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This quote from Émile Zola is my favourite on this page.

"Why is it that my heart is so touched whenever I meet a dog lost in our noisy streets? Why do I feel such anguished pity when I see one of these creatures coming and going, sniffing everyone, frightened, despairing of even finding its master?"

When I lived in the city, I often saw dogs on the loose. The ones that would scamper off at my approach, tail between legs, always concerned me, as it seemed they had become homeless and friendless.

Dog Quotes For You To Enjoy


These 6 dog quotes are by authors with surnames that start with "X", "Y" or "Z".



Was there ever a dog that praised its fleas?

W.B. Yeats




Of the memory of the dog, and the recollection of kindness received, there are a thousand stories, from the return of Ulysses to the present day, and we have seen enough of that faithful animal to believe most of them.

William Youatt




There are all sorts of cute puppy dogs, but it doesn't stop people from going out and buying Dobermans.

Angus Young




The fate of animals is of greater importance to me than the fear of appearing ridiculous; it is indissolubly connected with the fate of men.


Why is it that my heart is so touched whenever I meet a dog lost in our noisy streets? Why do I feel such anguished pity when I see one of these creatures coming and going, sniffing everyone, frightened, despairing of even finding its master?

Émile Zola




Never have I experienced a serenity and sweetness of disposition as with my Chocolate Lab.

Mortimer B. Zuckerman


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