Yes, animals do feel, but apparently humans can't believe it.

For sure, good buddy.  As if. Go watch animals who think like people?  Why are you downgrading animals?  It must be real acting on their part.
Yawn. Animals doing things like real people?! Helloooo???? Look around. Where have you been? From service dogs, to "pets" we all DO things like or better than some "real people"!!!!

Ok, who came up with this lame lame campaign? On principle alone, all animals should urge their human to boycott this. For so many reasons.

Deep breath to calm down. I know where this whole theoretical construct comes from. It is awkward anthropomorphizing.[Yes I did use some big words, because I CAN!] It comes from the egocentric view that only hoooomans [I choose to misspell it to indicate my anger at them- get over it] can think, feel, and engage in goal directed behavior. No, it is NOT a minor thing. No this is NOT cute. It is precisely that kind of thinking that is at the core of puppy mills, animal trafficking etc.

If they understood that we are like humans in that we think, feel etc., nobody would tolerate what goes on every day in puppy mills. Nobody with a conscience that is. What this trailer purports to show is exceptional behavior. The truth is... there is nothing exceptional about it except the it's an overstated fallacy that it is marketing.

Universe, listen up! Animals do think, feel, love, grieve, care for, enjoy, observe, etc. etc. etc. If hooomans actually understood that, maybe then we could move off this conversation. Until you do get it, you cannot call yourself civilized. Being hoooman is NOT the end all. Maybe some hoomans should try being more animal like.

Yes I am cranky. I am frustrated, I want you to get my point. While the movie trailer is retro styled for "wide audience appealing cuteness" it is still offensive.

THUMBS DOWN from me. I am not watching it.
Ick. Get it already.

Now where is my breakfast, and momma no funny business today. I am not in the mood for booby trapped cheese. If you have to give me my allergy pill, just give it to me.

vexed
'vie

Sunday Reflection Moment

Most of the shadows of life are caused by standing in our own sunshine. - 

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Speaking of the sun... are we going outside yet? I need to stand in my own sunshine... I do my best thinking when I lay out in the sun.

'vie

I am NOT judging you....

DOOOOOOOWWWWWI....... AAAAAAAAADDDDDDAAAAAMMMM

I'm Gonna Fed-EX Myself to You
(an adaptation of Woody Guthrie's original)

I'm gonna wrap myself in rice paper
Cause it's delicious too
I'm gonna dot myself with smelly goo*
Stick your address on top of my head

I'm gonna fed ex myself to you

I'm gonna tie me up in candy red string**
 Cause it's delicious too
I'm gonna wear a blue ribbon too
Sit beside my mailbox

I'm gonna  fed ex myself to you

When you find me by your front door
Eat the string and let me out
Wash the goo off my paws
Stick some liver lips in my mouth

Cause they are delicious too

When you find me by your front door
Wash the goo off my paws
Fill me up with smoked tea duck***
Tuck me into your nice warm hug.


I'm gonna fed ex myself to you

I'm gonna wrap myself in rice paper
Cause it's delicious too
I'm gonna dot myself with smelly goo

Stick your address on top of my head


I'm gonna fed ex myself to you
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What's your FedEx account number?****

Love

'vie

see you soonnn!

Hey cut me some slack, I am a little dog, not some poet! Critics...Can't live with them, can't live without them, pass the beer nuts....

 

*momma uses smelly goo all the time specially when she is going places... beats me...

** I love this stuff. liquorice... is it ...full of liquor and rice?

***Last time I was in DC I had some, and it was to die for!!!

****FedEx only picks you up if you have one of these...so, I need it, send it now.

a mom is a mom...

The Wendy would do this!

IF....

love is a battlefield...

I think I just won the war.

Not bad for an old guy, ha?

Silvie girl, you don't know who you are messin' with.

Love

JD

Momma, am I your BEST friend?

surely. I am. Not JD or the Wendy, right? ME, right???

'vie