Norman Reedus of The Walking Dead revealed that he wanted to adopt the dog that appeared as the youngest version of Dog in the AMC series.
Living DeadNorman Reedus revealed that he wanted to adopt his canine co-star.
“That dog is my favorite dog flavor,” Reedus shared in a new behind-the-scenes resource posted at Living DeadYouTube channel of. “I just love German shepherds,” added the actor. “And to see [the dog] how a puppy really made me crazy. “
When Reedus met the German shepherd dog with whom he was going to film, he asked the crew if he could stay with him. He reflected on the team’s reaction, noting, “They were like, ‘Absolutely not. This is our super puppy and you can’t be with him.'” Reedus added: “I really enjoyed that day. I was looking forward to the puppy’s day..”
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Series screenwriter Angela Kang offered her two cents on the origin story of Daryl’s pet Dog, explaining: “We always thought, from the writing side, that the dog came from someone he was connected with at that time. “
Season 10, episode 18, “Find Me”, showed flashbacks to Daryl five years before the events of the current season. The episode explained that the dog she found while looking for Rick Grimes (Andrew Lincoln), belonged to Leah. Additional flashbacks revealed that Daryl met Dog’s owner and had a brief romantic relationship with her.
“Up to this point, we think he spent those six years looking for Rick and that was it,” said executive producer Denise Huth. “But he came back with this dog, and I think we all kind of asked ourselves, ‘Well, where did the dog come from?'”
Huth added that having Daryl take over Dog’s property after he found out Leah was missing was an important revelation about his past. “Daryl doesn’t know what happened to her,” explained Huth. “But that time is definitely a part of him. And, you know, obviously, her dog is with him every minute. So there is a constant reminder in his life of this woman and that relationship.”
Living Dead starring Norman Reedus, Melissa McBride, Lauren Cohan, Josh McDermitt, Christian Serratos, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Seth Gilliam, Ross Marquand, Khary Payton and Cooper Andrews. The series airs on Sundays at 9 pm ET / PT on AMC and is available for broadcast at the beginning of AMC +.
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