'Dog' is often the Wor(l)d for many. Yes whether metaphorically or literally, the dog is the god for many. These gods, moreover, come with cute gifts such as abundant love, superb ability to train and learn, not to forget legendary obedience!
No wonder, the Internet is flush with doggie videos. They ARE cute, too. The pet parents of these doggos often forget that their fur baby is not hooman! At times, their antics are more hilarious than the dogs'.
The most used pedigrees of dogs are the beagle and the labradors. To begin with, both have a huge cuteness quotient. Even when goofy, they are lovable. Not so with the alsatians who are trained, but by the police alone.
Two observations bow my heart with heavy weariness. The first is the monetisation of such gamification. I would not know the benefits involved when the viewership is huge, vast, immense, whatever! Often there is promotion of dog eats to dog leash, too. Then it is like the ad's where child (star's) labour is involved!
My second observation is that the local species are not part of such videos. Actually, the street dogs are hyper skilled, given their harsh realties, the fight for survival. Yet they never form the subject of such videos. Wonder why such colonial legacies!
Pratima@ One can bow-n-wow only when the adulation is genuine, and beyond material considerations. What say?
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