• Animals are such agreeable friends - they ask no questions; they pass no criticisms ~George Elliot
• If People were superior to animals, they'd take better care of the world ~Winnie the Pooh
• Money will buy you a pretty good dog, but it won't buy the wag of his tail ~Henry Wheeler Shaw
• The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its people are treated ~Gandhi
• There is no psychiatrist in the world like a puppy licking your face ~Ben Williams
• Don't accept your dog's admiration as conclusive evidence that you are wonderful. ~Ann Landers
• The reason a dog has so many friends is that he wags his tail instead of his tongue. ~Harry Falk
• If there are no dogs in heaven, then when I die I want to go where they went. ~Will Rogers
• Ever consider what our dogs must think of us? I mean, here we come back from a grocery store with the most amazing haul--chicken, pork, half a cow. They must think we're the greatest hunters on earth! ~Anne
• "In ancient times cats were worshipped as gods, they have never forgotten this." ~Unknown
• Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend Inside it's too dark to read. ~Grouch Marx
• If you are a host to your guest, be a host to his dog also. ~Russian Proverb
• Animals in different countries have different expressions just as the people in different countries differ in expression. ~Gertrude Stein
• You enter into a certain amount of madness when you marry a person with pets. ~Nora Ephron
• My cat does not talk as respectfully to me as I do to her. ~Colette
• Dogs come when they're called; cats take a message and get back to you. ~Missy Dizick and Mary Bly
• Oh cat, I'd say, or pray: Be-ooootiful cat! Delicious cat! Exquisite cat! Satiny cat! Cat like a soft owl, cat with paws like moths, jeweled cat, miraculous cat! Cat, cat, cat, cat. ~Doris Lessing
• Our dogs will love and admire the meanest of us, and feed our colossal vanity with their uncritical homage. ~Agnes Repplier
• 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
• All animals, except man, know that the principal business of life is to enjoy it -- and they do enjoy it as much as man and other circumstances will allow. ~Samuel Butler
• Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to. ~Mark Twain
• Odd things animals. All dogs look up to you. All cats look down to you. Only a pig looks at you as an equal. ~Winston Churchill
• A dog teaches a boy fidelity, perseverance, and to turn round three times before lying down. ~Robert Benchley
• One of the most appreciated qualities of animals is that they are beyond language. That they feel but do not require conversation is a great relief to most people. ~Mary Allen
• I love cats because I enjoy my home; and little by little, they become its visible soul. ~Jean Cocteau

~ Pet/Animal Lesson Plans ~

• Everything Pre-School Pets Lesson Plans - This site includes simple, applicable ideas to integrate pet concepts throughout the week (Grades PreK-2)
• Pet Pellets - Students will develop a "new pet food" and design advertising for their tempting new pet food! (Grades 3-12)
• Pet Perspective - Encourage students to explore the world from the point-of-view of a favorite pet. (Grades K-12)
• "Pet Project" - Students will develop a proposal to convince their parents they are ready to take on the responsibilities of a pet (Grades 3-8)
• The Perfect Pet - Students will help customers select the perfect pet for customers of an imaginary pet shop (Grades 3-8)
• ASPCA Animal Lessons - Access animal lesson plans and activity sheets

~ Pet Sites ~

~ Pet Reproducibles ~

• AVMA: American Veternary Medical Association Petpourri - the site features animal care pages that can be printed and used for coloring projects.
• Schoolexpress: Pet Safety Coloring Fun - 7 page book that can be printed and colored.
• Schoolexpress: Kindness to Animals - 5 different resource links are included at this site.
• Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority of Singapore - print a 37-page booklet: Pet Workbook.
• Billy Bear Worksheet Games - there are a number of animal-related worksheets available at this site.