Dog Daily News

Willow, you are cute, and you are smart, but you can't write!

So an admittedly very cute dog named Willow goes on the Today Show and her person holds up three different signs (they say “wave,” “sit up” and “bang!”) and Willow obeys their commands and everyone is all like “OMG that is the world’s smartest dog! OMG! That dog can read!” (With “bang!” she falls over dead.)

Geez. what’s the big deal, folks? I mean, everyone on my staff can not only read, but we can write! (The unfortunate exception is Jasper, who is frightfully bright but vastly illiterate.) What gives? We’ve come to the conclusion that Willow got this attention because 1) She is an elderly lady (age 12) and terribly cute and unique looking 2) She conveniently lives in NYC, where the Today Show is taped, and 3) Her person is a professional trainer who totally knows how to get publicity.

We are not jealous. Heavens no! Us? We couldn’t fly to NYC even if they wanted us to, because we’re saving our money for our trip to Taiwan. But still, a little nod in our direction would have been the right thing to do. Here’s the video of Willow’s feat, should you want to see what Matt Lauer, Meredith Viera, Ann Curry, and Al Roker are all ga-ga about.