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* BigBadEnsemble: While Rocky is the main antagonist, the three wolves are the primary threat Rover faces on the farm.



%%* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.

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%%* * DiesWideOpen: The turkey.turkey goes out like this. It's very disturbing. Rover doesn't even realize she's dead until he sees that her neck is broken.



%%* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.

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%%* * KarmaHoudini: The mobsters. They evade punishment for their murder of Rocky and other unknown crimes.
* KarmicDeath: Rocky [[spoiler:goes out the same way he tried to kill Rover.]]
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* HurricaneOfPuns: In some scenes, the one-liners contain puns a lot.

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* HurricaneOfPuns: In some scenes, the Many of Rover's one-liners contain puns a lot.puns.
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** Two characters are killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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** Two characters are unambiguously killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.
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%%* NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.

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%%* * NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.turkey doesn't get Rover's jokes.
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** In a scene right out of ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes...and it dies anyway from shock!

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** In a scene right out of ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes...and it dies anyway from shock!shock! And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover killed it.
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* DrowningUnwantedPets: Happens to the title dog by his owner's boyfriend after ruining an shady deal for him. He ends up being rescued downstream before he can die.
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* SadClown: When Rover's at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism.

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* SadClown: When Rover's at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism. [[RealitySubtext Much like Rodney Dangerfield in real life.]]
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* TemptingFate: After the wolves who were after the turkey run off, Rover says, "Whew! I'm glad WE'RE okay!" And then it's revealed that the turkey died anyway from shock. And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover is responsible.

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* TemptingFate: After the wolves who were after the turkey run off, Rover says, "Whew! I'm glad WE'RE okay!" And okay!", then it's revealed that the turkey died anyway from shock. And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover is responsible.
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* TemptingFate: After the wolves who were after the turkey run off, Rover says, "Whew! I'm glad WE'RE okay!" And then it's revealed that the turkey died anyway from shock. And just to add insult to injury, then the farmer shows up and assumes that Rover is responsible.
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%%* AnimatedMusical

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%%* AnimatedMusical* AnimatedMusical: There are several songs.
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%%* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.

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%%* * ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.Rocky is this. Connie is apparently a HorribleJudgeOfCharacter, since she doesn't notice.

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* EvilDetectingDog: Unlike Connie, Rover knows very well that Rocky isn't to be trusted.



* {{Fanservice}}: There's a shot of Rover's owner in a ''very'' skimpy UsefulNotes/LasVegas showgirl uniform at one point -- it shows a shocking amount of skin considering it's in a movie for children.

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* {{Fanservice}}: There's a shot of Rover's owner Connie in a ''very'' skimpy UsefulNotes/LasVegas showgirl uniform at one point -- it shows a shocking amount of skin considering it's in a movie for children.



* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Connie, if her relationship with the ObviouslyEvil Rocky is any indication.

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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Connie, if her relationship with the ObviouslyEvil Rocky is any indication. It isn't until he reveals that he threw Rover off the Hoover Dam that she realizes maybe he's not that great of a guy.



* OhCrap: Rover when he discovers that the turkey died.

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* OhCrap: OhCrap:
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Rover is understandably not too thrilled to discover that Connie has asked Rocky to take care of him while she's away.
** He also has this reaction
when he discovers that the turkey died.

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* NoGoodDeedGoesUnpunished: Rover fights off a pack of coyotes who are after the farmer's turkey (or tries to, anyway). He is rewarded for his efforts by being accused of killing the turkey.



%%* OneLiner

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%%* OneLiner* OneLiner: The movie is full of them, all of them from Rover.
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* OhCrap: Rover when he discovers that the turkey died.
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HOW DARE YOU FUCK THIS PAGE OVER, LEAVE IT THE HELL ALONE OR I'LL KICK YOU IN THE BALLS, YOU FUCKING WIKIPEDIA CUNT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! D:<


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%%* AnimatedMusical

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%%* * AnimatedMusical



%%* CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.
%%* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.

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%%* * CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
%%* * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.
%%* * DiesWideOpen: The turkey.



* EpicFail:
** Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.

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* EpicFail:
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EpicFail: Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.



%%* IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"

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%%* * IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"



%%* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.

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%%* * KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.



* MoodDissonance:
** Two characters are killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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* MoodDissonance:
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MoodDissonance: Two characters are killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.



%%* NiceGuy: Raffles.
%%* NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
%%* OneLiner
%%* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.

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%%* * NiceGuy: Raffles.
%%* * NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
%%* * OneLiner
%%* * ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.



%%* ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.

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%%* * ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.
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%%* AnimatedMusical

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%%* * AnimatedMusical



%%* CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
%%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.
%%* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.

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%%* * CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
%%* * CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.
%%* * DiesWideOpen: The turkey.



* EpicFail:
** Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.

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* EpicFail:
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EpicFail: Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.



%%* IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"

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%%* * IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"



%%* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.

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%%* * KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.



* MoodDissonance:
** Two characters are killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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* MoodDissonance:
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MoodDissonance: Two characters are killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.



%%* NiceGuy: Raffles.
%%* NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
%%* OneLiner
%%* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.

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%%* * NiceGuy: Raffles.
%%* * NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
%%* * OneLiner
%%* * ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.



%%* ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.

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%%* * ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.
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Unless there is an expectation for the character to return, it's not Killed Off For Real.


** Two characters are KilledOffForReal during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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** Two characters are KilledOffForReal killed off during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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* EpicFail: Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.

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* EpicFail: EpicFail:
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Rover fails so badly at sheep herding that when he turns his back on them to be with Daisy they've somehow gotten stuck up a tree.



* MoodDissonance: Two characters are KilledOffForReal during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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* MoodDissonance: MoodDissonance:
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Two characters are KilledOffForReal during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.

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Sinkhole, and the subversion already has its own trope.


%%* BlackComedyBurst: The death of the Turkey.

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%%* * BlackComedyBurst: The death of Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the Turkey.dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" sort of way, but [[RealityEnsues the aftermath]], not so much.



* [[BlackComedy Dead Turkey Comedy]]: Subverted. Rover [[OfCorpseHesAlive desperately trying to revive the dead turkey]] is played for laughs, albeit in a "[[CrossesTheLineTwice this really shouldn't be funny but it is]]" sort of way, but [[RealityEnsues the aftermath]], not so much.
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Misuse. Since Rodney is parodying himself, at best it might be an example of Adam Westing.


* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Rover Dangerfield, not hard to figure this out.

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* AnimatedMusical

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* BlackComedyBurst: The death of the Turkey.
* CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.

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* %%* BlackComedyBurst: The death of the Turkey.
* %%* CasanovaWannabe: Rover.
* %%* CrouchingMoronHiddenBadass: Rover.



* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.

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* %%* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.



* IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"

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* %%* IronicEcho: "I'll miss you, Rover/[[spoiler: Rocky]]!"



* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.

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* %%* KarmaHoudini: The mobsters.



* NiceGuy: Raffles.

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* %%* NiceGuy: Raffles.



* NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
* OneLiner
* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.

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* %%* NoSenseOfHumor: The turkey.
* %%* OneLiner
* %%* ObviouslyEvil: Rocky.



* ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.

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* %%* ShootTheDog: Almost happens to Rover.
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* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted---the film provides a rare example of the opposite! Rover (male) is the humanoid animal while his love interest Daisy (female) is more realistically dog-like.

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* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted---the Inverted--the film provides a rare example of the opposite! Rover (male) (a male basset hound) is the humanoid animal while his love interest Daisy (female) (a female collie) is more realistically dog-like.



* [[OfCorpseHesAlive Of Corpse He's Alive]]: Rover attempts this with the turkey. The farmer isn't fooled.
* SadClown: When Rover is at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism.

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* [[OfCorpseHesAlive Of Corpse He's Alive]]: OfCorpseHesAlive: Rover attempts this with the turkey. The farmer isn't fooled.
* SadClown: When Rover is Rover's at his lowest point, he keeps making jokes as a coping mechanism.

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* BabiesEverAfter

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* BabiesEverAfterBabiesEverAfter: [[spoiler:Rover and Daisy become the parents to a litter of six puppies, [[GenderEqualsBreed five of whom look just like Rover while the remaining sixth puppy looks just like Daisy.]]]]



** In a scene right out of ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes... and it dies anyway from shock!

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** In a scene right out of ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes... and it dies anyway from shock!



* GenderEqualsBreed: [[spoiler: Rover and Daisy's pups; four little Rovers and one little Daisy.]]



* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted; the film provides a rare example of the opposite! Rover is the humanoid animal while his love interest Daisy is more realistically dog-like.

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* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted; the Inverted---the film provides a rare example of the opposite! Rover (male) is the humanoid animal while his love interest Daisy (female) is more realistically dog-like.



* InkSuitActor: Rodney Dangerfield... [[RecycledInSpace AS A DOG]]!!!

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* InkSuitActor: Rodney Dangerfield... [[RecycledInSpace AS A DOG]]!!!

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* DiesWideOpen: The turkey.



* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Yes, children, the silly turkey dies, on camera, [[NightmareFuel mouth agape, eyes wide in terror.]]
** And broken neck swaying.

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* FamilyUnfriendlyDeath: Yes, children, the silly turkey dies, on camera, [[NightmareFuel mouth agape, eyes wide in terror.]]
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terror, and broken neck swaying.]]



* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted; the film provides a rare example of the opposite!

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* HumanoidFemaleAnimal: Inverted; the film provides a rare example of the opposite!opposite! Rover is the humanoid animal while his love interest Daisy is more realistically dog-like.



* MoodDissonance: Two characters are KilledOffForReal during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. [[spoiler:And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.]]

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* MoodDissonance: Two characters are KilledOffForReal during the span of the movie, one on-screen and one off-screen, and both in rather dark ways. [[spoiler:And And Rover himself nearly gets the ''Literature/OldYeller'' treatment after being wrongly suspected of killing the turkey.]]



* ShootTheDog: Subverted.

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* ShootTheDog: Subverted.Almost happens to Rover.
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* BlackComedyBurst: The Turkey scene.

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* BlackComedyBurst: The Turkey scene.death of the Turkey.
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* HorribleJudgeOfCharacter: Connie, if her relationship with the ObviouslyEvil Rocky is any indication.
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* DirtyCoward: The mobsters, who are spooked by a pair of dogs dropping a bone on their meeting and flee in fear of it being the police, even though the cops are nowhere to be seen or heard.
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** In a scene right out of ''AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes... and it dies anyway from shock!

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** In a scene right out of ''AnimalHouse'', ''Film/AnimalHouse'', Rover valiantly saves the farm's turkey from a pack of hungry coyotes... and it dies anyway from shock!

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