He taught us the art of unqualified love. How to give it, how to accept it. Where there is that, most other pieces fall into place. John Grogan More Quotes by John Grogan More Quotes From John Grogan Animal lovers are a special breed of humans, generous of spirit, full of empathy, perhaps a little prone to sentimentality, and with hearts as big as a cloudless sky John Grogan dog heart animal It's just the most amazing thing to love a dog, isn't it? It makes our relationships with people seem as boring as a bowl of oatmeal. John Grogan oatmeal dog relationship A dog has no use for fancy cars or big homes or designer clothes. Status symbols mean nothing to him. A waterlogged stick will do just fine. A dog judges others not by their color or creed or class but by who they are inside. A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. John Grogan smart dog clever Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. 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. John Grogan laughter dog home A dog doesn't care if you're rich or poor, educated or illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. John Grogan dog clever heart A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things-a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty. John Grogan loyalty dog heart Many of the qualities that come so effortlessly to dogs - loyalty, devotion, selflessness, unflagging optimism, unqualified love - can be elusive to humans. John Grogan optimism loyalty dog Dogs are a really amazing eye opener for us humans because their lives are compressed into such a short period, so we can see them go from puppyhood to adolescence to strong adulthood and then into their sunset years in 10 to 12 years. It really drives home the point of how finite all our lives are. John Grogan strong dog home Such short little lives our pets have to spend with us, and they spend most of it waiting for us to come home each day. John Grogan owning-a-pet dog home Then I dropped my forehead against his and sat there for a long time, as if I could telegraph a message through our two skulls, from my brain to his. I wanted to make him understand some things. You know all that stuff we’ve always said about you?” I whispered. “What a total pain you are? Don’t believe it. Don’t believe it for a minute, Marley.” He needed to know that, and something more, too. There was something I had never told him, that no one ever had. I wanted him to hear it before he went. Marley,” I said. “You are a great dog. John Grogan pain dog believe Dogs are great. Bad dogs, if you can really call them that, are perhaps the greatest of them all. John Grogan ifs dog If you still think you're a young pup then you are, no matter what the calendar says John Grogan pups calendars thinking A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. John Grogan dog teacher inspirational A dog doesn't care if you are rich or poor, educated of illiterate, clever or dull. Give him your heart and he will give you his. It was really quite simple, and yet we humans, so much wiser and more sophisticated, have always had trouble figuring out what really counts and what does not. John Grogan dog clever heart There's no such thing as a bad dog, just a bad owner. John Grogan owners dog A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog. John Grogan dog giving children Never slow down, never look back, live each day with adolescent verve and spunk and curiosity and playfulness. If you think you’re still a young pup, then maybe you are, no matter what the calendar says. John Grogan spunk curiosity thinking Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty. John Grogan loyalty dog inspirational In the English language, it all comes down to this: Twenty-six letters, when combined correctly, can create magic. Twenty -six letters form the foundation of a free, informed society. John Grogan foundation magic twenties In a dog's life, some plaster would fall, some cushions would open, some rugs would shred. Like any relationship, this one had its costs. They were costs we came to accept and balance against the joy and amusement and protection and companionship he gave us. John Grogan dog joy fall
