Edith Wharton:
My little old dog: A heart-beat at my feet.

Gilda Radner:
Dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive.

Agnes Sligh Turnbull:
Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really.

Sara Paretsky:
When you feel really lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.

Agnes Repplier:
A puppy is but a dog, plus high spirits, and minus common sense.

Cynthia Heimel:
Dogs act exactly the way we would act if we had no shame.

Fran Lebowitz:
No animal should ever jump on the dining room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.

Elizabeth Marshall Thomas:
Dogs who chase cars evidently see them as large, unruly ungulates badly in need of discipline and shepherding.

Jean Little:
The only food he has stolen has been down on a coffee table. He claims that he genuinely believed it to be a table meant for dogs.

Barbara Woodhouse:
There is no such thing as a difficult dog, only an inexperienced owner.

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