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{{trope}}
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{{quote|''"Thank you, scary leather man. I love you."''|A small girl, upon getting her cat back from [[The Authority|Midnighter]].}}
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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]]''/''[[
* In ''[[
** It ''was'' [[Ho Yay]]-tastic though
* Kind of inverted in ''[[Digimon Adventure]]'' between Kari and Gatomon. One of the few times you'll see the cat "licked" by the human.
* Subverted in ''[[
** Further, she desperately wishes she'd be licked, because she just loves those fluffy animals so. When Chiyo's dog, Tadakichi-san, actually allows her to pet him, she does so for ''hours''.
** {{spoiler|Sakaki finally recieves this treatment from a ''wildcat'', who stows away, finds her and becomes her pet.}}
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* In chapter 422 of ''[[Bleach]]'', {{spoiler|Yammy's Arrancar puppy tries to comfort his dying master.}}
* In the Buggy's Crew After the Battle Side Story in ''[[One Piece]]'' Gaimon becomes good friends with Buggy the Clown, not knowing that he's on a mission to kill his old friend Luffy.
* In ''[[Wild
== [[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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== [[Film]] ==
* Rather entertainingly subverted in ''[[
* About half the [[Shirley Temple]] movies ever made used this.
* The main character in ''[[The Chronicles of Riddick]]'' is a pretty bad mofo when it comes to other humanoids, but when he encounters a big, vicious, dangerous predator that could see in the dark and spent a lot of time in a cage they become instant friends, providing an example of this as well as "two of a kind" and a sense of kinship.
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* During the ''[[Legally Blonde]]'' scene in which formerly-frosty Vivian Kensington begins to befriend Elle, she is also licked by Elle's dog Bruiser.
* 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
* The protagonist in ''[[Children of Men]]'' was deliberately depicted as having an involuntary affinity for
* In ''[[
* Both in [[Batman Begins]] and [[The Dark Knight]], Batman is seen more favourably by children than by adults.
* While he is anything but evil, [[Edward Scissorhands]] is licked by a dog after he cuts off the hair covering its eyes.
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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
* 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.
* ''[[
* [[
** In the ''[[Jeeves and Wooster (
** The short story "Honeysuckle Cottage" features a manly, detective-novel-writing protagonist who finds himself pestered by a particularly [[Dogs Are Dumb|stupid]], ugly-looking dog who takes a liking to him. {{spoiler|After the dog saves him from [[Genre Savvy|essentially becoming the hero of a soupy]] [[Romance Novel]], the feeling becomes mutual and the dog stays on as a [[Loyal Animal Companion]] from thereon in}}.
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* Daphne on ''[[Frasier]]'' comments "Canines have a very keen sense of who's a nice person and who isn't. Why, many's the time I've chosen a man based solely on the way my mum's springer spaniel took to them." In response, Niles secretly smears his neck with pate to make Eddie's puppies lick him.
* In the original pilot to ''[[Firefly]]'', the young cute Kaylee, {{spoiler|in what she thinks might be her last words}}, assures Mal that he and Simon are "good people" in spite of their own questionable actions up to that point.
* 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.
*** The baby's mother even ''names'' her son after House.
* In ''[[Lost]]'', newborn baby Aaron incessantly cries unless he's being held by [[Jerkass]] Sawyer. The reveal of Sawyer's tragic backstory had already started him on turning into a [[Jerk
** 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]]''.
* "She like you..." When Dan Ashcroft gets a haircut in ''[[Nathan Barley]]'', the barber's cat Elizabeth takes a shine to him {{spoiler|shortly before Ashcroft accidentally stabs Elizabeth in the head with a pair of scissors}}.
* 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
* 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 ''[[
== [[Video Games]] ==
* After the ([[Anti-Villain|arguably]]) villainous Magus [[Strange Bedfellows|joins your party]] in ''[[
* 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.
* Comes up in ''[[
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* Somewhat inverted in ''[[Final Fantasy VI]]'', as it's the ''[[Right-Hand Attack Dog|dog]]'' that's supposed to be as unsociable as its owner, Shadow. But when Relm treats Interceptor like an adorable little puppy, he reciprocates. Somehow, this shifts the implications of the trope onto Shadow by proxy. It probably helps that {{spoiler|Relm may be Shadow's daughter.}}
* Dog in ''[[Dragon Age]]'' really likes [[Token Evil Teammate|Morrigan]]. While his gift to her, a dead rabbit he left in her pack of unmentionables, wasn't exactly appreciated, Morrigan's "dialogue" with Dog shows that his affection does eventually wear down her defenses. In the "Witch Hunt" DLC, Dog is overjoyed when he is reunited with Morrigan.
* [[Silent Hill 2]]: Everybody's out to manipulate, insult, or kill James. But at least {{spoiler|Mira the shiba inu}} shows him a morsel of affection.
* Golbat evolves into Crobat by liking its trainer a lot. ''[[
* Dogmeat in all the [[Fallout]] games that feature him. (Although you can turn him away.)
* In ''[[Touhou]] 11: Subterranean Animism'', the heroine is warned to fear the master of the Palace of Earth Spirits, a youkai who can read minds and use your very thoughts against you. The youkai in question, Satori Komeji, is [[Not Good
== [[Web Comics]] ==
* In ''[[
* 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.
== Web Original ==
* Stone of the ''[[Global Guardians PBEM Universe]]'' is a superhero who can be summed up in the phrase "What if you gave a Hell's Angel super-strength and made him invulnerable". His middle name is "Intidimate the Hell Out Of You". And kids just love him. He puts on this "big tough scary guy" act, and the kids seem utterly immune to it. It mystifies him, but he does think its sort of cool.
* Basically, [[
== [[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
** Well, dogs like bones, right?
* ''[[
** The Earth King's bear Bosco likes Aang, but he's established as [[Horrible Judge of Character|not being an especially reliable judge of character.]]
* In ''[[Ben 10: Ultimate Alien
* In the TV show version of ''[[Clifford the Big Red Dog]]'', Clifford seems fond of [[Rich Bitch]] [[Lovable Alpha Bitch]] Jetta and often licks her, which she usually finds disgusting. Given that he's...larger than the usual dogs, Jetta may have a point there.
* In an episode of ''[[Beetlejuice (
* In a ''[[Simpsons]]'' episode entitled "Dog of Death," Homer comes across as uncharacteristically heartless when he refuses to pay for a life-saving operation for the family dog (not wanting to give up his beer money). But after the dog adorably licks his hand, Homer groans and grudgingly agrees to the operation.
* ''[[Star Wars: Clone Wars]]'' has an alien child being the first to welcome back mutated villagers.
* In one episode of ''[[Teen Titans (
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