Dogs are cool. I love seeing dogs skateboarding or dunking hoops. But if they're so cool, why do we never see them smoking?

American Humane, the organization behind the "no animals were harmed in the making of this movie" confirmation at the end of every movie that features animals, has been debating dogs smoking for years.

The leadership of American Humane was mostly decided on the issue of dogs' portrayal in media. In 2010 Robin R. Ganzert won in a landslide victory against Thomas "dad" Regen and his platform of keeping dogs "outside and off the furniture."

The hot-button issue then hopped right into Ganzert's lap. In 2013 he considered a more moderate proposal of having dogs vape but this was soon scrapped as Ganzert believed this would make dogs "look like douchebags" and he did not want dogs to "look like douchebags."

It had to be all or nothing. Either dogs can smoke or they can't. The issue was mostly avoided; dogs were depicted with toothpicks hanging from their lips, holding reeds in their mouths and in some cases even chewing tobacco.

Finally, on May 13th this year, Robin Ganzert has put an end to the myriad oral fixations by finally allowing dogs to smoke in film-based media with the requirement that they must be wearing sunglasses to distinguish them from less adventurous and worldly pooches.

Already, a ninth "Beethoven" film is in the works which is planning to give the St. Bernard a "dangerous but sexy new look". The next "Air Buddies" will feature a smoking buddy and a director's cut of "Marley and Me" is planning to feature an "alternate ending" where Marley still dies but it's not as surprising. There has even been discussion of adding a touch of CGI to "Turner and Hooch". Dogs smoking is IN.