Anyone else pissed off by the 'can't let well enough alone' ending?

Admittedly, yes, this doesn't usually bother me. When Michael asked Kimberly out at the end, and everyone was still alive, and Kimberly said "maybe", I thought - cool, that is realistic. That's how a lot of girls are. And it left more mystique to what would happen. BUT ---
Then when Trickster's voice said "Aren't you forgetting something?" and they brought the police dog back...I was pissed. I KNEW they'd have to mess with the ending, and couldn't leave it alone. Before everyone screams "Why does every movie have to have a happy ending?" let me say this... They don't. Especially not horror movies. But prior to the little footnote at the end, it wasn't really a traditionally happy ending; i.e. everything didn't turn out perfect - things just went back to normal. Michael has his buddy back, he has the rich girl across the street to watch that might turn him down. It's normal, not happy. I could have lived with that. But noooo, they had to throw in that twist at the end. And twists can be good!! Anyone seen Prince of Darkness?!?! But in this case I feel it was extremely forced. Later.

Oh yeah... A sequel? Not without Furlong. And considering this was first talked about 11 friggin years ago I don't see it happening in a million years.