The animated short is a spinoff of the Disney and Pixar feature film “Up,” which premiered in 2009 ... of Dug,” the lovable talking dog. The episodes follow Dug’s unexpected backyard ...

Dug the Talking Dog, who's the subject of a new featurette from Pixar: The introduction of Dug is inspired, and this clip gives me great hope for "Up," for ... ahead of its cartoon competition.