"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."
~ Josh Billings, Writer, humourist [Pen name for Henry Wheeler Shaw] 1818 - 1885.

"If a dog jumps in your lap, it is because he is fond of you; but if a cat does the same thing, it is because your lap is warmer." 
~ Alfred North Whitehead, Composer (1887 - 1974)

"A boy can learn a lot from a dog:  obedience, loyalty, and the importance of turning around three times before lying down."
~ Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945) writer Vanity Fair, New Yorker.

"The dog is the god of frolic."
~ Henry Ward Beecher, Clergyman (1813 - 1887)