Our Wonder Dog is in Doggy Heaven |
Recently, Brenda Daniels blogged at Smart Girls about Distractions and Disasters and posted a picture of Nugget, her guest dog. So I had to post a picture of our late dog who's chasing squeaky toys in heaven now.
I miss having a dog, but our lifestyle doesn't make for adopting another companion at this time. Instead, I'm putting dogs in books now.
I'm working on a book that has a dog as a character. Well, not in the sense of it thinking, talking, and having a viewpoint, but in the sense that it has a larger than life personality and gives the heroine all kinds of grief. It's a standoff between them while they decide to "keep" each other. I named the dog in my work in progress Mozart. He's a Welsh Cairn Terrier like Toto in the Wizard of Oz movie.
As a dog lover--no offense to cats--I want to share some of...
My Favorite Dog Quotes
If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. ~ Will Rogers
I've seen a look in dogs' eyes, a quickly vanishing look of amazed contempt, and I am convinced that basically dogs think humans are nuts. ~ John Steinbeck
Anybody who doesn't know what soap tastes like never washed a dog. ~ Franklin P. Jones
The average dog is a nicer person than the average person. ~ Andy Rooney
A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn around three times before lying down. ~ Robert Benchley
If I have any beliefs about immortality, it is that certain dogs I have known will go to heaven, and very, very few persons. ~ James Thurber
Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul -- chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! ~ Anne Tyler
Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea. ~ Robert A. Heinlein
If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous, he will not bite you; that is the principal difference between a dog and a man. ~ Mark Twain
You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, "Wow, you're right! I never would've thought of that!' ~ Dave Barry
Dogs are better than human beings because they know but do not tell. ~ Emily Dickinson
If you think dogs can't count, try putting three dog biscuits in your pocket and then give him only two of them. ~ Phil Pastoret
If you want a friend in Washington, get a dog. ~ President Harry S. Truman
Post Script
Joan Reeves writes Sassy, Sexy Contemporary Romance. Her books are available at all major ebook sellers with audio editions available at Amazon, Audible.com, and iTunes. Joan publishes Writing Hacks, a free newsletter for writers, and WordPlay, a free newsletter for readers. Find Joan online: Blog, Website, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube. Joan lives her happily ever after with her hero, and she encourages you to believe that: It’s never too late to live happily ever after!
A fun blog! Enjoyed reading your dog quotes!
ReplyDeleteThanks, Karren.
DeleteGreat post, Joan. Cute photo of your late dog.
ReplyDeleteHey, Caroline. Thanks.
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