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{{WPI|Chinese guardian lions}}
[[File:Mouse mprprc.jpg|thumb|265px|Mouse, a Foo Dog]]
According to [[Bob]], Tibetan '''Temple Dogs''' are scions of a celestial being called a '''{{w|Chinese guardian lions|Foo Dog}}''' and a mortal canine.<ref name="DF09ch14"/> They first appear in ''[[Blood Rites]]''.

==Description==
Mostly sentinels, they keep an eye for dark spirits or dark energy, guard the people or places they're supposed to and alert to dangers present. They are intelligent, very loyal, tough, and can seriously kick ass. They are not bullet proof; they can be killed like anything else.<ref name="DF09ch14">''[[White Night]]'', ch. 14</ref>

Their physical appearance is of a {{w|Tibetan Mastiff}}.<ref name="DF14ch36">''[[Cold Days]]'', ch. 36</ref> Their bark has spiritual power. It can be heard 50–60miles away, and can penetrate into the [[Nevernever]], driving away noncorporeal entities.<ref name="DF09ch14"/> Temple Dogs can bite spirits.<ref name="DF09ch14"/>

==In the series==
===''Blood Rites''===
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In ''Blood Rites'', on request of [[Brother Wang]], [[Harry Dresden]] rescues a litter of Tibetan Temple puppies from an abandoned old school building, being chased by monkey-demons with black wings and flaming poo fire-balls.<ref name="DF06ch01">''[[Blood Rites]]'', ch. 1</ref> One of the puppies has stowed away in his car and growls a squeaky warning as a vampire approaches the car.<ref name="DF06ch02">''[[Blood Rites]]'', ch. 2</ref> It's too late to return the puppy, the contact number for Brother Wang has been cut off, and Dresden adopts the pup, naming him [[Mouse]].<ref name="DF06ch42">''[[Blood Rites]]'', ch. 42</ref>

===''Proven Guilty''===
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In ''Proven Guilty'', [[Charity Carpenter]] describes [[Mouse]] as a "Caucasian", meaning {{w|Caucasian Shepherd Dog}}.<ref name="DF08ch33">''[[Proven Guilty]]'', ch. 33</ref>

===''White Night''===
[[File:Temple_Dog.jpg|thumb|250px|Foo Dog]]
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In ''White Night'', when the [[Ordo Lebes]] is trapped in Ash's apartment, [[Mouse]] repeatedly lets out with an extremely loud bark. The scale of it is similar to a Civil Defense storm warning and blindingly loud when near it. [[Harry Dresden]] describes it like a flood of sound, a solid living cascade rattling one's brain. All of the residents wake and vacate safely without panic. The members of the Ordo are able to escape along with them.<ref name="DF09ch12">''[[White Night]]'', ch. 12</ref>

[[Ancient Mai]] made Temple Dog statues to assist the [[Warden]]s with security.<ref name="DF09ch14" /><ref name="DF11ch14">''[[Turn Coat]]'', ch. 14</ref>
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===''Turn Coat''===
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===''Changes''===
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===''Ghost Story''===
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==="Zoo Day"===
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In "Zoo Day", [[Harry Dresden]] fails to rescue all of the puppies from [[Mouse]]'s litter: the two largest pups remained in the kidnappers' hands and have grown up into rather evil creatures. Their associates are interested in both Dresden and [[Margaret Angelica Dresden|Maggie]].<ref name="DF-ZD">"[[Zoo Day]]"</ref>

==="Fugitive"===
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==References==
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