Gary Paulsen Quotes

Animals, until you have kids of your own, animals are your kids.

I bought my daughter a Chihuahua and I fell in love with it. So now I carry Coco around with me all the time.

Most Americans, like most Japanese, view their dogs, cats, and other animal companions as family members, and rightly so.

I do think we're in a period of time culturally where there is just this extraordinary connection that we have to our pets, and in many ways, they are displacing kids. They're so much simpler than dealing with a kid because of this unconditional love that does not get complicated by adolescence or any other manipulation.

Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond.

I think every person who is single should have a dog. I think the government should step in and intervene: If you're not married or coupled up, whether you've been dumped or divorced or widowed or whatever, they should require you to proceed immediately to the pound nearest you and select an animal companion.

I think pets are great. They're better than kids, that's for sure.

Animals have always left me with a curiosity about human nature. I trust animals more than most people.

If there is a heaven, it's certain our animals are to be there. Their lives become so interwoven with our own, it would take more than an archangel to detangle them.

When you have an animal in your home, a relationship forms very quickly, where that animal ceases to be an animal to you. It feels like a member of your family.

When I'm at home, I'm a real big cuddler, so I sleep with my dog in my arms.

I just don't 'get' pets.

My husband and I adore our animals and are so passionate. They've given us so much love - they've given us so much.

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.

If someone was out all day, we wouldn't give them just one cat, because they would be lonely - we would give them two cats.

Pets have made us better.

I love dogs more than most people I've met.

My pug dog, Princess, is something else; she's my baby. I've had her for about 14 and a half years. They usually don't live any longer than 15, but I don't believe that. As long as you treat them right, they will live a long time.

Our pets are a part of our family.

Our whole life revolves around our pets.

Howard and I have found that our Bulldog Bianca, and adopted cats Walter, Apple and Leon Bear, enrich our lives so much.

I prefer my dog to humans.

I'm very emotional about my animals.

The bottom line is that people dont have the right to manipulate or to breed dogs and cats ... If people want toys, they should buy inanimate objects. If they want companionship, they should seek it with their own kind.

Pets require feeding, training, affection and exercise, but in return they offer unconditional love and companionship.