“3292. Love me, love my Dog.”

Part II, chapter 9
Recorded in the 11th century by Bernard of Clairvaux in one of his sermons as a common proverb.
Proverbs (1546)

"I Like Dogs", For Men (April 1939); reprinted in People Have More Fun Than Anybody (1994); slightly paraphrased in "And So to Medve", Thurber's Dogs (1955)
From other writings

I Love My Dog (1966), his first single, later included on Matthew and Son (1967)
Song lyrics

Source: Much Ado About Nothing

From The More Boys I Meet from the album, Carnival Ride (2007). [Misattributed: performer not credited as writer.]

Parting Gift
Song lyrics, Extraordinary Machine (2005)

Satya, January, 2001 http://www.satyamag.com/jan01/newkirk.html.
On pets

Source: Dog Songs

Source: Deerskin