Dogland Quotes

“Everyone has something missing or something broken or something not quite fulfilled in their own life—but if they were to find the right dog, a dog that’s alone and similarly incomplete, then together, as a unit, they would be made whole. —Hrishikesh Hirway”
― Tommy Tomlinson, Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show

“The narrow hips mean there’s not much room for puppies. So a normal litter is three puppies, compared with six for a beagle or seven for a corgi or eight for a Great Dane. The big heads and wide shoulders mean that puppies often won’t fit through the birth canal. About 80 percent of all Frenchies are born via C-section. That limits the number of litters before the mother wears out.”
― Tommy Tomlinson, Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show

“A dog will wag and lick your face and just about knock the door down waiting for you to come in at the end of the day. But are they really thrilled? Or are they running the world’s longest con, a scheme developed over thousands of generations for better chow and a warm place to sleep?”
― Tommy Tomlinson, Dogland: Passion, Glory, and Lots of Slobber at the Westminster Dog Show