We delved into our library and came up with a list of some of our favorite hunting dog quotes honoring man’s most loyal friend in the field.
If you own a hunting dog, you appreciate the teamwork, friendship and loyalty between you and your partner in the field. We’ve compiled a list of some of our favorite famous hunting dog quotes that are sure to strike a chord with any gundog owner.
7 Great Quotes About Hunting Dogs
1. “Never knew a man not to be improved by a dog.”
2. “No man can follow a rollicking, bungling, and overjoyous pup all day without laughing a lot and crying a little.”
3. “The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him, and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself, too.”
— Samuel Butler
4. “I still enjoy the company of most dogs more than that of most people, because dogs are capable of uncomplicated enthusiasm.”
— John Gierach
5. “Whoever said you can’t buy happiness forgot little puppies.”
6. “I know full well dogs have souls. Heaven could not be Heaven without dogs, if it were not so, I would sooner be in Hell with dogs, than in Heaven without.”
— Lewis Carey
7. “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
Note: These hunting dog quotes are excerpted from the Sporting Classics e-book, Passages. You can download the book FREE and enjoy content like this every day by signing up for the Sporting Classics Daily e-newsletter. Have more great hunting dog quotes to add? Let us know in the comments!
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