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By: Jed1899

Jed1899 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 13:57:44 +0000

Eh yep..made me cry.
Might coulda/shoulda made it a one hour flick, not 2.

By: Coastal Paradise

Coastal Paradise — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 12:00:14 +0000

Its a home renter. It will make a grown man cry and parents will have to ask themselves if the kids are able to handle it. It is a very very sad ending. Saw the “Day the Earth Stood Still” on Christmas. A 3 out of 10. Save your cash, wait for netflex or kroger $1.00 machine.

By: Resolute

Resolute — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 22:58:32 +0000

This movie seems like a terrible Friendsified version of My Dog Skip. Rent that instead.

By: Drunk Report

Drunk Report — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 18:50:56 +0000

Guide dog? so the Captains wife is blind? how could she then see the movie?
I’m gonna try to see what I can find out through googling before I embarrass myself further with my ignorance(?)

By: esblowfeld

esblowfeld — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:51:56 +0000

My dog was all the proof I needed for the existence of a supreme being. They are as perfect a creation as the physical universe could possibly expect.
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The benefits they bring are beyond measure.
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That they are often treated so poorly by humans is a sad commentary on mankind.
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When a religion hates dogs, that tells you all you need to know.
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For surely all dogs go to heaven.
And cats are OK too.

By: seanrobins

seanrobins — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 03:19:37 +0000

“Is this too intense for children?”

Well, we saw it with our 7-year-old yesterday, and she was just fine. Cried, but fine.

By: suzyk

suzyk — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 02:12:27 +0000

I just talked to my daughter who sent our grandkids to see this movie thinking it was a great Christmas upbeat movie. They just had to put down their dog a month ago and had no idea about how the movie ended. The kids all came home in tears and they are still crying. Shame on the people for making a downbeat sad movie at Christmas. To hell with Fox movies.

By: RedSoxNation

RedSoxNation — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 16:02:13 +0000

Great Movie. But I don’t think it is appropriate for young kids given some of the sexual underpinnings. It would be tough enough to explain the facts of life concerning death. I don’t need the extra headache of explaining the other facts of life.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 12:34:51 +0000

We had our children first. In 4th grade, our daughter decided to save her money to buy a dog. During the year it took for her to gather the funds, we all enjoyed reading about the different breeds and discussing what we needed to do to raise a baby puppy well. Our daughter blessed our family with the sweetest yellow lab female, the runt of the litter. In time, we took our pup to obedience training classes where the teachers were highly critical of our lab’s stubborn resistance, dawdling whenever commanded to “come” though quick to respond to all other commands. The owner of the school told me I had to use “the voice” of authority, so I have; but even after 12 years, she comes at her own slow pace unless of course it is meal time. Labs generally take a good 6 years to mature beyond puppy-hood, during which time our friend with German Shepherds would always laugh at our “boinky” lab. But she’d be the center of attention at his lakeside parties. His Shepherd ruled supreme, and decided to befriend our little lab amongst the pack of lake dogs. Our pup would thrive as a dog in the dog world, then come back to Mom and play the lady people-puppy taking a seat in a chair keeping perfect balance and acting the happy listener to everyone’s conversations. Our dog has always been so full of love and affection, and the desire to please us. When the kids were going through teenage years, their love for our dog never failed even if patience for parents wore thin. As each member of the family suffered severe set backs, there she was, healing us each day with her love. I tell my sweetheart 12-year-old golden lab she’s our family’s guardian angel. She is a wonderful family partner.

Pets can make a great gift in life. Whatever care that people give to their dogs is returned a hundredfold.

That some denigrate affectionate relationships and the appreciation for pure loyalty and love is understandable given that some people repudiate those qualities regardless of the source. Best not to torment good creatures with contemptuous or disinterested partners.

By: maverick muse

maverick muse — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 11:54:06 +0000

the inevitable conflicts and joys of a man who starts out with a dream, but finds that life is what happens while you are making other plans.

rockmom on December 27, 2008 at 10:56 AM

so it goes.

By: righty64

righty64 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 06:51:04 +0000

Saw the movie today and it was surprisingly pretty close to the book. Sure, it is a lot to pack about 12 years in 2 hours, but I think it was done well. And yes, I cried at the end. I do not even want to think about that time with Scout, the Wonder Dog! But, this movie was moving because, as you note Ed, why we are dog people. Dogs have an amazing ability to just be our friends. They really do not care about our politics and all of that. When my wife was layed up with two broken ankles, Scout the Wonder Dog was always there with her, day in and day out. And, that is what the book and this movie captured.

By: KMC1

KMC1 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:54:13 +0000

That is true. My husband always said no matter how much happier the dogs made him that our daughter, he would choose her over them if he had to make a choice.:)

Jvette on December 27, 2008 at 8:34 PM

Well, that settles that then, doesn’t it? lol.

By: KMC1

KMC1 — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:53:02 +0000

You are not only a caricature of liberalism, you are the pot calling the kettle refrigerator black.
People are infinitely more valuable than animals.

You make absolutely no sense whatsoever. And you’ve yet to explain, justify or otherwise support your position other than to give your opinion.
And you call me a Libber. HA.

By: dawgyear

dawgyear — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 04:52:17 +0000

I am writing this with Buck at my feet and I wanted to thank everyone who has written about the loss of their pets. The comments that I have read are helping me cope with the impending loss of Buck the greatest shar-pei ever. My wife gave him to me for Christmas ten years ago and he is without a doubt the best gift that I have ever received. Buck started coughing around Thanksgiving. At first I thought that he had a viral infection until he started losing weight. One week ago I found out from my vet that he had a tumor beside his heart. Due to the location it is impossible to remove it. At the most he only has about two weeks left to live and I am determined to make him as happy as possible during the time that he has left. I know that very soon I am going to have to make the decision to end his life and that is going to be one of the saddest days of my life.

By: Jvette

Jvette — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 01:34:37 +0000

You are not only a caricature of liberalism, you are the pot calling the kettle refrigerator black.
People are infinitely more valuable than animals.

jgapinoy on December 27, 2008 at 7:59 PM

That is true. My husband always said no matter how much happier the dogs made him that our daughter, he would choose her over them if he had to make a choice.:)

By: jgapinoy

jgapinoy — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 00:59:15 +0000

KMC1 on December 27, 2008 at 12:05 PM

You are not only a caricature of liberalism, you are the pot calling the ~~kettle~~ refrigerator black. People are infinitely more valuable than animals.

By: Yakko77

Yakko77 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 22:36:59 +0000

Not a pet person myself so I think I’d have a hard time making this connection that those who are pet owners seem to have. Don’t get me wrong, I like dogs (and some cats) but I never grew up with pets around.

Speaking of pet mayhem, my cousin brought his dog over to Grandma’s on Christmas and sure enough the big lug got in the kitchen and ate the meat (a couple roasts instead of turkey this year). His eyes were pretty big after eating all that. I’m just glad it didn’t get sick. I’m sure my cousin had fun scooping up that mess the next day.

By: Ray-500

Ray-500 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 21:55:28 +0000

Our pets are part of our lives and are also “family members”.

In the last 36 years, we have had two cats. The first lived to 16. Our “latest” was going on 20 when her body just shut down.

Spent her last 4 night sleeping on the floor with her because I could see what was happening….and I did not want her to be alone. She could not eat or drink, even though she wobbled over to her dishes.

On her last day, her bladder let go. She tried to make it to her box, but her legs would not carry her. She was in no pain, but age just caught up.

After that, I took a pillow and placed her on it, and sat with her on my lap until the end. My wife and I were with her until her last breath….and yes, I believe she knew we were both there….and cared.

Yes, she is buried in our backyard. Foolish? Don’t think so. This little spirit gave us much joy and, I think, 20 years is a qualifier. We will miss her.

By: Jvette

Jvette — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:58:06 +0000

I loved the book, it was a gift a couple of Christmases back. And, yes I laughed out loud and cried many times when reading it. When Marley comforts the woman after her miscarriage, I just cried and cried. Dogs know. They sense our pain and want to make us feel better. It is more than just a master, pet relationship.

I have two, a black lab and a German Shepard, 11 and 8 respectively. My lab is going down hill and will most likely soon be gone. Of course at the end of 2007, my husband predicted she wouldn’t make it through 08, but so far so good. Truly with dogs I think it is the unconditional love we get from them. There is no where else one can find that kind of love. In our dogs eyes we are perfect and they are always happy to see us.

That video of the two dogs whose owner returns from Iraq after quite a while is so heart warming and heart wrenching at the same time. Both of these are a reminder that whenever the heart loves a great deal, it will also grieve a great deal, but in the long run, the love is always worth it.

By: mrfixit

mrfixit — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:51:46 +0000

yesterday was my son’s 8th birthday. one of his presents was a collar with a leash. this morning we went and picked up his real present, his new best friend, a golden retriever which he named Donut. Life is good =)

By: KMC1

KMC1 — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:05:23 +0000

You totally ignored the fact that I used the “strike” mechanism over the word “worth”, because I corrected myself hours before you attempted to correct me.

jgapinoy on December 27, 2008 at 9:12 AM

Actually, you struck worth in regards to humans lowering their value, but specifically used “worth” in regards to animals. It’s all semantics anyway, as you replaced “worth” with “right to live”. As in, in your opinion animals have less right to live, unless or until a human does something that lowers their “worth”.
In either case you have neither defended nor justified your opinion, but rather have emotionally decided that you are right. Sounds a lot like a worthless Liberal viewpoint to me.

By: exception

exception — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 17:03:01 +0000

…cats are like women, just different. Both are great pets.

Too bad that our animals don’t live as long as we do.

Entelechy on December 26, 2008 at 10:37 PM

That’s dangerous when Dowdified.

By: Bambi

Bambi — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:52:30 +0000

Whoops – I think I put the quote around the wrong sentence.

By: Bambi

Bambi — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 16:51:42 +0000

I don’t know if All Dogs Go To Heaven, but I know that I will, by the grace of God.

I don’t think Heaven will be Heaven without our pets. I know I have a few waiting for me. Since all creatures have souls the reunion will be great.
I won’t be going to the movie – my wonderful dog is 14 and is in great shape, but I know her live is limited. I can’t stop crying now, so the movie will do me in. It’s even hard reading some of your stories. Cheetah is a rescued dog and has shared my home, my life and my bed for those 14 years and the most wonderful mutt ever. She is a serene, clean, empathetic animal. Thank goodness someone gave her up instead of putting her down.