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.

Try throwing a ball just once for a dog. It would be like eating only one peanut or potato chip. Try to ignore the importuning of a Golden Retriever who has brought you his tennis ball, the greatest treasure he possesses!

Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.

I always thought that my canine family tended to view me as the funny-looking two-legged dog who runs the can opener.

We derive immeasurable good, uncounted pleasures, enormous security, and many critical lessons about life by owning dogs.

If you don't own a dog, at least one, there is not necessarily anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life.

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