I hated that book/movie (no, I never bothered - I don’t need to to know what it’s about the way people went on about it) too - because it glorified bad behavior.
I am so sick of bratty dogs being made out as “cute” and “lovable” in public such as pop culture. We’ve had less destructive dogs than that and wouldn’t put up with it, much less just sigh, toss up the hands and say, “awww, isn’t dat kwute”. It isn’t funny or sweet.
People often approach me (from a safe distance) when I’m out walking my 3 shepherds. “Your dogs are so beautiful, I think it would be COOL to have a German Shepherd”.
Can’t tell you how many times I’ve had to tell folks - it’s not COOL, it’s WORK (very rewarding work, but it’s a major responsibility ). These dogs require daily training and exercise, and most people just don’t have the time or patience to be good GSD owners, and often don’t realize what they’re getting into when they acquire one. Training never stops.
Mine are all rescues and came with alot of “baggage”. Older GSDs can have trouble adjusting to new environments - each time we brought one home, it took several weeks for them just to get used to being in our “pack” - the guy who bought Emmi didn’t give her time and probably had unrealistic expectations.
Add me to the list of folks who hated that movie — Marley and Me. In fact, I thought the whole screenplay was just an excuse to have a lot of bikini clad women stroll across the screen.
I was suckered into taking my daughter, son in law, and 3 of my grandchildren to see it in NY at Christmas a couple of years ago. Cost me a bundle, and we all hated it. We especially thought it was inappropriate for children (and out oldest “child” that day was 15.)
Add me to the list of folks who hated that movie — Marley and Me. In fact, I thought the whole screenplay was just an excuse to have a lot of bikini clad women stroll across the screen.
I was suckered into taking my daughter, son in law, and 3 of my grandchildren to see it in NY at Christmas a couple of years ago. Cost me a bundle, and we all hated it. We especially thought it was inappropriate for children (and out oldest “child” that day was 15.)
Add me to the list of folks who hated that movie — Marley and Me. In fact, I thought the whole screenplay was just an excuse to have a lot of bikini clad women stroll across the screen.
I was suckered into taking my daughter, son in law, and 3 of my grandchildren to see it in NY at Christmas a couple of years ago. Cost me a bundle, and we all hated it. We especially thought it was inappropriate for children (and out oldest “child” that day was 15.)