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Speaking of dog-related things that "trigger" my sadness, the episode of The Simpsons where Bart replaces Santa's Little Helper with a collie just kills me every time I see it. I know it's supposed to be a parody of Lassie, but seeing him replace sweet little Santa's Little Helper with another dog simply for money just saddens me. Not to mention Bart literally just sold the poor pup to some random person. That person could've been an animal abuser for all he knew!? Imagine if he'd sold Santa's Little Helper to Michael Vick or someone like that. But the main reason this episode tears me up is because I have a beloved dog that reminds me A LOT of Santa's Little Helper. She looks almost exactly like him and is very sweet and affectionate towards us like Santa's Little Helper is to The Simpsons family. She's pretty much the real life female version of that cartoon dog. I just can't stand the thought of losing her and that episode always puts thoughts in my head that I really don't want to think about. While I'll admit that collies are very beautiful dogs and I really do like them, there's no way on Earth I would trade that little sweetheart for some strange collie I've never even met.