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.

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their masters' table.

And she said, Truth, Lord: yet the dogs eat of the crumbs which
fall from their masters' table.

Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.

Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.

To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted read more

To be, contents his natural desire,
He asks no angel's wing, no seraph's fire;
But thinks, admitted to that equal sky,
His faithful dog shall bear him company.
Go wiser thou! and in thy scale of sense
Weigh thy opinion against Providence.

The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may -make a fool of yourself with him and not only read more

The greatest 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.

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.

Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the read more

Thou hast seen a farmer's dog bark at a beggar? . . . And the
creature run from the cur. There thou mightst behold the great
image of authority--a dog's obeyed in office.

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.

He was such a dear little cock-tailed pup.

He was such a dear little cock-tailed pup.