70 Dog Mom Quotes That Will Give You The Warm Fuzzies

Celebrate the joys of being a dog mom with these heartfelt, funny quotes perfect for your fur baby.

If you own a dog, you know one of the greatest loves in the world. Dog moms take their jobs very seriously, and these quotes will remind you why. If you're looking for the perfect Instagram caption for a photo of you and your pup, let these adorable dog mom quotes be your guide. New to the dog mom game? These quotes will inspire you. Send a fellow dog mom one of these cute quotes to brighten their day.

Authors, actors, and a couple of unknown geniuses have summed up all of our feelings with these dog mom quotes, from funny to sweet. If you can identify with the saying, "I take insults to my dog more personally than insults to myself," you've come to the right place. Check out these quotes that show you're so lucky to be a dog mom!

How Dogs Change Your Life

• "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

• “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

• "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." – Roger Caras

• “You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.” – Jill Abramson

• "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." – John Grogan

• "Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them and filling an emptiness we didn't ever know we had." – Thom Jones

• "A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart.” – Judy Desmond

• “You’ll never get the dog that you want; you’ll always get the dog that you need.” – Cesar Milan

• "When an 85-pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad." - Kristan Higgins, Catch of the Day

• “Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.” – Winnie the Pooh

Quotes About Bonds with Dogs

• "It's hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor." - Kate DiCamillo, Because of Winn-Dixie

• "The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift demanding no less binding moral responsibilities than the friendship of a human being. The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be, a fact which should be noted by anyone who decides to acquire a canine friend." - Konrad Lorenz, Man Meets Dog

• "Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and the dog would go in." - Mark Twain, republished by Albert Bigelow Paine in Mark Twain, A Biography

• “Actually, my dog I think is the only person who consistently loves me all the time.” – H. G. Bissinger

• "A dog is the only thing on earth, man or beast, that loves you better than he does himself." - Josh Billings, collected by H. Montague for Wit and Wisdom of Josh Billings: Choice Bits of Fun and Philosophy of The Great Humorist

• "If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would outlive us all." - Unknown

• "Dogs understand something I was late learning: When we are mean to anybody or any being it is because we are temporarily not ourselves. We're somebody else inhabiting these bodies we think of as us. They recognize this." - Alice Walker, Crimes Against Dog
  

• “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.” – Josh Billings

• "The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be." – Konrad Lorenz

• “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

• “It’s just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn’t it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal.” – John Grogan
  

• "You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him." – W. Bruce Cameron
  

• “To call him a dog hardly seems to do him justice, though inasmuch as he had four legs, a tail, and barked, I admit he was, to all outward appearances. But to those who knew him well, he was a perfect gentleman.” – Hermione Gingold

Quotes About Owning a Dog

• "A person who has never owned a dog has missed a wonderful part of life." - Bob Barker

• "Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong." - Unknown

• "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, A Celebration of Dogs

• "A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such." - John Holmes

• “I guess you don’t really own a dog, you rent them, and you have to be thankful that you had a long lease.” – Joe Garagiola

• “No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.” – Louis Sabin

• “You do not own a dog. You have a dog. And the dog has you.” – Chelsea Handler

• “Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.” – Kinky Friedman

• "Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do." – Emma Kenney

• "Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished." – Dean Koontz

• “I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive.” – Gilda Radner

• “When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it for a very good reason: They bring so much joy and optimism and happiness. They attack every moment of every day with that attitude.” – Bruce Cameron

• “Puppies are nature’s remedy for feeling unloved, plus numerous other ailments of life.” – Richard Allen Palm

Quotes About Faithful Companions

• "A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his." - John Grogan, Marley & Me: Life and Love with the World's Worst Dog

• "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." - Anne Raver, The New York Times

• "We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet; and amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us." - Maurice Maeterlinck, Le Double Jardin

• "If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you. This is the principal difference between a dog and a man." - Mark Twain, Pudd'nhead Wilson's Calendar

• "The greatest pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too." - Samuel Butler
  

• "They never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation." - Jerome K. Jerome, On Cats and Dogs

• "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
  

• "There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog." – Konrad Lorenz
  

• "The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Our Lord God has made his greatest gift the commonest." – Martin Luther

• “A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than you love yourself.” – Josh Billings

• “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.” – Roger A. Caras

Short Quotes for Dog Moms

• "The more I know men, the better I like dogs." - Anonymous

• "Everything I know, I learned from dogs." - Nora Roberts, The Search

• "I take insults to my dog more personally than insults to myself." - Unknown

• "Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." - Orhan Pamuk, My Name Is Red

• "Happiness is a warm puppy." - Charles M. Shulz, Peanuts

• “The littlest feet make the biggest footprints in our hearts.” – Unknown

• “Dogs just need you and love, that’s all.” – Jennifer Westfeldt

• "Dogs are our link to paradise." – Milan Kundera

• "The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment." – Robert Falcon Scott

• “My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet.” – Edith Wharton

• "Pets teach us the purest kind of love." – Unknown

• “Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.” – Agnes Sligh Turnbull

• “Love is a four-legged word.” – Unknown

Funny Quotes for Dog Moms

• "My fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty." – Elayne Boosler

• "People think I'm crazy because I talk to my dogs. What am I supposed to do? Just ignore them when they ask me a question?" - Unknown

• "I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person." - Unknown

• "Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses." - Elizabeth Taylor, in a 1981 interview with The Times of London

• "You can get true love from some humans and all dogs." - Unknown

• "Be the person your dog thinks you are." - Unknown

• "Whoever said that diamonds are a girl's best friend never had a dog." - Unknown

• “People have been asking me if I was going to have kids, and I had puppies instead.” – Kate Jackson

• "No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does." – Christopher Morley

• “It’s impossible to keep a straight face in the presence of one or more puppies.” – Unknown

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