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* AnAesop: Telling someone who you truly are may not turn out as badly as you think.

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* DogsHateSquirrels: While in Greg's body, Jim chases after a squirrel.

Greg is preparing to move out of his small, conservative town to the city with his boyfriend Manuel and dog Jim when he gets an unexpected visit from his parents, to whom he has not yet come out. Manuel begrudgingly leaves at Greg's request, but before he does, he gives Greg a firm admonishment..."Tell them."

As Greg struggles to find courage, his dog's collar, which has [[ItMakesSenseInContext been given magical powers by a magic cat and dog overlooking the house]], wraps around his neck, switching his consciousness with Jim's. Greg, now in his dog's body, much now chase after his dog, who's now in ''his'' body, to switch them back, all while preventing his mother from finding out his secret.

* {{Gayngst}}: Greg still hasn't told his parents that he's gay and wants to move as far away from them as possible as soon as possible so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility of how they'd take it. Similarly, Manuel is annoyed at Greg having to constantly hide him from his parents and subtly tells him that he can't keep living like this. Thankfully, Greg's parents are completely accepting of them.

* BaitAndSwitch: Upon meeting Manuel, Greg's father just solemnly shakes his hand. At first, it looks as though he's having some hesitations... but then pulls Manuel into an affectionate bear hug.

* MythologyGag: Jim's squeaky toy is [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Wheezy]] and Greg has a Luxo lamp (the same from Pixar's VanityPlate) on his nightstand.

* GoodParents: At first, Greg thinks his parents are nosey and only want to butt into his life to control it, but he eventually learns that all they want is for him to be happy.

* BaitAndSwitch: Upon meeting [[spoiler:Manuel]], Greg's father just solemnly shakes his hand. At first, it looks as though he's having some hesitations... but then pulls [[spoiler:Manuel]] into an affectionate bear hug.

* {{Gayngst}}: Greg still hasn't told his parents that he's gay and wants to move as far away from them as possible as soon as possible so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility of how they'd take it. Similarly, Manuel is annoyed at Greg having to constantly hide him from his parents and subtly tells him that he can't keep living like this. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Greg's parents are completely accepting of them]].

* TransparentCloset: Downplayed. Dog!Greg hears his mother say [[spoiler:that, whoever Greg settles down with, she hopes that '''he''' makes him happy]], implying that she always knew, but didn't want to say anything.

Greg is preparing to move out of his small, conservative town to the city with his boyfriend Manuel and dog Jim when he gets an unexpected visit from his parents, to whom he has not yet come out. Manuel begrudgingly leaves at Greg's request, but before he does, he gives Greg a two-word ultimatum: "Tell them."

* TheStinger: After the credits, we get a scene of Greg's parents driving home that night. After a few seconds of silence, they exchange respective sighs of relief, revealing that ''they'' were just as nervous to see Greg as he was to see them.

* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: To prevent his mother from seeing the photo of him and Manuel under a stack of newspapers, Dog!Greg grabs the first piece of literature he sees and throws it on top... only to find out it's a sexy firemen calendar. Horrified, he chews it up before his mother can see ''that''.

Greg is preparing to move out of his small, conservative town to the city with his boyfriend Miguel and dog Jack when he gets an unexpected visit from his parents, to whom he has not yet come out. Miguel begrudgingly leaves at Greg's request, but before he does, he gives Greg a two-word ultimatum: "Tell them."

As Greg struggles to find courage, his dog's collar, which has [[ItMakesSenseInContext been given magical powers by a magic cat and dog overlooking the house]], wraps around his neck, switching his consciousness with Jack's. Greg, now in his dog's body, much now chase after his dog, who's now in ''his'' body, to switch them back, all while preventing his mother from finding out his secret.

* BaitAndSwitch: Upon meeting [[spoiler:Miguel]], Greg's father just solemnly shakes his hand. At first, it looks as though he's having some hesitations... but then pulls [[spoiler:Miguel]] into an affectionate bear hug.

* {{Gayngst}}: Greg still hasn't told his parents that he's gay and wants to move as far away from them as possible as soon as possible so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility of how they'd take it. Similarly, Miguel is annoyed at Greg having to constantly hide him from his parents and subtly tells him that he can't keep living like this. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Greg's parents are completely accepting of them]].
* GettingCrapPastTheRadar: To prevent his mother from seeing the photo of him and Miguel under a stack of newspapers, Dog!Greg grabs the first piece of literature he sees and throws it on top... only to find out it's a sexy firemen calendar. Horrified, he chews it up before his mother can see ''that''.

* MythologyGag: Jack's squeaky toy is [[WesternAnimation/ToyStory2 Wheezy]] and Greg has a Luxo lamp (the same from Pixar's VanityPlate) on his nightstand.

Greg is preparing to move out of his small, conservative town to the city with his boyfriend Miguel and dog Jack when he gets an unexpected visit from his parents, to whom he has not yet come out. Manuel begrudgingly leaves at Greg's request, but before he does, he gives Greg a two-word ultimatum: "Tell them."

As Greg struggles to find courage, his dog's collar (which has [[ItMakesSenseInContext been given magical powers by a magic cat and dog overlooking the house]]) wraps around his neck, switching his consciousness with Jack's. Greg, now in his dog's body, much now chase after his dog, who's now in ''his'' body, to switch them back, all while preventing his mother from finding out his secret.

* {{Gayngst}}: Greg still hasn't told his parents that he's gay and wants to move as far away from them as possible as soon as possible so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility of how they'd take it. Similarly, Miguel is annoyed at Greg having to constantly hide him from his parents and very subtly tells him that he can't keep living like this. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Greg's parents are completely accepting of them]].

Greg is preparing to move out of his small, conservative town to the city with his boyfriend Miguel and dog Jack when he gets an unexpected visit from his parents, to whom he has not yet come out. Manuel begrudgingly leaves at Greg's request, but before he does, he gives Greg a two-word ultimatum: "Tell them." As Greg struggles to find the courage to do so for Miguel's sake, his dog's collar (which has [[ItMakesSenseInContext been given magical powers by a magic cat and dog overlooking the house]]) wraps around his neck, switching his consciousness with Jack's. Greg, now in his dog's body, much now chase after his dog, who's now in ''his'' body, to switch them back, all while preventing his mother from finding out his secret.

* GoodParents: At first, Greg thinks his parents are nosey and only want to butt into his life to control it, but he eventually learns that all they want is what (and who) makes him happiest.

* BaitAndSwitch: Upon meeting [[spoiler:Miguel]], Greg's father just solemnly shakes his hand. At first, it looks as though he's having some hesitations... but then pulls [[spoiler:Miguel]] into an affectionate bear hug

* {{Gayngst}}: Greg still hasn't told his parents that he's gay and wants to move as far away from them as possible as soon as possible so he doesn't have to deal with the responsibility of how they'd take it. Similarly, Miguel is annoyed at Greg having to constantly hide him from his parents and very subtly tells him that he can't keep living like this. [[spoiler:Thankfully, Gregs parents are completely accepting of them]].

* TheStinger: After the credits, we get a scene of Greg's parents driving home that night. After a few second of silence, they exchange respective sighs of relief, revealing that ''they'' were just as nervous to see Greg as he was to see them.
* TransparentCloset: Downplayed. Dog!Greg hears his mother say [[spoiler:that, whoever Greg settles down with, she hopes that '''he''' makes him happy]], implying that she always knew, but didn't want to say anything.

* BaitAndSwitch: Upon meeting Miguel, Greg's father just solemnly shakes his hand. At first, it looks as though he's having some hesitations... but then pulls Miguel into an affectionate bear hug

* TransparentCloset: Downplayed. Dog!Greg hears his mother say that, whoever Greg settles down with, she hopes that '''he''' makes him happy, implying that she always knew, but didn't want to say anything.