--- title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness canonical: https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/ author: Samantha Grossman article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2014-03-09T17:59:51.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:07:37.225Z og:title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies og:description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness og:url: https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Dog og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Does the Dog Die Website Tells You If Animals Are Killed In Movies twitter:description: Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Want to Avoid Movies Where the Dog Dies? This Website Can Help by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 9, 2014 5:59 PM CUT  Dog being stroked by his owner Dog being stroked by his ownerGetty Images by [Samantha Grossman](/author/samantha-grossman/) ## Samantha Grossman Mar 9, 2014 5:59 PM CUT When watching a movie, can you usually stomach seeing human characters perish, but melt into a weepy puddle of sadness when a dog dies? Then allow this web site—simply titled [“Does the Dog Die?”](http://doesthedogdie.com/ "undefined")—to be your movie-watching guide. The site answers what it deems “the most important movie question” by listing hundreds of films and indicating one of three options: No pets die, a pet is injured or appears dead but ultimately lives, or no pets die. Clicking on a film takes you to a more in-depth explanation of what happened to the pet, but then you also run the risk of seeing other plot spoilers. The site’s creators seem to be adding movies — both new and old — as they go. Films from 2014 that have made the list include _Pompeii_ (a pet dies), _Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit_ (no pets die!) and _Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones_ (no pets die again!) Older films include _Bringing Up Baby_ (no pets die!) and _Lassie Come Home_ (spoiler alert: a pet dies.) So next time you’re trying to decide what to stream on Netflix, do yourself a favor and check Does the Dog Die? first. You can spare yourself unnecessary devastation — or at least grab some tissues and emotionally prepare yourself. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/"},"headline":"Want to Avoid Movies Where the Dog Dies? This Website Can Help","datePublished":"2014-03-09T17:59:51.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:07:37.225Z","description":"Spare yourself unnecessary cinematic sadness","url":"https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/","keywords":["Newsfeed","animals","Internet","Dogs","movies","cinema","Websites"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Samantha Grossman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/samantha-grossman/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltca83af12dde2fd49/698684a01eebf78b1336fba3/174555549.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Dog","caption":"Dog","creditText":"Getty Images","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/17343/does-the-dog-die-website/","name":"Want to Avoid Movies Where the Dog Dies? This Website Can Help"}}]}] ```