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Re:Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini ... by gagege on Monday May 14, 2018 @12:50PM (#17067041)
There is also a "mechanical hound" that chases Montag in Fahrenheit 451 and a similar killer cyborg guard dog creature in Snow Crash.

Let's get some good fiction with optimistic views of robot animals, mmkay writers? ;)

Re:Boston Dynamics will start selling its dog-like SpotMini ... by fixermark on Monday May 14, 2018 @01:13PM (#17067265)
That'd actually be the "rat thing" guard dog in Snow Crash. ;)

I can't remember the exact quote, but when someone comments on how horrible it is to cyberize a dog, its creator says something to the effect of "People keep saying that, but nobody asks the dog." Jump-cut to a couple pages from the point of view of the dog, which (relative to its past life on the street) is incredibly happy with its new function.