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Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job.
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.]
Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.
Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot about puppies.
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!
Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
Some days you're the dog; some days you're the hydrant.
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.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
His faithful dog salutes the smiling guest.
What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.
What a dog I got, his favorite bone is in my arm.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.