“According to 2008/09 census there were 61,080,000 dogs in the United States. Many homeless or mistreated. There are more pet dogs than babies in the world.”

“Then a homeless man with a dog approached us and put his hand out. This happens to be something that I have a real problem with: homeless people with pets who approach you for food when they have a perfectly delicious dog standing right there?”

“A homeless man with a dog approached us and put his hand out. This happens to be something I have a real problem with: homeless people with pets who approach you for food. How can they have the nerve to beg for food when they have a perfectly delicious dog standing right there? I didn't care if this guy understood English or not. "Tell me when you're out of dog, buddy. Then we can talk about splitting a falafel.”

“I tucked him in with his stuffed-animal pet dog—cleverly named Dog-Dog, by the way.”

“I cared about dogs because they were faithful and honest, and some dogs were cleverer and more interesting than some people.”

“I'm like those placid dogs a family buys when the dog they choose first is too high strung. I'm the pet's pet.”