There are big dogs, and there are BIG dogs. On Wednesday, Paramount Pictures released a brief teaser featuring the biggest dog of all: Clifford the Big Red Dog, star of the studio's live-action movie adaptation of the beloved children's book. Paramount also invited readers to share photos of their own pups, and some folks did -- others, though, debated whether the Clifford shown in the teaser was a fair representation of the famous pooch.
"Hol up," wrote one Twitter user. "Is he CGI or y'all just paint a dog red without his consent?"
"How you gonna get a dog's consent?" replied another member of the Twitterati. "Bark if you want to be painted!"
Hol up. Is he CGI or y'all just paint a dog red without his consent? 😩
— 🦇Bruised Wayne🦇 (@Bruisedwayne69) November 25, 2020
how you gonna get a dog's consent?
— Steve Cracker (@SteveCracker4) November 25, 2020
"Bark if you want to be painted!"
Some social-media users were disturbed by shots of the filming, which showed a giant dog costume that kind of looked like a red dinosaur skeleton.
apparently this the mf dog pic.twitter.com/UJMI6PVLoL
— Skrish (@SkrishT123) November 25, 2020
And others just didn't think a Clifford movie was necessary, or simply had fun playing a bit of human bites dog.
"I already don't like it," wrote one social-media user. "How Clifford is portrayed in the books and in the tv series, he should almost be the size of Godzilla."
I already don’t like it. How Clifford is portrayed in the books and in the tv series, he should almost be the size of Godzilla
— Jed Taylor Pry (@JedGeek) November 25, 2020
clifford is already drenched in the blood of his enemies and he isn't finished. pic.twitter.com/pb4TWe22KV
— a sinkhole of rats (@Kathriller) November 25, 2020
Idk why people are mad.. He actually gets larger with each kill. Thats been in the lore since day one. If you refer to the 90s Manga they establish the mechanics of it in detail and--
— Alice Pow (@SummerTimeAlice) November 25, 2020
thats not big enough for a clifford the big red dog. the OG big red dog was a size of a suburban white family house ; this one is a size of a doorframe
— Marek Konopacki (@m_konopacki) November 25, 2020
Don't butcher such a magical time of my childhood please, please.
— Ken Midori (@kalosresident) November 25, 2020
Leave my childhood intact.
However Clifford ends up looking, he has plenty of canine fans out there.
— Kendall (@Kennydoesmakeup) November 25, 2020
Here is my little angel . His name is flash #LoveBig pic.twitter.com/1TgKrJwKYg
— Spec Spider Ken (@Kenman_RiderW) November 25, 2020
My min-pin Licorice — RIP pic.twitter.com/ImtDpgV003
— Richard Humphries (@RhenryHumphries) November 25, 2020
This Big Red Dog is ready for his closeup 👀 pic.twitter.com/X6gyaKNQgd
— Robin Simon (@robonthestreet) November 25, 2020
My pups Mackie & Maverick just turned 1 this week! They show us so much love each & everyday! 😍 pic.twitter.com/hCyQvs5aUL
— natalie rook (@natalieerook) November 25, 2020
Clifford The Big Red Dog is scheduled to be released on Nov. 5, 2021.
