Dogs cannot respond to a printed comment about how lousy the portrait of that dog is.
Get down on your knees and thank the good Lord. Ralphie would bite you in the A$$.
Then again, as smart as Ralphie is he probably wouldn't want to take the chance of catching something.
iareateacher...haven't your ever heard that there are three things you never mess with. A man's wife, his money and his dog. Not necessarily in that order. If it's a woman, you don't mess with her kids, her dog or cat, or her money.
Be kind. Everyone is fighting their own secret battles.
...Author Unknown