It looks like zombie cat may have found a canine companion.
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But could your heart be in sync with your canine companion?
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Fearing something serious, Taylor rushed his canine companion to the vet.
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He has a canine companion — whether he likes it or not.
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The Whistle 3 is a fitness wearable for your canine companion.
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Ziggy, her beloved canine companion, had just died; she was grieving.
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However, it's the latter's canine companion that truly captured the star's heart.
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But be sure to take your canine companion with you when you do.
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There is no bond greater than a person and his or her loyal canine companion.
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The Queen's much-loved corgis are also present, as is Kate and William's canine companion, Lupo.
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He's quite the supportive canine companion: Gary gave Fisher's latest book, The Princess Diarist, a read.
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According to ABC News, Officer Dalton will continue to care for his canine companion at home.
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Turns out this owner and dog doppelgänger phenomenon goes far beyond Rice and his uncannily canine companion.
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Attendees without a canine companion can check out the festival's adoption fair with dogs from local shelters.
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Fifi, Minnie Mouse's canine companion, comes with a tub, towel, accessories, and a working faucet and sprayer.
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Don't forget to give a shout-out to the rescue organization that helped you find your canine companion.
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Don't forget to give a shout out to the rescue organization that helped you find your canine companion.
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Maria is made to follow her spouse like his trusty canine companion as opposed to his actual human wife.
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So when she learned her canine companion of 15 years was dying of a brain tumor, she was devastated.
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Legally Blonde 2 is propelled in part by Elle's canine companion, but Bruiser himself remains more of a sidekick.
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Get closer to Jesus by sharing a nice virtual glass of cabernet with him — along with his faithful canine companion.
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Sully, 2, is specially trained to help Bush with his daily activities, in addition to being a loyal canine companion.
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Both these scenarios, which would leave most of my friends unnerved at best, are perfectly acceptable to my canine companion.
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Jennifer Williams chose to raise a Canine Companion in honor of her brother Kyle, who died from complications of paraplegia.
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The former model turned actress and Chanel FROW staple, Cara Delevingne, was in attendance along with her new, rather large canine companion.
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And, he said, he's sure his uncle would be relieved to know that his loyal canine companion has a happy new home.
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Always an animal lover, Gardner was open to the idea of getting a service dog when her doctors suggested a canine companion.
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Serving as a canine companion for thousands of the years, these dogs have earned a special spot in the culture of the country.
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Nine times out of 10, any attempt to take a photo with a canine companion will end in nothing but a blurry mess.
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Yep, hyper-luxe, exclusive babysitting for your canine companion is the latest outrage-inducing display of wealth to roil residents of the city.
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However, one recent deviation from that was the oddly heartwarming video for "Feel You," which depicts Holter's affection with her boyfriend's canine companion, Frances.
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His canine companion ran excitedly behind him, only to completely clobber him when he came to a halt at the bottom of the slope.
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Reed took to Instagram on Tuesday to reveal that the couple&aposs dog had died and share an emotional tribute to their late canine companion .
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That most modern of dilemmas — not being able to employ the full algorithmic might of Snapchat lenses on your canine companion — has finally been resolved.
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For 16 years, Cookie has been Frankel's loyal canine companion, with the pair first finding each other when the senior dog was just a puppy.
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He told me owners can expect to see "a smarter, more alert and emotionally connected furry friend," if they give Nootrodogs to their canine companion.
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"The Wizard of Oz" is one of the most loved films of all time, and at the center of it is Dorothy's canine companion, Toto.
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This weekend's "Field of Second Chances" baseball game will include a special ceremony to name two new canine companion puppies in honor of baseball players.
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And while the nation's current leader has yet to name a canine companion, Vice President Mike Pence's family has hopped into the headlines with Marlon Bando.
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Suddenly, your snoozing canine companion is on all fours, at full attention, tail wagging and muzzle barking at the moving picture box in front of you both.
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Determined to bring his new friend home, he raised over £38,000 (roughly $48,362) to return to China, find his canine companion and return with her to Britain.
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Wes Anderson has unleashed the first trailer for Isle of Dogs, his new stop-motion animated movie about a boy in Japan searching for his lost his canine companion.
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Her last two animal tattoos are of Mary Jane (bottom right), her longtime canine companion, and of Emu (bottom left), whom she adopted a few months after Floyd died.
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Long story short, she gets caught outside of a storm shelter when a tornado comes and whisks her away to the land of Oz, alongside her trusty canine companion.
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"Kismet truly embodies the phrase 'canine companion' – He loves big people, little people, other dogs, car rides, and nice, relaxing walks around our neighborhood," says his foster parent, Ken Nolan.
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There is much to be said for adopting a shelter dog; if every canine companion that died or ran away were replaced with one, the shelters would be pretty much empty.
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His message to the Prez doesn't stop there, because he suggests a canine companion is what Trump needs to soften his spirit, become more human ... and stop separating kids from their parents.
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You're out for a pleasant stroll with your canine companion, and because some asshat didn't pick up after their own pooch, a fresh, steamy turd is sitting right there on the sidewalk.
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One of the later episodes soars across the world to visit a socially-awkward Japanese dog groomer who has trouble connecting with other humans until a canine companion is in the room.
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The eastern brown snake is currently the leading cause of snakebite deaths in Australia, which is why it's probably a smart idea to keep a worthy canine companion by you side, just like this guy.
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When a friend and fellow homeless man first found Maya, he brought her to James because he knew the man deeply cared about dogs and had recently gone through the death of his own canine companion.
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Writer and voiceover actor Paul Rugg (you might remember him as Mr. Director on Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain) tweeted a delightfully tongue-in-cheek video Tuesday extolling the benefits of petting one's canine companion.
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As Keanu Reeves did a couple of years ago in "John Wick," Mr. Hawke plays a newly reluctant killer who's forced to exact revenge on the passel of villains who dared mess with his canine companion.
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There are many of us out there itching for a canine companion, but can't quite take it on due to work commitments, our tiny, inner-city living quarters or the fact we can't afford dog food.
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Murray says that training birds in free flight is akin to training a dog to be able to walk without a leash, adding that the intellectual capacity of a macaw surpasses that of your standard canine companion.
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On top of the 25 "specialists," ranging from fighter pilot Nick Rye to expert sharpshooter Grace Armstrong to loyal canine companion Boomer, you can recruit just about any random person you see hanging around a captured outpost as additional backup.
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Hither Rabbit Personalized Dog Bone Squeaky Toy, from $20Whether you want to give it right to your canine companion or gift it to a friend who's a new pet parent, these personalized squeaky toy is sure to keep pups occupied.
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" If you can't bear the thought of ingesting ice cream without sharing it with your canine companion, there's always Frosty Paws, Purina's non-dairy frozen treat "fortified with protein, vitamins and minerals that dogs need with no added sugar, artificial flavors or colors.
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When my canine companion and I arrived, a group of tourists were taking selfies in front of the sunset, while a woman in a thick coat prayed, leaning her head against one of the totems that stand at the base of the rock.
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Like any good journalist, I reached out to Joe's team to get the deets on this canine companion, who you may have seen before over on Instagram, and his manager (Joe's, not the dog's) kindly let me know that no, that's not Joe's dog.
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"He's sad he couldn't be here tonight but I didn't think it was a good idea to drag him across the country just for one evening," Seyfried told PEOPLE at the event about why her canine companion wasn't by her side to accept award.
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Mr. Aiello's nonprofit organization got the War Dog memorial — a bronze of a soldier in Vietnam kneeling alongside his canine companion — built in 2006 next to the New Jersey Vietnam Veterans Memorial, on the former state fairgrounds that also house the PNC Bank Arts Center.
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When I asked Aiello why he's spent decades caring about military dogs, he noted that the great relationship with the canine companion he served with in Vietnam and how he intimately understands their vital role in helping the US carry out massive operations like the Baghdadi raid.
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Ollie, a human-grade dog food company, feels for these dog moms and dads who are still solo at their desks on Take Your Dog to Work Day, so they polled some of these animal lovers to see what they would do to get their canine companion into the office.
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A newspaperman, his canine companion, and an adventurous socialite investigate an umbrella-wielding murderer who is terrorizing London.
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Joining Sentry to take on the Void are his sidekick, Scout, his loyal canine companion Watchdog and his equal, Sentress.
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In the books, Norm is a 12-year-old boy who goes on adventures with his (somewhat wiser) canine companion, Burny.
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Ian Murray - Jenny and Ian Murray's son and Jamie's nephew. Was married to 'Emily' Works With Her Hands of the Mohawk, but returns to the Ridge with only Rollo, his half-wolf canine companion. Lizzie Wemyss - Brianna's bond servant. Joseph Wemyss' daughter.
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The boy wakes up in the street. He meets his canine companion who now is an ordinary dog who can not talk and discovers the non-talking non- living Colonel in the rubbish bin. The three walk down the street looking for a new adventure.
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Shadow Dancer is the 1989 arcade sequel to the original Shinobi. It runs on Sega's System 18 arcade hardware. The plot follows an unnamed ninja and his canine companion who must disarm various bombs spread across a city and defeat the terrorist group responsible for planting them.
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Fiona escapes from Debilitas after ordering Hewie to attack him. Haunting Ground is a survival horror game with similar gameplay elements to Clock Tower 3 (2002). The player controls Fiona Belli directly and gives commands to her canine companion, Hewie. Fiona can run and perform a backstep maneuver, both of which reduce stamina.
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The driver of the tractor trailer survived (his canine companion emerged completely unharmed) but the trailer was split open. At least three other cars were involved in this accident. A part of the road was damaged and took until the next morning to fully reopen, partly due to a cleanup after the accident.
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Fingleton, p. 61. Skelding refused the offer, and after Barnes continued to pressure him into taking the dog, he called for an adjournment and left the playing arena. Barnes later wrote "Strange how I suggested he find himself a canine companion at Leicester ... and then one turned up ... Cricket's a funny game."Perry (2008), p. 52.
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Xolotl managed to recover the bones and brought man to life by piercing his penis and bleeding upon them.Neumann 1975, p.16. Xolotl was seen as an incarnation of the planet Venus as the Evening Star (the Morning Star was his twin brother Quetzalcoatl). Xolotl was the canine companion of the Sun, following its path through both the sky and the underworld.
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In 1989, Sega released a follow-up called The Revenge of Shinobi as one of the first titles for their new Mega Drive game console. In Japan this game was called The Super Shinobi. An arcade sequel called Shadow Dancer was also released in 1989. Shadow Dancer retains the same gameplay as the original, but gives the main character a canine companion.
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Neville is Suzy's loyal canine companion. He begins as a very small puppy, but due to his fondness of eating he grows into a very big dog. He also enjoys sleeping, and has a magnificent bark. He barks at everything, under the belief that he is protecting the sleeping Suzy and her mother (Although due to the constant barking, not very much sleeping takes place).
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Huemer, who began his animation career with the Mutt and Jeff cartoons in 1916, brought the influence of the short and tall companions to Out of the Inkwell with the creation of a small canine companion named Fitz, who later evolved into Bimbo in the sound era. Huemer redesigned the clown for animation, which reduced the Fleischer's dependency on the Rotoscope for fluid animation.
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Differences from previous entries include the lack of continues after running out of lives. Mega Man's robotic canine companion Rush, named R-Coil, assists in helping the character jump higher. The Robot Masters featured at the beginning are Bright Man, Napalm Man, Star Man, and Stone Man. Mega Man 4 antagonist Dr. Cossack's fortress contains Wave Man's and Toad Man's levels and respective bosses.
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Snow-White (1933), animation by Roland Crandall. Koko the Clown is an animated character created by Max Fleischer. He first appeared as the main protagonist in Out of the Inkwell (1918-1929), a major animated series of the silent era. Throughout the series, he goes on many adventures with his canine companion “Fitz the Dog”, who would later evolve into Bimbo in the Betty Boop cartoons.
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Ruffleberg outfitted him with an intelligence chip to make him a more challenging opponent, but the upgrade backfired making Carltron more malevolent. He sabotaged the transporter to Evermore and designed the hostile beasts roaming the game. With Ruffleberg's help, the boy and his canine companion break into Carltron's room. The area is guarded by android clones of the boy and his dog, along with a giant mecha version of Carltron.
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A scientist is accompanied by Towser, his tired and flea-bitten old dog. But there is a problem: Men permanently transformed to survive unaided on Jupiter's surface leave the station to gather data and inexplicably fail to return. Finally, the scientist transforms himself and his canine companion into the seal-like beings that can survive the surface. They leave the station in their new form and experience Jupiter as a paradise.
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Despite this, the character continued to appear regularly in animated shorts until 1943 (winning his only competitive Academy Award—with canine companion Pluto—for a short subject, Lend a Paw) and again from 1946 to 1952. The last regular installment of the Mickey Mouse film series came in 1953 with The Simple Things in which Mickey and Pluto go fishing and are pestered by a flock of seagulls.
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Moonie's breakout role was in 2001, when he appeared in the film Legally Blonde as Bruiser Woods, the canine companion of Elle Woods (portrayed by Witherspoon). In 2003, at the age of 5, he reprised his role as Bruiser in the film's sequel, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, in which Gidget portrayed Bruiser's mother. Both dogs belonged to Studio Animal Services. Following the Legally Blonde movies, Moonie continued to book acting jobs.
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Joshua Jones was a British stop motion children's television series produced by Bumper Films in 1992. Bumper Films also produced Rocky Hollow and Fireman Sam. The series was about a cheerful gypsy fellow named Joshua Jones who lived on a canal boat with his canine companion Fairport. They take trips up and down Clearwater Canal, delivering items and carrying out tasks for the folks at Biggott's Wharf and generally having a fun time on the water.
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Crystal was the first character to be identified as an Inhuman,Fantastic Four #45, December 1965 and is one of the most prominent Inhuman characters. Crystal is a princess of the Inhuman Royal Family and sister of Medusa, Queen of the Inhumans. She often appears with her canine companion, Lockjaw. The character has regularly appeared as a main character in several comic book titles, including various incarnations of Inhumans as well as Fantastic Four and Avengers.
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Puppy Up! walks are 2 mile walks that fundraise for cancer research as well as promote awareness of canine cancers. Members from the community where a walk is being held are able to volunteer at the event by helping set up and other tasks for the event. The people of the community are also able to register their canine companion for the walk itself, as well as donate and participate in a silent auction that helps raise money also.
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The Pink Panther shorts are reminiscent of the classic DePatie-Freleng shorts from the 1960s and the 1970s, from art direction, silent acting, musical scoring, and story lines. The Pink Panther remains silent throughout the show, and has been aged down as a teenager. The Little Man has been renamed "Big Nose" for this series with vocal effects provided by Alex Nussbaum. Pink Panther's horse and Big Nose's lovable canine companion have been reintroduced as well.
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Makoto Konbayashi : Haruo's favorite manga artist and author of the manga 'What's Bear', his character is a parody of the actual manga artist of the series. (His fictional manga is also a parody of one of Kobayashi's other series, the successful 'What's Michael?'. Bear is the canine companion of the manga's lead feline, Michael.) He is often seen drawing his animals on the skin of the Club 9 hostesses. ;Koji Uryu : Lead pitcher for the Lions, Haruo and Kingoro's favorite pro baseball team.
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After describing a delicious feast, the bear's dog finds empty cans, prompting both the bear and his canine companion to hurriedly search the cans for food. They find one bean in a can, but just as they are saying grace, the mouse steals the bean. The bear cries and bemoans his fate as the dog remarks, "I wouldn't be surprised if he tries to eat me!" Just as he says that, the bear has silverware in hand and goes after the dog.
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Their films were distributed through the States Rights method through Warner Brothers, Winkler Pictures, Standard, and finally The Red Seal Pictures Corporation. The "Clown" was named Ko-Ko in 1924 when Dick Huemer came to the studio as their animation supervisor, having animated on the Mutt and Jeff series for eight years. He redesigned the "Clown" for more efficient animation production and moved the Fleischers away from their dependency upon the Rotoscope for fluid animation. Huemer created Ko-Ko's canine companion, Fitz.
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The young ninja battles together with his faithful pet dog. In the center of the city, a group of terrorists are committing every imaginable atrocity known to man, including the planting of time bombs throughout the metropolis. Our youthful hero and his canine companion courageously set out to gather all the explosives placed by the evil gang and annihilate the syndicate that manipulates them. The protagonist is never actually named in the original arcade version, although the various home versions gives him differing identities.
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The following day, Karen Gillan was cast as Ellen, the sister of Farmiga's character. On June 3, 2014, it was announced that James Ransone had been cast in the final main role of Deputy Gilly Martin, the fiancé of Ellen and the son of the Marshal. While promoting the film, West spoke about finding a "talented" dog to fill the role of Abbie, Paul's canine companion. The part was given to Jumpy, whose trainer, Omar von Muller, also trained Uggie, the late star of The Artist (2011).
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Gawenda's canine companion inspired him to join the blog revolution to escape from the stresses and frustration of journalism. The blog ran on the Crikey website from February to November 2009. The posts from February to June were collected in a volume titled Rocky & Gawenda . The book, published by Melbourne University Press, is composed of short essays, observations and recollections, mostly reflecting on aspects of his own life: family, especially his two children; dogs; blogging; the pleasure he finds in food; friends and funerals.
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The concept for Rover.com was initially presented at the Startup Weekend contest in Seattle, Washington in June 2011, and was the contest's first-place winner. Greg Gottesman, a managing director at Madrona Venture Group, was among the team of software developers and designers who proposed the idea of an “online matchmaking service connecting pet owners in need of pet care with individuals who might want to take care of a canine companion for a few days.” Gottesman shared the idea with Aaron Easterly, a 15-year tech veteran with a focus on online marketplaces.
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The play mechanics of Shadow Dancer are similar to these of the arcade version of the original Shinobi. The controls and almost all of the player's moves from the original Shinobi are present here as well. The biggest change is the addition of a canine companion, Shadow, that follows the protagonist around. When the dog barks towards an enemy, the player can sic the dog on the enemy by pressing the attack button while crouching, allowing the player an opportunity to attack the enemy while it is being bitten by the dog.
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Although this version bears the title Shadow Dancer: The Secret of Shinobi on the packaging (much like the Genesis version released during the same year), it is actually based on the arcade version and is simply titled Shadow Dancer in-game. However, most of the content from the arcade version was cut and the play mechanics were modified a bit. Missions now consists of a single side-scrolling stage and a boss encounter. The player's canine companion no longer follows them around, but can still be summoned to kill certain enemies from a distance.
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Taking place in the 21st century (the ambiguous year 20XX), two alien robots engage in a battle in the depths of space. Ultimately both of them plummet towards Earth, critically injured. On Earth, humanoid robot Mega Man and his robot canine companion Rush are caught in a skirmish with his rival Bass, who still wants to prove himself to be stronger than Mega Man. Thanks to the timely intervention of his sister Roll, who was bringing a message from his creator Dr. Light, Mega Man manages to subdue Bass long enough to leave.
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Johnny Wakely also appeared in 2010's Rawhide Kid: The Sensational Seven. The series includes a mix of actual, real world Western heroes and ones from Marvel continuity.Tuesday Q&A;: Ron Zimmerman In an interview with Comic Book Resources, writer Ron Zimmerman revealed that Red Wolf and his canine companion Lobo would get a bit of a reinvention in the series. He pointed to Red Wolf as his favorite character in the book, next to Rawhide Kid and expressed an interest in writing a spinoff title starring the character.
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The Tibetan Mastiff is a livestock guardian dog Tibetan Mastiff in Tibet As a flock guardian dog in Tibet and in the West, it uses all the usual livestock guardian tactics (e.g., barking, scent-marking perimeters) to warn away predators and avoid direct confrontations. As a socialized, more domestic dog, it can thrive in a spacious, fenced yard with a canine companion, but it is generally not an appropriate dog for apartment living. The Western-bred dogs are generally more easy-going, although somewhat aloof with strangers coming to the home.
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Defeating some Robot Masters will grant Mega Man access to three adaptors for his canine companion Rush to be used in different environments. The Rush Coil allows Mega Man a very high jump; the Rush Marine turns the dog into a submarine for easy underwater mobility; and the Rush Jet lets Mega Man cross large distances. Like Dr. Wily's Revenge, Mega Man II takes many elements from the NES Mega Man games. The first four stages and their bosses (Wood Man, Air Man, Clash Man, and Metal Man) come from Mega Man 2.
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Mega Man 3 takes place during an unspecified year during the 21st century (20XX). The mad scientist Dr. Wily, having twice had plans for world domination dashed, claims to have reformed and begins work with Dr. Light on a project to build a peace-keeping robot named "Gamma". Robot Masters in charge of a set of "mining worlds", however, go berserk and make off with Gamma's eight power crystals. Mega Man is called into action, this time with a canine companion named Rush, to retrieve the crystals from the sites.
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The space opera-esque serial featured Cylinder and a canine companion, known as "Dog", visiting alien planets while lost in outer space without any guidance from the internet. Reply All's success led to Cylinder taking other jobs creating themes for more than 60 other podcasts, as well as music for film, advertisements, and video games. In 2015, Cylinder collaborated—via Twitter and Dropbox—with the Switched on Pop podcast to reconstruct then-current compositions by Justin Bieber. In 2018 Cylinder collaborated with media artist Zardulu to produce the track "Ablanathanalba" following Reply All's exposé on Zardulu's viral Pizza Rat phenomenon.
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Frank Milano provided both the actions and voices for their spotted canine companion Gala Poochie Pup and for arch-villain Poison Zoomack,For reasons apparently lost to history, he was sometimes known as Poison Zanzaboo (e.g., in the Dell comics and Little Golden Books). For example, see The Grand Comics Database Project who constantly tried to steal Polka Dottie's polka dots and Rootie's magic kazootie. Life-sized human characters included host and "chief rooter" Todd ("Big Todd") Russell and the nonspeaking policeman Mr. Deetle Dootle, initially played in 1950 by John Schoeopperle and thereafter by John Vee.
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Each of the three companions acts as the ruler of his or her world: Elizabeth, the Professor's niece, is the tribal chief of Prehistoria; Horace Highwater, curator of the Podunk Museum, oversees Antiqua; Camellia Bluegarden, a portly librarian, is the Queen of Gothica; Professor Ruffleberg monitors everything from Omnitopia, with his android butler, Carltron, alongside him. Within Prehistoria, Antiqua, and Gothica, the boy and his canine companion aid Elizabeth, Horace, and Camellia in thwarting attempts by Podunk citizens' robotic clones from ruling their respective areas. The duo finally returns to Omnitopia and finds Ruffleberg, who explains everything. He and his butler Carltron once engaged in chess matches.
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City Reflections was designed by American artist Patti Warashina, who was inspired by life on a public walkway in an urban environment. It was installed at the intersection of Southwest 6th Avenue and Southwest Main Street on the Portland Transit Mall in 2009. It consists of two bronze sculptures depicting a standing figure and dog, respectively. According to TriMet, which funded the work, the humanoid figure is a "stylized version of a strong female in both a classical and minimal form", while the dog serves as a "counterbalance" and is the "friendly canine companion that is so much a part of our popular culture".
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The two climbed together for over ten seasons, and were joined in many of their adventures by Tschingel (1865–1879), a small dog their guide Christian Almer gave to her nephew. Later, she would proudly refer to their canine companion as the only "Honorary Lady member of the Alpine Club". She and Coolidge journeyed to the Dauphiné several times in order to attempt the Meije, but encountered bad weather each trip. In 1876, she had her final opportunity for a first ascent, but, instead, stayed in the Oberland in order to give more money to her nephew, to support his efforts in the range.
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After being defeated by Musashi in the original Shinobi, Zeed reforms three years later as Neo Zeed and attacks the Oboro clan directly. With his master assassinated and his girlfriend Naoko kidnapped by the enemy, Musashi swears revenge, and in the ensuing battles through a series of locations in Japan and America, as chronicled in The Revenge of Shinobi, all but annihilates Neo Zeed. When Neo Zeed returns in Shinobi III: Return of the Ninja Master, Musashi comes out of retirement one last time and destroys them for good. In the arcade version of Shadow Dancer, Joe Musashi is replaced by a nameless new ninja and his canine companion as the game's protagonists.
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Much was made of the "backwoods" quality of Roy's life, and every venue was utilized in using this as ballyhoo; this extended as far as having Roy record a 45 RPM record for airplay only (DECCA Records, No. 9-30717). Roy was predictably photographed in cowboy hat and boots, and in one wire photo, he holds a revolver at the ready (AP Wirephoto rw41500sh). The aforementioned Sports Illustrated cover portrayed him barechested and barefoot, standing upon a cabin porch with 19th Century rifle at rest beside him; he further sports a canine companion. To watch the fight in Texas, Roy's extended family gathered at the drive-in theater in nearby Conroe, which was equipped for the occasion with its own closed circuit movie hook-up.
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The inclusion of the song made Ballad of Easy Rider the second Byrds' album in a row to feature a paean to a canine companion (the first being Dr. Byrds & Mr. Hyde, which had included the song "Old Blue"). A third song about a dog, "Bugler", would later appear on the band's 1971 album, Farther Along. "Fido" is notable for featuring a drum solo, the only example of such a solo on any of the Byrds' studio albums. Drummer Gene Parsons also contributed the song "Gunga Din", which related the story of two separate incidents: the first being the Byrds' appearance at a concert in Central Park where Chuck Berry had been billed to perform but had failed to appear; and the second involving John York and his mother being refused admittance to a restaurant, due to York wearing a leather jacket.
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