Sandi’s K9 Management


Dog Proverbs

A little bit of amusement before the weekend. :-)

“A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel.”
          — Portuguese Proverb

“Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun.”
           — Indian Proverb

“Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas.”
           — Italian Proverb

“Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise.”
          — Welsh Proverb

“The dog wags his tail, not for you, but for your bread.”
          — Portuguese Proverb

“Every animal knows more than you do.”
           — Native American Proverb (Nez Perce)

“If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also.”
           — Russian Proverb

The greater love is a mother’s; then comes a dog’s; then a sweetheart’s.”
          — Polish Proverb

“One dog barks at something, the rest bark at him.”
           — Chinese Proverb

“The dog’s kennel is not the place to keep a sausage.”
              –
Danish Proverb

“Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand.”
           — Yiddish Proverb

 

“A righteous man has regard for the life of his beast.”
            — Proverbs 12:10

“Beware of a silent dog and still water.”
           — Latin Proverb

“Beware of still water, a still dog, and a still enemy.”
           –Yiddish Proverb

“If you cannot bite, don’t show your teeth.”
           — Yiddish Proverb

“To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog.”
           — German Proverb

“A good dog deserves a good bone.”
          –English Proverb


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