I grew up surrounded by two farms and their fields. My earliest memories are of our mongrel dog running around and cows looking in the window while we ate our tea.
My mother and dad were big animal lovers, too. I just don't know how I would have lived without animals around me. I'm fascinated by them - both domestic pets and the wild community. They just are the most interesting things in the world to me, and it's made such a difference in my lifetime.
Well-washed and well-combed domestic pets grow dull; they miss the stimulus of fleas.
The cat is a dilettante in fur.
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea.
If you call a cat, he may not come. Which doesn't happen with dogs. They're different types of animals. Cats are very sexy I think too in the way they move.
Two old Bachelors were living in one house; One caught a Muffin, the other caught a Mouse.
My dream pet? I like a couple of them, man: monkey, I love dogs. See, tigers, I don't know - I can't be playing with something like that. A monkey, I can handle it. A dog, yeah; I would get a monkey.
I have a dog and a cat, and they are best friends.
I can't remember ever cooking food to impress a woman. The idea's quite cheesy and sort of makes my skin crawl. But I sometimes make a special effort to impress my cats, with chicken liver or something. It's tricky to know if a cat's impressed. They might give me a little look, a glimpse at least. That's cat ownership for you.
I have two pets - a dog and a cat.
A dog in a kennel barks at his fleas; a dog hunting does not notice them.
Are cats strange animals or do they so resemble us that we find them curious as we do monkeys?
Dogs seem more photogenic than cats. In photos most cats look like sociopaths.
Like all pure creatures, cats are practical.
I have a yellow labrador, Tuffy, and a little rescue dog, Bella, who is the boss.
Adam's first domestic pet after the expulsion from Paradise was the serpent.
The reason domestic pets are so lovable and so helpful to us is because they enjoy, quietly and placidly, the present moment.
