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Effective at deflating a character's pompous attitude. An ironic but overused trope is the character hating a certain kind of animal, then finding one who can't take the hint.
See also [[Hidden Heart of Gold]]. Sometimes this is introduced later in the plot as a [[Morality Pet]]. Compare [[Evil-Detecting Dog]] and [[Friend to All Living Things]]. Contrast [[Animals Hate Him]].
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== [[Anime]] and [[Manga]] ==
* In ''[[Inuyasha]]'' a young girl by the name of Rin tags along behind Inuyasha's half-brother, Sesshomaru, who is for all intents and purposes a cold-blooded killer with little or no compassion. This is actually something of an [[Inverted Trope|an inversion]], in that while Rin is a cute little girl, Sesshoumaru is also a very large, very fierce dog [[Youkai]].
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* Piccolo from ''[[Dragonball Z]]'' was considered pure evil by the main cast after nearly killing them all, but little Gohan doesn't understand why, and thinks he's a pretty cool dude. He even sings a song called "I Love Mr. Piccolo" for heaven's sake - and it is [[Tastes Like Diabetes|sickeningly cute]].
** Majin Buu also gets licked by the dog, literally. He finds an injured puppy and heals it so that it'll be scared and run away from him, but it thinks of Buu as its new best friend. At one point, [[Fake Ultimate Hero|Mr. Satan]] convinces Buu that there are other things to do than kill and destroy, but then the dog gets shot...
** And in the ''[[One Piece]]''/''[[Dragon Ball]]'' crossover, Chopper offers Vegeta cake. [https://web.archive.org/web/20160623134033/http://www.onemanga.com/Cross_Epoch/0/18
* In ''[[Wolf's Rain]]'' Tsume objects when Toboe starts licking his wounds. This is something of a subversion, since they're ''both'' [[Talking Animal|talking canines]], but it looks funny (peculiar and ha-ha) because they're both in human disguise at the time.
** It ''was'' [[Ho Yay]]-tastic though
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== [[Comic Books]] ==
* It has been established in [[DC Comics]] that ''Catwoman'' is liked by [[Superman]]'s dog Krypto. It's probably a side effect from Catwoman's having a knack for animals of all sorts, but still...
** And yes, the dog does literally lick her face. It should be pointed out that even though he seems to love her, she isn't that fond of
* For some reason, kids like [[Wolverine]]. He doesn't get it, though he doesn't mind it either. He even has a sort of [[Big Brother Mentor]] role for both Jubilee and Shadowcat, young women who joined the X-Men before they even turned eighteen. In most cases this would be okay. But for this particular person, it's not only highly unusual; it's often either the result of or leads directly to some sort of screwed-up situation or another.
** It does get stretched a bit when he has an entire mini-series of him co-starring with the [[Power Pack]].
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* Occurs in ''[[Who Am I]]?'' when Jackie Chan's character stops during the middle of a chase scene to recue a cute poodle from a falling piano. The dog licks his face and the onlooking spectators clap and go, "Awww".
* Subverted by [[Jack Nicholson]]'s character in ''[[As Good as It Gets]]''. It seems as if the dog even prefers Melvin to her real owner, Simon, but Melvin later reveals that the dog loves him so much because he carries a bag of bacon in his pocket. [[Double Subversion|Double subverted]] in that when Simon tries to lure the dog over with some of the bacon, she won't come to him.
* The protagonist in ''[[Children of Men]]'' was deliberately depicted as having an involuntary affinity for
* In ''[[Real Genius]]'', the [[Jerkass]] professor Jerry Hathaway hates dogs (and popcorn), but is constantly shooing away a neighbor's dog that apparently likes him.
* Both in [[Batman Begins]] and [[The Dark Knight]], Batman is seen more favourably by children than by adults.
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== [[Literature]] ==
* Subversion: If the phrase "I get on well with animals, sir," doesn't send shivers running up and down your spine like angry weasels, you need to read more [[Discworld]]. Especially when you consider that Jonathan [[It Is Pronounced "Tro-PAY"|Teatime]], a [[Psychopathic Manchild|psycho]] even by [[Even Evil Has Standards|the standards of the (gentlemanly) Assassins' Guild]], also [[Moral Event Horizon|Nailed The Dog To The Ceiling.]]
* Granny Weatherwax, probably one of the oldest and most powerful witches in the [[Discworld]], feared and respected by many ancient and warlike species, who has seen off a succession of [[Big Bad
** Arguably something of a subversion, since there's some pretty strong hints (like You '''utterly''' traumatizing Greebo, [[Badass|the death that walks like a cat]]... and yes, the kitten's name is 'You'. As in, 'Hey You') that Granny and the kitten are kindred spirits; there is, after all, very little chance that Granny Weatherwax could tolerate a stupid animal. You, like her mistress, happens to other people.
* ''[[Xanth]]'' gives us [[Meaningful Name|Anathe Ma]], who is an ugly crone who is the second person that [[Evil-Detecting Dog|Bubbles]] lets pet. Note that the other person is the one who saved her life.
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* T'Pol on ''[[Star Trek: Enterprise]]''. Porthos climbs up to be petted, sorta taking the wind out of her Vulcan superiority moment.
** Proving it's not because Spock is half human that the tribbles liked him. "Its trilling seems to have a tranquilizing effect on the human nervous system! Fortunately, I am immune to its effect..." (everybody looks at him stroking it, he puts it down and walks away real fast) Hah!
* When [[House MD|House]] has temporary custody of Wilson's dog Hector, Hector seems to like him quite a
** Uhhhh, trained him by SLAMMING A DOOR ON HIS LEG!
*** Technically it was an accident, though he did want him to run away and get hit by a car so...
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*** Notably, House subverts this slightly by refusing to hug her back and looking extremely uncomfortable.
** And in ''"Lines in the Sand"'' the autistic kid gives him his PSP.
*** Given how....defensive some low-functioning autistic get with things, that is as
** And in ''"Fetal Position"'' he was doing an operation on a pregnant woman's tummy when the baby got his hand out and grabbed House's finger. Damn, he sure is prone to this trope!
*** And after that, he stopped referring to it as a fetus, and started calling it a baby.
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** I thought it was when Sawyer read to him, not when he held him.
* Likewise, when the O'Briens were away, their second child only stopped crying when he was held by Worf on ''[[Star Trek: Deep Space Nine]]''.
** In ''[[Star Trek:
*** Also Lt. Barclay.
* J.D towards Dr. Cox in ''[[Scrubs]]''.
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* While Uncle Jesse on ''[[Full House]]'' falls into [[Cuteness Proximity]] around his nieces, he has...less fondness for animals. Naturally, every animal that ever walked through the door (from their dog Comet, to a warthog, to a donkey, to a monkey) took an instant liking to Jesse.
* At one point on ''[[The West Wing]]'', President Bartlet hugs [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold|Toby]] with a schmoopy "awwww....c'mere". Fits this particular trope because at the time, Bartlet was [[Crowning Moment of Funny|completely stoned on painkillers]] and acting in a very innocent childlike manner.
* In the
* On ''[[Eureka]]'', Taggart has a long running self-declared rivalry with Lowjack, a dog with a stated IQ over 100. There is an episode where he gets injured, and Taggart, being the best veterinarian in Eureka, is asked to treat him. As soon as he is alone with Lowjack, he starts going on about how he has the dog right where he wants him. Lowjack raises his head and licks Taggart's face. Taggart's response, "Alright, truce."
* In ''[[Game of Thrones]]'', one of the first hints that the whoremongering [[Depraved Dwarf]] Tyrion was actually one of the only decent members of the Lannister family was an early breakfast scene where he was playing with, and adored by, [[Children Are Innocent|his youngest niece and nephew.]]
== [[Video Games]] ==
* After the ([[Anti-Villain|arguably]]) villainous Magus [[Strange Bedfellows|joins your party]] in ''[[Chrono Trigger]]'', you can visit the ruins of his hometown. If Magus is in your main party at the time, his pet cat from when he was a child follows him around, mewing continuously.
* In ''[[Jak II Renegade]]'' the [[Mix and Match Critter|crocadog]] doesn't like anyone except the kid and our [[Took a Level
** The kid himself also shows fondness towards Jak, who is visibly startled when the toddler tries to take his hand.
* [[The Legend of Zelda|Epona]] warms up to Link quite early on in ''[[Ocarina of Time]]'', and the two help each other escape from the (reposessed) Lon Lon Ranch in the future.
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== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[El Goonish Shive]]'', the black-haired antisocial [[Straw Feminist|ultra-feminist,]] hard-ass girl Susan finds herself to be the unwilling target of the cat-hedgehog hybrid Jeremy's affection - and, according to a certain background image, the affection of cute and fuzzy animals in general. (Note: Character description is outdated. Now she's more of a normal-feminist [[Badass]] [[Deadpan Snarker]].)
* Phobia in a recent ''[[Gastrophobia]]'' storyline gets a literal
* ''[[Girl Genius]]'' had a pack of [[Killer Rabbit|wasp eaters]] "[http://www.girlgeniusonline.com/comic.php?date=20120613 accept]" (as in, make their new favourite perch) Tarvek, to his annoyance. Of course, the fandom responded with obvious "trust a [[Weasel Mascot|weasel]] to know a [[Magnificent Bastard|weasel]]" jokes.
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== [[Western Animation]] ==
* Subverted in the [[Looney Tunes]] short "Bowery Bugs"; Bugs's opponent is sprawled on the street. A dog walks up, and licks him. Then it walks away, disgusted.
* In the ''[[He-Man and the Masters of the Universe]]'' and ''[[She-Ra]]'' Christmas special, [http://spacepuppies.ytmnd.com/ Skeletor is licked by a dog-like creature] that he suddenly becomes quite fond of. Skeletor learns the meaning of Christmas and is actually
** Well, dogs like bones, right?
* ''[[Avatar: The Last Airbender]]'': {{spoiler|Prince Zuko}} gets licked by Appa the giant sky bison when he shows up to convince the Gaang that he's actually a decent guy. [[Justified Trope|Justified]] because he was the one who freed Appa from captivity by the Dai Li, giving Appa a good reason to like him; [[Subverted Trope|subverted]] when they don't believe him anyway.
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