Dogs

My imagination went on hiatus again.  So, a post of some favorite dog related quotes and portraits I just shot & processed of the dogs will have to suffice until menopause allows my brain to function again.  

I am estimating it may be around 2017. 

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We have not to gain his confidence or his 

friendship: he is born our friend; while 

his eyes are still closed, already he believes 

in us: even before his birth, he has given 

himself to man.

~Maurice Maeterlinck from "My Dog"

"The dog is a saint.  He is straightforward and 

honest by nature. He knows by instinct when 

he is not wanted; lies quite still for hours 

when his king is hard at work. But when his 

king is sad and worried he creeps up and lays 

his head on his lap. 'Don't worry. Never 

mind if they all abandon you. 

Let us go for a walk and forget all about it!'" 

~Axel Munthe

Humankind is drawn to dogs because they 

are so like ourselves - bumbling, affectionate, 

confused, easily disappointed, eager 

to be amused, grateful for kindness and 

the least attention." 

~Pam Brown, b. 1928

"He is very imprudent, a dog is.  He never 

makes it his business to inquire whether you 

are in the right or in the wrong, never bothers 

as to whether you are going up or down upon 

life's ladder, never asks whether you are rich or 

poor, silly or wise, sinner or saint.  Come luck 

or misfortune, good repute or bad, honor or 

shame, he is going to stick to you, to comfort 

you, guard you, and give his life for you..."

~Jerome K. Jerome

"Dogs, bless them, operate on the premise 

that human beings are fragile and require 

incessant applications of affection and 

reassurance.  The random lick of the hand and 

the furry chin draped over the instep are 

calculated to let the shaky owner know that a 

friend is nearby." 

~Mary McGrory

"The average dog has one request to all humankind.  

Love me." 

~Helen Exley