List of fictional dogs
Appearance
This list of fictional dogs is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to notable dog characters from the world of fiction. For real/famous dogs, see List of dogs. For mythological dogs, see Mythological dogs.
Literature
[edit]Comics
[edit]Name | Breed | Source | Notes |
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Ace the Bat-Hound | German Shepherd Dog | Batman | |
Argo | PS238 | ||
Bandit | We3 | a.k.a. "1". | |
Barnabas | DC Comics | The talking canine companion of first Destruction and later Delirium in The Sandman. | |
Beauregard | Bloodhound | Pogo | |
Beck | Beck | Ryûsuke Minami's dog. | |
Belvedere (comic strip) | Scottish Terrier | Adcox Associates Syndicate | mischievous, snooty dog with human traits. |
Bill | Cocker Spaniel | Boule et Bill | |
Black Bob | Border Collie | The Dandy | |
Blu | Monica's Gang | ||
Böwser vön Überdog | Bulldog | The Ongoing Adventures of Rocket Llama | Primary antagonist |
Buckles | Buckles | ||
Dog | Border collie | Footrot Flats | |
Dogpool | Mutt (unknown) | Deadpool Corps | Deadpool from a different reality; Original member of the Deadpool Corps |
Cubitus (Wowser) | Cubitus | Sémaphore's pet dog. | |
Dogmatix | Asterix | Faithful companion to Obelix. Called Idefix in the original French Asterix comic books. | |
Earl | Jack Russell terrier | Mutts | |
Effdee | Anema: Age of the Robots | ||
Eirean Chicko | Basque Shepherd Dog | Dark and Light Elemental Ages from Warlords | A secret agent boy was transformed into a dog by Huckleberry Yiucko the magician. |
Fergus | Citizen Dog | Mel's dog. | |
Fred Bassett | Basset Hound | Fred Basset | |
Gin | Akita | 'Ginga: Nagareboshi Gin, Ginga Densetsu Weed | |
Gnasher and Gnipper | Abyssinian wire-haired tripehounds | Dennis the Menace, Gnasher and Gnipper | |
Grimm | Mother Goose and Grimm' | ||
Hellhound | Beyblade: Metal (series) | Myreille Psychiokieus's vicious dog beyblade who was belong to her of the Dark Nebula and using some special moves by Myreille at all. | |
Howard | St. Bernard | Howard Huge | |
Sergeant Kemlo "Hyperdog" Caesar | Doberman | Top 10 | |
Kreeg | Sojourn | Arwyn's dog. | |
Krypto | Superman | ||
Lockjaw | Marvel Comics | The Inhumans dog. | |
Lucky | Yellow Labrador Retriever | Hawkeye | Hawkeye dog; Previously known as Arrow; Also called Pizza Dog |
Marmaduke[3] | Great Dane | Marmaduke | |
Napoleon | Napoleon and Uncle Elby | ||
Odie[3] | Garfield | ||
Otto | Beetle Bailey | He is Sergeant Snorkel's pet in the army. | |
Ponta Koizumi | Guru Guru Pon-chan | ||
Polgas | Pugad Baboy | ||
Rantanplan | Hound | Lucky Luke | |
Rex the Wonder Dog | German Shepherd Dog | DC Comics | |
Rocket | Chacha Chaudhary | Chacha's dog. | |
Roscoe | Pickles | Earl and Opal's dog. | |
Rufferto | Groo | Groo's dog and inseparable companion. | |
Rover | Red and Rover | Usually cool, calm and collected, and is very loyal to Red. | |
Sam | Sam & Max | A calculative six-foot detective dog wearing a suit and a fedora. | |
Sandy | Little Orphan Annie | Annie's dog known for saying "arf". | |
Satchel Pooch | Get Fuzzy | ||
Snert | Hägar the Horrible | Hägar's dog. | |
Snoopy[3] | Beagle | Peanuts | Charlie Brown's dog |
Snowy | Wire Fox Terrier | The Adventures of Tintin | Tintin's companion. |
Space Canine Patrol Agents | DC Comics | ||
Yankee Poodle | Poodle | Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew | a.k.a. Rova Barkitt of Follywood. |
Media
[edit]Film
[edit]Television
[edit]Name | Breed | TV program | Notes |
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Arnold | Rottweiler | Entourage | Turtle's dog |
Astro | Great Dane | Jetsons | |
Audrey | Cairn Terrier | Neighbours | Joined the show in 2001 and departed in 2011, following the death of the dog who portrayed her.[18] |
Backup | Pit bull | Veronica Mars | |
Blacktoe[19] | German Shepherd | Star Trek: The Next Generation | William Riker's dog |
Black Tooth, White Fang | The Soupy Sales Show | "The Biggest and Sweetest Dog in the USA" and "The Biggest and Meanest Dog in the USA" | |
Blue | Blue's Clues | Puppet and title character of the children's series. | |
Bob the Dog | Mister Rogers' Neighborhood | Puppet from the Neighborhood of Make-Believe, played by Bob Trow. | |
Boomer | Here's Boomer | ||
Bossy | Australian Kelpie | Neighbours | Introduced in April 2012 as a replacement for Audrey who died in 2011.[20] |
Bouncer | Labrador Retriever | Neighbours | |
Buck | Briard | Married... with Children | Buck was replaced by another dog named Lucky in later episodes. |
Celine | Chihuahua | Summer Heights High | |
Charlie the Wonder Dog | The Late Show | Star of the sketch of the same name in a parody of other fictitious animal shows such as Lassie | |
Chester | Pomeranian | The Nanny | C.C. Babcock's dog, played by Fran Drescher's Pomeranian Chester |
Cinnamon | Yorkshire Terrier | The Big Bang Theory | Owned by Rajesh Koothrappali. She was given to him as a gift from Howard Wolowitz and Bernadette Rostenkowski-Wolowitz. |
Cleo[3] | Basset Hound | The People's Choice | |
Comet | Golden Retriever | Full House | Comet is introduced in the Season 3 episode "And They Call It Puppy Love". A runaway female Golden Retriever named Minnie appears in the Tanner's backyard, whom the family discovers to be pregnant and going into labor. She gives birth to a litter of puppies and when her owner comes to claim her, he offers the Tanners one of them to keep. They choose a boy puppy and name him Comet; from then on he grows into an adult dog and becomes a staple character for the remainder of the series. |
Colin | Spaced | Dog from the Channel 4 Series | |
Diefenbaker (aka Dief) | Wolfdog | Due South | |
Digger | Labrador Retriever | Big Barn Farm | |
Digby | Golden retriever | Pushing Daisies | Ned's formerly dead dog |
Doc | Mutt | Grey's Anatomy | Doc was adopted by Meredith and Izzie, but his antagonism towards George led Meredith to give him to Derek and Addison. Doc was put down shortly after Finn diagnosed him with bone cancer, and Derek agreed to bury him in a clearing by his trailer. When Meredith drowns in Elliott Bay, she reunites with a healthy Doc while in limbo. |
Dodge T. Dog | CBBC | Dog from CBBC who is a presenter | |
"Dog" (name of character) | Basset Hound | Columbo | Columbo's dog |
Dougal | Skye Terrier | The Magic Roundabout | Main character |
Duke[3] | Bloodhound | The Beverly Hillbillies | Jed Clampett's dog |
Djinn Djinn | Havanese | I Dream of Jeannie | Genie dog with magic powers |
Eddie | Jack Russell Terrier | Frasier | Played by Moose and Enzo |
Fearless | Providence | Pet dog of Dr. Jim Hansen, a warm-hearted veterinarian who runs a clinic in his basement | |
Flash | Basset Hound | The Dukes of Hazzard | Rosco P. Coltrane's dog |
Fluffy | Cerberus Poodle | Pac-Man and the Ghostly Adventures | Guards the Tree of Life (In the 2nd Episode). He lives with Lord Betrayus, the ghosts Inky, Blinky, Pinky and Clyde. Pac-Man, Spiral and Cylindria encounterd him in his debut. |
Fleegle | Beagle | The Banana Splits | Leader of The Banana Splits, an all-animal band. He played the guitar. |
Fussy | American Dad! | Appeared in Season 2, Episode 9's Not Particularly Desperate Housewife | |
Happy | 7th Heaven | ||
Hacker T. Dog | Border Terrier | CBBC | Dog from CBBC who is a CBBC presenter |
Henry | Basset Hound | Emergency! | Lived on the sofa in the station |
Hobo (aka London) | German Shepherd Dog / Siberian Husky | The Littlest Hobo | |
Jim | Brussels Griffon | Mike & Molly | Margaret Bigg's dog |
Jupiter | Great Dane | I Dream of Jeannie | General Peterson's dog |
Ivanna | Pomeranian | The Suite Life of Zack & Cody | London Tipton's dog |
Jeb | VR Troopers | ||
Joe | German Shepherd Dog | Run, Joe, Run | |
K-9 | Robot | Doctor Who | K-9 had several incarnations over the course of the show and was most notably the constant companion of Sarah Jane Smith who was the Fourth Doctor's Companion in the Doctor Who series. |
Krypto/Shelby and Krypto[3] | Extraterrestrial; a Labrador Retriever in the animated series | Smallville and Krypto the Superdog | Clark Kent's dog / Superman's dog |
Liene | Labrador Retriever | JC 9 | Vicky's dog 24/7 |
Lucky | American Cocker Spaniel | Married... with Children | Lucky replaced the dog Buck of the earlier episodes. |
Murray | Collie-shepherd mix | Mad About You' | Family dog |
Old Pap | Australian Shepherd | Big Barn Farm | |
Porkchop | Unknown | Doug | Doug's dog |
Porthos | Beagle | Star Trek: Enterprise | Captain Jonathan Archer's dog |
Pouch | Mutt | Chicago Fire | Dog kept at the quarters of Engine Co. 51 |
Queequeg | Pomeranian | The X-Files | Scully's dog, taken in after "Clyde Bruckman's Final Repose." |
Rex | German Shepherd Dog | Inspector Rex | |
Roly | Poodle | EastEnders | |
Rowlf the Dog | The Muppet Show | One of the first Muppet characters, a scruffy brown dog with a rounded black nose and long floppy ears. He was created (and originally performed and voiced) by Jim Henson. Rowlf is the Muppet Theatre's resident pianist. | |
Santa's Little Helper | Greyhound | The Simpsons | Santa's Little Helper was introduced in the first season, 1989 in the episode "Simpsons Roasting on an Open Fire" and is one of the 2 pets owned by the Simpson family.[21] |
Scooby Doo | Great Dane | Scooby Doo | The titular character of the show. Lifelong companion to Shaggy Rogers. |
Stella | French Bulldog | Modern Family | Jay Prichett's dog. She was originally played by Brigitte in seasons 2 & 3, and replaced by Beatrice in season 4. |
Stinky and Nunzio | Briard mix and Corgi | Dharma and Greg | Dharma's dogs |
Tiger | Bearded Collie | The Brady Bunch | Main character |
Vincent | Yellow Labrador retriever | Lost | Vincent is Walt's dog, originally owned by Walt's stepfather, Brian Porter. He is left behind on the Island when Michael and Walt leave. He is given to Shannon by Walt and remains under her care until she is killed. Vincent is considered the only[citation needed] confirmed survivor on Lost. He is last seen at Jack's side as Jack dies of his wounds. |
Wellard | Belgian Tervuren | EastEnders | |
Wishbone | Jack Russell Terrier | Wishbone | The main character. He is portrayed by Soccer and voiced by Larry Brantley. A well-read dog who sees parallels between classic literature and the dilemmas he and his human friends face every day. He seems to be under the impression that humans would hear him if they just paid attention and he often bemoans the fact that they do not do so. In the stories he imagines himself in, humans can hear him and apparently perceive him as human. |
Yukon King | Alaskan Husky | Sergeant Preston of the Yukon |
Animation
[edit]Radio
[edit]- Boggins in Adam and Joe on BBC 6 Music, 2009, voiced by Adam Buxton.
Song
[edit]- Only songs with dog characters are included in this section. Not metaphorical dogs or songs with "dog" in the title.
- Apollo, from various Coheed & Cambria songs, whose name appears in the titles of their third and fourth albums
- Arrow, from Harry Nilsson's single "Me and My Arrow", also featured in The Point!
- "Atomic Dog" by George Clinton
- Bingo, from the spelling song of the same name. It's worth noting that the lyrics do not make it clear whether Bingo is the name of the dog or the farmer.
- "Black Shuck", song by The Darkness about the spectral black dog, Black Shuck
- Boo, from "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", a 1971 song by Lobo (aka Roland Kent Lavoie)
- "Bow Wow Wow Wow (Wild Dog on the Prowl)" sung by Mitch Ryder with Was (Not Was)
- Carlos, "A little chihuahua ... that had some kind of skin disease and was totally blind" in the song "Frank's Wild Years" by Tom Waits
- "Hey Bulldog", a song by The Beatles
- "Feed Jake" - a song about a dog named Jake by Pirates of the Mississippi
- Fido, a talking dog from the Frank Zappa song "Stinkfoot".
- Frank, in "Classified" by C. W. McCall
- Fronobulax, a large poodle, appears on the Frank Zappa and the Mothers album Roxy and Elsewhere.
- "Gonna Buy Me A Dog", by The Monkees
- "(How Much Is) That Doggie in the Window?", popular song by Bob Merrill, 1953, recorded by Patti Page
- "I Love My Dog", by Cat Stevens
- Jack, Crazy Chester's dog in "The Weight" by The Band
- "Martha My Dear" by the Beatles (Paul McCartney's sheepdog)
- "Old King" by Neil Young
- "Ol' Red", a prison dog from the song of the same name, recorded by George Jones, Kenny Rogers and Blake Shelton
- "Old Shep" by Red Foley as also sung by Elvis Presley and many other country performers
- "Old Tige", by Jim Reeves
- Quiche Lorraine, a two-inch tall green poodle, from a song of the same name by The B-52's from the album Wild Planet
- Seamus in song by same name (from Meddle) by Pink Floyd
- Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone?, with his ears cut short and his tail cut long
- Sinatra, the dog named after the singer for its blue eyes in the 2002 song "Sinatra" by Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan
- Strider, a Merle dog in Over the Hills and Far Away by Led Zeppelin
- The dog who "up and died" in "Mr. Bojangles", written by Jerry Jeff Walker
- Stubb, from the song "Stubb (A Dub)" by Mr. Bungle
- A dog that won't get off the furniture in "Get Down" by Gilbert O'Sullivan
- "The Puppy song" by Harry Nilsson
- "The Nudist & Mr. Pendleton" by fictional band The Lavender Fudge Experience (from the TV series Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?)
Video games
[edit]Sporting and advertising mascots
[edit]- Boo, The Citadel, named after Lt. Col. Thomas Nugent Courvoisie, known by most as "The Boo". In 2013 they introduced Boo X
- Brutus, mascot for the Canterbury Bankstown Bulldogs
- Bullseye (mascot)
- Colin Curly, a bulldog mascot for Quavers. Voice by Lenny Henry.
- Cobi
- Dubs, mascot of the Washington Huskies
- General The Citadel introduced 2003, in 2013 introduced General II aka G2
- Farfel the Dog
- Handsome Dan,[3] mascot of the Yale Bulldogs
- Jack the Bulldog, mascot of the Georgetown Hoyas
- Johnathan, mascot of the UConn Huskies
- Lady Greyhound
- McGruff the Crime Dog
- Nipper
- Reveille, is the mascot of Texas A&M University also Reveille (dog)
- Rhett, mascot of the Boston University Terriers
- Smokey, mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers
- St. Bernard cartoon dog early 1970 from Life Savers
- Spuds MacKenzie Beer Mascot
- Taco Bell chihuahua
- Uga, mascot of Georgia Bulldogs
- Woofer Dog Whitten, mascot of the Western Bulldogs
Other fictional dogs
[edit]- Fairfield Industrial Dog Object, FIDO, very large moving dog sculpture in Australia
- "Froofie the Dog", fictional cartoon dog from a Bill Cosby monologue of the same name from Inside the Mind of Bill Cosby
- Power Pup, the superhero dog from the Microsoft Office Assistant
- FidoNet logo
- Dog on the Tuckerbox, an allegorical dog depicted at an historical monument in New South Wales, Australia
- Lapák the dachshund in Leoš Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen [22]
See also
[edit]- List of famous dogs
- List of fictional canines
- Dogs Playing Poker
- List of fictional cats and other felines
- Category:Films about dogs
Bibliography
[edit]Footnotes
[edit]- ^ Buck in "Call of the wild" is described thus: "His (Buck's)father, Elmo, a huge St Bernard, had been the Judge's inseparable companion, and Buck bid fair to follow in the way of his father. He was not so large,—he weighed only one hundred and forty pounds,—for his mother, Shep, had been a Scotch shepherd dog. Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion." The use of the term "Scotch shepherd dog" is a Victorian phrase which probably refers to Scotch Collie but might refer to English Shepherd. Three Leonberger 'actors' (one was a female, and two males) played the starring dog "Buck" in The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997), "Call of the Wild - Dog of the Yukon". Internet Movie Data Base. Retrieved October 8, 2012. a Canadian rendition of Jack London's Call of the Wild starring Rutger Hauer as John Thornton (narrated by Richard Dreyfuss). "Leonberger Facts". American Kennel Club. Retrieved October 8, 2012.
References
[edit]- ^ Bill Millard (2009), "Pynchon's Coast: Inherent Vice and the Twilight of the Spatially Specific", College Hill Review (4)
- ^ a b c d e f g h i J. Walker McSpadden, Famous Dogs in Fiction
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x Bankroff, Georgene. A Compilation of Classy Animal Names. iUniverse. 17 January 2002. ISBN 9780595206742 Invalid
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- ^ Naxos Audio Books
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Hogan, Walter. Animals in young adult fiction. Scarecrow Press. 30 July 2009. ISBN 9780810859944
- ^ a b c d e f g h i Wendy Bousfield, "Dogs", The Greenwood encyclopedia of science fiction and fantasy, vol. 1
- ^ a b "Dogs in Fiction.; Famous Novelists Who Have Written About Them", New York Times, May 28, 1898
- ^ Beth Gutcheon (November 10, 1996), "Wise Guys", New York Times
- ^ Carman, Elbot. Lola the Buhund Book One: The Empty Sky. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform. p. 160. ISBN 9781482782806.
- ^ Eldritchpress.org
- ^ Miller, Laura. "Great Literary Dogs: Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome".
- ^ Pearl, Nancy. Book lust: recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason. Sasquatch Books. 15 August 2003. Pg.103. ISBN 9781570613814
- ^ Cosslett, Tess. Talking animals in British children's fiction, 1786-1914. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.. 2006. ISBN 9780754636564
- ^ Armstrong, Philip. What animals mean in the fiction of modernity. Taylor & Francis. 28 March 2008. ISBN 9780415358385
- ^ "The Life of a Pirate Dog with young Grace O'Malley - Juvenile Historical Fiction"
- ^ http://www.skylardog.com
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (17 August 2011). "'Neighbours' pet dog Audrey loses cancer battle". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Morrow, Laurie Bogart. The Giant Book of Dog Names. Simon and Schuster. 9 October 2012. ISBN 9781451666908 [1]
- ^ Kilkelly, Daniel (1 February 2012). "'Neighbours' unveils Kyle's new pet dog Bossy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 7 January 2014.
- ^ Santa's Little Helper
- ^ Cheek, Timothy (2003). Pr'hody lisky Bystrousky, The Cunning Little Vixen: Translations and Pronunciation, Vol. 1, p. 89. Scarecrow Press