“If your dog doesn’t like somebody, you probably shouldn’t, either”

“If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t, either” is a saying that has been printed on many images.
 
“If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either” was printed in The State Register-Journal (Springfield, IL) on January 19, 1998. “If your dog doesn’t like somebody, you probably shouldn’t, either” was printed in an Ann Landers syndicate column in the Daily Advocate (Greenville, OH) on October 3, 1999. It’s unknown who first authored the saying.
     
 
19 January 1998, The State Register-Journal (Springfield, IL), Toby McDaniel column, pg. 6, col. 1:
If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either.
 
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21 January 1998, Longview (TX) News-Journal, “Notes and idle thoughts” by Jack Stallard, pg. 1D, col. 1:
Idle thought: If your dog doesn’t like some, you probably shouldn’t either.
   
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Jan 22, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
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“If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either.”
   
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3 October 1999, Daily Advocate (Greenville, OH), Ann Landers column, pg. 2A, col. 6:
Here it is: Important Things My Kids Taught Me:
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If your dog doesn’t like somebody, you probably shouldn’t, either.
 
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Duane Huber
Oct 20, 1999, 3:00:00 AM
from today’s Ann Landers:
Important Things My Kids Taught Me
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If your dog doesn’t like somebody, you probably shouldn’t, either.
   
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DBZ
@DBZAtPet_Talez
“If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either.” - Unknown
2:23 AM · Oct 15, 2008
   
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Lara Mackey
@doggiesmyle
“If your dog doesn’t like somebody, you probably shouldn’t either 😊 “-unknown
3:56 PM · Sep 30, 2009
 
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Yӧghund
@Yoghund
“If your #dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either.”
  -Unknown
7:15 AM · Jun 20, 2012
 
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3MillionDogs
@3MillionDogs
If your dog doesn’t like someone, you probably shouldn’t either.
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
9:34 AM · Aug 5, 2013
 
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Thandi
@ThandiDog
If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either ...
(The saying is also shown on an image.—ed.)
1:44 PM · Nov 11, 2013
 
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Rob D
@RobD_70
Yes, there’s an old saying if your dog doesn’t like somebody then you shouldn’t either!!
6:02 PM · Jul 5, 2025
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Edna Wong
@EdnasPetHacks
“If your dog doesn’t like someone you probably shouldn’t either.”
- Unknown
#pethacks #quotes #dogs #dogquotes
2:30 PM · Jul 19, 2025