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After reading the revised outline, Robert Justman devised a plan that would [[canon]]ically account for the animal's similarity to a dog. In a memo he wrote Gene Roddenberry (dated {{d|22|April|1966}}), Justman stated, "''I finally solved my own internal problem with determining what the gentle creature is like that Kirk holds, which later appears in the story.''" Justman continued by proposing that, instead of making it an extraterrestrial animal, the writing staff could have the creature be one of multiple "Earth specimens" which were being collected by the ''Enterprise'', having been deposited on the alien planet earlier in order to test how habitable the planet was. "''Therefore, the small, gentle, dog-like creature which Kirk holds and pets briefly can, in actuality, be a dog,''" Justman suggested.
After reading the revised outline, Robert Justman devised a plan that would [[canon]]ically account for the animal's similarity to a dog. In a memo he wrote Gene Roddenberry (dated {{d|22|April|1966}}), Justman stated, "''I finally solved my own internal problem with determining what the gentle creature is like that Kirk holds, which later appears in the story.''" Justman continued by proposing that, instead of making it an extraterrestrial animal, the writing staff could have the creature be one of multiple "Earth specimens" which were being collected by the ''Enterprise'', having been deposited on the alien planet earlier in order to test how habitable the planet was. "''Therefore, the small, gentle, dog-like creature which Kirk holds and pets briefly can, in actuality, be a dog,''" Justman suggested.
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The
description
of
the
animal in
the
final
draft
script
of "The Enemy Within"
was
exactly
the
same
as
that
in
the
episode's
revised
story
outline
apart
from
omitting
the
word
"gentle
.
"
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In
two
different
scenes
from
the
revised
draft of
the teleplay for
"The Enemy Within"
(submitted
shortly before {{d|1|June|1966}}),
the
aggressive double of the animal was described
as
"growling
savagely
with
its
fangs
bared."
In
a
later
scene, one of
the
dog-like
creatures was rematerialized, then wandered around, a glazed look in its eyes, before it suddenly collapsed in a heap
.
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The
headpiece
of
the
dog's
costume
was
used
for
the
sequence when
the
dog
rematerialized dead in
the
failed
transporter
attempt
and
was
later
reused as one
of
Trelane's
trophies
.
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By
1
June
1966,
two
identical-looking
dogs
were
found
to
play
the
alien
animal,
the
idea
that
it
be
a
Terran
dog
having
been
dropped
.
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In a memo Robert Justman wrote [[John D.F. Black]] regarding a revised draft of the script of "The Enemy Within" (the memo was dated 1 June 1966), Justman pondered, "''Do you think that something ought to be said in dialogue with regard to the small dog-like creature that North is carrying?''" Later in the same memo, Justman remarked,
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<blockquote>"''It is very difficult for us to get two completely matching animals that we can change to make look like space dogs, and yet be trained enough in all respects to give us the varying responses that we need. The two matching dogs that we have found are odd looking enough, once they have been helped by [[Fred Phillips|Freddie Phillips]]. However, it just so happens that neither of these animals will really charge the camera, or anything else for that matter. We can get them to look as if they are snarling and get some barks out of one of them, but insofar as charging goes, I think we'd better throw that idea away. We might get a little bit, but not too much. Of course, we could solve part of the problems of this animal by establishing [...] that they have already tranquilized the vicious animal and it is available for work with the others in the Transporter Room. This also solves the problem of shooting the darn thing with a hand phaser and making the audience understand that we have just stunned it and not killed it. Also know you this, that every time we have to show the animal knocked out, it is going to cost us a hundred dollars for a veterinarian and an injection. This, in addition to the cost of rental of the animals and trainer's fees.''"</blockquote>
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Another sequence that Justman, in the memo to Black, doubted the canine performers would be capable of was the weaving around with eyes glazed, then abruptly collapsing on command. As a result, Justman instead suggested the alien creature might be already deceased upon rematerialization. Justman also criticized a subsequent reappearance of the dog, asking, "''Why do we have to see the dead dog in this sequence?''"
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The description of the animal in the final draft script of "The Enemy Within" (dated [[8 June]] 1966) was exactly the same as that in the episode's revised story outline apart from omitting the word "gentle." By the time the final draft teleplay was written, the animal was held, at the start of the episode, by Sulu (who replaced the never-before-seen character of North during the episode's development) and was no longer to be held by Kirk in the teaser, but was briefly petted by him, precisely as happens in the episode.
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The headpiece of the dog's costume was used for the sequence when the dog rematerializes dead, in the failed transporter attempt, and was later reused as one of Trelane's trophies.
According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (p. 22), the species name given to this animal was Canis Alfa.
According to ''[[Star Trek Maps]]'' (p. 22), the species name given to this animal was Canis Alfa.