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. . . might be seen by some viewers as mere DOG TALES. After all, that's what the title of this brief cartoon states. However, those familiar with the massive body of work from Warner Bros.' Animated Shorts Seers division (aka, The Looney Tuners) will be keenly aware of the likely presence of an undercurrent (or even a stampeding herd of subliminal messages) carefully crafted to warn We Americans of (The Then) Far Future about our upcoming Calamities, Catastrophes, Cataclysms, and Apocalypti. Let's examine just one of the many such Prophecies from the Past embedded within DOG TALES. Toward the beginning of this doggie crazy quilt, the Narrator introduces a male Chihuahua, which he also refers to as the "Mexican Hairless" breed. With the camera roaming the parlor of a mansion-like home before finally locating said dog, it becomes obvious to Present-Day viewers that this diminutive pup represents a typical young immigrant from South of our Border, and that the palatial digs now surrounding him are standing in for the new-found safety of his adopted American Sanctuary City. Though the smug know-it-all narrator claims that the Chihuahua's shivering is his natural, comfortable norm, the dog quickly contradicts this falsely rosy description. Today's discerning viewer will instantly recognize that this poor individual is a "Dreamer" quaking in its boots (assuming it had some) as the prospect of ICE agent storm troopers coming stomping through the door momentarily to drag it "back" to a dangerous region it does not even remember, let alone possess any of the communication skills necessary to survive the night.