kerryegg Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Lovely advert evcept who would leave a beautiful Deerhound outside in a snow covered kennel. Anyone with a large dog knows they belong inside a centrally heated house on the sofa! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I love Ellie Gouldings cover of Your Song! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryegg Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Yes I think the song is great and hadn't realised that she was the singer. She is getting a lot of coverage in our local paper as she is from Herefordshire, predicted christmas number 1 apparently. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinnamon Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I haven't seen the ad yet,but I did hear the song on the radio yesterday & loved it - its a favourite of mine anyhow. I loved their ad last year too,although the song was either a love or hate thing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzy-Deb Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I love the ad too and the song. I did spot there was a bit of 'upset' over the ad with the pooch in the kennel at the end, about the message it is sending out that it is OK to keep a dog outside in the cold in a kennel. John Lewis ad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerryegg Posted November 19, 2010 Author Share Posted November 19, 2010 Brilliant, thanks for you post. To be honest ours will lie outside in snow if we let him but I did feel the ad was likely to annoy some people. It was too much like the abandoned dogs adverts which I find so depressing but not so bad as the footage of appeals to help children. Rant over for now. Out to clean out the chickens who depite my best efforts keep standing out in the rain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Seagazer Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I love the ad and the song is beautiful, I must admit I did think 'ahh poor dog' but it didn't put me off the ad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Loved the guy wrapping candlestick - if he had taken candles out might have been a tad easier to wrap Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 A lovely feel good advert, with nothing in it that could possibly offend anybody. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I wasn't keen on the dog being kept out in that awful weather either but then it's only an advert. Still, didn't like it though... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docsquid Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I believe they have withdrawn or modified the doggy bit, after complaints were received. I hope they keep the song though - it's lovely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 A lovely feel good advert, with nothing in it that could possibly offend anybody. I love it too, and feel the same. But some sorts have been up in arms about animal cruelty. The dog in question - a hound called Rannoch - is owned by a member of a lurcher forum that I visit; you couldn't meet a more loved dog. I hear that there has been a whole facebook campaign against the thought that the ad 'promotes cruelty', apparently, this is one of the replies... 'Thank you so much for this campaign. I keep my dog in the house but, having watched the John Lewis ad, I've built him a kennel and was planning to make his live outside. Your campaign has helped me to see the error of my ways. Without your dedication, I dread to think how many other animals would have been caused unnecessary suffering.' Wasn't Nana in Peter pan kept outside in a kennel? I don't recall any outcry in those days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alis girls Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 Dog bit is still in ad tonight. What about the chucks, bunnies and other animals living outside.? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grracee Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 I love Ellie Gouldings cover of Your Song! Yes I think the song is great and hadn't realised that she was the singer. She is getting a lot of coverage in our local paper as she is from Herefordshire, predicted christmas number 1 apparently. I never realised it was her either, really nice cover of the song! kerryegg, must be in the same sort of area as you as she is from round by us too! the school she went to was about 10 mins away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 and don't we alll make a fuss about our girls in the cold weather! A FB campaign is taking things a bit far though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 tis all over the web http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=john+lewis+advert+dog&aq=f&aqi=&aql=&oq=&gs_rfai= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 What a load of nonsense I bet those dogs in kennels have less skin conditions that those in centrally heated houses. It obviously wouldn't be very nice to chuck a house dog out into a kennel one day but dogs kennelled all the time are quite happy and kennels can be snug and warm. No one worries about bringing cows into their house in the winter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 ....No one worries about bringing cows into their house in the winter. Don't laugh, in the last two weeks I have been asked whether chickens can be brought in to watch TV of an evening, and if it's OK to kiss them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 the kennel on that ad didn't look as cosy as an eglu....omlet are missing a trick surely....they could have made a doglu especially for john lewis! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Egluntyne Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 My childhood dog, Kim, just a Manchester Tripehound, always slept outside in his kennel. He lived to be 14, and a happier, healthier, gentler dog you'd be hard pressed to find. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 19, 2010 Share Posted November 19, 2010 ....No one worries about bringing cows into their house in the winter. Don't laugh, in the last two weeks I have been asked whether chickens can be brought in to watch TV of an evening, and if it's OK to kiss them I remember my old pony who stayed out in all weathers with no rug or anything. He had 2 shelters but rarely used them. He was very happy even though he used to get frozen whiskers.He grew a lovely shaggy coat like a bison and lived to a grand old age. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Dogmother Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 How about this for a doglu then? Most dogs can live outside, it's just that we choose to humanise them, and like to have them indoors with us. My grandparents had working spaniels which lived in lovely outdoor kennels. Ruby is part Saluki, so she's a desert gazelle hound and only has a thin single coat. She needs to be indoors as she doesn't have enough fat or coat to keep her warm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerlady Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 My brother and SIL were shepherds and their working dogs had some lovely kennels. What we have to remember is that it's an advert..not real in this particular incidence although it obviously does happen! Pretty sure we'd ALL be healthier if our homes weren't so warm..but I aint about to find out! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chucky Mama Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 What we have to remember is that it's an advert.. I totally agree. Remember that very famous advert with the horses in high waves in the sea. No one complained that it promoted taking your horse surfing Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Powerlady Posted November 20, 2010 Share Posted November 20, 2010 No? I used to take my horses surfing..skateboarding too.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
