Atomic Dog is a 1998 science fiction horror film directed by Brian Trenchard-Smith and starring Daniel Hugh Kelly and Cindy Pickett.
The story tells of a dog who, after being exposed to radiation, begins the search to identify himself with a pack.
However, the dog himself tries to retrieve them, and launches himself on an attack towards those humans he sees as threatening, starting with the local veterinarian.
The dog is mortally injured by the falling metal tubes and dies while the girl pets him.
Trenchard-Smith said that he got the job directing the film because of his experience handling animals on the Tarzán TV series.