Have anyone thought about this?
 
What if Spike is like Zoe in the sense that only Twilight can understand him?

@Christopher Jones  
He’s already doing what he wanted to do but with no lasting consequences because they think “hey, he’s just a dog.”
 
Gotta look on the bright side.

Even so, I see zero wrong with it, it’s just silly. Why WOULD he be a human anyway? He’s not a pony, he could have been turned into a slug.

@Christopher Jones  
My arms are open and waiting.

@SlayerBVC  
Yes it is, Spike goes through the portal with Twilight.

@SlayerBVC  
That’s the thing it is the real Spike. You see him being sucked into the vortex with Twilight in the trailer.

Someone give the poor guy a hug ;-;

@SlayerBVC  
Yes, it is.

@SlayerBVC  
Actually, it is. He runs into the portal after her.
 
I don’t see a problem if he’s a talking dog. If not, then I could see the complaints as legitimate.

@SlayerBVC  
The trailer was pretty strongly suggesting the real Spike went through as well.

@SlayerBVC  
Actually it is. We see briefly that he enters the mirror too.

@Trickquestion  
To be fair though, it’s not the real Spike.

@Trickquestion  
SO? It’s not really insulting, it’s silly, it’s cute, and Spike is my second favorite character, I don’t see it as anything bad. Besides, who knows what he’ll actually be like in the movie.

@Starly  
The fact that he isn’t treated like a pet on the show (nor does he act like one) is what’s insulting to many.
 
To see a character that plays the role of assistant, best friend, and little brother to the protagonist, be degraded to such a degree, is what’s insulting.
 
But I feel like Hasbro decided to make a movie that would be very much independent of the show, so that bronies may choose to disregard it completely if they want to. What they didn’t know is that many bronies would make it their business.

This is truly upsetting.

@Starly  
A sentient supporting character with an extremely important support job is turned into a (seemingly) speech-less pet. And more then likely Twilight won’t give a damn about while freaking out about herself.

I still don;t see dog spike as an insult.