Dog (disambiguation)
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A dog is a mammal.
Dog or dogs may also refer to:
Animals[edit]
- Species in the Canidae family called "dogs" as a part of their common name:
- African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, of Africa
- Bush dog, Speothos venaticus, of South America
- Indian wild dog, also known as the Dhole, Cuon alpinus, of Asia
- Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides, of Asia
- Short-eared dog, Atelocynus microtis, of South America
Used in the names of non-canid, animals:
- Prairie dogs, Cynomys, a genus of North American social ground squirrels
Engineering[edit]
- Andiron; specifically, engineering dogs used in a fireplace: "dog irons" or "fire dogs"
- Dog (engineering), generally, a tool that prevents or imparts movement by offering physical engagement
- Bench dog, a woodworking tool inserted into a workbench to grip material
People[edit]
Nickname[edit]
- "Dog", nickname of Duane Chapman, star of Dog: the Bounty Hunter
- When spelled with doubled final consonant:
- Nate Dogg (1969–2011), American rapper and R&B artist
- Snoop Dogg (born 1971), American rapper
- Swamp Dogg (born 1942), American soul artist
Surname[edit]
- He Dog (1830–1930), Oglala Sioux leader
- Mary Crow Dog (born 1953), also known as Mary Brave Bird, Dakota Sioux author and activist
Places[edit]
- Dog Island (Florida), a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico
- Dog River (disambiguation)
- Isle of Dogs, a peninsula in East London
- Sirius, the Dog Star, brightest star in Canis Major, the big dog constellation
Music[edit]
Bands[edit]
- Dogs (British band), punk music
- Dogs (French band), rock music
Albums[edit]
- Dog (album), a 2010 album by Sow
- Dogs (Beware of Safety album), 2009
- Dogs (Nina Nastasia album), 2000
- Dogs, a 2011 album by The Parlor Mob
Songs[edit]
- “Dogs” (Damien Rice song), 2007
- “Dogs” (Pink Floyd song), 1977
- “Dogs” (The Who song), 1968
- “Dogs”, a song by British heavy metal band Motörhead from Rock 'n' Roll (1987)
- "Dogs", a song by Sun Kil Moon from Benji (2014)
- “Dog”, a song by Sly and the Family Stone from their 1967 debut A Whole New Thing
Characters[edit]
- D0g, a character from the video game Half-Life 2
- Dog, a character in Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels
- Dog, a character from the Emmy award winning children's animation show, WordWorld
- Dog, from the Nickelodeon series, CatDog
Games[edit]
- Dog, a non-standard hand in the card game poker
Acronyms[edit]
- Delta Omicron Gamma, the sorority in the movie Sorority Boys
- Deployable Operations Group, U.S. Coast Guard command
- Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, the German Oriental Society
- Difference of Gaussians, in mathematics
- Digital on-screen graphic
Other uses[edit]
- Dog (zodiac), the Chinese zodiac sign
- Dog (film), the 2001 animated short film by Suzie Templeton
- Dogs (manga), by Shirow Miwa, subtitled "Bullets & Carnage"
- Hot dog, a small sausage popular in the United States
- Hurricane Dog (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in 1950, 1951 and 1952
- As a nickname, Newcastle Brown Ale, an English brand of dark brown beer
- In some British spelling alphabets, the letter "D"
- White Dog Fell from the Sky, a 2013 novel by Eleanor Morse
- Dog (fad dance)
See also[edit]
- All pages beginning with "Dog"
- All pages with titles containing Dog
- Dogz, a game in the Petz series of games
- The Dog (disambiguation), includes The Dogs
- Dawg (disambiguation), includes Dawgs
- Sleeping Dogs (disambiguation)
- Wild dog (disambiguation)
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