"A dog is a devil of a ritualist. He is particular about the precise routine of a game as a child about the precise repetition of a fairy-tale." ~ Father Brown
"dogs hate nervous people. I don't know whether they make a dog nervous too; or whether, being after all a brute, he is a bit of a bully; or whether his canine vanity (which is colossal) is simply offended at not being liked." ~ Father Brown
There's a simple test for figuring out who loves you more, your dog or your wife. Lock them both in the trunk of your car for six hours. When you open it, note which one is more happy to see you
There's an awful lot of moral instruction you can give a kid in the form of a puppy.