Generally, or at least very often, people with a deep interest in animals are the best people around.

Being patted is what it is all about.

Who can go to a rodeo and then criticize the hunter? ... an expertly placed bullet would be the best gift a rodeo horse could receive.

Anyone who has owned many cats in long succession can define his or her life as a series of furry episodes.

It's our mortality that terrifies us, because what we're really seeking is immortality - that is, after all, a fool's errand.

I am as confounded by dogs as I am indebted to them.

Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe. We are the focus of their love and faith and trust. They serve us in return for scraps. It is without a doubt the best deal man has ever made.