Retired now, Malcolm was a veterinarian at Woods Humane Society from 2005 to 2012. He still resides in Morro Bay where he has found geographic fulfillment. Pictured here with his new side-kick, Annie— born last November. They are both from Woods Humane Society.
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"A cat, after being scolded, goes about its business. A dog slinks off into a corner and pretends to be doing a serious self-reappraisal." - Robert Brault
"The dog is the only animal that has seen his god." - Author Unknown
"The dog represents all that is best in man." - Etienne Charlet
"From the dog's point of view, his master is an elongated and abnormally cunning dog." - Mabel Louise Robinson
"Dogs' lives are too short. Their only fault, really." - Agnes Sligh Turnbull
"One reason a dog can be such a comfort when you're feeling blue is that he doesn't try to find out why." - Author Unknown
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The Dogs of Our Lives
by Malcolm Riordan
"If you can look at a dog and not feel vicarious excitement and affection, you must be a cat."
The above quote by an unknown author. Those collected below look at the ocean of feelings between humans and dogs. I have never grown weary of seeing it, being around it, or of being a participant.
"The great pleasure of a dog is that you may make a fool of yourself with him and not only will he not scold you, but he will make a fool of himself too." Samuel Butler
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"A dog will quickly turn you into a fool, but who cares?" - Unknown
"The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a sweetheart's." - Polish Proverb
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"Every boy should have two things: a dog, and a mother willing to let him have one." - Anonymous
"He is loyalty itself. His presence by my side is protection against my fears of dark and unknown things." - Gene Hill
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"In order to really enjoy a dog …open oneself to the possibility of becoming partly a dog." - Edward Hoagland
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"Old dogs, like old shoes, are comfortable. They might be a bit out of shape and a little worn
around the edges, but they fit well." - Bonnie Wilcox
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"I think we are drawn to dogs because they are the uninhibited creatures we might be if we weren't certain we knew better." - George Bird Evans
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"Did you ever walk into a room and forget why you walked in? I think that is how dogs spend their lives." - Sue Murphy
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"When old dogs bark, it's time to watch out." - Unknown
"A piece of grass a day keeps the vet away." - Unknown dog
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"If there are no dogs in Heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went." - Unknown
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"Recollect that the Almighty, who gave the dog to be companion of our pleasures and our toils, hath invested him with a nature noble and incapable of deceit." - Sir Walter Scott |
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| "My dog is usually pleased with what I do, because she is not infected with the concept of what I 'should' be doing." - Lonzo Idolswine |
"To err is human, to forgive, canine." - Unknown |
"Things that upset a terrier may pass virtually unnoticed by a Great Dane." - Smiley Blanton |
My little dog - a heartbeat at my feet. - Edith Wharton |
"Dogs are our link to paradise. They don't know evil or jealousy or discontent. To sit with a dog on a hillside on a glorious afternoon is to be back in Eden, where doing nothing was not boring--it was peace." - Milan Kundera
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Woods Rafter Cat Image on Banner by Malcolm Riordan.
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