The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]

The cowardly dog barks more violently than it bites.
[Lat., Canis timidus vehementius latrat quam mordet.]

And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp read more

And in that town a dog was found,
As many dogs there be,
Both mongrel, puppy, whelp and hound,
And curs of low degree.

In dog years, I'm dead.

In dog years, I'm dead.

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.

No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg read more

How many legs does a dog have if you call the tail a leg? Four. Calling a tail a leg doesn't make it a leg.

If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal read more

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 a man.

Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]

Do not disturb the sleeping dog.
[It., Non stuzzicare il can che dorme.]

But in come canine Paradise
Your wraith, I know, rebukes the moon,
And quarters every plain and read more

But in come canine Paradise
Your wraith, I know, rebukes the moon,
And quarters every plain and hill,
Seeking its master. . . . As for me
This prayer at least the gods fulfill
That when I pass the flood and see
Old Charon by Stygian coast
Take toll of all the shades who land,
Your little, faithful barking ghost
May leap to lick my phantom hand.

I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, read more

I have a dog of Blenheim birth,
With fine long ears and full of mirth;
And sometimes, running o'er the plain,
He tumbles on his nose:
But quickly jumping up again,
Like lightning on he goes!