dog proverbs

"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

"Three things it is best to avoid: a strange dog, a flood, and a man who thinks he is wise." -- Welsh Proverb

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

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

"The greater love is a mother's; then comes a dog's; then a sweetheart's." -- Polish Proverb

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

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

. . . and this one has nothing to do with dogs but cracked me up:

"When you go to a donkey's house, don't talk about ears." -- Jamaican Proverb