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Posted by Transmute Jun on 13-08-2010 at 13:52:
What happened to the puppy?
In Gatchaman and G-Force, Joe/Dirk nearly got himself killed saving a puppy... whatever happened to it? After all of that trouble, where did it go?
Maybe it grew up and was mutated into a St. Bernard.... 
or maybe Jinpei took it to live with him, or more likely, Dr. Nambu. What do *you* think happened to the puppy?
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Posted by Madilayn on 13-08-2010 at 14:19:
I've always thought it stayed with Joe and became the absolute bane of everybody on base - and was totally loyal to Joe and missed him dreadfully followoing his death, but was overjoyed when he came back.
I always for some reason thought it was a labrador.
Joe, of course, adored it but did his best not to let anybody see.
They all knew though.
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Posted by RIgirl on 13-08-2010 at 14:54:
I thought it looked like a Labrador too Maddy!
I was always under the impression that Nambu more than likely gave the puppy to one of the researchers at Coral Crescent...
to take home...
...NOT the lab!
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Posted by gatchamarie on 13-08-2010 at 15:14:
The puppy was transferred to the BOTP universe and became 1-Rover-1!! Nah ... better the theory of Joe taking care of it in private!!
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Posted by meridianday on 13-08-2010 at 15:28:
Oh no - Joe saved the puppy only for it to be turned into a cyborg?
I dare say the power of flying by tail made up for it, in dog terms, anyway.
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Maybe he gave it some girl? No all the girls died. . . .
I could never tell if it was a Labrador or an Akita.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 13-08-2010 at 18:50:
Maybe he gave it to Mekker's lonely mother? Joe seemed quite fond of her (bringing her flowers, giving her backrubs...)
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Posted by condorcandi on 13-08-2010 at 19:42:
All Guardians of Space has is Dr. Brighthead (after some stuff about how a united G-Force can beat anything) saying, "We've found a good home for the puppy." Leaving lots and lots of room for fun.
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Posted by nuni on 13-08-2010 at 20:35:
I love the idea of Joe adoring the puppy in secret. I'm sure they were cuddle buddies at night. 
Posted by UnpublishedWriter on 13-08-2010 at 22:06:
In my AU, Nambu gives the puppy to the housekeeper (after asking if she would like to have a dog).
The pup could be a mixed breed. It's just the color that suggests a Labrador.
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Posted by condorcandi on 14-08-2010 at 00:49:
The mother dog has more the look of a greyhound cross.
Puppies can be high maintenance. But perhaps a worker on Crescent Base or somesuch adopted the dog and let Joe visit when he wanted.
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Posted by Becky Rock on 14-08-2010 at 01:36:
Did they even bring the pup with them when they took Joe back to Crescent to be treated? I don't remember.
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 14-08-2010 at 01:45:
They must have, because it is seen sitting in Dr. Nambu's lap at the end of the episode, when he contacts the God Phoenix.
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Posted by amethyst on 14-08-2010 at 02:22:
He becomes the base mascot.
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Posted by RIgirl on 14-08-2010 at 02:37:
...and he was trained to sniff out Galactor bombs and now works at the ISO building...
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Posted by Transmute Jun on 14-08-2010 at 02:48:
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I like that one!!!!!!
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Posted by lborgia88 on 14-08-2010 at 03:08:
I imagine that Joe didn't keep the puppy himself (considering his lifestyle, I'm not sure he'd easily be able to take care of a dog), but that he arranged a situation where he'd still be able to see it frequently. Maybe it lives at the Crescent Coral Base, as sort of a mascot, and the scientists and technicians there take care of it.
Maybe I think this because my boss brings his cat to work with him every day. He went away for ten days this spring and his cat stayed at the office, cared for by the rest of the staff.
Posted by clouddancer on 14-08-2010 at 12:00:
I can imagine if Joe had a cat it would be much easier for him and his lifestyle. You can leave a cat over several days and it will be fine as long as you leave plenty of food, water and a litter box.
Where as a dog requires those "walkies" at least twice a day.
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Posted by Mad Katharine on 20-08-2010 at 05:50:
The dog is adopted by both the gunner and a cadre of fellow soldiers who raise her at a wardog training kennel, where she later exhibits an extraordinary aptitude at explosives detection. She develops into one of the best "land-sharks" ever and spends her time working with a young lieutenant handler when the gunner himself is on duty, and goes home with him when he's off. The commander of G-Force remains wholly unamused by the circumstances of the dog's acquisition until she sniffs out a fuel leak in his Cessna, whereupon he becomes only marginally unamused. 
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Posted by condorcandi on 20-08-2010 at 05:54:
I like this one, Mad Katharine!
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