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* CanineConfusion:
** Used in-universe when Jack claims that malamutes are part-wolf. Despite their looks, malamutes aren't any more wolf than other dogs. They don't even have wolf in their recent lineage, like the German shepherd or sarloos wolfdog do. Also, technically speaking, all dogs are a sub-species of wolf.
** The plot of the book revolves around wolf trying to get dogs to [[APetIntoTheWild live with her in the wild]]. Dogs and wolves don't get together well, plus there's conflicting research on whether dogs even form concrete packs.
** Used in-universe when Jack claims that malamutes are part-wolf. Despite their looks, malamutes aren't any more wolf than other dogs. They don't even have wolf in their recent lineage, like the German shepherd or sarloos wolfdog do. Also, technically speaking, all dogs are a sub-species of wolf.
** The plot of the book revolves around wolf trying to get dogs to [[APetIntoTheWild live with her in the wild]]. Dogs and wolves don't get together well, plus there's conflicting research on whether dogs even form concrete packs.
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* RealityEnsues: Pycraft keeps his greyhound chained up in the yard most of the time. Naturally, she's not in very good shape and doesn't place highly when he enters her in races.
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* YouAreGrounded: McKinley gets grounded by his owners as punishment for stealing meat.
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* YouAreGrounded: McKinley [=McKinley=] gets grounded by his owners as punishment for stealing meat.
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* YouAreGrounded: McKinley gets grounded by his owners as punishment for stealing meat.
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* NoSympathy: Redburn doesn't care that Duchess is miserable with Pycraft, since he believes dogs should obey their humans without question.
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* APetIntoTheWild: Duchess, a greyhound who ran away from her cruel owner, decides to join up with the wolf Lupin.
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* TheRunaway: Duchess has run away from her cruel owner before, but her running off is what kickstarts the events—and conflicts—of the novel.
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* DirtyCoward: Redburn the setter. He is willing to do whatever his humans tell him to do, often at the expense of fellow dogs like Duchess. He feels that McKinley is unfit to be head dog and urges the other dogs to choose him as a replacement. Only when McKinley reveals Redburn's actions and denounces him as a true dog does the setter fold in.
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* DirtyCoward: Redburn the setter. He is willing to do whatever his humans tell him to do, often at the expense of fellow dogs like Duchess. He feels that McKinley [=McKinley=] is unfit to be head dog and urges the other dogs to choose him as a replacement. Only when McKinley [=McKinley=] reveals Redburn's actions and denounces him as a true dog does the setter fold in.
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* DirtyCoward: Redburn the setter. He is willing to do whatever his humans tell him to do, often at the expense of fellow dogs like Duchess. He feels that McKinley is unfit to be head dog and urges the other dogs to choose him as a replacement. Only when McKinley reveals Redburn's actions and denounces him as a true dog does the setter fold in.
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* FiveFiveFive: Duchess’ “missing” poster has a 555 number on it.
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* BadassBoast: "You call yourself head dog, but with one stroke of my crooked paw, I could send you tumbling into the mud. Beware of me, [=McKinley=], for I am a free wolf!"
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Duchess frequently runs from her owner. [=McKinley=] feels that she has every right to do so since her owner is neglectful.
* BadPeopleAbuseAnimals: Duchess frequently runs from her owner. [=McKinley=] feels that she has every right to do so since her owner is neglectful.
* DontAsk: After [=McKinley=] steals some meat from his humans, Aspen asks where he got it from. His reply is "Don't ask."
* HumansAreSmelly: Lupin claims so.
* NewsTravelsFast: News about the wolf travels fast among the dog pack.
* RealityEnsues: Pycraft keeps his greyhound chained up in the yard most of the time. Naturally, she's not in very good shape and doesn't place highly when he enters her in races.
* NewsTravelsFast: News about the wolf travels fast among the dog pack.
* RealityEnsues: Pycraft keeps his greyhound chained up in the yard most of the time. Naturally, she's not in very good shape and doesn't place highly when he enters her in races.
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* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him. However, this trope is downplayed as [=McKinley=] doesn't think of himself as owning his humans.
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* ThisIsMyHuman SlidingScaleOfAnimalCommunication: Level 4. Animals like dogs and wolves can talk, but they cannot communicate with humans. They only understand a few of the humans' words.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Lupin first meets [=McKinley=], she gives a speech about how he and the other dogs are just weak slaves to humans with no honor or pride.
* ThisIsMyHuman: [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him. However, this trope is downplayed as [=McKinley=] doesn't think of himself as owning hishumans.humans.
* TimmyInAWell: Somehow, Aspen gets [=McKinley's=] human Jack to follow her and find [=McKinley=] when he gets locked in a doghouse.
* TitleDrop: The phrase "good dog" is used several times in the book, including the final words.
* {{Tuckerization}}: The dedication is to the real Jack and [=McKinley=], who are named after the author's son and dog.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: When Lupin first meets [=McKinley=], she gives a speech about how he and the other dogs are just weak slaves to humans with no honor or pride.
* ThisIsMyHuman: [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him. However, this trope is downplayed as [=McKinley=] doesn't think of himself as owning his
* TimmyInAWell: Somehow, Aspen gets [=McKinley's=] human Jack to follow her and find [=McKinley=] when he gets locked in a doghouse.
* TitleDrop: The phrase "good dog" is used several times in the book, including the final words.
* {{Tuckerization}}: The dedication is to the real Jack and [=McKinley=], who are named after the author's son and dog.
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* YouFool: Lupin calls [=McKinley=] a fool when he suggests she hide in an empty house.
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Aspen is an retriever of unspecified breed whose eyes had always appealed to [=McKinley=].
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* WhatBeautifulEyes: Aspen is an retriever of unspecified breed whose eyes had always appealed to [=McKinley=].[=McKinley=].
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* ShoutOut: Jack namedrops ''Literature/TheJungleBook'' and ''Literature/JulieOfTheWolves'' when describing how he'd like to live amongst wolves.
* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him. However, this trope is downplayed as [=McKinley=] doesn't think of himself as owning his humans.
* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him. However, this trope is downplayed as [=McKinley=] doesn't think of himself as owning his humans.
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''The Good Dog'' is a children's book by Edward Irving Wortis under the {{psuedonym}} of Avi.
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''The Good Dog'' is a children's book by Edward Irving Wortis under the {{psuedonym}} PenName of Avi.
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* ArtisticLicenseBiology: Used in-universe when Jack claims that malamutes are part-wolf. Despite their looks, malamutes aren't any more wolf than other dogs. They don't even have wolf in their recent lineage, like the German shepherd or sarloos wolfdog do.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: [=McKinley=] uses his own terminology for certain things:
** Drinking glasses are "tall bowls".
** Eating utensils are "eating sticks".
* FreeRangePets: Due to the ruralness of the area, many dogs run around unsupervised. [=McKinley=] can also open doors himself and exit his house when he wants.
* CallARabbitASmeerp: [=McKinley=] uses his own terminology for certain things:
** Drinking glasses are "tall bowls".
** Eating utensils are "eating sticks".
* FreeRangePets: Due to the ruralness of the area, many dogs run around unsupervised. [=McKinley=] can also open doors himself and exit his house when he wants.
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* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup". He considers his job to protect the three humans who live in the house, while in exchange they feed and shelter him.
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Aspen is an retriever of unspecified breed whose eyes had always appealed to [=McKinley=].
* WhatBeautifulEyes: Aspen is an retriever of unspecified breed whose eyes had always appealed to [=McKinley=].
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''The Good Dog'' is a children's book by Edward Irving Wortis under the {{psuedonym}} of Avi.
The book is set in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. [=McKinley=] is a young malamute who helps a runaway greyhound named Duchess. While helping Duchess [=McKinley=] meets a wolf bitch named Lupin. Lupin is trying to recruit dogs into her shrinking pack.
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* TheRival: An Irish setter named Redburn is [=McKinley=]'s rival. He wants to take [=McKinley=]'s role as the top dog.
* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup".
The book is set in Steamboat Springs, Colorado. [=McKinley=] is a young malamute who helps a runaway greyhound named Duchess. While helping Duchess [=McKinley=] meets a wolf bitch named Lupin. Lupin is trying to recruit dogs into her shrinking pack.
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!!This book provides examples of:
* TheRival: An Irish setter named Redburn is [=McKinley=]'s rival. He wants to take [=McKinley=]'s role as the top dog.
* ThisIsMyHuman [=McKinley=] describes Jack as being his "human pup".
