If humans could behave like dogs...

[Bill Glasheen]

Instead of shaking hands



... or even kissing a hand



... imagine being expected to greet a young lady like this.



Could he BE any more eager??? And frustrated??

Sorry... Dog lovers just appreciate dogs being dogs.

- Bill

[chef]

...so when they say "You are such a dog" to someone, Bill, what's does that mean?

For you dog lovers, such as Bill, here are some dog expressions, with many explained:


DOG
gone to the dogs
Taken a turn for the worse.

that dog won't hunt
Source: Dog Hause Visitor Steve Rasmussen

the hair of the dog that bit you
The drink you drink in the morning to get over the drinks you drank the night before.

Hair of the Dog
(Australian Idiom)
A saying Australians use "the day after". That is to say the following morning after being out drinking and feeling "seedy" (i.e. hung-over) - the comment will be made to have some "hair of the dog", this is to infer that if you have some more to drink, generally the same as you were drinking the previous night the hangover will be gone, or at least not noticed anymore. Source: Dog Hause Visitor Lesley Vlahos

my dogs are barking
My feet are hurting
Source: Burns, Sid
Alt def: My feet smell
Source of alt: Dog Hause visitor RinTimTin

in the dog house
(not in our Dog Hause)
In trouble.

dog tired
Very tired.

sick as a dog
Very sick.

dog and pony show
Put on a good performance to impress someone, such as "I've got to do the 'dog and pony show' for my boss today."
Source: Michael Babayco

look like somebody just shot your dog
Source: Dianna Ly

two (or three) dog night
Australian. the number of dogs needed to sleep cuddled up to for keeping warm

dog days of summer
Very hot days in July and August. It is the period in which the Dog Star, Sirius, rises in conjunction with the sun.
Source: Funk, Charles

a barking dog never bites
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

a dogs breakfast
Something bad.

dog-leg right
or
dog-leg left
The fairway turns in a golf course.
Source: Burns, Sid

better be the head of a dog then the tail of a lion
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

dog does not eat dog
One disreputable person will not harm another disreputable person.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)
it’s a dog eat dog world

it's a dog's life
It’s an easy life
Source: Cliche Finder

dog my cats
my goodness; what do you know
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

if you can't run with the big dogs puppy, stay on the porch
Source: England, Sandy

a tough dog to keep up on the porch
Source: Dog Hause Visitor Steve Rasmussen

every dog has its day
The time will come to each of us to chuck one's weight around; to exhibit a periods of ostentation, influence or power.
Source: Funk, Charles

if you lie down with dogs, you will get up with fleas
If you associate with bad people, you will acquire their faults.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

call off the dogs
Cease some objectionable line of conduct. The analogy is that of the chase, in which dogs following a wrong sent are called off.
Source: Funk, Charles

mean as a junk-yard dog
Very Mean.
Source: Dianna Ly

dog eat dog
ruthless competition or self-interest
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

quick as a dog can lick a dish
fast, very quickly
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

sad as a hound dog's eye
very sad; pitiful
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

a dog's chance
no chance at all
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

a dog's life
a wretched existence
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

sick as a dog
very sick
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

bar-dog
bartender
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

big dog
important person
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

cut dog has no pups
I don't want to cut the cards
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

like cat and dog
quarrelling savagely
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

bird dog
someone's buttock's
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

like a dog's dinner
Informal. dressed smartly or ostentatiously
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

put on the dog
US and Canadian informal. to behave or dress in an ostentatious or showy manner
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

let sleeping dogs lie
Don't bring up an old issue/topic that will raise tempers or cause an argument
Source: Lewis, Stacey
(Who ever said let sleeping dogs lie, didn’t sleep with dogs…)


love me, love my dog
If you love someone, you should accept everything and everyone that person loves.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

rain cats and dogs
Raining heavily.

why keep a dog and bark yourself
You should not do something you hired some one else to do.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

you cannot teach an old dog new tricks
Someone who is used to doing things a certain way cannot change.
Source: Bertram, Anne (Bowl of Cherries)

crooked as a dog's hind leg
dishonest
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

happy as a flea in a doghouse
very happy
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

the tail wagging the dog
Source: Wag the Dog -- the movie

work like a dog
Work very hard.

dog-faced liar
a terrible liar
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

dog my cats
my goodness; what do you know
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

a dog's breakfast
a mixture of many things, a hodgepodge
Source: Wayne Magnuson

top dog
boss, leader, head honcho
Source: Wayne Magnuson

like dog's breath
not pleasant, not popular
Source: Wayne Magnuson

dog in the manger
a person who will not share something he does not use or need
Source: Wayne Magnuson

dog it
be lazy, not work
Source: Wayne Magnuson

dogged me
followed me, bothered me
Source: Wayne Magnuson

go see a man about a dog
go use the toilet
Source: Bertram, Anne (Pig's Eye)

a dog's dinner or breakfast
Informal. something that is messy or bungled
Source: wordreference.com, The Collins English Dictionary

Vicki

PS The one in red I would associate with Bill the most.

[f.Channell]

That picture was so "dog gone funny"

F.