A good dog quote can make a card feel personal right away. Below are famous dog quotes with their sources, short sayings, funny lines, birthday messages for dog lovers, and quotes for a card after the loss of a dog.
Article contents
- How to Use a Quote in a Card
- Famous Dog Quotes
- Short Dog Quotes and Sayings
- Funny Dog Quotes
- Dog Birthday Messages
- Quotes for the Loss of a Dog
- Frequently Asked Questions
How to Use a Quote in a Card
- Write the quote first, in quotation marks. Add the name of the person who said it.
- Add one or two lines of your own. Say why the quote made you think of them.
- Close with your name.
Example: "Happiness is a warm puppy." (Charles M. Schulz) Congratulations on bringing Daisy home! We can't wait to meet her. Love, Jen and Tom
Famous Dog Quotes
- "A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself." (Josh Billings, Farmer's Allminax)
- "Happiness is a warm puppy." (Charles M. Schulz, 1962)
- "The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven, not man's." (Mark Twain, letter to William Dean Howells, 1899)
- "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, Pudd'nhead Wilson)
- "Heaven goes by favor. If it went by merit, you would stay out and your dog would go in." (Mark Twain)
- "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, 1870)
Short Dog Quotes and Sayings
These are common sayings, so they do not need a name after them.
- Home is where the dog runs to greet you.
- Life is better with a dog.
- Be the person your dog thinks you are.
- Who rescued who?
- All you need is love and a dog.
- Dogs leave paw prints on our hearts.
- Happiness is a long walk with a good dog.
- A house is not a home without a dog.
Funny Dog Quotes
- "I am his Highness' dog at Kew; / Pray tell me, sir, whose dog are you?" (Alexander Pope, written for a dog's collar, 1738)
- My dog thinks I am a genius because I can open the treat jar.
- The dog has decided the couch is his. We have agreed to rent it from him.
- My dog's favorite exercise is chasing the mail carrier and then taking a nap.
- My dog has never met a stranger, only people who have not given him a treat yet.
- Sorry I'm late. My dog was sitting on me.
Dog Birthday Messages
For a card to a dog lover on their birthday, or a card signed by the dog.
- Happy birthday! Your dog asked me to tell you that you are the best.
- Happy birthday! Give that sweet pup a belly rub for me.
- Happy birthday! I promise not to eat your cake. Love, your dog
- I would share my treats with you, but it's your birthday, so I will just share the couch. Love, Max
- Happy birthday! I hope your day is as fun as a dog's first trip to the beach.
- Happy birthday! May your day be full of wagging tails and good naps.
Quotes for the Loss of a Dog
For a card to someone whose dog has died. Keep your own words short and warm.
- "Beauty without Vanity, Strength without Insolence, Courage without Ferocity, and all the Virtues of Man without his Vices." (Lord Byron, epitaph for his dog Boatswain, 1808)
- "Brothers and Sisters, I bid you beware / Of giving your heart to a dog to tear." (Rudyard Kipling, The Power of the Dog)
- A good dog is never forgotten.
- They were more than a dog. They were family.
- Thinking of you and the years of love your dog gave you.
- Your dog knew every day how loved they were.
- I am so sorry about your sweet dog. The house must feel so quiet.
- Remembering a loyal friend and a very good dog.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is a good quote for a dog lover?
"A dog is the only thing on this earth that loves you more than he loves himself" by Josh Billings and "Happiness is a warm puppy" by Charles M. Schulz are two of the best known.
What do you write in a card when someone's dog dies?
Say you are sorry, use the dog's name, and share a memory if you have one. A short quote can help, such as Lord Byron's epitaph for his dog Boatswain. See our pet sympathy messages for more.
Who said a dog is man's best friend?
The idea is old and hard to credit to one person. A famous early example is Senator George Graham Vest's 1870 speech about a dog named Old Drum, often called the Eulogy of the Dog.
Our dog cards come in many breeds and an assorted set, and every card is blank inside, so any of these quotes will fit. See the Assorted Dogs set, the Golden Retriever and German Shepherd note cards, or browse all dog cards.
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