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  1/17/02 Jed I loved Still Life With Animated Dogs and I also enjoyed reading the comments of other viewers on this great web site! It has been just over a year since the passing of our beloved bulldog, Jake. He was like a brother and a best friend to me and your program helped me to appreciate even more the special bond that we had. My only disappointment is that the program is available only on VHS and not on DVD. A wonderful program such as SLWAD deserves to be preserved forever in my video collection on the best available video format. This way, the quality won't degrade as I watch it over and over and over again, and hopefully share it with my children and grandchildren someday. Please consider releasing it on DVD. I would buy it in a heartbeat. It would also be neat to include any bonus material on the DVD, although having the animated feature alone would be worth it. One possibility for a bonus feature would be including a copy of this web site on the disc, as we unfortunately cannot expect the site to be available forever. 1/15/02 Shana <smg4u@virginia.edu> Thanks for your wonderful work Paul. Your drawing and storytelling style are refreshingly creative and honest (especially compared to Disney-esque work I usually see). I agree with Paul that Disney-esque work has done "damage to the public's perception of the arts." I've been researching the effects of the film "Fantasia" on 20th-century American reception of classical music. (I'm a music Ph.D. student.) I find that Disney transfers the genius-worship of classical music figures onto their image... the "Fantasia" audience is encouraged to view Walt as a genius, like Beethoven or Leopold Stokowski, and thus animation, by relation, a "high art." I think animation is an art form but I think the way in which Disney gains that recognition (at the expense of the public's understanding of things such as classical music, or in your specific case, the nature of animals) is worrysome. What do you think? Maybe we could talk about this. Keep going with your work, Paul! I enjoyed "SLWAD" best out of everything I saw this December. On walks with my parents (who want the company of a dog very much) I called out "Molly" into the cold night air. Can't wait to see more "SLWAD" and also someday have my own dog stories to share. 1/15/02 Rachel <moonbeamme4@aol.com> This is a great web site! 1/4/02 Sabrina this site is cool 1/1/02 Bernice Leary Thank you both for this wonderful use of imagination and creativity; also, the story was heartwarming. I agree totally with the belief that man was created to understand animals--and vice versa, thank you, God! Could one buy such a video for the family here? BGL You can purchase the home video for STILL LIFE WITH ANIMATED DOGS by contacting Transit Media, phone: 800-343-5540 , FAX: 201-652-1973 11/27/01 Ros Watching Paul's film reminded me of a time Shilo and I went to Rockport, Massachusetts. Shilo and I were walking out of a parking lot entrance. I take Shilo out on a retractable lead (20 feet). Well I was on one side of the entrance and Shilo decided to go and sniff something on the other side. Suddenly a volvo wagon darted from across the street into the parking lot. I screamed for Shilo to come. He hesitated, then started to run to me. At that moment I saw the driver didn't see Shilo, and I screamed to him to stop. He didn't pay any attention. He just kept coming. I had to literally jump infront of his car and put my hands on his hood to make him stop. Good thing I did, because when I looked down, there was Shilo not six inches infront of the center of the car's bumper. I was so angry the driver hadn't stopped the first time I yelled at him. The part of this story that made me the most angry, was that the driver had kids, and his own small white dog in his car. As you can imagine I gave him a good yellinat. 11/1/01 Robert R. Dvorak <dvorak@best.com> Montara, CA Paul Fierlinger your film is wonderful! As an animated film-maker, I can appreciate the enourmous work that went into this beautiful film. I have purchased a copy and show it to my friends. Each time I view it, I discover new marvels. Thank you for sharing yourself with pathos and humor. 9/18/01 Peter Johnson After an intense week of sorrow due to a week of grief for our citizens inNew York and Washington, D.C., I found this show to be a brief oasis thatrekindled my spirit. I found it by chance late at night. It is truly amasterpiece, especially for those who watch it with a dog at their side. 9/16/01 Peter Johnson Waukesha, WI After an intense week of sorrow due to a week of grief for our citizens in New York and Washington, D.C., I found this show to be a brief oasis that rekindled my spirit. I found it by chance late at night. It is truly a masterpiece, especially for those who watch it with a dog at their side. 8/30/01 Mike Henry My wife and I adopted Greta, an eight-year-old terrier mix, from a shelter two years ago. The night before I watched Still Life, I had a dream in which Greta walked into a busy street. I called out to her, but she walked farther and farther into the speeding traffic. Shaken by her failure to respond, I ran into the road and, putting myself in the path of oncoming traffic, picked her up and held her as the dream ended. I didn't remember the dream until I saw Paul's experience with Spinnaker recounted in Still Life. Since that time, Greta has been diagnosed with untreatable liver cancer, and I cannot so easily pick her up and save her from the fate that awaits her, and those of us that love her. I thank Paul for presenting his story in a way that dignifies the complexity of our relationship with dogs. 8/29/01 Kay Raschka Brady I just finished watching SLWAD and am in tears. As I was watching I saw my father. His grandfather is Czech and my dad looks just like Paul. He too currently lives in the suburbs of Philly. He and my mom walk their dog the woods near their home. Living so far away I am thankful the dog takes such good care of my mom and dad. Thank you Paul, this story helped me to understand my dad a little better. 8/29/01 Jan Thomas I really enjoyed your film. I am a one time dog owner, lover, a Golden. My son lives in Prague and I so enjoyed the art, the buildings, Charles Bridge, etc. I just returned from there, so the film meant more to me than just dogs. I know life for you was difficult during that time, but the city is the most beautiful. My son lives in a flat very similar to yours, 90 steps up. Thanks so much for sharing your special dogs. I know my life is richer because of mine. J. Thomas 8/27/01 Donna Melia I, again, just watched my copy of Still Life With Animated Dogs. THANK YOU VERY VERY MUCH Paul Fierlinger!!! Molly and Barny (my basset hounds)were my best companions. I'm not the best verbal communicator in the world, and it was nice I didn't have to be with Mol and Barn. Your story is very special and I will never get tired watching it!! Thank You! 8/27/01 Lee and Jallana Stone My husband and I saw the show and fell in love with it. The artist reflected how we feel about our own companions. My husband and I have always had several dogs at a time, most of which were strays that adopted us. We feel that people who have chosen to have a companion should always take care of them. In todays world it is rare to find people that will take the time to care about someone other than their self. The artist of the show made my husband and I belive that there are other people like us still out there. We would also like to see more stories of people that feel as the artist does. Thank You for giving us hope that there will be someone other than us that still cares about their animals. Sincerly, MR. and MRS.Stone 8/27/01 Jan I just finished watching Still Life With Animated Dogs on PBS and I am still stumbling around in a "trance" :>) This little 30-minute animation is the *most precious*, *lovely*, touching story I've ever heard or seen. It was beautifully done. I was spellbound while watching it ...THANK YOU from the bottom of my heart! Jan |
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