Legendary, mythical and fairytale dogs
Argos , Odysseus 's dog.
Anubis , Ancient Egyptian god with a dog's (or a jackal's) head
Black Shuck , British hound of hell
Cabal , King Arthur 's dog
Cerberus (demon of the pit ), the hound of Hades in Greek mythology (also his brother, Orthrus )
Chontamenti , in Egyptian mythology
Fenris , a monstrous wolf, offspring of Loki and Angrboda in Norse mythology
Garm , a four-eyed dog that guarded Helheim in Norse mythology
Hecate , in Greek mythology
Laelaps , in Greek mythology
Marea , in Greek mythology
Sirius , in Greek mythology
Scylla , in Greek mythology
Qiqirn , in Inuit mythology
Xolotl , in Aztec mythology
The Wolf, from Little Red Riding Hood in Grimm's Fairy Tales
Dogs in literature
Banga , Pontius Pilatus' dog in The Master and Margarita by Mikhail Bulgakov .
Big Red , Irish Red and a cohort of other Irish Setters , protagonists of novels by James Kjelgaard , some of which were also Disneyfied
Boots, narrator of Thy Servant a Dog by Rudyard Kipling
Buck , the main character in Jack London 's Call of the Wild
"Bullseye", Bill Sykes' dog in Oliver Twist
Gaspode , an unusually clever dog who talks, in various Discworld novels by Terry Pratchett
Greyfriars Bobby , a true story which became the basis of much fiction
Howard, the dog in Bunnicula and sequels by James Howe
Huan , The great wolfhound of Valinor , friend and helper of Beren and Lúthien , in J. R. R. Tolkien 's novel The Silmarillion
Jack from Little House on the Prairie series by Laura Engells Wilder.
Jock , from Jock of the Bushveld , by Sir Percy FitzPatrick , a South African classic first published in 1907
Lad, a dog by Albert Payson Terhune
Laddie (a send-up of Lassie (qv) ) who stars alongside Gaspode
Lassie , a collie , from the novel Lassie Come Home upon which the movie was very loosely based
Leo (aka Sirius), protagonist of Dogsbody by Diana Wynne Jones
"Montmorency", the narrator's unruly Fox Terrier in Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome
"Nana", the Newfoundland dog in Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie
Patrasche, the dog in A Dog of Flanders by Ouida
Ribsy, companion of Henry Huggins and character in numerous novels for young readers by Beverly Cleary
Rowf and Snitter , the main characters in Richard Adams ' The Plague Dogs
Sharik / Sharikov , the dog/man in Mikhail Bulgakov 's Heart of a Dog
Sirius (1944), by Olaf Stapledon , a science fiction novel about a canine Einstein
Spot the Dog , cartoon dog in the UK
The Hound of the Baskervilles by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith , subsequently made into a movie by Walt Disney
Toto in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum
"Timmy" in the Famous Five series of books by Enid Blyton
White Fang , the main character in Jack London 's book of the same name
What-a-Mess , the accident-prone Afghan puppy in a series of children's books by Frank Muir (later a television series)
Yellow Dog Dingo, dog in Rudyard Kipling 's Just So Stories
the Disreputable Dog, in Lirael and Abhorsen by Garth Nix
An entire civilization of intelligent dogs evolves in City by Clifford D. Simak
Dogs in film
Asta, in the various The Thin Man films
Benji had several movies.
Petey (or Pete the Pup), a Pit Bull with a ring around one eye, in the many Little Rascals shorts produced by Hal Roach and later, MGM . A number of dogs played the role.
The film Cats & Dogs postulates an ongoing war dating back to ancient times between cats and dogs. The main character, a Beagle named Lou, is voiced by Tobey Maguire , later better known for portraying Spider-Man .
Devil Dog: The Hound of Hell , from the film of the same title
The film Good Boy! postulates dogs as a highly intelligent race of aliens who were intended to rule Earth, but found life serving humans so easy that they failed to live up to their expectations. The main character, an alien dog known as "Hubble" while on Earth, is voiced by Matthew Broderick .
Rin Tin Tin , first dog star, a German Shepherd found in a trench by an American soldier, has appeared in films since 1922. All subsequent dogs in the part have been descendants of the original. Also on television.
Lady and the Tramp , the Disney movie
Lassie Come Home (1943), starring Elizabeth Taylor and Roddy McDowall , many sequels and also a television show. Lassie is always played by a male collie .
Moses, the chalk outline dog in Dogville
Old Yeller (1957), a children's film, originally a novel by Fred Gipson
Otis, the Pug in The Adventures of Milo and Otis
Toto in The Wizard of Oz
Einstein and Copernicus in the Back to the Future Trilogy
Milo , Stanley Ipkiss' dog in The Mask
Frank, the alien dog in Men in Black
Hooch, the Dogue de Bordeaux costar of Turner and Hooch
the many dog stars of the mockumentary Best in Show
Fang, Hagrid 's mastiff in the Harry Potter movies.
Dogs on the radio
Dennis the Dachshund in The Adventures of Toytown on the BBC Light Programme
Dogs in television
Buck from Married... with Children
Diefenbaker, the half-wolf dog from Due South
Eddie, the Jack Russell Terrier from Frasier
Flash The Basset Hound from The Dukes of Hazzard
K-9 , a canoid robot in Doctor Who
Lassie , see Dogs in film , above
London the Wonder Dog in "The Littlest Hobo", Canada in the early 1960s, and the remake circa 1980
Lucky, fluffy terrier mascot for the More Than insurance company in a long-running series of UK television adverts.
Porthos , the Beagle owned by Captain Archer in Star Trek: Enterprise
Rex from Kommissar Rex (aka Inspector Rex and Rex: A Cop's Best Friend ), Austrian /German TV series set in Vienna (1994 - ) (see photos)
Sparky, the gay dog from South Park
Tiger from The Brady Bunch
Wishbone, the eponymous Jack Russell Terrier star of a children's educational series featuring literary themes and their application to issues faced by young viewers
Dogs in advertising
Cartoons, animation, puppets
characters in All Dogs Go to Heaven
characters in One Hundred and One Dalmatians
Ace, the Bat-Hound. Short term member of the Batman mythos of DC comics.
Astro from The Jetsons
Baby Cinnamon, friend of Hello Kitty
Belle, the white mountain dog, co-star of Belle et Sébastien
B. H., Calcutta (Failed), the bloodhound with no sense of smell in British comic strip The Perishers
Black Bob , formerly from the British comic The Dandy
Blue and Magenta in Blue's Clues
Bolivar , Donald Duck 's dog
Boot, companion of the boy Wellington in The Perishers
Brain, from Inspector Gadget
Brian Griffin, cynical, substance-abusing, talking dog on Family Guy
Bruno, apparently a bloodhound cross, in Disney 's Cinderella
CatDog , eponymous star of the Nickelodeon TV show. See also List of fictional cats
Charlie Dog , "Looney Tunes " character created by Chuck Jones
Churchill, a bulldog in the form of a talking "nodding dog" car accessory, from UK television ads for Churchill insurance . Voiced by Vic Reeves .
Clifford the Big Red Dog
Corneil , talking dog from Corneil and Bernie .
Courage the Cowardly Dog
Deputy Dawg
Dinsdale , the dog from Rubbish, King of the Jumble.
Dogbert , the dog owned by (or possibly owner of) Dilbert
Dogg, whose exposure to the fictional mutagen "quantum juice" gave him human-level intelligence and speech (from Milestone Comics ' Blood Syndicate )
Dogmatix, faithful companion to Obelix in the UK translation of the Asterix comic books
Dogtanian , the three Muskehounds and the majority of the other characters in the series
Dr. Doppler, humanoid canine in Disney 's Treasure Planet
Dougal , a hairy philosophical dog in stop-motion animated show The Magic Roundabout (called "Pollux" in the French original)
Ein the corgi in the anime series Cowboy Bebop
Fat Dog Mendoza
the foot stool in Beauty and the Beast
Fifi the Peke , Pluto 's girlfriend
Florence Ambrose , a genetically-engineered "Bowman's Wolf" in the comic strip Freefall
Gnasher and his son Gnipper, from the British comic strips Dennis the Menace and Gnasher and Gnipper
Goofy , Disney character, a dog with human characteristics
Goopy Geer , Merrie Melodies character
Goddard , in Jimmy Neutron: Boy Genius
Gromit of Wallace and...
Huckleberry Hound , a Hanna-Barbera cartoon character
Hector the Bulldog from various Sylvester and Tweety cartoons
characters in Disney 's Lady and the Tramp
characters in Disney 's Fox and the Hound
characters in Disney 's Oliver and Company
characters in Disney 's Toy Story and Toy Story 2
Percy in Disney 's Pocahontas
Krypto , The superpowered dog associated with the Superman Mythos, DC comics.
Little Brother, Mulan's dog in Disney 's Mulan
the little dog in 20th Century Fox's Anastasia
Loyal Heart Dog - a Care Bears cousin
Marc Antony , Looney Tunes character
Marmaduke , a Great Dane with an eponymous daily comic strip
Muttley , Dick Dastardly 's sidekick in Wacky Races , Dastardly and Muttley in their Flying Machines and Yogi's Treasure Hunt
Mr. Peabody, from The Rocky and Bullwinkle Show
Odie in Garfield
Penny Dog , a friend of Minnie Mouse
Pluto , Disney character, a dog with dog characteristics
Pochacco, friend of Hello Kitty
Prince Eric's dog in Disney 's The Little Mermaid
Radar, the Hound Supreme (a pastiche of Krypto , from Alan Moore 's revisionism of Supreme )
Reddy, of Hanna-Barbera 's Ruff and Reddy
Ren, the Chihuahua in Ren and Stimpy
Rex, Wendy, Bob & Vince from Rex the Runt
Robowan, friend of Hello Kitty
Roobarb , title character of a British cartoon series
characters in Rude dog and the Dweebs
Sandy, Little Orphan Annie 's dog (known for saying "Arf")
Santa's Little Helper , from The Simpsons
Satchel Pooch in Get Fuzzy
Scamp , Disney character, a puppy born to the dogs Lady and the Tramp
Scooby-Doo
Scrappy-Doo , Scooby-Doo's nephew.
Slinky in Disney 's Toy Story
Snoopy in Peanuts
Snowy in The Adventures of Tintin
Spike or Butch , bulldog from the Tom and Jerry cartoons
Spike the Bulldog and Chester the Terrier from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies
Spike, the family dog in Rugrats
Spot the dog , UK cartoon character
Spotty Dog a dalmatian string puppet in The Woodentops on BBC
Tatty Oldbitt the Sailors' Friend, in The Perishers
Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog on Late Night with Conan O'Brien
2 Stupid Dogs
Underdog , superhero from the cartoon series by the same name, and his main squeeze, Sweet Polly Purebred.
Wile E. Coyote (a coyote ) in the Road Runner cartoon
A wolfpack forms an alliance with a tribe of elves in Elfquest
Dogs in song
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