“The first thing everyone notices is the dog.”

“The first thing you find out when yer dog learns to talk is that dogs don't got nothing much to say.About anything.”

“The first thing I noticed when I woke up was the hippo squatting on my head.”

“Three things know a secret-First; the lady in a dream,The dog that barks no warning,And a maid that does not scream.”

“If you're opening a hot dog stand, you could worry about the condiments, the cart, the name, the decoration. But the first thing you should worry aout is the hot dog. The hot dogs are the epicenter. Everything else is secondary.”

“I always see to the dogs first and leave the cats and the occasional birds and rabbits and hamsters for later. It isn't that I play favorites, it's just that dogs are needier than other pets. Leave a dog alone for very long and it'll start going a little nuts. Cats, on the other hand, try to give you the impression that they didn't even notice you were gone. "Oh, were you out?" they'll say, "I didn't notice." Then they'll raise their tails to show you their little puckered anuses and walk away.”