I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.

Talking to animals' isn't a matter of words used, it is a matter of your thoughts, your expression, and above all the tone of your voice. A harsh voice from me can make my cows jump in terror. I shouted at old Queenie once and she got such a shock that she fell down just as if she'd been shot.

Animals are so much quicker in picking up our thoughts than we are in picking up theirs. I believe they must have a very poor opinion of the human race.

one has to give a great deal of oneself to animals if one is to get the best out of them.

I have caught more ills from people sneezing over me and giving me virus infections than from kissing dogs.

I can train any dog in 5 minutes. It's training the owner that takes longer.

The eyes of a dog, the expression of a dog, the warmly wagging tail of a dog and the gloriously cold damp nose of a dog were in my opinion all God-given for one purpose only-to make complete fools of us human beings.