You can also pay one mana and sacrifice an artifact token to put a +1/+1 counter on each Dog you control
Charizard ex: Paldean Fates (Special Illustration Rare) $297.92 A Shiny Shining While there might not be many other Charizard cards to compete with the Special Illustration Rare (SIR) from Obsidian Flames, Paldean Fates puts forth one of only two other peers that can hold a candle to the previous Charizard
This doesn't mean Stage Ones are bad cards, many are amazing, but them being slower cards to get into play is something a player should consider when deckbuilding
For example, let's look at Shed Weakness
Zimone, Paradox Sculptor is reminiscent of Vorel of the Hull Clade, but what you lose in having a higher mana value and its inability to double counters on lands, you gain in the immediate and repeated value its brings by distributing two +1/+1 every combat, and getting to double the counters on two targets when you activate its ability