In the case of Kevin, the French Mastiff, when his humans aren’t home, he is apparently watching cartoons. Don’t believe us?

A dog wears a hat at the "Blocao" dog carnival parade in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Saturday, March 1, 2025. (AP Photo/Silvia Izquierdo) ...

Which, fair. Released by Netflix this week, The Dog & The Boy is a three-minute sci-fi anime short about a kid whose robot dog waits for him when he goes off to war. It isn't a unique story ...