“Dog love is not the special realm of childhood or of boyhood, no matter what the movies keep telling us. It is highly significant, I think, that at both ends of human life span the bond between human and dog speaks with an insistent clarity - if we have the ears to hear.” IfsThinkingHumansEndsMatterSpeakLove IsChildhoodSpecialDogEarsNo Matter WhatSignificantClarityHuman LifeRealmsBoyhoodDog LoveLife SpanHumans And Dogs Book:DOG LOVE Source: DOG LOVE
“The dogs in our lives, the dogs we come to love and who (we fervently believe) love us in return, offer more than fidelity, consolation, and companionship. They offer comedy, irony, wit, and a wealth of anecdotes, the "shaggy dog stories" and "stupid pet tricks" that are commonplace pleasures of life.” BelieveStoriesWealthPleasureComedyOur LivesDogStupidReturnOffersWitTricksIronyPetCompanionshipConsolationCommonplaceFidelityAnecdotesBelieve In LovePleasures Of Life Author:Marjorie Garber
“They offer, if we are wise enough or simple enough to take it, a model for what it means to give your heart with little thought of return. Both powerfully imaginary and comfortingly real, dogs act as mirrors for our own beliefs about what would constitute a truly humane society. Perhaps it is not too late for them to teach us some new tricks.” IfsGivingHeartMeanLittlesRealEnoughBeliefSimpleTeachWiseDogReturnOffersLateModelsMirrorsTricksToo LateImaginaryHumaneHumane Society Author:Marjorie Garber
“If you have a dog, you will most likely outlive it; to get a dog is to open yourself to profound joy and, prospectively, to equally profound sadness.” IfsJoyFriendshipLossSadnessDogProfoundPetPet LossDog LossProfound Sadness Author:Marjorie Garber
“A study conducted by the State University of New York at Buffalo Medical School suggested that in times of stress a dog is likely to be more help in calming you down than a spouse or partner. Most dog owners can guess the reason why: dogs never judge us and never compete with us.” StatesReasonHelpingSchoolFriendshipStudyDogNew YorkJudgingStressUniversityMedicalPartnersReason WhyOwnersSpouseCalmingBuffaloMedical SchoolDog Owner Book:DOG LOVE Source: DOG LOVE
“The dog becomes the repository of those model human properties that we have cynically ceased to find among humans. Where today can we find the full panoply of William Bennett's Book of Virtues-from Courage and Responsibility to Loyalty and Family Values-but in Lassie and Beethoven and Millie and Checkers and Spot?” HumansBookTodayValuesResponsibilityVirtueDogModelsPropertyLoyaltySpotsFamily ValuesCheckersLassie Book:DOG LOVE Source: DOG LOVE
