Max (The Secret Life of Pets)
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Max is the main Jack Russell Terrier protagonist of the animated film "The Secret Life of Pets," known for his loyal, anxious personality and comedic adventures in New York City.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Max (The Secret Life of Pets) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1186778 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Max (The Secret Life of Pets) Context triple: [Illumination Entertainment, notableCharacter, Max (The Secret Life of Pets)]
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A.
Jonathan the Husky
Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
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B.
Felix
Felix is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "happy" or "fortunate," borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
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C.
Max
Max is a masculine given name commonly used in German- and English-speaking countries, often as a short form of Maximilian or Maxwell.
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D.
Max
Max is a subscription-based streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery that offers a wide range of films, series, and original programming.
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E.
Rhett the Boston Terrier
Rhett the Boston Terrier is the costumed canine mascot of Boston University, representing the school at athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Max (The Secret Life of Pets) Target entity description: Max is the main Jack Russell Terrier protagonist of the animated film "The Secret Life of Pets," known for his loyal, anxious personality and comedic adventures in New York City.
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A.
Jonathan the Husky
Jonathan the Husky is the costumed canine mascot representing the University of Connecticut and its athletic teams, including the renowned women’s basketball program.
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B.
Felix
Felix is a masculine given name of Latin origin meaning "happy" or "fortunate," borne by numerous historical and contemporary figures.
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C.
Max
Max is a masculine given name commonly used in German- and English-speaking countries, often as a short form of Maximilian or Maxwell.
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D.
Max
Max is a subscription-based streaming service owned by Warner Bros. Discovery that offers a wide range of films, series, and original programming.
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E.
Rhett the Boston Terrier
Rhett the Boston Terrier is the costumed canine mascot of Boston University, representing the school at athletic events and campus activities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
animated film character
ⓘ
fictional dog ⓘ protagonist ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
The Secret Life of Pets
ⓘ
The Secret Life of Pets 2 ⓘ |
| bestFriend | Duke (The Secret Life of Pets) ⓘ |
| breed | Jack Russell Terrier ⓘ |
| collarColor | blue ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| createdBy | Illumination Entertainment ⓘ |
| developmentInSequel |
becomes protective of Liam (Katie’s son)
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learns to cope with anxiety ⓘ |
| distributor | Universal Pictures ⓘ |
| enemy |
Snowball
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowball (initially)
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| fear |
being abandoned
ⓘ
danger to his family ⓘ |
| fictionalUniverse |
The Secret Life of Pets
ⓘ
surface form:
The Secret Life of Pets universe
|
| firstAppearanceYear | 2016 ⓘ |
| franchise | The Secret Life of Pets ⓘ |
| friend |
Buddy (The Secret Life of Pets)
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Chloe (The Secret Life of Pets) ⓘ Gidget (The Secret Life of Pets) ⓘ Mel (The Secret Life of Pets) ⓘ |
| furColor | white ⓘ |
| furMarkings | brown patches ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| laterFriend |
Snowball
ⓘ
surface form:
Snowball (The Secret Life of Pets)
|
| medium | animated film ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comedic adventures in New York City
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strong attachment to his owner Katie ⓘ |
| owner | Katie (The Secret Life of Pets) ⓘ |
| personalityTrait |
anxious
ⓘ
caring ⓘ jealous ⓘ loyal ⓘ protective ⓘ |
| plotInvolvement |
gets lost in New York City with Duke
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joins forces with other pets to survive in the city ⓘ tries to return home to Katie ⓘ |
| residence |
Manhattan apartment
ⓘ
New York City ⓘ |
| role | main protagonist ⓘ |
| sequelAppearanceYear | 2019 ⓘ |
| species | dog ⓘ |
| voiceActor |
Louis C.K.
ⓘ
Patton Oswalt ⓘ |
| voicedIn |
The Secret Life of Pets 2 by Patton Oswalt
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The Secret Life of Pets by Louis C.K. ⓘ |
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Subject: Max (The Secret Life of Pets) Description of subject: Max is the main Jack Russell Terrier protagonist of the animated film "The Secret Life of Pets," known for his loyal, anxious personality and comedic adventures in New York City.
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