
“No one can truly understand the bond we form with the dogs we love until they experience the loss of one.” – Unknown
“Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.” – Anatole France
“Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn’t even know we had.” – Thom Jones
“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.” – Johnny Depp
“Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape a little worn around the edges, but they fit well.” – Bonnie Wilcox
“The dog has got more fun out of man than man has got out of the dog, for the clearly demonstrable reason that man is the more laughable of the two animals.” – James Thurber
“Outside of a dog, a book is a man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read.” – Groucho Marx
“No matter how you’re feeling, a little dog gonna love you.” – Waka Flocka Flame
“Ever wonder where you’d end up if you took your dog for a walk and never once pulled back on the leash?” – Robert Breault
Motivational Dog Quotes
“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
“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
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” – Dean Koontz
It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them.” – John Grogan
“If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either.” – Jack Canfield
“Pets are humanizing. They remind us we have an obligation and responsibility to preserve and nurture and care for all life.” – James Cromwell
“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
“No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does.” – Christopher Morley
“Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished.” – Dean Koontz
“A house is not a home until it has a dog.” – Gerald Durrell
I Love My Dog Quotes Sayings
“Petting, scratching, and cuddling a dog could be as soothing to the mind and heart as deep meditation and almost as good for the soul as prayer.” – Dean Koontz
“A dog has one aim in life… to bestow his heart.” – J.R. Ackerley
“Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.” – Emily Dickinson
“My main characters are the sunniest, happy, optimistic, loving creatures on the face of the Earth. I couldn’t be happier that’s where I start. I can put as many flawed people in the dog’s world as I like, but the dog doesn’t care. Dog doesn’t judge, dog doesn’t dislike. Dog loves. That’s not so bad.” – Bruce Cameron
“Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of all.” – John Grogan
“Love—that which biologists, nervous about being misunderstood, call ‘attachment’—fuels the bond between dog and master or mistress.” – John Bradshaw
“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
“Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.” – H. G. Bissinger
“There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog.” – Konrad Lorenz
“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
“If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as people.” – Capek
“A dog will make eye contact. A cat will, too, but a cat’s eyes don’t even look entirely warm-blooded to me, whereas a dog’s eyes look human except less guarded. A dog will look at you as if to say, ‘What do you want me to do for you? I’ll do anything for you.’ Whether a dog can, in fact, do anything for you if you don’t have sheep [I never have] is another matter. The dog is willing.” – Roy Blount Jr.
“A dog desires affection more than its dinner. Well—almost.” – Charlotte Gray
“I think dogs are the most amazing creatures. They give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner
“If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog.” – Harry S. Truman
Did you like these Short dog quotes?
If you love animals, you will likely agree that dogs are among the most lovable pets. When we adopt them, they become like our family members. They mean so much to us. Because in today’s life, it is difficult to find unconditional love and dogs are capable of loving us unconditionally. They love us more than we love them and they never shy about expressing their love.
There are so many traits and qualities we should learn from them. Such as loving openly, loyalty, selflessness, being in the moment, etc. We hope you enjoy these dog quotes as much as we enjoyed writing for you.
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