The Book of Barkley Quotes

“He was more than a dog. He was love that crept in on four paws and remains, as long as memory lasts.”
― L.B. Johnson, The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever

“Or we can cast off our fear, gather those things around us that are precious, shedding that which only seeks to hinder us and head out into the world, eyes wide open.”
― L.B. Johnson, The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever

“Dogs are an expense, they are worry, and time, and hair, and walks in the rain and the cold. They are also part of the everyday fabric of our lives, to the point that when they leave us, we feel the chill.”
― L.B. Johnson, The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever

“I do not love very often, but I love hard, and this dog had got more than a bit of my heart.”
― L.B. Johnson, The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever

“But grieving with memories is better than nothing without them and the only thing worse than not being alive, is not having anything to remember.”
― L.B. Johnson, The Book of Barkley: Love and Life Through the Eyes of a Labrador Retriever