He looked almost like a canine version of the psychiatrist.
Like those mother-daughter dresses from the 1950's, it is part of an ensemble, and comes with a matching canine version.
The live-action actors were placed in dog-suits to portray the canine versions of the characters of Superman.
He was like the canine version of a Slinky.
It is species-specific, and does not infect other animals, such as dogs (in fact, there is apparently no canine version of this disease at all).
The canine version of the stock "sun salutation" is an "upward paw" stance in which the dog is lifted on to its hind legs.
There are two versions of Jonathan: the costumed version and the canine version.
Are you saying dogs could be made to talk, like canine versions of Francis the Mule or Mr. Ed?
There is no canine version of the Better Business Bureau.
The book, as I recall it, is sort of a canine version of "The Odyssey."