The relationships we have with dogs seem simple enough and often are taken for granted. But these relationships can be deep and mysterious, and not at all simple. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas deepdoggrant Change image and share on social
People are perfectly glad to accept the idea that dogs love us, so they must be able to love each other. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas acceptdogglad Change image and share on social
Every day, the humane societies execute thousands of dogs who tried all their lives to do their very best by their owners. These dogs are killed not because they are bad but because they are inconvenient. So as we need God more than he needs us, dogs need us more than we need them, and they know it. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas baddaydog share on social
Dogs who live in each other's company are calm and pragmatic, never showing the desperate need to make known their needs and feelings or to communicate their observations, as some hysterical dogs who know only the company of our species are likely to do. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas calmcommunicatecompany share on social
Veterinarians are essential allies to the millions of us who experience the human-animal bond. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas allyanimalbond Change image and share on social
Cats and dogs are a very good window into the natural world: a chance to see how another species lives and deals with its problems, what they like and what they don't like. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas catchancedeal Change image and share on social
You have to be able to love members of your own species before you can branch out and apply that to other species. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas applybranchlove Change image and share on social
No other creatures of the savannah sleep as deeply or as soundly as lions, but after all, lions are the main reason for not sleeping soundly. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas creaturedeeplylion Change image and share on social
With all due respect to the nation's fish and game departments, more deer die because people hunt them than because people feed them. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas deerdepartmentdie Change image and share on social
Every dog might wish to be Dog One, but like us, most dogs want membership in the group even more than they want supremacy over others. Elizabeth Marshall Thomas doggroupmembership Change image and share on social