Have you ever wondered what "the people" thought about dogs? Well, these 26 additional dog proverbs, by country, will shed some light (and maybe some hair) on your questions. Or maybe not (some of these proverbs left me wondering).
Some are about dogs, and some use canines to describe human behaviour. And others, even more obliquely, use canine behaviour as advice on human relations.
There is another page of proverbs. Click on the Previous link at the bottom of the page to read them.
Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.
Indian Proverb
A dog with two homes is never any good.
Irish Proverb
It is bad to awaken a sleeping dog.
Italian Proverb
There is no dog so bad but he will wag his tail.
Italian Proverb
If a man be great even his dog will wear a proud look.
Japanese Proverb
One dog yelping at nothing will set ten thousand straining at their collars.
Japanese Proverb
A dog that steals sells its body.
Kenyan (Luyia, West Kenya) Proverb
Beware of a silent dog and still water.
Latin Proverb
The dog that fetches will also carry.
Latin Proverb
Submitted by Joshua Poon, of Inspiring-Quotes-and-Stories.com
When the old dog barks it is time to watch.
Latin Proverb
While a dog gnaws the bone, companions would be none.
Latin Proverb
Do not respond to a barking dog.
Moroccan Jewish Proverb
The greatest love is a mother's; then a dog's; then a sweetheart's.
Polish Proverb
A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel.
Portuguese Proverb
The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.
Portuguese Proverb
If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.
Russian Proverb
If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end.
Saudi Arabian Proverb
A dog that intends to bite does not bear its teeth.
Turkish Proverb
If skill could be gained by watching, every dog would become a butcher.
Turkish Proverb
A good dog deserves a good bone.
US Proverb
Even a dog knows the difference between being stumbled over and being kicked.
US Proverb
Every dog is allowed one bite.
US Proverb
If you play with the dog, he will lick your face.
Vietnamese Proverb
Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.
Welsh Proverb
A dog without teeth will also attack a bone.
Yiddish Proverb
Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand.
Yiddish Proverb
