History Main / PettheDog

** Recently. someone posted a picture of himself standing in lettuce containers at a Burger King. Rather than laughing, the members of 4chan instead said DudeNotFunny, tracked down the Burger King where this was taken, contacted the manager, local health department, and the media. This resulted in the person getting fired.

{{Sub Trope}}s include EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, MoralityPet (a villain's entire relationship with a particular character is one long dog-petting session), AFriendInNeed, and AndroclesLion (the dog later aids the villain as a reward for their kindness). Compare LickedByTheDog, where the innocent character shows kindness to the villain.

Compare GoodnessExam, when a villain is asked to do something good to prove their moral affiliation. Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity), MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]) and BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the villain shows [[UnexpectedKindness kindness for no apparent reason]].

Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity), MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]) and BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the villain shows [[UnexpectedKindness kindness for no apparent reason]].

* ''Literature/{{Mahabharata}}'': The ambitious and antagonistic [[BigBad Duryodhana]] is shown to be both a strong and noble ruler in the Pandavas' absence, and very personable with those close to him. One story accounts how his {{Dragon}} Karna ended up in a [[NotWhatItLooksLike precarious position]] with Duryodhana's wife Bhanumati. Her pearl necklace is scattered around the room because Karna grabbed it by accident while reaching for Bhanumati's shoulder as she stood up from hearing her husband coming, while the two were in the middle of a boardgame. Instead of flying into a rage when he enters, Duryodhana bends down and begins collecting the pearls because he knew neither his wife nor his friend Karna would never engage in that sort of behavior.

Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity) MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]) and BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the villain shows [[UnexpectedKindness kindness for no apparent reason]].

Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity) MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]), BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the villain shows [[UnexpectedKindness kindness for no apparent reason]].

* Hallowicked was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00HgN6fOMhs&t=2s teamed]] with Australian female wrestler Shazza [=McKenzie=] in a loss to [[Wrestling/{{Kimber Lee}}Princess Kimberlee]] and The Whisper at ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} La Loteria Letal 2018'', October 27, 2018. Shazza seemed really happy to be there and to be teaming with a CHIKARA all-timer such as Hallowicked, and, while you can't really read any emotion on Hallowicked's mask, he seemed to have no problem with her. This is quite different from when he referred to the other wrestlers in the Infinite Gauntlet match[[note]]CHIKARA's version of the Wrestling/RoyalRumble, [[NamesTheSame no relation]] to Smash's charity match[[/note]] as "infidel swine."

[[folder:Adversising]]

** Capitol One: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yosTIwbFjzM Warkittens]]
** Mastercard: [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNcwqkEtn20&NR=1 Badger and the Biker]].

** Their love for cats seems to have developed into a [[http://i42.tinypic.com/119xuzq.jpg general consensus]].

-->-- '''Wasp!Rick''', ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''

* On Encyclopedia Dramatica, often described as some kind of haven for trolls, the talk pages are quite civil, oftentimes even polite -- moreso than those of Wiki/TheOtherWiki.

* PetTheDog/{{Advertising}}

* PetTheDog/MythologyAndReligion
* PetTheDog/NewMedia

[[folder:Professional Wrestling]]
* Wrestling/TheFabulousMoolah doesn't have a flowery reputation, in or out of the ring, publicly or behind the scenes. She was thought to be rotten and told anyone who would listen her main motivation was money. So her jobbing to give Panther Girl Anne Casey the USA Women's Title belt, Anne Casey who earlier that year had been shot multiple times and was thought to be out of wrestling permanently as a result, it was definitely a case of this.
* When he was not tearing people's faces open with his teeth or stealing {{mask|edluchador}}s, Perro Aguayo Jr. could often be found playing with dogs.
* Wrestling/CMPunk voluntarily excused Wrestling/ColtCabana from their Wrestling/RingOfHonor TagTeam title defense at ''Survival Of The Fittest'', voluntarily taking on The Outkast Killaz, The Ringcrew Express and Special K by himself so that Cabana would have a better shot at winning the titular "Survival Of The Fittest'' {{tournament|arc}}. Before this, Punk would become visibly angry with Cabana's silliness and Colt at times seemed to follow him more out of fear than friendship, so it was nice to see Punk really did care for him on some level.
* Shigeo Okumura is best known for his campaigns against Mexican luchadors in Wrestling/{{CMLL}}, but since he speaks Spanish quite well, the promotion keeps him around despite the trouble he causes to serve as a translator to the Wrestling/{{NJPW}}, REINA and other Japanese talents, which he does faithfully, even for baby {{face}}s like Syuri who aren't on board with his "Anti-Mexico" agenda.
* Hallowicked was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00HgN6fOMhs&t=2s teamed]] with Australian female wrestler Shazza [=McKenzie=] in a loss to [[Wrestling/{{Kimber Lee}}Princess Kimberlee]] and The Whisper at ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} La Loteria Letal 2018'', October 27, 2018. Shazza seemed really happy to be there and to be teaming with a CHIKARA all-timer such as Hallowicked, and, while you can't really read any emotion on Hallowicked's mask, he seemed to have no problem with her. This is quite different from when he referred to the other wrestlers in the Infinite Gauntlet match[[note]]CHIKARA's version of the Wrestling/RoyalRumble, [[NamesTheSame no relation]] to Smash's charity match[[/note]] as "infidel swine."
* Wrestling/{{John Bradshaw Layfield}} is most infamously known as a backstage bully, but he considered the late Wrestling/{{Eddie Guerrero}} one of his best friends and responsible for the best matches of his career. During the Eddie tribute show, [=Vince McMahon=] wanted Bradshaw to get a dirty win over Eddie's nephew [[Wrestling/ChavoGuerreroJr Chavo]]. Bradshaw flat out refused, to Vince's face, to do anything besides lose cleanly to Chavo.

[[folder:Radio]]
* ''Radio/LoZooDi105'': Santina, the victim of the famous ''"Alan In Love"'' prank call, has been found out to be not particularly wealthy. So the show's crew unanimously agreed to reward her patience with them by donating some money to her.

{{Sub Trope}}s include EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, MoralityPet (a villain's entire relationship with a particular character is one long dog-petting session), and AndroclesLion (the dog later aids the villain as a reward for their kindness). Compare LickedByTheDog, where the innocent character shows kindness to the villain.

Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity) MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]), BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the villain shows kindness for no apparent reason.

->'''Blon:''' I could have killed but I didn't. I spared her life.\\
'''The Doctor:''' I believe you.\\
'''Blon:''' Then you know I can change! That I am changing!\\
'''The Doctor:''' You let one of them go, but that's nothing new. Every now and then, a little victim's spared... because she smiled, 'cos he's got freckles, 'cos they begged. And that's how you live with yourself. [[DeconstructedTrope That's how you slaughter millions]]. Because once in a while, on a whim, if the wind's in the right direction, you ''happen'' to be kind.
-->-- ''Series/DoctorWho'', "[[Recap/DoctorWhoS27E11BoomTown Boom Town]]"

->''"We eat our prey alive, and when we don't, we lay our eggs in their eyeball so that our young can feast on their brains when they hatch. When you're born that big an asshole, the least you can do is have a little empathy. Now come have dinner with me and my beautiful family."''
-->-- '''Wasp!Rick''', ''WesternAnimation/RickAndMorty''

* PetTheDog/{{Webcomics}}

* [[PetTheDog/AnimatedFilms Film — Animated]]
* [[PetTheDog/LiveActionFilms Film — Live-Action]]

{{Sub Trope}}s include EvenBadMenLoveTheirMamas, MoralityPet (a villain's entire relationship with a particular character is one long dog-petting session), and AndroclesLion (the dog later aids the villain as a reward for their kindness). Compare LickedByTheDog. If you want to pet dogs while keeping your villain credentials intact, try [[AnonymousBenefactor doing it anonymously]], [[IWasJustPassingThrough doing it but denying any benevolent intention]], or [[EvenEvilHasStandards doing it because you only kick PEOPLE, not dogs]]. Demonstrating MoralMyopia could also work (if the people they favor aren't evil).

Contrast KickTheDog (doing something evil to establish an evil personality, with many, many villains having both), PhotoOpWithTheDog (where it's all an act for the good publicity) MustMakeAmends (when a character tries to undo or atone for having [[ShootTheDog Shot The Dog]]), BaitTheDog (when a moment like this is set up and then darkly {{subverted}}). May overlap with OutOfCharacterMoment if the character shows kindness for no apparent reason.

* Wrestling/{{Hallowicked}} was [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=00HgN6fOMhs&t=2s teamed]] with Australian female wrestler Shazza [=McKenzie=] in a loss to [[Wrestling/{{Kimber Lee}}Princess Kimberlee]] and The Whisper at ''Wrestling/{{CHIKARA}} La Loteria Letal 2018'', October 27, 2018. Shazza seemed really happy to be there and to be teaming with a CHIKARA all-timer such as Hallowicked, and, while you can't really read any emotion on Hallowicked's mask, he seemed to have no problem with her. This is quite different from when he referred to the other wrestlers in the Infinite Gauntlet match[[note]]CHIKARA's version of the Wrestling/RoyalRumble, [[NamesTheSame no relation]] to Smash's charity match[[/note]] as "infidel swine."