There are two kinds of dogs in John Wick
After losing his adorable beagle puppy Daisy in the first John Wick film, the recently unretired assassin John rescues a dog from a shelter who would otherwise have been euthanized — adopt dont shop! Johns new best friend is a pit bull, and its clear Johns still dealing with losing Daisy since he cant bring himself to name him.
However, the dog who plays him is actually a female named “Cha Cha” according to the films visual effects supervisor, Rob Nederhorst.Article continues below advertisement
Sofias dogs, however, needed to be a breed that takes well to special training, which is why they went with the Belgian Malinois breed. Theyre a working dog known for strength and smarts, which is why they are among the preferred breeds to staff military and police K-9 units and bomb-detection squads.
Halle Berry actually had to become a dog trainer for the role since her character had to deliver commands to her four-legged bodyguards. On top of all her firearm and martial arts training, the Academy Award winner had to spend “two or three hours a day” with the dogs off-camera to get ready for their action sequences according to EW.
This clip not only alleviates any fears that another dog may die in a John Wick film, it also illustrates what sets these movies apart from other action titles. The series has never been a mindless exercise of violence where Keanu Reeves eliminates enemies in increasingly brutal ways. Theres always been a very human, emotional undercurrent that allows audiences to get truly invested and care about what happens onscreen. Hopefully, this is just a temporary farewell and John Wick 3 ends with the two finally putting this all behind them and finding the peace they deserve. That would be an exceptionally cathartic way to cap off the trilogy.
A John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum clip essentially confirms nothing bad will happen to Johns beloved pet pitbull. Canine companions, of course, have been a staple of the action franchise since its inception back in 2014. The inciting incident of the entire trilogy was the senseless murder of the puppy Daisy, who was a gift to John from his dying wife. After mowing through countless foes and extracting revenge on Iosef Tarasov, John rescued a pitbull and looked to once again start a life of peace.
In a clip from John Wick: Chapter 3, John bids an emotional goodbye to his pet pitbull, whos headed back to stay with The Continentals Charon.
Lionsgate released an official clip from Parabellum, in which John summons a taxi so he can go to the New York Public Library. But when an ensuing traffic jam complicates matters, John tells the driver to take the dog to the Continental and says goodbye to his furry friend. Watch it in the space below:
At the end of Chapter 2, John was excommunicado and had a $14 million bounty placed on his head for breaking Continental rules. Due to the respect Winston has for John, a one-hour grace period was instituted before the assassins came hunting. That explains why time is very much of the essence and Wick cant afford to sit in the back of a taxi for an extended period. While Continental services are off-limits to John (at least at the beginning of the film), he still has allies in that world. Charon, who voluntarily offered to keep an eye on the dog in the previous film, would likely accept the responsibility again.
What happened to the dog in John Wick 3?
The dog in John Wick 3, Daisy, died in a house invasion by Iosef Tarrasov.
John Wick received Daisy as a gift from his wife, Helen, shortly after she died. John became furious when Daisy died in a house invasion by Iosef Tarrasov. He then returned to his childhood home.
This is Daisy, a small but important character in the John Wick films. She is first introduced in John Wick: Chapter 2, when John Wick receives her as a gift from his wife, Helen. Shortly after receiving Daisy, Helen is killed by Iosef Tarrasov, triggering John’s vengeance quest that makes up the rest of the film.
While Daisy isn’t seen again after John’s initial meeting with her, she plays an important role in John’s character development. First, she represents John’s last connection to his wife. After she’s gone, he has nothing left to lose – which makes him even more dangerous to his enemies. Second, her death motivates John to return to his old life as an assassin. Up until that point, he’d been trying to leave that life behind him. But with Daisy gone, he has nothing left to lose – so he might as well go back to what he knows best.
Ultimately, Daisy serves as a symbol of both John’s love for his wife and his lethal efficiency as an assassin. She may be gone, but she definitely left her mark on the films – and on John Wick himself.