Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.

Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.

We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind read more

We are two travellers, Roger and I.
Roger's my dog--come here, you scamp!
Jump for the gentleman--mind your eye!
Over the table,--look out for the lamp!
The rogue is growing a little old;
Five years we've tramped through wind and weather,
And slept out-doors when nights were cold,
And ate and drank and starved together.

I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically read more

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.

Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the read more

Ever consider what pets must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul - chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth!

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.

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.

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.]

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.

There is no faith which has never yet been broken except that of a truly faithful dog.

There is no faith which has never yet been broken except that of a truly faithful dog.