Dog Proverbs

"The dog's kennel is not the place to keep a sausage." - Danish Proverb

"To live long, eat like a cat, drink like a dog." - German 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

"The barking of a dog does not disturb the man on a camel." - Egyptian Proverb

"Children aren't dogs; adults aren't gods." - Haitian Proverb

"Beware of a silent dog and still water." - Latin 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

"Do not respond to a barking dog." - Moroccan Jewish saying

"Only mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the noonday sun." - Indian Proverb

"Those who sleep with dogs will rise with fleas." - Italian Proverb

"Show a dog a finger, and he wants the whole hand." - Yiddish Proverb

"If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also." - Russian Proverb

"A house without either a cat or a dog is the house of a scoundrel." - Portuguese Proverb

"An honest man is not the worse because a dog barks at him." - Danish Proverb

"Every dog is allowed one bite." - US Proverb

"A good dog deserves a good bone." - US Proverb

"If you stop every time a dog barks, your road will never end." - Saudi Arabian Proverb

Dog does not eat dog. - Proverb

Give a dog a bad name and hang him. - Proverb

Why keep a dog and bark yourself? - Proverb