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* ExcrementStatement:
** In "Sacrifice", [[spoiler:Pugsley pees on Karl's talking skull in defiance, which inadvertently ends up being the key to victory as it taints the blood ritual.]]
** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
** In "Sacrifice", [[spoiler:Pugsley pees on Karl's talking skull in defiance, which inadvertently ends up being the key to victory as it taints the blood ritual.]]
** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
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* UrineTrouble:
** In "Sacrifice", [[spoiler:Pugsley pees on Karl's talking skull in defiance, which inadvertently ends up being the key to victory as it taints the blood ritual.]]
** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
** In "Sacrifice", [[spoiler:Pugsley pees on Karl's talking skull in defiance, which inadvertently ends up being the key to victory as it taints the blood ritual.]]
** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
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** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
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** In ''Wise Dogs and Eldritch Men'', Lundy scornfully pees on one of the warlocks' symbols that's been carved into a tree.
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* CatStereotype: The witches' cats are all black.
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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including {{Kitsune}}, Yamawaro, {{Tanuki}}, a {{Kappa}}, a yamabiko, {{Tengu}}, an {{Oni}}, and TsuchigumoAndJorogumo.
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* {{Youkai}}: Various Youkai are encountered in ''Occupied Territory'', including {{Kitsune}}, [[AsianFoxSpirit Kitsune]], Yamawaro, {{Tanuki}}, a {{Kappa}}, a yamabiko, {{Tengu}}, an {{Oni}}, and TsuchigumoAndJorogumo.
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* AsianFoxSpirit: A kitsune is one of the creatures encountered in ''Occupied Territory''.
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* {{Kitsune}}: A kitsune is one of the creatures encountered in ''Occupied Territory''.
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* AdultFear: Everyone's blood freezes at the stating of a single sentence: "My children are missing."
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* MissingChild: Everyone's blood freezes at the stating of a single sentence: "My children are missing."
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* EyeballPluckingBirds: In "Hunters and Gatherers", the Wise Dogs manage to kill a huge reptilian monster known as a Windslither. As they examine the body, a flock of crows descends, picks out its remaining eye, and fly away with it. In this case, it's not because they want to ''eat'' it, but because the eye of a Windslither is [[EyeOfNewt a rare magical artifact]]. At the end of the story, the crows present the eye as an offering to the rat clan beneath the town, [[spoiler:and they later use the eye to transform one of their own into a monstrous rat ogre]].
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* TheOrder: The Wise Dogs Society, an old order of dogs dedicated to dealing with supernatural matters.
** "Occupied Territory" also introduces The Council which is a group of [[spoiler: japanese Yokai]].
** "Occupied Territory" also introduces The Council which is a group of [[spoiler: japanese Yokai]].
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* TheOrder: TheOrder:
** The Wise Dogs Society, an old order of dogs dedicated to dealing with supernatural matters.
** "Occupied Territory"also introduces The Council Council, which is a group of [[spoiler: japanese Yokai]].Japanese {{Youkai}}.
** The Wise Dogs Society, an old order of dogs dedicated to dealing with supernatural matters.
** "Occupied Territory"
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** "Occupied Territory" also introduces The Council which is a group of [[spoiler: japanese Yokai]].
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* PunBasedTitle: ''Beasts of Burden'' is about the animal residents of Burden Hill.
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* PunBasedTitle: ''Beasts The title is a play on the term "beast of Burden'' burden" (in reference to a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Working_animal working animal]]). The comic is about the animal residents of Burden Hill.
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* ThePlace: The main setting, as referenced in the title, is Burden Hill.
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* PunBasedTitle: ''Beasts of Burden'' is about the animal residents of Burden Hill.
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* EyeScream: The Orphan claws out the eye of the aggregate demon.
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* EyeScream: The Orphan claws out the eye of the aggregate demon. Also Dymphna's children, in the futile hope to escape the demon Harrow at least a little.
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* CreepyCrows: The crows are antagonistic, being allied with the rat cult and "master".
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* CreepyCrows: The crows are antagonistic, being allied with the rat cult and "master". Averted in "Occupied Territory" where they are actually neutral Tengu.
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* CatsHaveNineLives: Metaphorically used, thus far the cats tend to have a higher chance of getting away from the MonsterOfTheWeek than the dogs. Personified by "The Getaway Kid", a tomcat who is infamous for this.
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* CatsHaveNineLives: Metaphorically used, thus far the cats tend to have a higher chance of getting away from the MonsterOfTheWeek than the dogs. Personified by "The Getaway Kid", a tomcat who is infamous for this. According to themselves, Orphan is on his fifth life. Cats also seem to be dismissive of cats on their first life.
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* BodyOfBodies: The aggregate demon is a giant frog made of smaller frogs.
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* BodyOfBodies: The aggregate demon is a giant frog made of smaller frogs. The earth golems can also count as they are made of earth and corpses.
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* ArtifactTitle: The Wise Dogs Society became this the moment they let a cat in. Admittedly it is the first time they appear to have done so, and it's mentioned that their numbers are lower than usual.
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* ArtifactTitle: The Wise Dogs Society became this the moment they let a cat in. Admittedly it is the first time they appear to have done so, and it's mentioned that their numbers are lower than usual. Mentioned in a few issues, especially after they also adopt a [[spoiler: fire elemental lizard]].
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** Averted in ''Occupied Territory'' where the bitten limb is not taken off, instead the dogs attempt to make the curse bringer take it back to save the victim. [[spoiler: It works and he is saved.]]
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* InvisibleMonsters: Once, the society faced off against a huge reptilian monster capable of turning itself invisible that's terrorizing the Hill. It's apparently not just able to become invisible, but can also hide its scent.
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* InvisibleMonsters: Once, In "Hunters & Gatherers", the society faced faces off against a huge reptilian monster capable of turning itself invisible that's terrorizing the Hill. It's apparently not just able to become invisible, but can also hide its scent.
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* BloodFromTheMouth: In "Grave Happenings", Karl casts a spell on Miranda that makes her vomit blood.
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* CryingCritters:
** In "A Dog and His Boy", [[spoiler:Ace cries as he lies helplessly in the snow, watching the boy's life fade.]]
** In "What the Cat Dragged In", [[spoiler:Dymphna has tears in her eyes after Rachel and Tansy pass on.]]
** In "A Dog and His Boy", [[spoiler:Ace cries as he lies helplessly in the snow, watching the boy's life fade.]]
** In "What the Cat Dragged In", [[spoiler:Dymphna has tears in her eyes after Rachel and Tansy pass on.]]
* DiesWideShut: [[spoiler:When the boy dies, his eyes are open.]]
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler:In "A Dog and His Boy", Ace comes close to death in the snow. Luckily, help manages to arrive in time.]]
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* SnowMeansDeath: [[spoiler:In "A Dog and His Boy", Ace comes close to death in the snow. Luckily, help manages to arrive in time. The boy is not so fortunate, and passes away next to him.]]
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* BewareTheQuietOnes: In "Lost", a newspaper article describes [[spoiler:the serial animal killer]] as "quiet, loner" and "overlooked".
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* ScoobyStack: In "The Unfamiliar", [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=12 the dogs do this]] to peek out at a passing black cat.
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* ScoobyStack: In "The Unfamiliar", [[https://www.darkhorse.com/Features/eComics/1090/Beasts-of-Burden?part_num=1&page=12 the dogs do this]] pile on top of each other to peek out at a passing black cat.cat. Pugsley is on the bottom; Whitey stands on him, and Jack leans on Whitey. Rex and Ace, being the tallest, can poke out their heads without any apparent need to stand on anyone.
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* ChangeTheUncomfortableSubject: In "Let Sleeping Dogs Lie", after the Orphan gives his somber insight into life as a stray, the dogs all look at each other uncomfortably, and Whitey makes a feeble attempt to change the subject.
-->'''Whitey:''' ....Say...uh...anybody wanna bat a ball around or something?
-->'''Whitey:''' ....Say...uh...anybody wanna bat a ball around or something?
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* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: Or in Orphan's case, [[CatsHaveNineLives his first three did]].
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* MyLifeFlashedBeforeMyEyes: In "The Unfamiliar", the narration describes Rex and the Orphan's lives as flashing before their eyes when they're close to getting sucked in by the vortex. Or in the Orphan's case, [[CatsHaveNineLives his first three did]].three]].
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* DontCallMeSir: In "The Gathering Storm", when Rex and Whitey meet Miranda, they act deferential, with Rex bowing and Whitey addressing her formally, but Miranda insists they dispense with the formalities.
-->'''Whitey:''' Oh! Sorry-- We didn't see you, Miss, um, Wise Dog. Lady.\\
'''Miranda:''' Call me Miranda. And please don't bow. I'm only an apprentice. Besides, bowing fell out of favor years ago, I'm happy to say.
-->'''Whitey:''' Oh! Sorry-- We didn't see you, Miss, um, Wise Dog. Lady.\\
'''Miranda:''' Call me Miranda. And please don't bow. I'm only an apprentice. Besides, bowing fell out of favor years ago, I'm happy to say.
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* OhMyGods: Dogs will occasionally exclaim, "Great dog in heaven".
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* BeatPanel: At the end of "The Gathering Storm", after the gang has just been sworn into the Wise Dog Society as junior apprentices, most of them suddenly realize that they need to get home and practically trip over each other rushing off. There's a panel of the remaining characters (Red, Emrys, Miranda and the Orphan) silently watching them go before the Orphan dryly remarks, "I feel safer already."
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* GhostButler: In "What the Cat Dragged In", once the cats and Hoke get into the house, the door closes behind them, trapping them inside.
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* GhostlyAnimals: Some of these turn up from time to time:
** "Stray" has a doghouse which turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a dog who was buried in the yard.
** "Lost" features the ghosts of tons of animals, wild and domesticated alike, who were killed by [[spoiler:a serial killer of animals.]]
** "The View from the Hill" features a herd of ghost sheep and their sheepdog who turn out to have died in a barn fire.
* GhostlyAnimals: Some of these turn up from time to time:
** "Stray" has a doghouse which turns out to be haunted by the ghost of a dog who was buried in the yard.
** "Lost" features the ghosts of tons of animals, wild and domesticated alike, who were killed by [[spoiler:a serial killer of animals.]]
** "The View from the Hill" features a herd of ghost sheep and their sheepdog who turn out to have died in a barn fire.
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-->'''Jack:''' You said you'd come back to Burden Hill. You said you'd help us.
-->'''Pugsley:''' But you ''didn't''.
-->'''Rex:''' And now Ace is dead.
-->'''Miranda:''' ''[waking up] No--!''
-->'''Pugsley:''' But you ''didn't''.
-->'''Rex:''' And now Ace is dead.
-->'''Miranda:''' ''[waking up] No--!''
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-->'''Jack:''' You said you'd come back to Burden Hill. You said you'd help us.
-->'''Pugsley:'''us.\\
'''Pugsley:''' But you''didn't''.
-->'''Rex:'''''didn't''.\\
'''Rex:''' And now Ace isdead.
-->'''Miranda:'''dead.\\
'''Miranda:''' ''[waking up] No--!''
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'''Pugsley:''' But you
-->'''Rex:'''
'''Rex:''' And now Ace is
-->'''Miranda:'''
'''Miranda:''' ''[waking up] No--!''
