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** Alex is changed from a smart anthropomorphic dog, to a [[AdaptationalDumbass moronic]] sidekick.

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** Alex is changed from a smart anthropomorphic dog, to a [[AdaptationalDumbass moronic]] (albeit still sapient) sidekick.
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** Alex was a ''[[AdaptationSpeciesChange human]]'' character in the book.

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** Alex was a ''[[AdaptationSpeciesChange human]]'' '''[[AdaptationSpeciesChange human]]''' character in the book.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but it turns out to be a ventriloquism trick by Bob, or a dialogue from an off-screen television show that coincided with Alex yawning.

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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but it turns out to be a ventriloquism trick by Bob, or a line of dialogue from an off-screen television show that coincided with Alex yawning.
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* '''Double Subverted''': ...but it turns out to be a ventriloquism trick by Bob, or a dialogue from an off-screen television show that coincided with Alex yawning.
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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[ExpectingSomeoneTaller For some reason, when you said Alex was smarter than most dogs, I expected him to be able to talk]], [[BreakingTheFourthWall (turns to the audience) like in the book]]."

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* '''Lampshaded''': "[[ExpectingSomeoneTaller For some reason, when you said Alex was smarter than most dogs, I expected him to be able to talk]], [[BreakingTheFourthWall (turns to the audience) like in the book]].""
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* '''Straight:''' Bob had an [[SapientPet anthropomorphic]] dog named Alex in the book, who walked upright. But he walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.

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* '''Straight:''' Bob had an [[SapientPet anthropomorphic]] dog [[HeroicDog dog]] named Alex in the book, who walked upright. But he walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.
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* '''Justified''': [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness There were implications]] in the book that bob was [[ImaginaryFriend anthropomorphizing Alex]], a normal dog, into a SapientPet.

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* '''Justified''': [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness There were implications]] in the book that bob Bob was [[ImaginaryFriend anthropomorphizing Alex]], a normal dog, into a SapientPet.
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* '''Justified''': There were implications in the book that bob was [[ImaginaryFriend anthropomorphizing Alex]] into a SapientPet.

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* '''Justified''': [[ThroughTheEyesOfMadness There were implications implications]] in the book that bob was [[ImaginaryFriend anthropomorphizing Alex]] Alex]], a normal dog, into a SapientPet.
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* '''Justified''': There were implications in the book that bob was [[ImaginaryFriend anthropomorphizing Alex]] into a SapientPet.
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* '''Enforced''': "We didn't have the budget to hire a voice actor for Bob's dog Alex."

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* '''Enforced''': "We didn't have the budget to hire a voice actor for Bob's dog Alex. So, it was either this, or [[AdaptedOut not even include him]]."
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The Dog's name is Alex.


* '''Subverted''': Bob does speak near the end of the movie.

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* '''Subverted''': Bob Alex does speak near the end of the movie.
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** Alex was a ''human'' character in the book.

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** Alex was a ''human'' ''[[AdaptationSpeciesChange human]]'' character in the book.
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** Alex was a ''human'' character in the book.


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* '''Subverted''': Bob does speak near the end of the movie.

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* '''Exaggerated:''' Alex the dog isn't even a living creature in the movie, but just an inanimate plush toy.
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* '''Exaggerated:''' '''Exaggerated:'''
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Alex the dog isn't even a living creature in the movie, but just an inanimate plush toy.
** All [[TalkingAnimal talking animals]] in the original work are brought down to simple-minded beasts.
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* '''Inverted:''' Bob's dog Alex is a normal dog in the book, but a [[AnthropomorphicShift fully sapient anthropomorphic one]] in the movie.
* '''Enforced:''' "We didn't have the budget to hire a voice actor for Bob's dog Alex."

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* '''Inverted:''' '''Inverted''': Bob's dog Alex is a normal dog in the book, but a [[AnthropomorphicShift fully sapient anthropomorphic one]] in the movie.
* '''Enforced:''' '''Enforced''': "We didn't have the budget to hire a voice actor for Bob's dog Alex."
* '''Lampshaded''': "[[ExpectingSomeoneTaller For some reason, when you said Alex was smarter than most dogs, I expected him to be able to talk]], [[BreakingTheFourthWall (turns to the audience) like in the book]].
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* '''Downplayed:''' Alex can't talk in the movie, [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude but can still understand Bob]].

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* '''Downplayed:''' '''Downplayed:'''
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Alex can't talk in the movie, [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude but can still understand Bob]].Bob]].
** Alex is changed from a smart anthropomorphic dog, to a [[AdaptationalDumbass moronic]] sidekick.
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* '''Straight:''' Bob had an [[SapientPet anthropomorphic]] dog named Alex in the book, who walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.

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* '''Straight:''' Bob had an [[SapientPet anthropomorphic]] dog named Alex in the book, who walked upright. But he walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.
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* '''Straight:''' Bob had a [[SapientPet]] dog named Alex in the book, who walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.

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* '''Straight:''' Bob had a [[SapientPet]] an [[SapientPet anthropomorphic]] dog named Alex in the book, who walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.
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'''Basic Trope:''' A non human character who was fully sapient in the original source, is completely nonsapient in the adaptation.
* '''Straight:''' Bob had a [[SapientPet]] dog named Alex in the book, who walks on all fours, and barks like a real dog in the movie.
* '''Exaggerated:''' Alex the dog isn't even a living creature in the movie, but just an inanimate plush toy.
* '''Downplayed:''' Alex can't talk in the movie, [[AmplifiedAnimalAptitude but can still understand Bob]].
* '''Inverted:''' Bob's dog Alex is a normal dog in the book, but a [[AnthropomorphicShift fully sapient anthropomorphic one]] in the movie.
* '''Enforced:''' "We didn't have the budget to hire a voice actor for Bob's dog Alex."

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