In 2012, around the release of Wes Anderson's dreamy kids' love story Moonrise Kingdom, an editorial in The New Yorker brazenly asked the question: does Wes Anderson hate dogs? The main crux of the argument revolved around the sad fate of Snoopy, the fox terrier and "lone fatality" in the movie, who perishes thanks to a wayward arrow, and whose death apparently caused a major ruckus on Twitter at the time. However, the piece points out Anderson's bravery in breaking one of Hollywood's cardinal rules, noting that over the course of his storied back catalog "pooches are shot, crushed, smacked, and roofied."

In real life, movie dog Bella, who played Snoopy, had her own brush with death. In an interview on The Bregman Veterinary Group blog, owner Lucia Hackett described how her poor pooch had just undergone surgery to remove a cancerous mass when she was cast in the movie. Bella is, according to Hackett, the ideal movie dog, however, as she's "low-maintenance and is happy just to be around people." 

Following the completion of Moonrise Kingdom, Bella swiftly returned to her life as "part-time show dog, part-time actress" having won several awards in Earth Dog competitions, with her proud owner supporting her all the way.