Internet users quickly found new names for the dog (who is actually named Balltze) — Cheems, side-eye dog and Doge, with the latter even spawning a new cryptocurrency in 2013.

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In "Good Boy," human owner Todd finds his dog Indy staring at a seemingly empty corner. Credit: Good Boy / SXSW You ever get the feeling that your pet can sense something you don't? Maybe it's the ...

Good Boy, a new scary movie told entirely from a dog's POV, just premiered at South by Southwest Festival in Austin, Texas – and it's already being called "one of the best horror films of the year".

Cinematographer Wade Grebnoel keeps the camera at eye level with Indy, using his point-of-view to show how the dog sees things. Todd, the neighbor, even the strange apparitions are obfuscated ...