Canine Quotes

“My cat brought me a toy. I thanked her and threw it. She sat there gave me a look that made me realize people and dogs are the crazy ones.”
― Dan Harmon

“The best cure for a stick up your butt is a dog to play fetch with.”
― Ryan Lilly

“I resist being called the "mom" to my dogs because I fear infantilization of the adult canines and misidentification of the important fact that I wanted dogs, not babies. My multi-species family is not about surrogacy and substitutes; we are trying to live other tropes, other metaplasms.”
― Donna Haraway, Manifeste des espèces compagnes: Chiens, humains et autres partenaires

“If you have voluntarily saddled yourself with a dog that you’ll have to walk twice a day, come rain wind or snow, that is as good as having put a leash around your own neck.”
― Muriel Barbery, The Elegance of the Hedgehog

“Babies are angels, and so are Dogs.
Don't Give Up On Your Dogs For The Mistakes You Tolerate With Your Babies”
― Amine Essiraj

“Temptation is to romance what the humping canine is to everlasting love.”
― Stewart Stafford

“In the United States alone, the cost of veterinary care associated with genetic diseases in purebred dogs is estimated at a billion dollars each year! One out of every four purebred dogs is afflicted with a genetic problem serious enough that it can only be ended by euthanasia. Many dogs suffer silently with incurable diseases for their entire lives.”
― Charles Danten, Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale

“In addition to selecting for infantile physical features in many of our pet breeds, we have carefully cultivated an infant-like dependency in many of them. Excessive demonstrations of affection have turned our dogs into eternal children, hyperdomesticated, docile, and servile to the extreme.”
― Charles Danten, Un vétérinaire en colère - Essai sur la condition animale

“Is that an aurora canine?"
Following where she looked, I'd be damned if there weren't an aurora canine. They weren't common pets, but nobody could deny that onyx-purple coat, the mane around the face with hidden voltage. Aurora canines are a bit like dogs, but extremely territorial and protective. Their fur conducts bolts of static shocks to use in defense if needed.
Named after the witch that accidentally created them, they actually belong to a family of four, each hiding a different magic within their mane: voltage, flames, ice, and shadows.”
― Taylor Epperson, Second Time's a Charm