The Watchers

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The Watchers is a novel by Dean Koontz. It revolves around a man who befriends a genetically engineered Golden Retriever named Einstein and has to eventually fight off a monster known as "The Outsider". The majority of the book describes the man learning about Einstein's intelligence and forming a bond with him.

[edit] Movies

There are a number of movies based on the book, all of which have a similar script with minor details changed (rather than being true sequels to the previous movies, each "sequel" is actually a remake of the original). In all the movies, the dog is called Einstein and is a Golden Retriever, and the monster is called "The Outsider". Einstein and The Outsider are also usually able to detect each other through telepathy. The scientist who creates both creatures sometimes changes names (and has been played by both men and women), and the appearance and overall nature of The Outsider is inconsistent. The names and occupations of the people who befriend Einstein also vary. Despite these cosmetic changes, the general feel of the movies is that they are all following the same script, with name and location changes.