"I don't care who dies in a movie, as long as…

Many people love dogs—even more than they love other people. “I don’t care who dies in a movie, as long as the dog lives” is a saying that has been printed on many images. “Ever watched a movie when u don’t care if people die as long as the dog lives!” was posted on Twitter by 🍕💙WaterJewelEmi💙🍕 on February 21, 2010.

The saying became popular in 2013. “The best part of this movie is that the dog survives…I don’t care about the people. As long as the dog lives I’m happy” was posted on Twitter by Blondie’s Kitchen on January 3, 2013. “I don’t care who dies in a movie as long as the dog lives” was posted on Twitter by Morgan Baker (and others) on July 24, 2013.

Twitter
🍕💙WaterJewelEmi💙🍕
@WaterJewelEmi
Ever watched a movie when u don’t care if people die as long as the dog lives!
8:23 PM · Feb 21, 2010·Twitter Web Client

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Blondie’s Kitchen
@BlondiesKitch
The best part of this movie is that the dog survives…I don’t care about the people. As long as the dog lives I’m happy.
10:41 PM · Jan 3, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

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Nicole Bacon
@nicobaconnn
As long as the dog lives at the end of a movie, I’m good
12:03 PM · Apr 23, 2013·Twitter for iPhone

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Toriiii
@Toe_Tori_Doe
If I watch movie as long as the dog lives I’m okay. The main character can and I’m good but as soon as that dog gets hurt, I’m out
5:16 PM · May 25, 2013·Twitter for Android

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Dakota H
@d4kot4
idc who dies in a movie.. as long as the dog lives
12:25 AM · Jul 24, 2013·iOS

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@TeeSupreme
I don’t care who dies in the movie .....as long as the dog lives #Shrugs
1:02 AM · Jul 24, 2013·Twitter for Android

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Morgan Baker
@Morgannbaker12
I don’t care who dies in a movie as long as the dog lives.
1:22 AM · Jul 24, 2013·Twittelator

25 March 2015, Charleston (WV) Gazette, “Looking out for our four-legged friends” by Eric Douglas, pg. K4:
I’ve heard people say “I don’t care what happens as long as the dog lives” when watching a movie. While most of us will never face Hollywood life-or-death situations, you do have the opportunity to make sure the dog lives.

Google Books
Memoirs of a Jewish Vampire:
6,000 Years of Kvetching
By Russell Andresen
Singapore: Strategic Book Publishing & Rights Co., LLC
2016
Pg. 479:
Yes, I watch a movie and say, “I don’t care if they all die as long as the dog lives.”

Google Books
Title I Don’t Care Who Dies in a Movie As Long As the Dog Lives: Dog Lover Writing Journal, Diary, Notebook for Men and Women
Authors I Live to Journal, Not Only Not Only Journals
Publisher CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2017
ISBN 1981284176, 9781981284177
Length 112 pages

The Daily Sentinel (Grand Junction, CO)
May 22, 2019
County approves permit for dog-training facility
(...)
One of those supporters who testified in favor of the permit, Jane Westbrook, wore a hoodie that read on the front, “I don’t care who dies in a movie as long as the dog lives.”

Twitter
Manfred Rosenberg
@4PawShop
I don’t care who dies in a movie, as long as the dog lives. http://dlvr.it/RLcrDV #labrador http://bit.ly/2wTtJV
12:33 AM · Dec 20, 2019·dlvr.it