Timeless Wisdom: A Heartwarming Collection of Inspirational Old Dog Quotes

"It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog."

- Mark Twain

"Better to have loved and lost a senior dog than to let one die alone in a shelter."

- William Croswell Doane

"If when you look at me, you only see a white face and cloudy eyes, a burden or a hassle…you’ve missed out on the best part of me…Love me until the very end, for I am a gift. With each wag of my tail, I say thank you."

- Bacardi Reynolds

"You can teach an old dog new tricks, and this old dog wants to learn."

- Thomas P. O’Neill

"Grow old with me, the best is yet to be!"

- Robert Browning

"A new dog never replaces an old dog, it merely expands the heart."

- Erica Jong

"A dog is the only thing on earth that loves you more than he loves himself."

- Josh Billings

"A good dog never dies. He always stays. He walks beside you on crisp autumn days when frost is on the fields and winter’s drawing near. His head is within our hand in his old way."

- Mary Carolyn Davies

"Money can buy you a fine dog, but only love can make him wag his tail."

- Kinky Friedman

"Senior dogs: Their devotion is timeless, their devotion is ageless, their love is forever."

- Pet Connect Rescue

"No animal I know of can consistently be more of a friend and companion than a dog."

- Stanley Leinwall

"The world would be a nicer place if everyone had the ability to love as unconditionally as a dog."

- M.K. Clinton

"Old dogs are the wise ones. There’s a depth, a feeling, like aged wine. You don’t get the same depth and experience with younger dogs. It might take a couple of weeks before they get used to the house, but you can see when they realize they are home – the tension melts away."

- Anne Solli

"I have found that when you are deeply troubled, there are things you get from the silent devoted companionship of a dog that you can get from no other source."

- Doris Day

"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."

- Erica Jong

"The bond with a true dog is as lasting as the ties of this earth will ever be."

- Konrad Lorenz

"I think dogs are the most amazing creatures; they give unconditional love. For me, they are the role model for being alive."

- Gilda Radner

"Once you have had a wonderful dog, a life without one is a life diminished."

- Dean Koontz

"A dog is the only thing that can mend a crack in your broken heart."

- Judy Desmond

"Until one has loved an animal, a part of one’s soul remains unawakened."

- Anatole France

"Be the person your dog thinks you are."

- C.J. Frick

"There is nothing truer in this world than the love of a good dog."

- Mira Grant

"It came to me that every time I lose a dog, they take a piece of my heart with them. And every new dog who comes into my life, gifts me with a piece of their heart. If I live long enough, all the components of my heart will be dog, and I will become as generous and loving as they are."

- Susan Garrett

"A dog will teach you unconditional love. If you have that in your life, things won't be too hard."

- Robert Wagner

"Saving one dog will not change the world, but surely for that one dog, the world will change forever."

- Karen Davison

"Every white hair is one day of experience in being the very best friend you've ever had."

- Jaymi Heimbuch

"People are born so they can learn to live a good life. Dogs already know how to do that; that's why they don't have to stay as long."

- W. Bruce Cameron

"Dogs are not our whole life, but they make our lives whole."

- Roger Caras

"The dog is a gentleman; I hope to go to his heaven not man's."

- Mark Twain

"It is amazing how much love and laughter they bring into our lives and even how much closer we become with each other because of them."

- Josh Grogan

"Blessed is the person who has earned the love of an old dog."

- Sidney Jeanne Seward

"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."

- Bennie Wilcox

"Dogs have a way of finding the people who need them."

- Thom Jones

"When an eighty-five-pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it’s hard to feel sad."

- Kristan Higgins

"Dogs do speak, but only to those who know how to listen."

- Orhan Pamuk

"The greatest fear dogs know is the fear that you will not come back."

- Stanley Coren

"If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went."

- Will Rogers

"You think dogs will not be in heaven? I tell you; they will be there long before any of us."

- Robert Louis

"Dogs’ lives are too short. Their only fault, really."

- Agnes Sligh Turnbull

"A pet is never truly forgotten until it is no longer remembered."

- Lacie Petitto

"Who’s this – alone with stone and sky? It’s only my old dog and I – it’s only him, it’s only me. Alone with stone and grass and tree. What share we most – we two together? Smells and awareness of the weather. What is it makes us more than dust? My trust in him, in me his trust."

- Siegfried Sassoon

"Old dogs care about you, even when you make mistakes."

- Tom T. Hall

"How lucky am I to have something that makes saying goodbye so hard."

- A. A. Milne

"Old dogs can be a regal sight. Their exuberance settles over the years into a seasoned nobility, their routines become as locked into yours as the quietest and kindest of marriages."

- Gail Caldwell

"If I could be half the person my dog is, I'd be twice the human I am."

- Charles Yu

"You can tell by the kindness of a dog how a human should be."

- Captain Beefheart

"Before you get a dog, you can’t quite imagine what living with one might be like; afterward, you can’t imagine living any other way."

- Caroline Knapp

"Everything I know, I learned from dogs."

- Nora Roberts

"A good man will take care of his horses and dogs, not only while they are young, but when old and past service."

- Plutarch

"Dogs are our link to paradise."

- Milan Kundera

"The old dog barks backward without getting up. I can remember when he was a pup."

- Robert Frost

"An old dog barks not in vain."

- George Herbert

"In order to really enjoy a dog, one doesn’t merely try to train him to be semi-human. The point of it is to open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog."

- Edward Hoagland

"No matter how little money and how few possessions you own, having a dog makes you rich."

- Louis Sabin

"Happiness is a warm puppy."

- Charles M. Schulz

"A puppy plays with every pup he meets, but an old dog has few associates."

- Josh Billings

"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really."

- Agnes Sligh Turnbull

"No one appreciates the very special genius of your conversation as a dog does."

- Christopher Morley

"Why does watching a dog be a dog fill one with happiness?"

- Jonathan Safran Foer

"The dog was created specially for children. He is the god of frolic."

- Henry Ward

"If a dog will not come to you after having looked you in the face, you should go home and examine your conscience."

- Woodrow Wilson

"In times of joy, all of us wished we possessed a tail we could wag."

- W.H. Auden

"Even the tiniest Poodle or Chihuahua is still a wolf at heart."

- Dorothy Hinshaw

"The old saw about old dogs and new tricks only applies to certain people."

- Daniel Pinkwater

"The average dog is a nicer person than the average person."

- Andy Rooney

"Old age means realizing you will never own all the dogs you wanted to."

- Joe Gores

"Don’t accept your dog’s admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful."

- Ann Landers

"Outside of a dog, a book is a man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read."

- Groucho Marx

"Dogs never bite me. Just humans."

- Marilyn Monroe

"A well-trained dog will make no attempt to share your lunch. He will just make you feel so guilty that you cannot enjoy it."

- Helen Thomson

"I may not always hear when you call my name, and sometimes I miss the ball on an easy toss. But the love for you that shines in my eyes will never, ever grow old."

"Histories are more full of examples of the fidelity of dogs than of friends."

"Love never grows old. Adopt a senior dog."

"No heart loves like that of a faithful old friend."

"Some call me a senior dog. That just means I have years of experience in the fine art of friendship."

"Having a dog will bless you with many of the happiest days of your life, and one of the worst."

"We’re never too old to love and be loved. Cherish your senior companion."

"Bliss is the result of a silent conversation between me and my dog."

"If the kindest souls were rewarded with the longest lives, dogs would outlive us all."

"If the dog refuses to run along with the wagon, he will be dragged by it, yet the choice remains his: to run or be dragged."

"A dog is for life, not just for Christmas."