DOG QUOTATIONS AND SHORT STORIES

Isn't it great, when sometimes you see a written passage and it just jumps out at you?

That is how I feel about some of these dog quotations, they just seem to fit for that right moment of time, either for you, a friend or family member.

Hope you enjoy them!!

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Little things matter to God. How we do our jobs. How we manage our money. How we treat our dogs.

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Whether Doberman or Poodle, puppies are such a nice way to start dogs.

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Labrador retrievers seldom meet anyone they wouldn't call "friend". They're four-legged proof that to make a friend, we must be one first.

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When a dog eagerly wags his tail, all his attention is focused on the person in his line of vision. Has God enjoyed such focused attention from us today?

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When a man's best friend is his dog, that dog has a problem.Edward Abbey

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Dogs love company. They place it first in their short list of needs. J. R. Ackerley

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Barking dogs don't bite, but they themselves don't know it. Sholem Aleichem

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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 though of that!" Dave Barry

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The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic. Henry Ward Beecher

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A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perservance, and to turn around three times before lying down. Robert Benchley

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There is no doubt that every healthy, normal boy (if there is such a thing in these days of Child Study) should own a dog at some time in his life, preferably between the ages of 45 and 50. Robert Benchley

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Dachshunds are ideal dogs for small children, as they are already stretched and pulled to such a length that the child cannot do much harm one way or another. Robert Benchley

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The most affectionate creature in the world is a wet dog. Ambrose Bierce

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A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates. Josh Billings

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Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane. Dr. Smiley Blanton

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Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you later. Mary Bly

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Every puppy should have a boy. Emma Bombeck

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To keep a true perspective of one's importance, everyone should have a dog that will worship him and a cat that will ignore him. Dereke Bruce

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The great 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

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The poor dog, in life the firmest friend. The first to welcome, foremost to defend. Lord Byron

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If dogs could talk, perhaps we would find it as hard to get along with them as we do with people. Karel Capek

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Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole. Roger Caras

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Of all the things I miss from veterinary practice, puppy breath is one of the most fond memories. Dr. Tom Cat

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Before you beat a dog, find out what its master is. Chinese Proverb

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The nose of the bulldog has been slanted backward so that he can breathe without letting go. Winston Churchill

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Such fidelity of dogs in protecting what is committed to their charge, such affectionate attachment to their master, such jealousy of strangers, such incredible acuteness of nose in folliwng a track, such keenness in hunting-what else do they evince but that these animals were created for the the use of man. Cicero

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I have found that when you are deeply troubled there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source. Doris Day

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Dogs are better than human beings, because they know but do not tell. Emily Dickinson

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Watson: Is there any point to which you would wish to draw my attention?Holmes: To the curious incident of the dog in the nighttime.Watson: The dog did nothing in the nighttime.Holmes: That was the curious incident. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Silver Blaze

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Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails. Max Eastman

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Animals are such agreeable friends-they ask no questions, they pass no criticisms. George Eliot

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Properly trained, a man can be a dog's best friend. Corey Ford

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There are three faithful friends - an old wife, an old dog, and ready money. Benjamin Franklin

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The more I see of men, the better I like my dog. Frederick the Great

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The best thing about a man is his dog. French Proverb

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Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail. Kinky Friedman

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Those sighs of a dog! They go to the heart so much more deeply than the sighs of our own kind because they are utterly unintended, regardless of effect, emerging from one who, heaving them, knows not that they have escaped him! John Galsworthy

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To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog. German Proverb

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Life is like a dogsled team. If you ain't the lead dog, the scenery never changes. Lewis Grizzard

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Oh the saddest of sights in a world of sin is a little lost pup with his tail tucked in. Arthur Guiterman

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The kind man feeds his beast before sitting down to dinner. Hebrew Proverb

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Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. Robert A. Heinlein

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Dogs like to obey. It gives them security. James Herriot

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

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By and large, people who enjoy teaching animals to roll over will find themselves happier with a dog. Barbara Holland

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We see how he is at once in a world of smells of which we know nothing, which so occupy and absorb his attention as to make him practically blind to everything about him and deaf to all sounds; even to his master's voice impatiently calling him. W. H. Hudson

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You learn in (the financial) business: if you want a friend, get a dog. Carl Icahn

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A barking dog is often more useful than a sleeping lion. Washington Irving

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Pair a person with a canine and you have a powerful partnership. Donna M. Jackson

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Fox terriers are born with about four times as much original sin in them as in other dogs. Jerome K. Jerome

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Dogs never talk about themselves but listen to you while you talk about yourself, and keep up an appearance of being interested in the conversation. Jerone K. Jerome

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I would rather see the portrait of a dog that I know, than all the allegorical paintings they can show me in the world. Dr. Johnson

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Scratch a dog and you'll find a permanent job. Franklin P. Jones

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Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. Franklin P. Jones

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I used to look at (my dog)..and think, "If you were a little smarter, you could tell me what you were thinking," and he'd look at me like he was saying, "If you were a little smarter, I wouldn't have to." Fred Jungclaus

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All knowledge, the totality of all questions and all answers, is contained in the dog. Franz Kafka

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Were my Maker to grant me but one single glance through these sightless eyes of mine...I would without question or recall choose to see first a child, then a dog. Helen Keller

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Buy a pup and your money will buy love unflinching. Rudyard Kipling

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My dog does have his failings...but unlike me, he's not afraid of what other people think of him or anxious about his public image. Gary Kowalski

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To be sure, the dog is loyal. But why, on that account, should we take him as an example? He is loyal to men, not to other dogs. Karl Kraus

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Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful! Ann Landers

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The more I see of the representatives of the people, the more I admire my dogs. Alphonse de Lamartine

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If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater...suggest that he wear a tail. Fran Lebowitz

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I care not much for a man's religion whose dog and cat are not the better for it. Abraham Lincoln

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There is no faith which has never yet been broken, except that of a truly faithful dog. Konrad Z. Lorenz

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The dog is the most faithful of animals and would be much esteemed were it not so common. Martin Luther

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We are alone, absolutely alone on this chance planet, and, amid all the forms of life that surround us, not one, excepting the dog, has made an alliance with us. Maurice Maeterlinck

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Thorns may hurt you, men desert you, sunlight turn to fog; but you're never friendless ever, if you have a dog. Douglas Mallock

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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog, it's too dark to read. Groucho Marx

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If you turn the imagination loose like a hunting dog, it will often return with the bird in its mouth. William Maxwell

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Dogs can win friends and influence people without ever reading a book. E. C. McKenzie

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We should shed encouragement just like collies shed hair; everywhere, all the time, in great gobs that cling to everyone we come in contact with. Chuck Miller

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Sin is like dog poo; when you get some on your shoe, a little is as bad as a lot. Chuck Miller

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Let God's Word and God's love be the herd dogs chasing your thoughts into the prayer corral. Chuck Miller

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A Pekingese is not a pet dog; he is an undersized lion. A. A. Milne

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If you are going to have a dog, first have a good dog; second, train it to be useful. It takes a little trouble to train a dog, maybe, but you will find that it more than pays in the end. It will give you a broader sympathy with the animal world, and that includes your fellow man. Harry J. Mooney

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No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does. Christopher Morley

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You can talk to a dog all day long but he's just looking at you and thinking, "Where's the ball?" Mike Myers

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A dog's best friend is his illiteracy. Ogden Nash

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If a dog jumps on your lap; it's because he is fond of you; if a cat does the same it's because your lap is warmer. Alfred North

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He cannot be a gentleman which loveth not a dog. John Northbrooke

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Any woman who does not thoroughly enjoy tramping across the country on a clear frosty morning with a good gun and a pair of dogs does not know how to enjoy life. Annie Oakley

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It is true that whenever a person loves a dog, he derives great power from it. Old Seneca Chief

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When you feel lousy, puppy therapy is indicated. Sara Paretsky

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If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then giving Fido only two of them. Phil Pastoret

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The best way to get a puppy is to beg for a little brother-and they'll settle for a puppy every time. Winston Pendleton

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Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends. Alexander Pope

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It's funny how dogs and cats know the inside of folks better than other folks do, isn't it? Eleanor H. Porter

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Golf seems to be an arduous way to go for a walk; I prefer to take the dogs out. Princess Anne

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Beware of silent dogs and still waters. Portuguese Proverb

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If a dog' prayers were answered, bones would rain from the sky. Proverb

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Dogs and children know who likes them. Proverb

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I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me they are the role model for being alive. Gilda Radner

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I love a dog. He does nothing for political reasons. Will Rogers

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If you get to thinking you're a person of some influence, try ordering somebody else's dog around. Will Rogers

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An Airedale can do anything any other dog can do and then whip the other dog if it has to. Theodore Roosevelt

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Love me, love my dog. Saint Bernard of Clairvaux

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I once decided not to date a guy because he wasn't excited to meet my dog. I mean, this was like not wanting to meet my mother. Bonnie Schacter

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Don't make the mistake of treating your dogs like humans, or they'll treat you like dogs. Martha Scott

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I like a bit of mongrel myself, whether it's a man or a dog; it's the best for every day. George Bernard Shaw

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If you eliminate smoking and gambling, you will be amazed to find that almost all an Englishman's pleasures can be, and mostly are, shared by his dog. George Bernard Shaw

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Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail. Henry Wheeler Shaw

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My dog is half pit bull, half poodle. Not much of a watchdog, but a vicious gossip. Craig Shoemaker

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Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little room for advancement. Snoopy

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I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that dogs think humans are nuts. John Steinbeck

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Poodles always listen attentively while being scolded, looking innocent, bewildered, and misunderstood. James Thurber

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I have always thought of a dog lover as a dog that was in love with another dog. James Thurber

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A dog that intends to bite does not bare its teeth. Turkish Proverb

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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 a man. Mark Twain

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When a man's dog turns against him, it is time for a wife to pack her trunk and go home to mama. Mark Twain

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It's not the size of the dog in a fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. Mark Twain

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A house is not a home without a dog Unknown

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One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why. Unknown

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The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. Unknown

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Dogs have owners; cats have staff. If you want to be a boss, get a dog. Unknown

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Chocolate is not good for dogs. Makes you glad to be human. Unknown

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If you want the best seat in your home, move the dog. Unknown

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The Samoyed breed carries in its face and heart the spirit of Christmas the whole year through. Unknown

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Lhasa Apso dogs are proof that anyone naming them by breed can learn to speak any language in the world. Unknown

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A dog can express more with his tail in seconds than his owner can express with his tongue in hours. Unknown

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The one absolutely unselfish friend that man can have in this selfish world, the one that never deserts him, the one that never proves ungrateful or treacherous, is his dog. George G. Vest

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They say a reasonable amount o'fleas is good fer a dog - keeps him from broodin' over bein' a dog, mebbe. Edward N. Westcott

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If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer. Alfred North Whitehead

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Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well. Bonnie Wilcox

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There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face. Ben Williams

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No symphony orchestra ever played music like a two-year-old girl laughing with a puppy. Bern Williams

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If a dog will not come to you after he has looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience. Woodward Wilson

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It is fatal to let any dog know that he is funny, for he immediately loses his head and starts hamming it up. P. G. Wodehouse

Mrs. Patrick Campbell was one of the most well-known actresses of the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, famous for her talents onstage and her wit off. Once, when leaving for a tour of North American, Mrs. Campbell attempted to smuggle her beloved Pekingese through customs by tucking it inside the upper part of her cape. "Everything was going splendidly," she recalled, "until my bosom barked."

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Sir Winston Churchill owned a poodle named Rufus, who was an honored member of the prime minister's family. Each night a dinner time, a special cloth was laid out for the dog on the Persian carpet beside Churchill's chair, and no one else would be served until Rufus had his meal.

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A black Newfoundland, Scannon, traveled with the Lewis and Clark expedition through the Louisana Territory. On one occassion, according to Lewis's journal, Scannon saved the lives of three of the explorers by deflecting the charge of a rampaging buffalo. When the dog was later kidnapped by Indians, Lewis sent a search party to find the dog and kill its abductors. The dog was found abandoned by the Indians and rejoined the expedition unharmed.

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Revolutionary French philosopher Jean-Jacques Rousseau had a pet dog named Duke. In his autobiograph, 'Confessions, Rousseau wrote that his dog "was no beauty, but he certainly deserved the name (Duke) better than those who had assumed it."

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