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** Kel's pets in ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'', largely due to [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude the presence]] of [[Literature/TheImmortals Daine]] at the Palace. The animals Kel adopts -- a flock of sparrows, an ornery horse, and a mutt named Jump -- are intelligent enough to act as scouts and fellow combatants in battle. This is {{deconstructed}} in the last book of her quartet, however, when Kel is managing a refugee camp and Daine reluctantly imbues them all with human-like intellect. Several of them die in the battles that ensue because they overrode their own instincts to flee in order to try to defend the refugees, and Kel finds herself agreeing that it's no favor to the animals.

** Krypto the Superdog, Clark Kent/Kal-El's Kryptonian pet dog and loyal partner of adventures since ''ComicBook/AdventureComics'' #210 (1955). Krypto has the full Kryptonian powerset, plus ''fangs'' and ''claws'' which he isn't afraid of using. In ''ComicBook/TheComingOfAtlas'', Krypto is the only member of the Superman Family capable of holding Atlas at bay after everyone else has been defeated.

* ''WesternAnimation/AThousandAndOneAmericas'' has Lon, who is Chris' loyal pet dog. On top of being very brave, he frequently confronts enemies (be they evil humans or wild animals) that threaten him, his owner or the friends they make along the way. He also knows how to make use of his honed sense of smell to track missing objects or people. The only episode where he's kidnapped which prompts Chris to rescue him is the fifth; even then, after he's rescued, he helps other dogs escape (since they all were going to be eaten).

* ''Fanfic/AGrowingAffection'': Ni-ne, Hinata's pet cat [[spoiler: a.k.a. happily sealed version of the Two-Tails. She later helps Hinata fight off Kabuto's giant two-headed snake summon and stands guard over Rei when Konan tries to kidnap her.]]

** Starting with Faithful in ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', a divine entity in cat form who accompanies Alanna on her quest and advises and keeps her company. He throws himself into several battles alongside the knight, though as he's housecat-shaped he's more of a distraction than anything [[spoiler: and is killed, or returned to the Divine Realms anyway, when an enemy noblewoman throws him to the ground and ''stamps'' on him]].

** ''Literature/BekaCooper'' has Faithful again, this time under the name of Pounce, taking an active part in police work. Compared to how he helped Alanna, Pounce is a far more openly supernatural entity, frequently using magic to help her and fighting with more physical ability. Beka also gets a scent hound named Achoo in the second book. While she's not a fighting dog, she does go with Beka into some dangerous places and takes on a couple of thugs who try to do her in. [[spoiler: Achoo is killed in the third book, but Pounce brings her back from the dead. This finally counts as too much meddling, and the gods - who want a ''lighter'' touch such as he uses helping Alanna a couple hundred years later - call him back to the Divine Realms]].

** Starting with Faithful in ''Literature/SongOfTheLioness'', a divine entity in cat form who accompanies Alanna on her quest.
** Kel's pets in ''Literature/ProtectorOfTheSmall'', largely due to [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude the presence]] of [[Literature/TheImmortals Daine]] at the Palace. The animals Kel adopts -- a flock of sparrows, an ornery horse, and a mutt named Jump -- are intelligent enough to act as scouts and fellow combatants in battle. This is {{deconstructed}} in the last book of her quartet, however, when Kel is managing a refugee camp and Daine reluctantly imbues them all with human-like intellect. Several of them die in the battles that ensue because they overrode their own instincts to flee, and Kel finds herself agreeing that it's no favor to the animals.
** ''Literature/BekaCooper'' has Faithful again, this time under the name of Pounce, taking an active part in police work. Beka also gets a scent hound named Achoo in the second book. While she's not a fighting dog, she does go with Beka into some dangerous places and takes on a couple of thugs who try to do her in.

* The dog companions in the ''VideoGame/{{Fallout}}'' series (Dogmeat in ''VideoGame/Fallout1'' and ''VideoGame/Fallout2'' (special event), K-9 and Robodog in ''VideoGame/Fallout2'', the other Dogmeat in ''VideoGame/Fallout3'', Rex in ''VideoGame/FalloutNewVegas'', and another Dogmeat in ''VideoGame/Fallout4'').

* The Straw Hat Pirates of ''Manga/OnePiece'' have Chopper, a cute, cotton candy loving, naive human-reindeer (a reindeer that can turn into a human) who serves as TheMedic of the crew, who also doubles up as TeamPet (although he hates being mistaken as the latter). However, once he goes into Monster Point, he can kick some serious ass.