So, I'm confused

Discuss the comic here
JageshemashFTW
Posts: 294
Joined: Fri Mar 05, 2010 4:28 pm

So, I'm confused

Post by JageshemashFTW »

This recent story arc changed some things with the status quo, ar least as far as pairings are concerned. And that got me thinking, can someone explain just what's going on between Grape and Peanut? Last I remember, she told him she knew about his crush and that he's earned the right to 'be mushy' with her... But it was never brought up again and as far as I know, their still with Tarot and Max. Are they together in secret or did they just decide to be friends? I'm not a shipper, I'm just a little confused on what's what.
Welcome to HexCom: viewtopic.php?t=5602
User avatar
Dissension
Posts: 8840
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Dissension »

Peanut and Grape are friends. You can be "mushy" with friends without crossing lines or "cheating" on your significant other.
avatar: milodesty

people are the only things that matter; take care of yourselves and each other
User avatar
Silly Zealot
Posts: 1770
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am
Location: The land of the dulce de leche!

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Silly Zealot »

Am I the only one that gets te creeps when reading Grape and Peanut being "mushy"?
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (

I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too!
User avatar
Dissension
Posts: 8840
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Dissension »

Yes. Remember the rating and tone of the comic and you'll be fine.
avatar: milodesty

people are the only things that matter; take care of yourselves and each other
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by valerio »

Silly Zealot wrote:Am I the only one that gets te creeps when reading Grape and Peanut being "mushy"?
definitely so.
Image
User avatar
Teh Brawler
Posts: 5133
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:26 pm
Location: Someplace with Internet access
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Teh Brawler »

Silly Zealot wrote:Am I the only one that gets te creeps when reading Grape and Peanut being "mushy"?
It bugs me a little bit, to be honest. It's not that I have any real issue with general intimacy among friends, I'm a huge hugger and patter by nature, but for the context, it does feel a bit off, like there's a physical aspect that's too intense for the circumstance (not in a sexual way, mind you).
DOH HO HO WELL THEN
User avatar
GameCobra
Posts: 7241
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by GameCobra »

To me, pets snuggling regardless of gender is something normal. However, from a human's perspective; snuggling is depicted mostly as either a romantic intent or a family intent.

I think the idea is just that between Peanut and Grape. they practically grew up together to the point they like to be near each other all the time and they grew into what's known as the family version of a snuggle. But how can you tell the difference between a family snuggle or a romantic snuggle when it's a male dog and a female cat in a cartoon comic? =P

Personally, I'm convinced they are family than lovers.
3 words - Liquid Metal Fur
Image
User avatar
Sinder
Posts: 1737
Joined: Thu Dec 11, 2008 1:48 pm
Location: The Internet
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Sinder »

friends with mushifits
ImageImage
ImageImage
User avatar
GameCobra
Posts: 7241
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by GameCobra »

Sinder wrote:friends with mushifits
Indeed. *nods*
3 words - Liquid Metal Fur
Image
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by valerio »

Sinder wrote:friends with mushifits
I reluctantly agree.
Image
User avatar
Teh Brawler
Posts: 5133
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:26 pm
Location: Someplace with Internet access
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Teh Brawler »

Sinder wrote:friends with mushifits
Starring Meowla Kunis and Justin Timberwolf.
DOH HO HO WELL THEN
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by valerio »

*buys AWESOME movie ticket*
Image
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

honestly, while I'm fine with Grapenut shipping in general, I do also know it's a bit weird. They both call the same two people Mom and Dad, so shouldn't they be more like brother and sister?
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Posts: 17291
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am
Location: Nephelokokkygia
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Sleet »

Well they're adopted anyway. Considering in the real world, the closest equivalent to spouses pets have often have the same owner, I'm pretty sure there's not much of a taboo in the HP! world for not-actually-related animals with the same owners being romantically involved.
Image
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Friendly banter? Feel free to click the "PM" button below!
User avatar
IceKitsune
Posts: 5111
Joined: Mon Apr 26, 2010 1:35 pm
Location: Ohio

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by IceKitsune »

Sleet wrote:Well they're adopted anyway. Considering in the real world, the closest equivalent to spouses pets have often have the same owner, I'm pretty sure there's not much of a taboo in the HP! world for not-actually-related animals with the same owners being romantically involved.
This is true, remember a few of the Bigglesworths date each other (or at least tried) and its likely Fiddler and Keys have the same owner as well.
User avatar
Silly Zealot
Posts: 1770
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am
Location: The land of the dulce de leche!

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Silly Zealot »

Even though I know they are adoptive siblings, I think that makes it even wierder, since siblings are natural enemies and never snuggle. I should know, I have a brother and sister.

Also, why aren't there pet marriages in the housepets! universe? And does that mean that "gasp" Miles and Lucretia are living in sin?! "faints"
Last edited by Silly Zealot on Tue Mar 19, 2013 6:27 pm, edited 1 time in total.
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (

I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too!
User avatar
Dissension
Posts: 8840
Joined: Fri Oct 31, 2008 5:42 pm
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Dissension »

Don't be creepy.
avatar: milodesty

people are the only things that matter; take care of yourselves and each other
User avatar
Serence Frostbite
FROSTWOOD FOREVER!
Posts: 6203
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:49 am
Location: dark frost fortress

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Serence Frostbite »

if I remember correctly , bailey said nobody consider pet marriage seriously , so I guess being in love and decide to live together is good enough for them. Beside Miles and Lucretia are ferals , so i really doubt they would know anything about marriage ritual , which is a human thing imo .
....wait no scratch that ,the first time we see those 2 , in a flashback , they're already a family (pack? :? ) so how would you know they didn't......i should stop now ain't I
Last edited by Serence Frostbite on Wed Mar 20, 2013 12:43 am, edited 1 time in total.
User avatar
Silly Zealot
Posts: 1770
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am
Location: The land of the dulce de leche!

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Silly Zealot »

Precisely becase of Bailey's statement I ask, why are pet marriages in housepets! seen like not being the real deal? I mean, it's not like it's a far-fetched concept, being talking pets and all.
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (

I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too!
User avatar
RandomGeekNamedBrent
laughing maniacally
Posts: 21032
Joined: Mon Jan 24, 2011 10:42 pm
Location: an invisible, flying volcano over Virginia

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by RandomGeekNamedBrent »

Silly Zealot wrote:Precisely becase of Bailey's statement I ask, why are pet marriages in housepets! seen like not being the real deal? I mean, it's not like it's a far-fetched concept, being talking pets and all.
probably because humans view it along the same lines as when two little kids say they're going to get married in our world. It's cute and all, but it's not really serious.
Paradigm Shift by me
I do not actually believe any of what I'm saying.
RP character sheets
User avatar
Teh Brawler
Posts: 5133
Joined: Fri Aug 14, 2009 1:26 pm
Location: Someplace with Internet access
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Teh Brawler »

The Housepets fandom is definitely the most psychoanalytical fandom of which I've been a part.
DOH HO HO WELL THEN
User avatar
GameCobra
Posts: 7241
Joined: Wed Apr 08, 2009 1:27 am
Location: Cape Breton, Nova Scotia

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by GameCobra »

A colorful cast with a meaningful story will do that to you.
3 words - Liquid Metal Fur
Image
User avatar
Serence Frostbite
FROSTWOOD FOREVER!
Posts: 6203
Joined: Mon Mar 11, 2013 7:49 am
Location: dark frost fortress

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Serence Frostbite »

GameCobra wrote:a meaningful story
yes , yes , then Steve appears in his one-off and that part go flying out the window :lol:
User avatar
Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Posts: 17291
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am
Location: Nephelokokkygia
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Sleet »

Considering animals in the HP! universe are based partially on people and partially on animals, from what I can understand from the comic is that marriages are human-only but animals can still commit similarly. If animal marriages actually existed, I'm sure Miles and Lucretia in all their attempts at human domestic life would have gotten one.
Image
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Friendly banter? Feel free to click the "PM" button below!
User avatar
copper
Puppy Wrangler
Posts: 6362
Joined: Tue Sep 28, 2010 8:18 pm
Location: Florida

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by copper »

Teh Brawler wrote:The Housepets fandom is definitely the most psychoanalytical fandom of which I've been a part.
I tend to prefer such good company. Sometimes it is great indulging in such matters.


I would think pet marriages are not considered seriously for a few reasons. It is a human institution for one, pets do not have the same level of maturity as adult humans, as has been said, and it may be that pets have never really shown any real commitment toward one another in that sense, basically being property to be given and taken, owned and such. Not conducive to a long term commitment.
My characters
Everybody has a story to tell. What's yours?
Image
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by valerio »

Disagree on that.
HP! pets had shown several degrees of attitude towards life, according to age and education.
Peanut is like a young boy and couldn't be considered fit for marriage. But Sabrina is quite mature and so is Tarot. Fido is a responsible dog and so is Ralph.
Bino or Joey...nevermind!
Bailey is definitely a responsible girl.
Potentially, every pet is capable of commitment, just like Miles and Lucretia (they're FERALS, for Pete's sake!) are committed to each other. And yes, even Bruce and Roosevelt are commited to each other.
The problem with being a pet doesn't lay in psychological setup: it lays in the fact that they're treated as property, they can be given or taken to one's whim. When you grow up with this knowledge, it's difficult to think of 'settling down for life' -in this case, avoiding commitment among pets is more a cultural attitude, a way to avoid being hurt.
Image
User avatar
Sleet
Bringing Foxy Back
Posts: 17291
Joined: Thu Apr 29, 2010 1:32 am
Location: Nephelokokkygia
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Sleet »

We haven't really seen the effects of aging, though. It hasn't been seen yet that just because a pet behaves like a young teenager, they'll grow up eventually like a young teenager. That could be how they always will be.
Image
Questions? Comments? Concerns? Friendly banter? Feel free to click the "PM" button below!
User avatar
D-Rock
Moderator
Posts: 9321
Joined: Fri Mar 15, 2013 12:25 am
Location: Texas
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by D-Rock »

It's not rare for friends to be that close to one another. They also act like siblings, in which how close they are is also more common than you'd think. Can it get weird? It can, but I don't see them doing anything like that, especially considering that they have been happy with their respective other for a while now.
Faith doesn't change circumstances. Faith changes me.
Image
Image
Avatar by CHAOKOCartoons
User avatar
Frank
Posts: 979
Joined: Mon Jan 11, 2010 7:33 pm
Location: EST

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Frank »

valerio wrote:HP! pets had shown several degrees of attitude towards life, according to age and education.
Peanut is like a young boy and couldn't be considered fit for marriage.
Image
Um... I'd argue that (what was it you called it?) "commitment capabilities" are more a thing of personality, than age. Peanut is older than Grape, and has definitely read more than her. Heck, from what we saw in the "Housepets babies" arc, he may be older than Fox, Max, and Bino too. Yet you were quick to put him down as "unfit for marriage" (and I don't think you'll get much argument on that point; I doubt we'll get this sort of agreement for the other characters I mentioned)

Peanut is just... Peanut. *shrugs*
"[E]ven with simple tools, you too can make awesome."
November 21, 2010
Gren
Posts: 1177
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:47 pm
Location: Argentina

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Gren »

Well, It seems this kind of discussions will never end. :lol:

About Grape and Peanut, I have to admit there was a time when I felt a bit weird thinking in those two being together because sometimes they both act like me and my sis. However, after analize the whole comic you can see that they never seen each other as brother and sister, that's why they always says they are friends. Honestly I always be a Grapenut shipper, after all if it wasn't by that Two_Twig fan art I found in Deviantart, I think I would never had read Housepets, and most probably I wouldn't be here posting this right now. However, since it passed so much time since last time something between them happened, I just get over it and then another couples started to get more of my attention and being my new favorites. Of course I'll be a Grapenut shipper forever since they were the reason I started to read the comic, but that doesn't mean I shall become one of that creepy fans, who are always altering images just because they can't accept how the things turned to be.

I think the reason of this love triangle problem it wasn't because Grape wasn't sure to choose between Max and Peanut as a lot of people believe. The thing started because Peanut and Max couldn't tell she was a girl, implicitly saying she wasn't femenine at all. And what it makes it worst was that one of the barn cats tell her the truth: She was spending all her time with dogs instead of cats. That's was the detonating that made her to have a date with practically the only cat she ever knew. She started dating with Max not for love but because she wasn't sure of herself. The same happened with Peanut and the “mushy benefits”. If she did this to him, it wasn't for pity or because she secret loved him, but because she still wasn't sure. Otherwise I think it would be too cruel give fake hopes to your best friend, something that a best friend would never do (come on, if she was so sure, then she should been forthright with him and tell him something like “It's not you, it's just I would NEVER date with a dog EVER” and nothing of mushy stuff, because this only makes it hard for him to get over her [and feeds the hopes of obsesive fans with overloads of fanservice XD] ) . The point is that instead of a love dilema, Grape have an identity crisis. She's worried because she seems totally opposite of herself: a male dog instead of a female cat. She's violent, prefer to face dogs instead of running away from them, she likes to hang out with them and likes some dog things like biscuits. After the arc of the farm, Grape started to worring about the image she was giving to people, so she then decided to change all of that. That's probably the reason why we haven't seen her hanging out with other dogs except for Peanut and Tarot since then. She avoids all of this because she wants to be more feline and femenine. And seen her reaction about what Res said in “Housepets babies” arc, it seems she still hasn't got over this crisis at all.

About King, I think I said it before, but it's really creeps me out how fast his relationship with Bailey is evolving, to the point to scare me. I mean, he was human not long ago, he had spent more than twenty years as human, he have moral and ethics than dogs didn't have, he was raised to likes women and probably had dated with some, but it just seems he forgot all of that. Honestly, I found it a bit disgusting, because he just gave up to instincts, ignoring the powerful human conscience that should be drilling his head every time he thinks in Bailey. However, maybe I am the only one who thinks this way so it's better I cut it out.

And for last, about pets marriage, well, it's obvious they can't be taken seriously because it's not usual they get serious in a relationship. When they think in have a relationship, they just want to have a partner with whom spend time and have fun. They never even plan to have children, they just comes (as happened with Rodney). They only lives the present, the here and now, never able to look into the future. That's why I said before their relationships are like high school romances. They didn't think in such things like “eternal love” and “the right one”. No matter how stable a couple seems to be, they could break up and be dating with someone else at the next day.
ImageImage
User avatar
Silly Zealot
Posts: 1770
Joined: Mon Mar 18, 2013 2:48 am
Location: The land of the dulce de leche!

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Silly Zealot »

Gren wrote:
About King, I think I said it before, but it's really creeps me out how fast his relationship with Bailey is evolving, to the point to scare me. I mean, he was human not long ago, he had spent more than twenty years as human, he have moral and ethics than dogs didn't have, he was raised to likes women and probably had dated with some, but it just seems he forgot all of that. Honestly, I found it a bit disgusting, because he just gave up to instincts, ignoring the powerful human conscience that should be drilling his head every time he thinks in Bailey. However, maybe I am the only one who thinks this way so it's better I cut it out.

And for last, about pets marriage, well, it's obvious they can't be taken seriously because it's not usual they get serious in a relationship. When they think in have a relationship, they just want to have a partner with whom spend time and have fun. They never even plan to have children, they just comes (as happened with Rodney). They only lives the present, the here and now, never able to look into the future. That's why I said before their relationships are like high school romances. They didn't think in such things like “eternal love” and “the right one”. No matter how stable a couple seems to be, they could break up and be dating with someone else at the next day.
You aren't alone on that respect, I also think Joel/King went on to fall in love rather quickly. Then again, they live in U.S.A., the land of oportunity and freedom, right? Hehehehe... ugh :?

And, yes, the animals from housepets! defenetly HAVE to posess less intelligence, if only in a subtle way, in order to have been turned to pets that don't get taken seriously often.
20th century fox? Given that this is the year 2020, that fox must be dead by now. Sadface! : (

I'm telling you, hyenas ARE canines too!
User avatar
Argent
Posts: 5972
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:34 pm
Location: Noonkkot <32,64,51>
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Argent »

The thing about King is, he's had a series of huge shocks one after the other, enough to unmoor anyone's self image. Not just the whole being turned into a dog thing, there's all the revelations about his soul, and on top of that Pete's been systematically applying "deprogramming" / "boot camp" psychological pressure... and then there's the wolf-cubs.

And he's been "going native" for a while... consider the orange soda incident.
Cinnamon "Sixtoes" Walton (M Pine Marten #B06060) @
Pitchpipe (F Jackrabbit #808060) @
User avatar
Render
Wanna play a game?
Posts: 12355
Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:14 pm
Location: Germany, Europe, Terra

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Render »

I think King is presently quite happy to be a dog. I doubt he want to be changed back at the end of the U&U-game (based on the present situation).
ImageIf life gives you lemons, ask for salt and tequila.

Image Image
ImageImageImage
User avatar
Saturn381
Posts: 4717
Joined: Sat Dec 29, 2012 10:03 pm
Location: Clifton Forge, VA

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Saturn381 »

To be honest you guys pretty much said anything I could have said and probably even better. So I don't have anything to say in the matter except a question based on what Gren said about Grape. Do you guys think in some weird way that Grape is very similar to Jeri from Digimon Tamers?
Image
Gren
Posts: 1177
Joined: Tue Mar 20, 2012 10:47 pm
Location: Argentina

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Gren »

Thats justify the unjustifiable. It doesn't matter how many psychological traumas he has suffered, he still having a human brain, a human conscience, and that's something pretty hard to ignore. It amazes me how Joel just shrugs about his former life. It's almost like he say to himself "well, since now I have a dog body, it's my duty to forget all about how I was raised, my manners, my customs, my education, and start acting like a dog". And you can see this in how fast he overcame being naked.

A bit of off-topic:
Silly Zealot, 'the land of dulce de leche' ... you're from my country?
ImageImage
User avatar
valerio
Posts: 19330
Joined: Mon May 25, 2009 6:53 am
Location: Italy
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by valerio »

Joel has been given an occasion that rarely happens to someone: rebuild one's life from scratch. Although Pete's intentions are far from being benign, in this context, it's clear that King has spent enough time in this shape to slowly grow fond of what he has.
So, what would you find it better, Gren? That King be a mini-Bino with a perpetual case of angst against animals and an attitude of crying daily a river all over himself? Now he has a friend, he has discovered love, he has a family...of sort. Heck, I'll bet his social life has improved A LOT since his former status (and there's a nice cell waiting for him). And he's still a very stubborn, polemic doggie, so it's not that he's a 2D character as of now.
Yes, he's still undecided, and that's good: he's not been brainwashed, he's just aware of the good he has made of this life. Why should that be a problem at all?

But, to break a lance in your favor: there's the chance that Joel is only working hard to earn himself some celestial credits. And by 'working hard', I mean doing everything that's objectively good so that when the time of the final choice comes he can take a decision with a clear conscience and little to regret.
Image
User avatar
Render
Wanna play a game?
Posts: 12355
Joined: Sun Feb 10, 2013 2:14 pm
Location: Germany, Europe, Terra

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Render »

Gren wrote:Thats justify the unjustifiable. It doesn't matter how many psychological traumas he has suffered, he still having a human brain, a human conscience, and that's something pretty hard to ignore. It amazes me how Joel just shrugs about his former life. It's almost like he say to himself "well, since now I have a dog body, it's my duty to forget all about how I was raised, my manners, my customs, my education, and start acting like a dog". And you can see this in how fast he overcame being naked.
I suppose he doesn't thinks his former life will not matter anymore, but maybe he does not like his life as a human so much and believes the present one will be probably better. So in my opinion he made his choice to stay as a dog and started to enjoy it.
ImageIf life gives you lemons, ask for salt and tequila.

Image Image
ImageImageImage
User avatar
Argent
Posts: 5972
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:34 pm
Location: Noonkkot <32,64,51>
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Argent »

Gren wrote:Thats justify the unjustifiable. It doesn't matter how many psychological traumas he has suffered, he still having a human brain, a human conscience, and that's something pretty hard to ignore.
He's got human memories, but they're living in a dog's brain... and is there any reason to consider a dog's conscience in that world "lesser" than a human's?
Cinnamon "Sixtoes" Walton (M Pine Marten #B06060) @
Pitchpipe (F Jackrabbit #808060) @
User avatar
Duster
Posts: 646
Joined: Sat Jan 05, 2013 1:44 am
Location: Deep In The Heart of TEXAS

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Duster »

Argent wrote:
Gren wrote:Thats justify the unjustifiable. It doesn't matter how many psychological traumas he has suffered, he still having a human brain, a human conscience, and that's something pretty hard to ignore.
He's got human memories, but they're living in a dog's brain... and is there any reason to consider a dog's conscience in that world "lesser" than a human's?
And he still has his soul, I'm not sure if dog and human souls (or just "souls" in general) are different or if King's soul is unique to King regardless of him being a human OR a dog?
Extraordinary things happen to Extraordinary people!
also . . .
I'm the Best in the West!
Image
User avatar
Argent
Posts: 5972
Joined: Wed Jan 06, 2010 7:34 pm
Location: Noonkkot <32,64,51>
Contact:

Re: So, I'm confused

Post by Argent »

Duster wrote:
Argent wrote:
Gren wrote:Thats justify the unjustifiable. It doesn't matter how many psychological traumas he has suffered, he still having a human brain, a human conscience, and that's something pretty hard to ignore.
He's got human memories, but they're living in a dog's brain... and is there any reason to consider a dog's conscience in that world "lesser" than a human's?
And he still has his soul, I'm not sure if dog and human souls (or just "souls" in general) are different or if King's soul is unique to King regardless of him being a human OR a dog?
His soul was in the animal's heaven, remember? Perhaps it got shipped over there Celestial Express when Pete transformed him?

I don't tend to think of humans and other animals as being fundamentally different orders of life, so the whole idea that there would be some deep difference between dog and human souls in the HP!verse just seems kind of weird to me.
Cinnamon "Sixtoes" Walton (M Pine Marten #B06060) @
Pitchpipe (F Jackrabbit #808060) @
Locked