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DOGgone Good Vibes: Celebrate Your Furry Friend with 75 Dog Quotes

Originally Published May 17, 2024Updated Sep 19, 2024

Dog lovers, gather 'round 'cause we’re about to embark on a barking-good adventure filled with paw-sitive vibes and tail-wagging wisdom! Whether you're a proud dog mom or dad (or just a fan of those adorable snoots and sploots), we’ve got a collection of 75 dog-gone amazing quotes that’ll have you howling with delight.

Perfect for spicing up your social media feed or adding a heartfelt touch to a card, these quotes capture everything we adore about our four-legged friends. From playful pups to wise old woofers, this collection of dog quotes is sure to fetch some smiles (and likes)!

UnLEASH the Love: Dog Sayings & Quotes

  1. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." – Josh Billings
  2. “Dogs have boundless enthusiasm but no sense of shame. I should have a dog as a life coach.” – Moby
  3. "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
  4. "Dogs have given us their absolute all. We are the center of their universe." – Roger Caras
  5. "No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as the dog does." – Christopher Morley
  6. "The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be." – Konrad Lorenz
  7. "Dogs leave paw prints on our hearts." – Anonymous
  8. "You can usually tell that a man is good if he has a dog who loves him." – W. Bruce Cameron
  9. "To err is human, to forgive, canine." – Unknown
  10. "Dogs do speak, but only to those who listen." – Orhan Pamuk

Cute Quotes About Dogs

  1. "The better I get to know men, the more I find myself loving dogs." – Charles de Gaulle
  2. "A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart." – Judy Desmond
  3. "My little dog – a heartbeat at my feet." – Edith Wharton
  4. "Dogs are how people would be if the important stuff is all that mattered to us." – Ashly Lorenzana
  5. "Love is a wet nose and a happy tail." – Unknown

Puppy Quotes

  1. "A puppy is a bundle of joy wrapped in fur." – Unknown
  2. "Puppies are the most trusting and joyous creatures on the planet." – Jennifer Skiff
  3. "Happiness is a warm puppy." – Charles M. Schulz
  4. "Puppies are born with soft noses and wagging tails, which make everything better." – Unknown
  5. "The best therapist has fur and four legs." – Unknown
  6. "A puppy is the purest love you can experience." – Unknown
  7. "The face of a golden retriever feels like home." – David Rosenfelt
  8. "Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot about puppies." – Gene Hill
  9. "When you look into the eyes of a puppy, you see a glimpse of heaven." – Unknown
  10. "Puppies fill your heart with joy and your life with love." – Unknown

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Furry Friends and Fun: Quotes to Make You Laugh

  1. "If you want the best seat in the house, move the dog." – Unknown
  2. "Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail." – Kinky Friedman
  3. "Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails." – Max Eastman
  4. "The more people I meet, the more I like my dog." – Unknown
  5. "Handle every situation like a dog. If you can't eat it or play with it, just pee on it and walk away." – Unknown
  6. "My dog is not spoiled. I’m just well trained." – Unknown
  7. "Ever consider what dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul—chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we’re the greatest hunters on earth!" – Anne Tyler
  8. "Dogs teach us a very important lesson in life: The mailman is not to be trusted." – Sian Ford
  9. "Outside of a dog, a book is man’s best friend. Inside of a dog, it’s too dark to read." – Groucho Marx
  10. "I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult." – Rita Rudner

Emotional Dog Quotes

  1. "Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really." – Agnes Sligh Turnbull
  2. "The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man’s." – Mark Twain
  3. "When we adopt a dog or any pet, we know it is going to end with us having to say goodbye, but we still do it. And we do it because they bring so much joy and optimism and happiness." – Bruce Cameron
  4. "Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love. They depart to teach us about loss." – Erica Jong
  5. "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 Graham Vest
  6. "You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you, they will be there long before any of us." – Robert Louis Stevenson
  7. "Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole." – Roger Caras
  8. "Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished." – Dean Koontz
  9. "A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself." – Josh Billings
  10. "A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you can have that in your life, things won’t be too bad." – Robert Wagner

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Share-Worthy Dog Quotes

  1. "A house is not a home without a dog." – Unknown
  2. "The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog." – M.K. Clinton
  3. "Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them, and filling an emptiness we didn’t ever know we had." – Thom Jones
  4. "If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die, I want to go where they went." – Will Rogers
  5. "Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen." – Orhan Pamuk
  6. "My fashion philosophy is, if you’re not covered in dog hair, your life is empty." – Elayne Boosler
  7. "The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog." – Mark Twain
  8. "Dogs leave paw prints on your heart." – Unknown
  9. "Every dog must have his day." – Jonathan Swift
  10. "In a perfect world, every dog would have a home and every home would have a dog." – Unknown

Dog Puns & Puppy Puns

  1. I’m mutts about you!
  2. Pawsitively perfect.
  3. You’re pawsome!
  4. I’ll be loyal to the bone!
  5. You’ve got to be barking mad!
  6. You’re paws-itively adorable.
  7. I’m fetching compliments left and right.
  8. Bone Appetit!
  9. This is pawsome.
  10. Stop hounding me!

Funny Dog Quotes for Bark Out Loud Moments

  1. "To his dog, every man is Napoleon; hence the constant popularity of dogs." – Aldous Huxley
  2. "I don’t always bark, but when I do, it’s at absolutely nothing." – Unknown
  3. "If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." – Will Rogers
  4. "I wonder what goes through his mind when he sees us peeing in his water bowl." – Penny Ward Moser
  5. "The average dog is a nicer person than the average person." – Andy Rooney
  6. "My dog is an angel with paws." – Unknown
  7. "Some days you’re the dog; some days you’re the hydrant." – Unknown
  8. "I work hard so my dog can have a better life." – Unknown
  9. "Dogs are the universe’s way of apologizing for your relatives." – Unknown
  10. "Dog hair is my glitter." – Unknown

How to Use These Dog Quotes?

Dive into these cuteness-overload quotes to jazz up your Instagram feed or posts with a snapshot of your furry BFF! Sprinkle them into a birthday card for that dog-loving friend or even your pup's party invite (we won’t judge, 'cause hey, your dog's a member of the fam too!).

And here's the best part: our photo prints and more are good to go the same day! So you can focus on what’s super important... snapping more pics of your pup in action! Trust us, it’s gonna be the highlight of your camera roll (fur real).

We’re hoping these doggo and puppy quotes are total showstoppers for ya! Cat lovers, you’re up next! Kitty-love quotes are the PURRfect addition to your cat snaps (we’ve got all pet parents covered, whether it’s cats, hamsters, or even mystical unicorns!).

So keep on snapping those pup pics ... and when you're ready to turn those snaps into fab prints, we’ll be your trusty sidekick, just like Fido!

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