“I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.”
Pets love you in a way that no human being quite manages — without conditions, without judgment, and with an enthusiasm that does not dim over time. These quotes celebrate the animals who make our lives warmer, funnier, and less lonely.
“A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.”
“I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.”
“We've begun to long for the pitter-patter of little feet - so we bought a dog. Well, it's cheaper, and you get more feet.”
“Until one has loved an animal a part of one's soul remains unawakened.”
“What counts is not necessarily the size of the dog in the fight - it's the size of the fight in the dog.”
“No one can feel as helpless as the owner of a sick goldfish.”
“Never wear anything that panics the cat.”
“A pet store is a celebration of dogs' existence and an explosion of options. About cats, a pet store seems to say, 'Here, we couldn't think of anything else.' Cats are the Hanukkah of the animal world in this way. They are feted quietly and happily by a minority, but there's only so much hoopla applicable to them.”
“I poured spot remover on my dog. Now he's gone.”
“A happy arrangement: many people prefer cats to other people, and many cats prefer people to other cats.”
“There's kind of a toll you have to pay with a cat if you don't pet her for 10 minutes she'll bother you for six hours.”
“The smallest feline is a masterpiece.”
“Time spent with cats is never wasted.”
“A real Christian is a person who can give his pet parrot to the town gossip.”
“My roommate got a pet elephant. Then it got lost. It's in the apartment somewhere.”
“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.”