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

There are only three sins - causing pain, causing fear, and causing anguish. The rest is window dressing.

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.

It doesn't matter where you are in your own personal development, nor has it mattered where you have been culturally; dogs simply don't pass judgment on you the way all of the rest of life and all your other companions seem to.

For me a house or an apartment becomes a home when you add one set of four legs, a happy tail, and that indescribable measure of love that we call a dog.

It looks like a miniature hippopotamus with badly-fitting panty hose all over.

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