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Old Yeller was enough

Movies offer an escape from everyday life. That’s why I’m not a big fan of dog movies. They’re too everyday.

From the time I get up in the morning until I close my eyes at night, dogs rule my life. Oh, I try to ignore them, kick them out of the house, the chair, the bed, pretend I don’t hear them barking, scratching at the door, but they persist. They demand food, attention, medicine, grooming, exercise. They shadow me from room to room.

So when I watch a movie I choose anything else.

I certainly have no interest in sitting through a film about a dying dog. I saw Old Yeller when I w...

 

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