I'm not the one who said it, but I think sexualizing animals is disgusting. I think your avatar is disgusting. Before you say it's not sexualizing, I see no reason why a cartoon dog should have rippling bodybuilder muscles.
Oh no, it's totally sexualized, but frankly I never considered it or even thought about it as an issue. I picked an artist who's style I like, gave her a description of what I wanted and a reference sheet (which was not sexualized) and she went to work. I don't really see what the issue is, you say "why should a cartoon dog be ripped?" and I say "what shouldn't it be?".
Back on topic, I've did some more research on the Irish conflict and I have a better understanding on how this could be an issue.