I have never met a dog I couldn't help; however, I have met humans who weren't willing to change.
I've never met an animal I didn't like, and I can't say the same thing about people.
given the nature of the human couple, the love of a man and a woman is a priori inferior to that which can exist (at least in the best instances) in the love between man and dog...It is a completely selfless love.
. . . owning a dog always ended with this sadness because dogs just don't live as long as people do.
One time, I was given an essay topic: to describe a perfect horse, whom the mere sight of the rider's whip would make obedient. I depicted this perfect horse throwing his rider at the sight of the whip.
In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults.
I speak Spanish to God, Italian to women, French to men, and German to my horse.
Sometimes he will sit on the carpet in front of you, looking at you with eyes so melting, so caressing and so human, that they almost frighten you, for it is impossible to believe that a soul is not there.
I'm an ambassador for Medical Detection dogs.
A horse can lend its rider the speed and strength he or she lacks - but the rider who is wise remembers it is no more then a loan.
I was never a great reader, but there were two stories I loved best: Kipling's 'The Elephant's Child' and 'The Jungle Book.' Deep down, I've always wanted to write a book about a wild child and an elephant.
The dog actors and the relationship they have with their trainers is one of the most beautiful things I've ever watched happen in front of me.
I have come to know Bugs so well that I no longer have to think about what he is doing in any situation.
Just being with dogs, I learned their ways and began to appreciate things from their point of view.
You are my cat, and I am your human.
Cats are anthropomorphised in art because they are so laid back that you automatically attribute human thoughts and feelings to them.
I think of animals more as spirits that come and go. They enter our lives at a particular time and they leave at a particular time. The whole glorious history of animals with people is about joy and connection. It's about loving this creature and letting this creature love you.
Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.
There has to be absolute trust between the tiger and its master, but its master must be the master - there must be no mistake about that.
One of the things we found out as we filmed with people who dealt with chimps, and with all animals, and it's really incredible, is their levels of intelligence that we don't recognize right away.
I have a dog and sometimes I'll be the littlest kid with my dog and marvel at his ears and his nose and how he looks at me. If he died, I'd bawl like a baby.
I can’t believe I’m mated to someone who’s allergic to me. (Ravyn) You? I’m the one who should be having a hissy. How do I introduce you to people? Hi, this is my…what? Significant other? Mate? Pet? (Susan)
I think the unconditional love you get from an animal, especially a dog, is better than anything else.
Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond.
Nothing about human beings ever had the power to move me as a child. Black Beauty now ... !
