American was founded on faith in God and His Sacrifice of His Precious Son. No amount of rationalization, distortion or revision of history books can change that. Please remember and give thanks for what He has done for us, even and especially through His Beloved Son. For a while, anyway. There is much material in this movie requiring adult experience as well as material for the tykes.
Dogs respond to stimuli just like humans do.
But something happens as Big Ben tolls. Cruella reverts to her fur-loving ways and recovers all the furs she had previously tossed in storage out of her sight. After wallowing in the furs again for a few moments, she notices again that the only fur she does not have is a genuine white fur with black spots. So again she seeks Dalmatians for their fur. Combined with her last name this was clear in focus, whether comical or not.