From time to time, people tell me, "lighten up, it's just a dog,"
or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with
"just a dog."
Many hours have passed and my only company was
"just a dog,"
but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by
"just a dog,"
and in those days of darkness,
the gentle touch of "just a dog"
gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases
like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."
"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship,
trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early,
take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog"
but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams
of the future, the fond memories of the past,
and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and
diverts my thoughts away from myself and the
worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that
it's not "just a dog"
but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps
me from being "just a man."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog."
just smile, because they "just don't understand."
~Sandra Dee
" He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
~Unknown
"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went."
~Will Rogers, 1897-1935
"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
"Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog.
A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes."
~Gene Hill - The Dog Man
"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies,
quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love
and always have to mix love and hate."
~Sigmund Freud
"Until one has loved an animal
a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
~Anatole France
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy
licking your face."
~Bern Williams
"No matter how little money and how few possessions
you own, having a dog makes you rich."
~Louis Sabin
"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend
and companion than a dog."
~Stanley Leinwoll
"Happiness is a warm puppy."
~Charles Schulz
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or, "that's a lot of money for just a dog."
They don't understand the distance traveled, the time spent, or the costs involved for "just a dog."
Some of my proudest moments have come about with
"just a dog."
Many hours have passed and my only company was
"just a dog,"
but I did not once feel slighted.
Some of my saddest moments have been brought about by
"just a dog,"
and in those days of darkness,
the gentle touch of "just a dog"
gave me comfort and reason to overcome the day.
If you, too, think it's "just a dog," then you will probably understand phases
like "just a friend," "just a sunrise," or "just a promise."
"Just a dog" brings into my life the very essence of friendship,
trust, and pure unbridled joy.
"Just a dog" brings out the compassion and patience that make me a better person.
Because of "just a dog" I will rise early,
take long walks and look longingly to the future.
So for me and folks like me, it's not "just a dog"
but an embodiment of all the hopes and dreams
of the future, the fond memories of the past,
and the pure joy of the moment.
"Just a dog" brings out what's good in me and
diverts my thoughts away from myself and the
worries of the day.
I hope that someday they can understand that
it's not "just a dog"
but the thing that gives me humanity and keeps
me from being "just a man."
So the next time you hear the phrase "just a dog."
just smile, because they "just don't understand."
~Sandra Dee
" He is your friend, your partner, your defender, your dog.
You are his life, his love, his leader.
He will be yours, faithful and true, to the last beat of his heart.
You owe it to him to be worthy of such devotion."
~Unknown
"If there are no dogs in Heaven,
then when I die I want to go where they went."
~Will Rogers, 1897-1935
"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
"Nobody can fully understand the meaning of love unless he's owned a dog.
A dog can show you more honest affection with a flick of his tail than a man can gather through a lifetime of handshakes."
~Gene Hill - The Dog Man
"Dogs love their friends and bite their enemies,
quite unlike people, who are incapable of pure love
and always have to mix love and hate."
~Sigmund Freud
"Until one has loved an animal
a part of one's soul remains unawakened"
~Anatole France
"There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy
licking your face."
~Bern Williams
"No matter how little money and how few possessions
you own, having a dog makes you rich."
~Louis Sabin
"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend
and companion than a dog."
~Stanley Leinwoll
"Happiness is a warm puppy."
~Charles Schulz
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