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10 Sentimental Quotes for Every Dog Lover

Whether it’s greeting you at the door or being there for you when you’re down, the special pups in our lives have a great impact on our lives. Here are 10 of our favorite quotes from famous authors that sum up exactly how we feel about our canine pals. 

Dogs make amazing pets for many reasons and every dog owner knows their pup is loyal, lovable and photogenic. Whether it’s greeting you at the door or being there for you when you’re down, our furry friends have a great impact on our lives. Here are 10 of our favorite quotes from famous authors that sum up exactly how we feel about our canine pals.

Sentimental Dog Quote: Dog's lives are too short. Their only fault, really. —Agnes Sligh Turnbull, Writer Dog Lover

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Dog’s lives are too short. Their only fault, really.

—Agnes Sligh Turnbull, Writer


Sentimental Dog Quote: The average dog is nicer than the average person. —Andy Rooney, Radio and TV Personality dog lover

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The average dog is nicer than the average person.

—Andy Rooney, Radio and TV Personality

Sentimental Dog Quote: It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. —Mark Twain, Writer dog lover

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It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.

—Mark Twain, Writer


Sentimental Dog Quote: A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you have that in your life, things won't be too hard. —Robert Wagner, Actor dog lover

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A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you have that in your life, things won’t be too hard.

—Robert Wagner, Actor


Sentimental Dog Quote: A dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you're in faster than you can think of. —Jill Abramson, Author dog lover

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A dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.

—Jill Abramson, Author


Sentimental Dog Quote: Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness? —Jonathan Safran Foer, Author dog lover

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Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?

—Jonathan Safran Foer, Author


Sentimental Dog Quote: A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself. —Josh Billings, Writer dog lover

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A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.

—Josh Billings, Writer

Sentimental Dog Quote: Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. —Roger Caras, Photographer dog lover

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Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

—Roger Caras, Photographer


Sentimental Dog Quote: The problem with loving dogs is that you outlive all but the last one. —Edward Grinnan

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The problem with loving dogs is that you outlive all but the last one.

—Edward Grinnan


Sentimental Dog Quote: What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs? ―Mary Oliver, Poet dog lover

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What would the world be like without music or rivers or the green and tender grass? What would this world be like without dogs?

―Mary Oliver, Poet

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