List of fictional dogs

This list of fictional dogs is subsidiary to the list of fictional animals. It is restricted to dog characters from notable fictional works. For real/famous dogs, see List of dogs. For mythological dogs, see Mythological dogs.

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Dogs in literature

Main article: List of fictional dogs in literature

Dogs in film

Main article: List of fictional dogs in film

Dogs in television

Main article: List of fictional dogs in television
Character Name Show Notes
Taco Bell chihuahua Taco Bell Commercials (02/94-07/09) voiced by Carlos Alazraqui "Yo quiero Taco Bell", a mascot used by Taco Bell, a division of Yum! Brands. The Chihuahua is a breed commonly associated with Mexico, as are the tacos the restaurant serves. The original dog cast for the lead role was named Dinky, but was replaced shortly thereafter by Gidget. Taco was another Chihuahua and acted as a stand-in for Gidget.
Vincent Lost Vincent is Walt's yellow Labrador retriever, who is 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. He is later seen accompanying Sun. After the timeshifts and an attack on the survivors, Vincent ends up with Rose and Bernard in 1974. All three make a new home in the jungle and are found three years later by Sawyer, Juliet and Kate. Vincent is the only confirmed survivor on Lost. He is last seen at Jack's side as Jack dies of his wounds.
Wishbone Wishbone A well-read dog who sees parallels between classic literature and the dilemmas he and his human friends face every day. Wishbone is a male tri-color Jack Russell Terrier (white with brown and black markings), who lives with the Talbots at their home on Forest Avenue in Oakdale. In his normal contemporary life, none of the humans can hear Wishbone speak, though the audience can. 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 classic literature stories he imagines himself in, humans can hear him and they apparently perceive him as a human. He is portrayed by

Dogs in animation and puppetry

Main article: List of fictional dogs in animation

Dynomutt,Dog Wonder, a bumbling yet generally effective robot dog, his show shared hour with Scooby Doo in 1976-77; 2009-present - Has own show on Boomerang

Dogs in song

Only songs with dog characters are included in this section. Not metaphorical dogs or songs with "dog" in the title.

Dogs in video games

Main article: List of fictional dogs in video games
Dog Origin System(s) Notes
Bill Grey Star Fox 64 N64 Trained at the Cornerian Flight Academy with Fox McCloud, elected commander of the Husky and Bulldog squadrons of Corneria.
Bolt Bolt PC · Wii · Xbox 360 · PS2 · PS3 · DS a white American Shepherd Dog and the protagonist from the 2008 animated feature of the same name.
Parappa the Rapper Parappa the Rapper PlayStation trying to impress the love of his life. He motivates himself out of problems with his catchphrase, "I Gotta Believe!" His name comes from the Japanese term for 'paper thin'.
Poochy Yoshi's Island SNES  · GBA similar to a dog yet has no visible ears or nose; looks very little like a dog and somewhat like a duck.
Dogmeat Fallout · Fallout 2 · Fallout 3 PC A dog companion in the original two Fallout games, also available in Fallout 3. Likely not the same dog between games, each Dogmeat is an easily befriended mutt that reflects the sense of desperation and harsh living in the post-apocalyptic wastes.

Dogs in comics

Main article: List of fictional dogs in comics
Dog Origin Notes
64 Walt Disney's Comics and Stories #134 the Beagle Boys' pet dachshund who wears a red shirt and a green cap, marked with the number 64. The Beagle Boys frequently take 64 along on their robberies, to act as a guard dog and to reach spaces too small for the Beagle Boys themselves.
Ace, The Bat-Hound Batman #92 The comic book character Ace the Bat-Hound was the crime-fighting German Shepherd partner of Batman and Robin in DC Comics of the 1950s and 1960s.
Dogbert Dilbert (1989) Dilbert's anthropomorphic pet talking dog from the Dilbert comic strip.
Howard Huge Howard Huge (1980) a pleasant, likable Saint Bernard, who by his very size, gets in the way of the family he lives with, and sometimes, Howard even gets in his own way.
Lockjaw Fantastic Four #45 (Dec. 1965) resembles a giant bulldog and serves in the capacity of the Inhumans' teleporter and escort to the Royal Family of the Inhumans.
Odie Garfield (August 8, 1978) a kind but (slightly) unintelligent yellow-furred, brown-eared beagle.
Rex the Wonder Dog Rex the Wonder Dog #1 (Jan/Feb 1952) a white German Shepherd Dog who spent his early years in the U.S. Army's K-9 Corps, alongside his brother, Pooch.
Snoopy Peanuts (Oct 4, 1950) Charlie Brown's pet beagle.

Puppets

See also

Amphibian & Reptilia
Mammalia
Other
Non-animals

References

  1. ^ Bill Millard (2009), "Pynchon's Coast: Inherent Vice and the Twilight of the Spatially Specific", College Hill Review (4), http://www.collegehillreview.com/004/0040501.html 
  2. ^ Naxos Audio Books
  3. ^ Beth Gutcheon (November 10, 1996), "Wise Guys", New York Times, http://www.nytimes.com/1996/11/10/books/wise-guys.html?pagewanted=1 
  4. ^ Eldritchpress.org
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  6. ^ http://beta.mid-day.com/news/2011/may/260511-news-pune-Shivaji-dog-outfit-declares-war-Waghya-statue.htm
  7. ^ 'Short film: Baleia the Dog' in 'Vidas secas' DVD, 1963 Nelson Pereira Dos Santos, published 2005 by New Yorker Films

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