On A Claire Day by Carla Ventresca and Henry Beckett for February 10, 2012

Virtual dogs can be cute. But the real ones are probably better.

Yes, better to have a real dog/cat! glad the gadget is working!

Hello ?! REAL dog over here!!!!

You don’t have to clean up after virtual dogs, but real dogs are sweeter and more fun.

Somewhere I have a Ziggy in which a sign advertises a “Complete Home Entertainment System” – on the pet store window with a puppy inside.

Then there’s the line from a small child – I think quoted in Reader’s Digest – “Why don’t we turn off the TV and watch the puppy?”