"Whoever said you can't buy happiness forgot little puppies." - Gene Hill ....

I am in love with my dogs. When you photograph someone, you are making a map of them in a way. Switch back to life and you see them in a different way. The map helps you to know them and you get more and more attached. William Wegman ....

"A dachshund is a half-dog high and a dog-and-a-half long," - H. L. Mencken ....

Do not waste the dogs time with minor things. Give him a lion or an elephant to fight . - King of Albania to Alexander the Great upon giving him a dog as a gift.

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" My husband and I are either going to buy a dog or have a child. We can't decide whether to ruin our carpets or to ruin our lives. " - Rita Rudner

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"I don't care who you think you are or where you think you came from; everybody at some point in their life has wanted a dog. And I'm pretty sure I know the real reason. The real reason is: Everybody at some point in their life has wanted to have a stuffed animal come to life and be their pal. ....

This willingness to go along with pretty much anything we say or do suggests yet another particular benefit dogs offer men: They not only allow but also actively encourage us to assume the top position in the social hierarchy - something most of us so rarely get to enjoy - Jim Thornton, Men's Health . ....

"If you don't mind throwing tennis balls for eternity, I do have an opening in doggie heaven." - Frank and Ernest comic strip - an angel at St. Peter's gate, to a man seeking admittance.
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"You can say any fool thing to a dog, and the dog will give you this look that says, `My God, you're RIGHT! I NEVER would've thought of that!'" - Dave Barry
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"Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that a child cannot do much harm one way or another." - Robert Benchley

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