Quotes on loving dogs: 50 quotes for a dog lover

We all know that dogs are more than just pets; they’re part of our family. They’re the tail-wagging, face-licking bundles of joy that make our lives brighter every single day. Honestly, how do you even put that kind of love into words?

We’ve put together a collection of the best quotes on loving dogs – from the famous to the funny, the inspirational to beautiful quotes – that perfectly sum up just how much our furry besties mean to us.

Famous quotes about loving dogs

Some of the world’s most known people have shared their love for dogs through unforgettable quotes. Here are a few well-known quotes about love for dogs that beautifully capture this bond:

1. "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." – Roger Caras
2. "The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." – Charles de Gaulle
3. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." – Josh Billings
4. “There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog.” – Mira Grant
5. "The gift which I am sending you is called a dog, and is, in fact, the most precious and valuable possession of mankind." – Theodorus Gaza
6. "The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog." – M.K. Clinton
7. “You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.” – Robert Louis Stevenson

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Heartfelt quotes that capture our love for dogs

For many a dog lover, the bond with our furry companions runs deeper than words can explain. Luckily, these quotes on love for dogs magically express how our dogs have captured our hearts.

1. "My little dog – a heartbeat at my feet." – Edith Wharton
2. “Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring – it was peace.” – Milan Kundera
3. "Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." – Gene Hill
4. “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.” – Roger A. Caras
5. "The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it." – Michel Houellebecq
6. "Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had." – Thom Jones
7. "Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?" – Jonathan Safran Foer

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Funny quotes about loving dogs

Dogs bring so much laughter into our lives. So we thought it relevant to add some cute, funny dog quotes into the mix. We think these quotes purr-erfectly show the humorous side of living with a furry friend:

1. "Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong." – W.R. Purche
2. “In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.” – W. H. Auden
3. "There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face." – Ben Williams
4. “Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful.” – Ann Landers
5. “My fashion philosophy is if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty." – Elayne Boosler
6. “In order to keep a true perspective of one’s importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him.” – Derek Bruce
7. "When your children are teenagers, it's important to have a dog so that someone in the house is happy to see you." – Nora Ephron
8. "It's tough to stay married. My wife kisses the dog on the lips, yet she won't drink from my glass." – Rodney Dangerfield

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Best friend love dog quotes

For most of us pet parents, our fluff balls are some of our best friends. They’re the loyal companions who stick with us through thick and thin. Here are some quotes that speak to this special type of dog friendship:

1. "The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be." — Konrad Lorenz
2. “Before you get a dog, you can't quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can't imagine living any other way.” – Caroline Knapp
3. “No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog.” – Stanley Leinwall
4. “The journey of life is sweeter when traveled with a dog.” – Bridget Willoughby
5. "Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." – Orhan Pamuk
6. “The greatest gift we can give to our furry friends is a lifetime of handshakes, belly rubs, and unconditional love.” – Meg Donohue
7. "I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source." – Doris Day
8. "In the whole history of the world there is but one thing that money can not buy … to wit—the wag of a dog's tail." – Josh Billings

Loving dogs in literature: Quotes from books and authors

Literature has a way of capturing the magic of the human-dog bond like nothing else. Here are some touching and timeless quotes from books and authors who really get it:

1. "Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them." – John Grogan, Marley & Me
2. “If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am.” – Charles Yu, How to Live Safely in a Science Fictional Universe
3. “Happiness is a warm puppy.” – Charles M. Schulz, Happiness Is A Warm Puppy
4. "Like many other much-loved humans, they believed that they owned their dogs, instead of realizing that their dogs owned them." – Dodie Smith, The 101 Dalmatians
5. "I like dogs. You always know what a dog is thinking. It has four moods. Happy, sad, cross, and concentrating. Also, dogs are faithful, and they do not tell lies because they cannot talk." – Mark Haddon, The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
6. "You can read every day where a dog saved the life of a drowning child, or lay down his life for his master. Some people call this loyalty. I don't. I may be wrong, but I call it love – the deepest kind of love." – Wilson Rawls, Where the Red Fern Grows
7. "You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him." – W. Bruce Cameron, A Dog's Journey

Sad quotes about dog love

Loving a dog isn’t without heartache. Dogs’ lives are shorter than ours, and their loss leaves a paw-shaped space in our hearts. These quotes speak to the bittersweet side of dog love:

1. "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." – Will Rogers
2. “Dog's lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
3. “The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back.” – Stanley Coren
4. "Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love; they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog; it merely expands the heart. If you have loved many dogs your heart is very big." – Erica Jong
5. “A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks beside you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter’s drawing near. His head is within our hand in his old way” – Mary Carolyn Davies
6. "If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness." – Marjorie Garber
7. “The misery of keeping a dog is his dying so soon. But, to be sure, if he lived for fifty years and then died, what would become of me?” – Sir Walter Scott

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Inspirational dog love quotes

Dogs have this amazing way of inspiring us with their loyalty, resilience, and pure joy for the little things in life. These dog quotes offer a bit of wisdom to your day:

1. “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.” – Louis Sabin
2. “Be the person your dog thinks you are.” – C.J. Frick
3. "A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad." – Robert Wagner
4. "A dog is a bond between strangers." – John Steinbeck
5. "Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach." – Moby
6. "Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog. A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes." – Gene Hill

We hope this collection of best dog quotes for a dog lover has brought a smile to your face and reminded you just how special your furry friend is. 

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