{"id":2122870,"date":"2025-10-29T15:54:08","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:54:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2122870"},"modified":"2025-10-29T15:54:08","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T15:54:08","slug":"indy-an-adorable-nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever-serves-as-the-new-star-in-horror-film-good-boy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/indy-an-adorable-nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever-serves-as-the-new-star-in-horror-film-good-boy\/","title":{"rendered":"Indy, an Adorable Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Serves as the New Star in Horror Film \u2018Good Boy\u2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Does he belong to WAG, er, SAG? Indy the adorable Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is the star of the upcoming horror movie <em>Good Boy<\/em>, which is told from a dog\u2019s point of view.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Owned by <em>Good Boy<\/em> director <strong>Ben Leonberg<\/strong> and producer <strong>Kari Fischer<\/strong>, Indy\u2019s performance is so Spot-on, he\u2019s already been honored with a special Howl of Fame award \u2014 and some are calling for a special animal-actor Oscar!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<p> <span class=\"wp-caption-text\">Independant Film Company<\/span><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">\u201cHe doesn\u2019t know he got an award any more than he understands he was acting in a movie,\u201d Ben told <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/people.com\/meet-indy-dog-horror-movie-good-boy-exclusive-11823446\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:People;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>People<\/em><\/a>. \u201cSo it won\u2019t go to his head!\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"max-md:faux-bleed mb-4 bg-marshmallow pb-5 dark:bg-ramones md:invisible md:mb-0 md:h-0 md:overflow-hidden md:pb-0\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (max-width: 767.95px) {\n        #_R_l9p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"mb-4 hidden pb-5 md:block\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex w-full flex-nowrap justify-center\">\n<div class=\"flex ad-container\" id=\"_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_\">\n<p>Advertisement<\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[#_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: none; }\n@media screen and (min-width: 768px) {\n        #_R_159p56mhek5clubsnm6jbH1_ { display: flex; }\n        iframe { max-width: 100vw; }\n      }]]><\/style>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In the film, Indy plays a dog who moves with his owner (played by <strong>Shane Jensen<\/strong>) to the suburbs, sniffs out the evil forces lurking in the home and battles to save the people he loves the most.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Critics are all over Indy\u2019s performance like a dog with a bone. One reviewer dubs him \u201cone of the most emotive actors of his generation \u2014 regardless of species,\u201d per <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.indiewire.com\/criticism\/movies\/good-boy-movie-horror-movie-review-dog-pov-1235102488\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:IndieWire;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>IndieWire<\/em><\/a>. Another praises <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/movies\/movie-reviews\/good-boy-review-1236155279\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the retriever;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">the retriever<\/a>\u2019s \u201cemotional power \u2014 he takes the ball and runs with it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">This story <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\/indy-an-adorable-nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever-serves-as-the-new-star-in-horror-film-good-boy\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Indy, an Adorable Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Serves as the New Star in Horror Film \u2018Good Boy\u2019;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Indy, an Adorable Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever, Serves as the New Star in Horror Film \u2018Good Boy\u2019<\/a> first appeared on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:National Examiner;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><i>National Examiner<\/i><\/a>. Add <i>National Examiner<\/i> as a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/google.com\/preferences\/source?q=nationalexaminer.com\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Preferred Source by clicking here;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Preferred Source by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Does he belong to WAG, er, SAG? Indy the adorable Nova Scotia Duck Tolling Retriever is the star of the upcoming horror movie Good Boy, which is told from a dog\u2019s point of view. Owned by Good Boy director Ben Leonberg and producer Kari Fischer, Indy\u2019s performance is so Spot-on, he\u2019s already been honored with [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2122871,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":[],"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[25172],"tags":[348216,342230,353935],"class_list":["post-2122870","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-ben-leonberg","tag-indy","tag-nova-scotia-duck-tolling-retriever"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/Indy-an-Adorable-Nova-Scotia-Duck-Tolling-Retriever-Serves-as.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122870","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2122870"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122870\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2122872,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2122870\/revisions\/2122872"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2122871"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2122870"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2122870"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2122870"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}