Not long ago I vowed never to write about dogs or cats.
It seems everyone feels compelled to talk about their pets or show us photos.
Politicians have become the exceptions: President Bidens dog is a serial biter and Trumps belongs to Nathans Famous.
Demi Moore and her dog Pilaf during a panel conversation at this year’s Cannes Film FestivalNeilson Barnard/Getty Images
Explains one top photographer, When you accept a celebrity gig you immediately start auditioning pets for the snuggle.
But not everyone approves of this.
Projecting our ideas of selfhood onto our pets is a distortion, argues Alexandra Horowitz in theNew Yorker.
Lupita Nyong’o and Schnitzel in ‘A Quiet Place: Day One’Gareth Gatrell / Paramount Pictures / Courtesy Everett Collection
It is leading to the ultimate expression of genetic determinism cloning.
The attempt to replicate your critter is bizarre and unnatural and usually disappointing, she asserts.
Americans presently spend $140 billion a year on their pets.
Veterinary prices alone soared by 60% over 10 years.
The corporate reinvention of pet products is increasingly unsustainable, argues Katie Thomas in theNew York Times.
Besides, treating animals like humans may not be good for them.
It may be good for filmmakers, however.
And also remain steadfastly quiet.
She and her companions not only prevail but even find their way to a pizza joint along the way.
They chomp and share very quietly.
I have also discovered sharing traits in my own dog, a Cavalier.
Typical for her breed, however, she has protocols for shoots.
Hair and makeup approval must be passed through CAA.
