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I never read the book Marley & Me.

Oh, I was tempted, alright. There it was, its cute cover staring out at me every time I entered a bookstore.

My cousin Bill bought it and loved it -- he has a yellow Lab, Maggie, who looks exactly like Marley. Maggie has been known to be a handful, just like her celebrity counterpart Marley. And Bill's last name is Marley. So how could he resist? 

After he read it, I pressed him for details. Yep, sure enough, just as I suspected. There was a buzzkill ending. 

When I found out the dog dies in the end, I decided to stay clear of the book.

Same goes with the movie.

  Marley & Me (the movie) is getting pretty good reviews. The trailers are adorable. I'd read in one of my favorite magazines that one of the nice things about the film is that it features a very positive portrayal of a lasting, committed marriage (rare these days).

The main characters are reporters, another draw for me to see it. It clearly has lots of very funny moments.

My good friend Kathy (who grew up with dogs but by her own admission isn't really a hard-core "animal" person) saw the movie this past week with her two 20- something daughters and said it was great.

Oh, and Marley is SO incredibly cute.   

But no thanks.