There Is Nothing More Pawfect Than These Adorable Dog Mom Quotes
Dog moms, we know that you probably treat your pup as if they're your own kid. But there's no judgment here. In fact, you have the support of our very own Ree Drummond! The Pioneer Woman currently lives with her own crew of pups, aka the most adorable helpers on the ranch! And even her daughter Alex has become a dog mom, too. (Just look at those sweet photos of George!) So the Drummonds will be the first to tell you that the bond between you and your dog(s) simply goes unmatched. There's no other feeling like it, but it can be hard to put it into words. So, we made a list of our favorite quotes that'll resonate with dog moms everywhere!
Here, you'll find dog mom quotes that speak to the sort of devotion, patience, and sheer love that comes with caring for a pup—the kind of quotes that will make you want to run to the treat jar. A few of these dog quotes are funny, some are sentimental, and several are just plain joyful (happy quotes for the win!). But all will have you feeling warm and fuzzy about the canines in your life—whether your home is full of small dog breeds, medium-sized dogs, or Walter-sized dogs. Er, we mean...large dog breeds. (No offense, Walter.) After all, as Caroline Knapp says, "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."
Patrick Demarchelier
“The dog is the perfect portrait subject. He doesn’t pose. He isn’t aware of the camera.”
Kristan Higgins
“When an 85 pound mammal licks your tears away, and then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.”
Jill Abramson
“You know, a dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.”
Judy Desmond
“A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart.”
Caroline Knapp
“Fall in love with a dog, and in many ways you enter a new orbit, a universe that features not just new colors but new rituals, new rules, a new way of experiencing attachment.”
Janet Schnellman
“There’s just something about dogs that makes you feel good. You come home, they’re thrilled to see you. They’re good for the ego.”
Kate Jackson
“People have been asking me if I was going to have kids, and I had puppies instead.”
Jennifer Westfeldt
“Dogs just need you and love, that’s all.”
John Grogan
“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.”
Cesar Milan
“You’ll never get the dog that you want; you’ll always get the dog that you need.”
Josh Grogan
"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."
Nora Roberts, 'The Search'
"Everything I know, I learned from dogs."
John Holmes
"A dog is not 'almost human' and I know of no greater insult to the canine race than to describe it as such."
Konrad Lorenz
"The fidelity of a dog is a precious gift."
Unknown
"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 take insults to my dog more personally than insults to myself."
Unknown
"I'm suspicious of people who don't like dogs, but I trust a dog when it doesn't like a person."
Anne Raver, 'The New York Times'
"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."
Mark Twain
"Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and the dog would go in."
Unknown
"Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong."
Orhan Pamuk, 'My Name Is Red'
"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen."
Kate DiCamillo, 'Because of Winn-Dixie'
"It's hard not to immediately fall in love with a dog who has a good sense of humor."
Elizabeth Taylor
"Some of my best leading men have been dogs and horses."
C.J. Frick
"Be the person your dog thinks you are."
Charles M. Schulz
"All his life he tried to be a good person. Many times, however, he failed. For after all, he was only human. He wasn't a dog."
Christopher Morley
"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does."
Milan Kundera
"Dogs are our link to paradise."
Oprah Winfrey
"I want to work like a dog, doing what I was born to do with joy and purpose. I want to play like a dog, with total, jolly abandon."
Robert Falcon Scott
"The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment."
Louis Sabin
"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."
Roger Caras
"If you don't own a dog, at least one, there may not necessarily be anything wrong with you, but there may be something wrong with your life."
Will Rogers
"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."
W. Bruce Cameron
"You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him."
Emma Kenney
"Opening up your life to a dog who needs a home is one of the most fulfilling things you can do."
John Grogan
"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."
Oprah Winfrey
"Over the years I have felt the truest, purest love—the love of God, really, I imagine that's what God's love feels like—is the love that comes from your dog."
Michel Houellebecq
"The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it."
Konrad Lorenz
"There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog."
Caroline Knapp
"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."
Gilda Radner
"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."
Edith Wharton
"My little dog—a heartbeat at my feet."
Dean Koontz
"Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished."
Groucho Marx
"Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read."
Gabriel Zevin
"Did you know that there are over 300 words for love in canine?"
Charles M. Schulz
"Happiness is a warm puppy."
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really."
Josh Billings
"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
Elayne Boosler
"My fashion philosophy is, if you're not covered in dog hair, your life is empty."
John Steinbeck
"I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts."
Robert Wagner
"A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won't be too bad."
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