The new Book of the Dog Quotes

“No apology for keeping a mongrel is necessary. He is a good dog and a fair dog. Can more be said? He ought not to be maligned. I have known many a loveable mongrel. If he is kept clean, well housed, properly fed, and is of decent habit, he may be as true a companion as an aristocratic champion.”
― Robert Leighton, The new Book of the Dog: A Comprehensive Natural History of British Dogs and Their Foreign Relatives, With Chapters on law, Breeding, Kennel Management, and Veterinary Treatment: 1