Taking responsibility and having faith in your own judgment will help you make good choices and decisions at the end of your pet's life.
My first date ever, I was kind of nervous, so I was like, 'I'm going to bring Brady to this walk on the beach with this girl,' and she was like, 'Oh my gosh, I have a King Charles Cavalier, too.' I'm like, 'Money, perfect, amazing.'
I don't trust people who don't like dogs.
As I said in my last book, birds are mean. They're the only pet that, when they escape, the owners are relieved. You can tell a species is evil by doing this simple math. If my blond lab Molly was the size of T-Rex, that would just mean more kibble, more work for the gardener in the backyard, and a harder time moving her to my wife's side of the bed at night. If birds were the size of a T-Rex, the streets would be littered with human remains.
Pets, like their owners, tend to expand a little over the Christmas period.
There's a reason you never see anyone's house with a Beware of Cat sign. Because they're not even worth mentioning.
There is nothing wrong with professional pet owners and private breeders of exotic animals. And I would be the first to fight to take away an animal from an irresponsible owner.
I have had strange animals as pets all my life. I was shy growing up, and shy people tend to interact better with animals than people. Animals are direct, not duplicitous.
I have to have animals. They really make life worth living, and my world actually revolves around them. They know exactly when it's time to get up, exactly when they're supposed to get their food, and they let you know. Mine are right there in my face, first thing every morning.
My dad, Donald, was a vet and had a practice in Yorkshire. Cats and dogs were his bread and butter, but his greatest love was large animals.
I don't have a dog, because I travel too much. I don't want to just leave it abandoned.
There are dog people and cat people.
I'm taking my rats. Those are my friends for the tour. Thelma and Louise. They're so cute.
My husband and I adore our animals and are so passionate. They've given us so much love - they've given us so much.
My husband and I are trying to make cats cool and it's working.
I think pets are great. They're better than kids, that's for sure.
There are people all over the world who like to write fan letters in the voice of their pet: 'Hello, my name is Fifi and I'm a labrador and I think you're great. Paw paw!'
Ah, well, people can be stupid abou' their pets," said Hagrid wisely.
Your dog thinks you're a god. Your cat thinks the dog's an asshole.
My campaign is about getting pets to be more active, and exercise with your animal is a great way for people to exercise. When you're out with your pet, it becomes fun. You don't think of it as a chore. For me, taking my dog out for a walk is very relaxing.
I liked animals better than people. That's one of the reasons I wanted to be a vet - then I found out that every pet had a person that owned 'em.
All dogs seem to be great linguists, according to their owners. They always understand every word that's said to them.
It might be that the biggest division in the world isn't men and women but folks who like cats and folks who like dogs" - (L.T.'s Theory of Pets)
My dachshunds are not substitutes for children. But the pattering of tiny feet around the place is a joy.
For proof that our culture has gone to the dogs, look no further than the bizarrely parental ways many Americans talk about our furry friends.
