Have You Seen This? French bulldog on diet is all of us

By Martha Ostergar for KSL.com | Posted - Dec. 28, 2019 at 2:01 p.m.

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THE NEW YEAR — Saying goodbye to 2019 and welcoming 2020 is a few short days away.

Many of us are still reveling in rich, decadent Christmas foods (mmm, pies) while ignoring the calories and that particular shortness of breath that comes when your belly is way too full. But no matter how hard we try, the New Year will still creep up on us, and for many, the New Year means new resolutions.

The "Christmas diet" of 5,200 calorie meals may or may not be what pushes many people to make health-related goals at the start of the New Year, but regardless, diet and exercise seem to be top of mind for many when it comes to resolutions.

If a diet is part of your 2020 goals, and you’re not happy about it, you’re not alone. Many humans (and dogs) feel the same way.

In this video, you’ll meet a French bulldog on a diet, and he is definitely N-O-T happy. The clip starts in the first stage of grief — denial. With his back to the camera and soft woofs, he’s attempting to gently remind his owner that she forgot to give him all his food.

When it’s clear that she will not budge, a full tantrum appears, with anger and bargaining coming in hot.

The noises this dog makes while whining and complaining is something that may shock you — not into a state of horror, but into a state of puredee delight. The only way to describe it to imagine a sort of mix between a toddler, an angry cat, and of course the (sort of) classic howl of a dog's wolf ancestors.

It's glorious to behold, and it is clear that this frenchie on a diet is all of us.