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Owners lavish love on their pets, which is why so many go from non-aggressive pups to being out of control when they're older. People just don't realise their dog must respect them as leader of the pack.

Most Americans acquire dogs impulsively and for dubious reasons: as a Christmas gift for the kids. Because they saw one in a movie. To match the new living-room furniture. Because they moved to the suburbs and see a dog as part of the package.

America does not like people being not nice to dogs.

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.

I love dogs, but dogs, you have to be in the country with dogs. I cannot walk a dog on the street.

America is a large friendly dog in a small room. Every time it wags its tail it knocks over a chair.

When people buy, rescue, or otherwise acquire a dog from unscrupulous breeders or amateur rescue groups, they are making a decision with ethical consequences. They have a profound responsibility to consider their actions; to gauge the dog's behavior, to train it thoroughly and rigorously, to protect other humans and dogs from harm.

There are more dog owners in America than there are conservatives.

Do you know why dogs are man's best friend? It's because they're not in politics.