Despite the decision by the International Astronomical Union to demote Pluto, calling it a dwarf, there is at least one major corporation that has definitively announced that they will continue to offer their full support to Pluto. The company, of course, is Disney.

According to this article at Yahoo! News, Disney is standing by their dog. Pluto, the dog, first appeared in 1930, the same year that the planet was discovered. He was first seen in the Disney cartoon The Chain Gang. Pluto was a bloodhound set to track Mickey, playing an escaped felon. Ever since, the two have been best friends. "I think the whole thing is goofy," said Mickey Mouse. "Pluto has never been interested in astronomy before, other than maybe an occasional howl at the moon."

Pluto, the (former) planet, meanwhile, was discovered by Clyde Tombaugh; his ashes are aboard the New Horizons spacecraft bound for Pluto. Pluto's planetary status is not a new controversy and it is far from over. Tombaugh has argued in favor of its planetary status in the past, and, by the time his ashes reach his discovery, it may be a planet once again.

Jared is very interested in the planets and outer space and has been quietly troubled by the change in Pluto's status. Has this affected your kids? How are you dealing with it?