Dogs are more than just pets – they’re family, companions, and our most loyal friends.
The bond between humans and their furry pals is truly one-of-a-kind, filled with unconditional love, trust, and an unwavering devotion that stands the test of time.
For centuries, this remarkable connection has inspired writers, artists, and dog lovers alike to capture the essence of that friendship through beautiful quotes.
Get ready to have your heart warmed as we bring you an unbeatable collection of the most touching dog friendship quotes and dog best friend quotes that perfectly encapsulate why our canine companions are simply the best friends we could ever ask for.
Dog Friendship Quotes
A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart.
George Eliot
A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Josh Billings
The bond between a dog and their human is unlike any other.
Charles Schulz
Dogs are not our whole lives, but they make our lives whole.
Roger Caras
My dog is not just a pet; he’s family.
Anonymous
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
A house is not a home without a dog.
Roger Caras
Whoever said diamonds are a girl’s best friend never owned a dog.
Anonymous
The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog.
M.K. Clinton
There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face.
Ben Williams
You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him.
W. Bruce Cameron
Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t even know we had.
Thom Jones
Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really.
Agnes Sligh Turnbull
When an 80-pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad.
Kristan Higgins
A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart.
Judy Desmond
No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich.
Louis Sabin
The love of a dog is a pure thing. He gives you a trust which is total. You must not betray it.
Michel Houellebecq
A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad.
Robert Wagner
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
Charles de Gaulle
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went.
Will Rogers
Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.
Orhan Pamuk
Dogs are our link to paradise.
Milan Kundera
Happiness is a warm puppy.
Charles M. Schulz
A dog is one of the few things in life that is as it seems.
Mark J. Asher
Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole.
Roger Caras
A loyal dog is the truest companion and the most faithful friend.
Harry Truman
Every dog must have his day.
Jonathan Swift
The road to my heart is paved with paw prints.
Anonymous
Dogs are like that, I guess – they know how to fix you without ever saying a word.
Caroline George
When you have a dog, you never truly walk alone.
Anonymous
Dogs are the magicians of the universe.
Clarissa Pinkola Estés
In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag.
W.H. Auden
Dogs teach us a lot of things, but none more important than to love unconditionally.
D. Williams
A dog will always be happier to see you than any person will.
Robert Wagner
If I could be half the person my dog is, I’d be twice the human I am.
Charles Yu
A dog can snap you out of any kind of bad mood that you’re in faster than you can think of.
Jill Abramson
Dogs don’t care about your past, your mistakes, or your flaws. They love you no matter what.
Anonymous
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.
Andy Rooney
To err is human — to forgive, canine.
Anonymous
Dogs never bite me. Just humans.
Marilyn Monroe
To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden.
Milan Kundera
You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us.
Robert Louis Stevenson
The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.
Stanley Coren
I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love.
Gilda Radner
Until one has loved a dog, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened.
Anatole France
Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.
Emily Dickinson
The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.
Johnny Depp
When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated.
Sara Paretsky
Dogs are small rays of light caught on Earth for a short time to brighten our days.
Jennifer Arnold
A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.
John Grogan
A dog can express more with his tail in minutes than his owner can express with his tongue in hours.
Karen Davison
Dogs have a way of finding people who need them and filling a space we didn’t even know we had.
Thom Jones
A dog is a heart on four legs.
Leila Grandemange
A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself.
Billings
No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as much as the dog does.
Christopher Morley
There’s a saying. If you want someone to love you forever, buy a dog, feed it, and keep it around.
Dick Dale
Some of our greatest historical and artistic treasures we place with curators in museums; others we take for walks.
Roger Caras
Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us.
Ashly Lorenzana
Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell.
Emily Dickinson
The bond with a dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth can ever be.
Konrad Lorenz
The greatest fear dogs know, is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.
Anonymous
Dogs never lie about love.
Jeffrey Moussaieff Masson
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 Caras
Dogs are our link to paradise. They don’t know evil or jealousy or discontent.
Milan Kundera
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.
Janet Schnellman
If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience.
Woodrow Wilson
The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog.
Mark Twain
The one absolutely unselfish friend that a man can have in this selfish world is his dog.
M.K. Clinton
If you want a friend in this world, get a dog.
Harry S. Truman
Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen.
Orhan Pamuk
The only honest reaction and true loyalty we get is from our animals.
Siegfried & Roy
The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs.
Charles de Gaulle
When you adopt a dog, you have a lot of very good days and one very bad day.
W. Bruce Cameron
No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you feel rich.
Louis Sabin
The dog lives for the day, the hour, even the moment.
Robert Falcon Scott
If your dog thinks you’re the greatest person in the world, don’t seek a second opinion.
Jim Fiebig
When the dog looks at you, the dog is not thinking what kind of a person you are. The dog is not judging you.
Eckhart Tolle
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
There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog.
Konrad Lorenz
Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail.
Kinky Friedman
Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turns to fog; but you’re never friendless ever, if you have a dog.
Douglas Malloch
Everyone thinks they have the best dog, and none of them are wrong.
Anonymous
Animals are such agreeable friends. They ask no questions, they pass no criticisms.
George Elliot
Even if you spend the whole day with him he misses you the moment you leave … such is the love of a dog.
Anonymous
Nothing makes you smile more than looking into the face of a dog that loves you.
Anonymous