Readers of UGO are well aware how excited I am for Disney/Pixar’s Up. I love craggy old men and the tubby Korean pre-teen nerds they travel with. The footage I’ve seen so far isn’t just funny, it is actually genuinely touching.

One of the best things about Up are the giant peacock named Kevin and the “talking dog” named Dug. Dug doesn’t really talk – he has his thoughts changed into speech (kinda like Unkie Herb did with babies on The Simpsons.) I expect his cry of “SQUIRREL!” will be something of a catch phrase this summer. Anyhow, let’s let Pete Docter and Bob Peterson of Pixar do the talking. Click the above EXCLUSIVE video to meet Dug.