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I'm familiar with the word "ailurophiles", but to my great disappointment, I've been unable to find a comparable word for dog-lovers. I would very much appreciate knowing if such a term exists.
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You've come to the right place, Laird. I can't think of the word, but someone will.
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Should be cynophiles, as opposed to cynophobia. I'll go look it up.
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welcome, laird. since cyno is Greek for dog, looks like the Cur is on it. 
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choose one:
canophilist (OED)
cynophilist (M-W unab.)
philocynic(!) (OED)
Latin canis
Greek kyon
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Welcome Laird, there are plenty of fellow cynics here.
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The original cynics being so called because they hung out at the White Dog Gym.
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Thank you so much! As I am a devoted "cynophilist", this word should definitely be in my vocabulary. I appreciate your help!
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The original cynics being so called because they hung out at the White Dog Gym. - Catholic Encyclopedia
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Top Web Results for "cynics"
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source
cyn·ic (sĭn'ĭk)
n.
1. A person who believes all people are motivated by selfishness.
2. A person whose outlook is scornfully and often habitually negative.
3. Cynic A member of a sect of ancient Greek philosophers who believed virtue to be the only good and self-control to be the only means of achieving virtue.
adj.
1. Cynical.
2. Cynic Of or relating to the Cynics or their beliefs.
[Latin cynicus, Cynic philosopher, from Greek kunikos, from kuōn, kun-, dog; see kwon- in Indo-European roots.]
Word History: A cynic may be pardoned for thinking that this is a dog's life. The Greek word kunikos, from which cynic comes, was originally an adjective meaning "doglike," from kuōn, "dog." The word was probably applied to the Cynic philosophers because of the nickname kuōn given to Diogenes of Sinope, the prototypical Cynic. He is reported to have been seen barking in public, urinating on the leg of a table, and masturbating on the street. The first use of the word recorded in English, in a work published from 1547 to 1564, is in the plural for members of this philosophical sect. In 1596 we find the first instance of cynic meaning "faultfinder," a sense that was to develop into our modern sense. The meaning "faultfinder" came naturally from the behavior of countless Cynics who in their pursuit of virtue pointed out the flaws in others. Such faultfinding could lead quite naturally to the belief associated with cynics of today that selfishness determines human behavior.
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