101+9 Dog Quotes For Any Occasion

Johannes Haupt (Senior Editor)

Dogs have been faithful companions to people for a long time. For many people, it’s impossible to imagine life without their furry friends. Therefore, in this article we present you with the best dog quotes to reflect on, mourn with, and laugh about. In addition, we have collected sayings and wise quotes about dogs for you.

For some people, dogs are just pets, but for most, they are a part of the family. That’s why it’s not surprising that we honor them with so many beautiful sayings, quotes, and words of wisdom.

The Best Dog Quotes for Different Occasions

The Best Dog Quotes

Sometimes you need a nice saying about dogs, whether it’s your dog’s birthday, because you love him dearly, or because he passed away and you’re looking for a little comfort.

Dog Quotes about Love

We start our collection of dog quotes with beautiful love quotes for your dog, as a tribute to your four-legged friend.

1. My dog and I — we don’t always agree, but we are an unbeatable team.
   (Unknown)
2. Without my dog, my wallet would be full. My house would be clean. But my heart would be empty.
   (Unknown)
3. Whoever has never kept dogs does not know what it is to love and be loved.
   (Arthur Schopenhauer, German philosopher, 1788-1860)
4. All you need is love and a dog.
   (Unknown)
5. My little dog — a heartbeat at my feet.
   (Edith Wharton, Pulitzer Prize-winning author, 1862-1937)
6. A dog is a part of our life. To our dog, we are his whole life.
   (Unknown)
7. A dog is more than just a pet. He is a friend, a confidant, a soul comforter — a personal guardian angel, so to speak.
   (Unknown)
8. Dogs come into our lives to teach us how to love, and they leave so we can learn to live with loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog. It merely widens our hearts.
   (Unknown)
9. The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend.
   (Lord Byron, British poet, 1788-1824)
10. A dog does not know how to write love, but he knows how to show it every day.
    (Unknown)

Inspirational Quotes about Dogs

Inspirational Dog Quotes

In this section, we have collected dog quotes that are sure to make you think. You can get inspired by them and send them to your friends and family.

1. A dog reflects the family life. Whoever saw a frisky dog in a gloomy family, or a sad dog in a happy one? Snarling people have snarling dogs, dangerous people have dangerous ones.
   (Arthur Conan Doyle, English writer, 1859-1930)
2. Life is too short to just have one dog.
   (Unknown)
3. 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 man.
   (Mark Twain, American writer, 1835-1910)
4. Dogs have the ability to look into your soul.
   (Unknown)
5. There are more examples in history of the loyalty of dogs than of that of friends.
   (Unknown)
6. To err is human — to forgive, canine.
   (Unknown)
7. Dogs leave pawprints on our hearts.
   (Unknown)
8. It’s not the size of the dog in the fight, it’s the size of the fight in the dog.
   (Mark Twain, American writer, 1835-1910)
9. Does not the gratitude of the dog put to shame any man who is ungrateful to his benefactors?
   (Saint Basil the Great, bishop of Caesarea Mazaca in Cappadocia, Asia Minor, 330-379)
10. Home is where the dog runs to greet you.
    (Unknown)

Short Dog Quotes about Your Furry Best Friend

Cute and Short Dog Quotes about Your Best Friend

Nothing describes the nature of dogs better than wisdom dedicated to them. We present you with some of them below.

1. Every dog must have his day.
   (Gulliver’s Travels, Jonathan Swift, Irish author, 1667-1745)
2. A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
   (Josh Billings, American comedian, 1818-1885)
3. Live. Laugh. Bark.
   (Unknown)
4. My best friend has a fur and a tail.
   (Unknown)
5. You can’t buy happiness, but you can rescue it.
   (Unknown)
6. Anything is paws-ible with a dog by your side.
   (Unknown)
7. If there are no dogs in heaven, I don’t want to go.
   (Unknown)
8. First he stole my heart, then he stole my bed.
   (Unknown)
9. Not all dogs are good boys. Some are good girls!
   (Unknown)
10. Dogs are the universe’s way of apologizing for your relatives.
    (Unknown)

Quotes about Being a Dog Mom or Dad

Quotes about Being a Dog Mom or Dad

Here are some inspiring quotes about being a dog mom or a dog dad.

1. This friendship is fur real.
   (Unknown)
2. A life without dogs is a dog’s life.
   (Unknown)
3. Crazy dog lady.
   (Unknown)
4. Dog hair is my go-to accessory.
   (Unknown)
5. My dog’s only flaw is not living forever.
   (Unknown)
6. Dogs are the product of their education, take care of your dog, you have your everyday life, your dog has only you!
   (Unknown)
7. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
   (Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, 1724-1804)
8. My dog thinks I’m a catch.
   (Unknown)
9. Not Carnegie, Vanderbilt and Astor together could have raised money enough to buy a quarter share in my little dog.
   (Ernest Thompson Seton, English-born Canadian-American author, 1860-1946)
10. Sometimes, they call me "Getbackhere.'
    (Unknown)

Hilarious: Funny Dog Quotes for Instagram & Co.

Hilarious: Funny Dog Quotes

Sayings about dogs can be just as funny as everyday life with the four-legged friends. We present you with some funny dog sayings in this section.

Some of the sayings are so short that they’re also great to use as captions on Instagram or for your WhatsApp status.

1. How many legs does a dog have if you call his tail a leg? Four. Saying that a tail is a leg doesn’t make it a leg.
   (Abraham Lincoln, American president, 1809-1865)
2. You know what I like about people? Their dogs.
   (Unknown)
3. No dog is no solution either.
   (Unknown)
4. I don’t need therapy, I need a dog.
   (Unknown)
5. I’m not perfect, but my dog loves me.
   (Unknown)
6. Handle every situation like a dog. If you can’t eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away.
   (Unknown)
7. If you’re uncomfortable around my dog, I’m happy to lock you in the other room when you come over.
   (Unknown)
8. If aliens saw us walking our dogs and picking up their poop, who would they think is in charge?
   (Unknown)
9. You can trust your dog to guard your house but never trust your dog to guard your sandwich.
   (Unknown)
10. If your dog is fat, you aren’t getting enough exercise.
    (Unknown)
11. Forget the prince — take the dog instead!
    (Unknown)
12. My dog can do anything… if he wants to.
    (Unknown)
13. No home decor is complete without dog hair.
    (Unknown)
14. Life without a dog is like an unsharpened pencil. It has no point.
    (Unknown)
15. I don’t who care who dies in the movie, as long as the dog lives.
    (Unknown)
16. The more people I meet, the more I love my dog.
    (Unknown)
17. The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog.
    (Ambrose Bierce, American short story writer, 1842-1914)
18. The best therapist has fur and four legs.
    (Unknown)
19. Does he love you? Yes! Does he respect you? Yes! Is he absolutely faithful to you? Yes! Who is that? My dog.
    (Unknown)
20. Dogs are my favorite people.
    (Unknown)

Find more funny quotes in this article.

Cute Quotes about Dogs

Cute Quotes about Dogs

Without exception, every dog owner thinks their own dog is cute. Fittingly, here are a few adorable dog sayings.

1. Happiness can be touched, you just have to pet a dog.
   (Unknown)
2. A dog is a heart on four legs.
   (Unknown)
3. No matter how much time we have with our dogs, it will never be enough.
   (Unknown)
4. Joy of life is best learned from a dog!
   (Unknown)
5. No psychiatrist in the world can take on a little dog that licks your face.
   (Unknown)
6. You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you; they will be there long before any of us.
   (Robert Louis Stevenson, Scottish writer, 1850-1894)
7. If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would outlive us all.
   (Unknown)
8. Warning: Cuteness overload.
   (Unknown)
9. Dogs are hearts on four paws.
   (Unknown)
10. When God created the dog, he leaned back contentedly and smiled.
    (Unknown)
11. A house isn’t a home without a dog.
    (Unknown)
12. Love is a wet nose and a wagging tail.
    (Unknown)
13. I’m a VIP: Very Important Puppy.
    (Unknown)
14. A dog has the soul of a philosopher.
    (Plato, Greek philosopher, 427-347 B.C.)
15. The greater love is a mother’s; then comes a dog’s; then a sweetheart’s.
    (Proverb from Poland)

Dog Quotes about Your Four-Legged Soulmate

Dog Quotes about Your Four-Legged Soulmate

The relationship of the dog to the human is almost unique and above all characterized by trust. The following sayings describe this quite well.

1. The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s.
   (Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, Mark Twain, American writer, 1835-1910)
2. One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you’re feeling down is that he doesn’t try to figure out why.
   (Unknown)
3. You can’t describe a dog’s love and loyalty, you have to experience it.
   (Unknown)
4. I have always believed in the great love. Now she runs, plays, wags and barks at my side.
   (Unknown)
5. A life without a dog is possible, but pointless.
   (Unknown)

Quotes about Dogs That Go Over the Rainbow Bridge to Heaven

Quotes about Dogs That Go Over the Rainbow Bridge to Heaven

If you have recently lost your dog, the pain is especially deep. For many people, dogs are part of the family.

Therefore, it is a beautiful image to believe that deceased dogs go over the Rainbow Bridge and wait for you in heaven.

1. Heartbreak is life educating us.
   (George Bernard Shaw, Irish playwright, 1856-1950)
2. Some angels choose fur instead of wings.
   (Unknown)
3. Having a pet is a risk — you always have the grief ahead. But that’s the flip side of love.
   (Unknown)
4. It is a fearful thing to love what death can touch.
   (Unknown)
5. When someone you love becomes a memory, that memory becomes a treasure.
   (Unknown)
6. I crossed the Rainbow Bridge knowing I was loved.
   (Unknown)
7. Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
   (Anatole France, French storyteller and critic, 1844-1924)
8. And ever has it been known that love knows not its own depth until the hour of separation.
   (Khalil Gibran, Lebanese-American poet, philosopher and painter, 1883-1931)
9. Until the day we meet again on the Rainbow Bridge.
   (Unknown)
10. My grief lies all within,
    And these external manners of lament
    Are merely shadows to the unseen grief
    That swells with silence in the tortured soul.
    (William Shakespeare, English playwright, 1564-1616)
11. No matter how bad my day was you always made me smile.
    (Unknown)
12. You still live on in the hearts and minds,
    Of the loving family you left behind.
    (Unknown)
13. I have not forgotten you. I know that you are waiting for me. And one day at the end of the rainbow, there we meet again.
    (Unknown)

Sympathy and Comfort Quotes about the Loss of a Dog

Heaven and Rainbow Bridge Quotes about the Loss of a Dog

If your dog has gone over the Rainbow Bridge, you are certainly in deep mourning.

Even though mourning sayings won’t bring your beloved family member back, they can give you some confidence and hope during difficult times. So here are a few more sayings for comfort.

1. Although it’s difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, may looking back in memory help comfort you tomorrow.
   (Unknown)
2. Sometimes the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.
   (Unknown)
3. Farewell, I say to you softly. Take care on your last journey.
   (Unknown)
4. He who lives in the memory of his loved ones is not dead, it is only distant; Only those who are forgotten are dead.
   (Immanuel Kant, German philosopher, 1724-1804)
5. As a dog, you were the best person you could have for a friend.
   (Unknown)
6. For the world you were just a dog. For me, you were the world.
   (Unknown)
7. Having a dog will bless you with many of the happiest days of your life, and one of the worst.
   (Unknown)
8. Do not worry about losing me, for I will never stray. Let me nuzzle in your heart, and I will forever stay.
   (Unknown)

Birthday Quotes for Your Dog

Birthday Quotes for Your Dog

Looking for inspiration to congratulate your dog on his birthday? Then you might find what you’re looking for in this section.

All of the following sayings are from unknown authors.

1. We have already experienced so much together! You’ve been through so many of my follies! And did you complain once? No! You were always patient and obviously having fun! It’s really nice being with you, my little friend! You are the best dog in the world! Happy birthday to you! 
2. Now you’re looking at me again, with those loyal, kind eyes, knowing so well that you can do anything you want with them! Do not worry, today I will not scold, but give you lots of treats. Because today is your birthday, my best little friend!
3. A piece of my heart, a portion of my life
   Literally, you are a slice of me.
   Not just a dog, but my BFF, my bestie.
   You’ve always been and always will be.
   Happy birthday!
4. It’s your birthday? Let’s go 'terrier' into some fun times and make memories together!
5. If happiness had a face, it would be four paws and a wagging tail. Happy birthday to the cutest dog in the world.
6. When I needed a hand, I found your paw. Happy birthday to the best dog in the whole world.
7. Dog dads/moms are the best belly rub givers, the go-to pooper scooper, and just like a regular dad/mom but way cooler. Happy waggy birthday!
8. Happy Birthday! May your day be filled with happiness, treats, belly rubs and long walks through the park!
9. Happy birthday to the cutest dog in the world. Today it’s all about you and you even get to choose a new toy.

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