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I will say off the bat that I’m not what you might call a dog lover. Dogs are too damned needy and co-dependent. I’d don’t need my pet to go ballistic whenever I come home. “Settle down, dog. I was gone nine hours just like I’m gone nine hours five out of every seven days. If I want you jumping all over me and slobbering, I’ll get the damn peanut butter.”

That said, you have to be a special kind of monster if you can watch those Sarah MacLachlan ASPCA commercials without bawling like a child (I, of course, laugh hysterically the whole time). Well, the good folks at Atom.com heard your plea and get a small measure of revenge. They haven’t done anything about MacLachlan’s music, but one travesty at a time.


Jason Harris loved his pit bull growing up. Because pit bulls don’t frolic. And they only sometimes kill.









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pit bulls don’t frolic.

My pit bull did not get this memo.

Posted by: Gabs at February 22, 2011 9:07 PM

While the video is funny, I can't agree with the implied sentiment: that we should stop educating people on the plight of the animals we have created in the world (dogs are a product of selective breeding, after all) and are supposedly responsible for because it's a "bummer".

Nature is a cruel and uncaring bitch, and the world simply doesn't care about any particular critter, human or animal. But the true sadness here is that we, as self aware, rational beings, create so much pain in the world for animals. If our sentience and ability to somewhat manipulate the natural order can be used for any single thing, surely it would be something more productive than causing more pain than already exists.

For the record, yes, dog owner. When I see these commercials I just get angry at the people who caused all this pain. We are a manifest failure at distinguishing ourselves from the cruelty of nature.

All my dogs were saved from a pound. My last two stayed with me 15 years, through multiple relationships, different homes, various trials. Contrary to your experience, they were less needy than almost anything else in my life, but always giving. It's not that way with all of them, sure.

-Frob

Posted by: frobme at February 22, 2011 9:29 PM

I definitely change the channel whenever that commercial comes on. Doesn't make it any less important but I definitely just...dislike it.

Posted by: grace b at February 22, 2011 9:52 PM

I can't. I turn the channel every time that commercial comes on. Because I'm a big sappy mushy baby girl, and though I'm more of a cat person than a dog person, it murders me to see or think about abused doggies.

I used to work in a pet supply store (we DID NOT sell animals there), and despite the fact that one of the owners was a (responsible) breeder, we kept directories and business cards for many rescue organizations and encouraged people looking for animals to consider rescue. We had lots of customers who did, too. Many would bring the dogs to the store to socialize them. It was a joy to watch them go from skittish, malnourished creatures to friendly, happy, well-fed dogs. And I cried EVERY SINGLE GODDAMN TIME. Stupid dogs, being all doggie.

So, yeah. Sarah MacLachlan owes me a pallet of tissues.

Posted by: Anna von Beav at February 22, 2011 11:00 PM

I work in a T.V. station, and see this daily, and it's a killer, but you can't change the channel, it's your job to watch what's going on air.

This is unrelated, but frob, is there a reason everytime you post, it gets a " - frob"?

Posted by: e at February 23, 2011 1:54 AM

Jason Harris, Do you go out of your way to make me hate you?

No, it's a gift. -- JH

Posted by: John G. at February 23, 2011 2:33 AM

That Sarah MacLachlan commercial gets me every single time. It's like magic, and it's especially weird, because I've done rescue for decades and have seen/cared for much worse cases than what they picture. Sheesh, if I posted a picture of Pokey right now and told his story, I'm sure the Pajibatears shed on his behalf could probably make the ocean levels rise. But I don't cry over him because he's just one of the fosters and his past isn't as important as his future, should he get one.

That one ad, though...whoever put it together must have gotten a ton of awards.

Posted by: Wednesday at February 23, 2011 8:41 AM

i thought this would be a david boreanaz love thread (is this the wrong crowd for that?) and am now slightly disappointed. bummed out, you might say.

never seen the commercial

Posted by: Sinnh at February 23, 2011 9:21 AM

Do NOT use the Terrible Towel as a crying towel. Ever. Do not step on it, mock it or use it to wipe your ass.

Karmic retribution will be meted out to all Dolphins fans as a result of this video. I'm just warning the rest of you.

Posted by: , at February 23, 2011 11:13 AM

This is unrelated, but frob, is there a reason everytime you post, it gets a " - frob"?

It just sort of became my thing. Sure, I'm aware that my username is automagically posted below, but sometime back somebody called me out on repeating my signature every time, and my stubborn nature now requires that it is always present. Sometimes I mix it up by skipping capitalization though. I'm a rebel like that.

-Frob

Posted by: frobme at February 23, 2011 4:45 PM