1、dog
(1) he who would hang his dog gives out first that it is mad. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
(2) a staff is quickly found to beat a dog with. 欲加之罪，何患无词.
(3) love me, love my dog. 爱屋及乌.
(4) too much pudding will choke a dog. 布丁太多噎死狗。
(5) every dog has his day. 人人皆有得意时。
(6) barking dogs don’t (seldom) bite. 爱叫的狗很少咬人。
(7) let sleeping dogs lie. 勿惹事生非。
(8) dead dogs bite not. 死狗不咬人。
(9) all are not thieves that dogs bark at. 狗见了叫的不一定都是贼。(不要以貌取人。)
(10) every dog is a lion at home. 狗在家门口就成了狮子。
(11) don’t be a dog (lying) in the manger. 莫学狗占马槽不吃草。(不要占着茅坑不拉屎。)
(12) dog does not eat dog. 同类不相残。
(13) scornful dogs will eat dirty puddings. 狗再傲慢也会吃脏布丁。
(14) a son never thinks his mother ugly,and a dog never shuns its owner’s home however shabby it is.儿不嫌母丑，狗不嫌家贫。
2、frog
the frog in the well knows nothing of the great ocean. 井底之蛙，不知大海。
3、chicken
don’t count your chickens before they’re hatched. 鸡蛋未孵出，先别数小鸡。(不要过早乐观。)
4、crow
a crow is never the whiter for washing herself often. 江山易改，本性难移。
5、 bird
(1) kill two birds with one stone. 一箭双雕;一举两得。
(2) a bird in the hand is worth two in the bush. 双鸟在林不如一鸟在手。
(3) birds of a feather flock together. 物以类聚，人以群分。
(4) it’s an ill bird that fouls own nest. 家丑不可外扬。
(5) fine feathers make fine birds. 人要衣装，马要鞍。
(6) a bird is known by its note, and a man by his talk. 听音识鸟，闻言识人。
(7) each bird loves to hear himself sing. 鸟儿都爱听自己唱。(自我欣赏)
(8) you cannot catch old birds with chaff.(粗糠). 用粗糠捉不住老鸟。(有经验的人难骗。)
(9) birds in their little nests agree. 同巢之鸟心儿齐。