Dog
The domestic dog (Canis lupus familiaris), is a subspecies of the gray wolf (Canis lupus), a member of the Canidae family of the mammalian order Carnivora. The term "domestic dog" is generally used for both domesticated and feral varieties. The dog may have been the first animal to be domesticated, and has been the most widely kept working, hunting, and pet animal in human history. The word "dog" may also mean the male of a canine species, as opposed to the word "bitch" for the female of the species.
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“Sentences and paragraphs. Sentences are not emotional but paragraphs are. I can say that as often as I like and it always remains as it is, something that is. I said I found this out first in listening to Basket my dog drinking. And anybody listening to any dogs drinking will see what I mean.”
—Gertrude Stein (18741946)
“It dont make no difference whether you do right or wrong, a persons conscience aint got no sense, and just goes for him anyway. If I had a yaller dog that didnt know no more than a persons conscience does, I would pison him.”
—Mark Twain [Samuel Langhorne Clemens] (18351910)
“All youve got is the word of a fool dog. Its been my experience that a bloodhound is the foolishest dog that is. I dont remember of anybody ever keeping a bloodhound for a yard dog. Theyre such dad blasted fools.”
—Laurence Stallings (18941968)