Dogs

Posted in animals, dogs, photography, UncategorizedTagged , ,

“What do dogs do on their day off? Can’t lie around – that’s their job!”  – George Carlin

Fuerteventura 1997

“A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.”  – Robert Benchley

Spain 2002

“I wonder if other dogs think poodles are members of a weird religious cult.” – Rita Rudner

‘Beau’, Sunderland 2012

“The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be.” – Konrad Lorenz

Staithes 2013

“Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss. A new dog never replaces an old dog. It merely expands the heart.” – Author Unknown

‘Jasper’, Biggleswade, 2014

“Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn around the edges, but they fit well.”  – Bonnie Wilcox

‘Sophie’, Rochester NY USA 2014

“Even the tiniest Poodle or Chihuahua is still a wolf at heart.”  – Dorothy Hinshaw

Tynemouth 2016

“The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic.” – Henry Ward

‘Jackie’ Poland, at Eddy’s, 2017

“Everyone thinks they have the best dog. And none of them are wrong.” – W.R. Purche

Teesmouth 2017

“The bond between a hunter and his dog can’t be described; But only felt” – Steve Reider

Simonside County Fair 2017

“No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog.” – Stanley Leinwall

Druridge Bay 2017

“The journey of life is sweeter, when travelled with a dog” – Bridget Willoughby

On the boat to the Farne Islands, 2018

“The only creatures that are evolved enough to convey pure love are dogs and infants.”
― Johnny Depp

Beamish Museum 2018

“If you are a dog and your owner suggests that you wear a sweater suggest that he wear a tail.” – Fran Lebowitz

The Bedlington Terrier Club, Newbiggin-By-The-Sea 2019

“The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back when you go out the door without them.”  – Stanley Coren

Newcastle, 2019

All pictures can be embiggened with a click.

Stay tooned for whatever comes next!

58 thoughts on “Dogs”

  1. Wear a tail and do your job! 😆 This got me smiling from the start… loved this.
    The one about dogs teaching us about love and loss broke my heart. It is so true. What a gift!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  3. Obviously a perfect post for me. 🙂
    The ‘Poodle’ is actually a Bichon Frise. My Mum had one called Bobo, and she loved to correct people who called him a Poodle. He had such a feisty character, I didn’t mind being seen walking around with him. 🙂
    Best wishes, Pete.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  9. I love the whippet at Beamish. My dad always had whippets – one at a time, not several at ones. The quote “Dogs come into our lives to teach us about love, they depart to teach us about loss…” is so true.

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  12. Yeah, these quotes and pictures are adorable. I love the ones of our little furry friends peering out from underneath a door or right at the corner. The smaller the dog, the more amusing the places they manage to find themselves in.

    Liked by 2 people

    Reply

  18. I’ve found myself really wanting a dog lately 🙂 So this post was very, very fun! Loved all those hunting dogs, and the dog in the very last picture too hee hee! Also I liked this quote: “A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down.” – Robert Benchley 🙂

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

        1. I hope when I’m a bit older, (not too long now 😊) and can’t be doing with airplanes and the like, I’ll have some daft mutt, and go for long walks on the sea front with it, it’s a nice thought. Fingers xt.

          Liked by 1 person

          Reply

  19. Nice photos, for sure lots of dogs! I’m more a cat person, although I don’t have one, my hubby has allergy, at least is what he says! I think he would be jealous of all the attention I would pay to the cat! 😉

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  21. For some weird reason your posts aren’t showing up in my reader😢 Since I had not seen a post from you in a few days, I decided to just head over to your blog. Glad I did, else I would have missed out on this one. These are absolutely wonderful! Can’t even pick a favorite…well done!😃

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  22. In my opinion, Dogs are the best companions in the Animal Kingdom. As a child I had lots of pets: a Monkey(Timtali, my brother coined the name), a Cat (Sheba), Dogs (Pax &Shirley), and a Tortoise(had no name).

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

  24. Cool shots. Sometimes I feel that we’re the only people in Toronto who don’t own a dog! I would like one but it’s more than enough looking after a diabetic cat who also has inflammatory bowel disease (bless him)!

    Liked by 1 person

    Reply

Leave a Reply to fragglerocking Cancel reply

Please log in using one of these methods to post your comment:

Gravatar
WordPress.com Logo

You are commenting using your WordPress.com account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Facebook photo

You are commenting using your Facebook account. ( Log Out /  Change )

Cancel

Connecting to %s

This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.