How come whenever you combine daytime television with dogs, you always want to cry yourself to an afternoon nap?

Shouldn't pups and the exorbitant amount of energy that afternoon programming creates put a smile on everyone's face?

First Ellen DeGeneres had to cry on air about the pound pooch whose life she ruined when she gave it to someone else and then had it taken away, and now Oprah's dog just died, making it the second canine she lost this year.

Bring back the days of adorable puppies and cute pet stunts!