To celebrate the release of The Voices, which you should all be heading to see this weekend, myself and Film Editor Cookie wish to settle a centuries old feud.
Now I love all animals, big or small, furry, feathered and even scaly, they all get my appreciation. Yet in the domestic sense cats and dogs dominate our lives. As much as I love our friends of the feline variety, I accept the fact that they are kind of pricks. Aloof, indifferent, cold, judgmental and only offering companionship in exchange for food and affection. At least you know where you stand with them. Still they are a lot of fun and YouTube would have died without their clumsy contributions.
It is safe to say that in the battle of the domestic animals I am Team Dog whereas Cookie is sadly Team Cat (Ed: remember who edits this). We could settle this feud through a democratic vote or an old school playground fight but as writers we take the fight to the net. To argue for our beloved favourite both myself and Cookie have compiled a list of the top ten cats and dogs from film and TV. Both live-action as well as animation.
So to support our K9 allies here are my top ten dogs.
Bosco - The Voices
Or as Bosco would say to Mr Whiskers ‘yeah, shut up cat’.
Mr Peabody - Mr Peabody and Sherman
Sparky - Frankenweenie
Frank - Men in Black
Rowlf - The Muppets
Gromit - Wallace and Gromit
Beethoven - Beethoven
Lassie - Lassie Come Home
Shadow - Homeward Bound
Yes it is cheesy but by hearing all three animal’s thoughts through voice overs we grow to love the three very different characters. None more so than wise leader Shadow. As young Chance and high maintenance Sassy, (typical cat) lose faith in themselves and their humans Shadow never doubts that he must get home to look after his boy Peter. And frankly, if you do not cry when shadow finally comes over the horizon back to his best friend than its official, you have no soul!
Dug - Up
Despite wearing a collar that translates all his thoughts into human speech Dug still feels like a regular dog. His level of excitement at the sight of a ball or the way a squirrel will interrupt his thought process is so accurate of his breed. The moment in the film where Mr Fredrickson yells at him will break anyone’s heart but like all dogs Dug is quick to forgive and comes back to his master.
What Do You Think?
Or do you agree with cookie about Cats!
Let us know in the comments and remember #DogsRule
The Voices is out in cinemas now! Check out Jo's review!