List of fictional dogs
Appearance
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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]Prose and poetry
[edit]- Buck, in Jack London's The Call of the Wild
- Bull's-eye, Bill Sikes' dog in Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
- Ripper, Marjorie Dursley's pet dog in J.K Rowling's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Jip (short for Gypsy), Dora Spenlow's spaniel in Charles Dickens' David Copperfield
- Jip, resident in the household of Hugh Lofting's Dr. Dolittle
- Baleia, the dog-companion that follows a poor family throughout the hardships of the 1915-drought in Brazil in Vidas secas, by Graciliano Ramos
- Quincas Borba, the dog whose name is the same as his human's in Machado de Assis' Quincas Borba
- Tentação, the dog in the homonymous short-story by Clarice Lispector
- Pingo de Ouro, Miguilim's companion in the novella Campo Geral, by João Guimarães Rosa
- Biruta, the dog in the homonymous short-story by Lygia Fagundes Telles
- Bruno Lichtenstein, the dog in the homonymous short-story by Rubem Braga
- Toto, Dorothy's dog in The Wizard of Oz, by L. Frank Baum
- Sharik, the astray dog who undergoes a transformation surgery in Heart of a Dog, by Mikhail Bulgakov
- Mr. Bones, the companion dog in Timbuktu, by Paul Auster
- Randolph, a Labrador retriever and the narrator of A Dog About Town, by JF Englert
- Petitcrieu in Arthurian legend
Comics
[edit]Media
[edit]Film (live-action)
[edit]Television (live-action)
[edit]Film (animation)
[edit]Television (animation)
[edit]Animation
[edit]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.
- "Black Shuck", song by The Darkness about the spectral black dog, Black Shuck
- Blue, from the song of the same name by Peter, Paul and Mary
- Boo, from "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", 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.
- Catalessi, "Torna Catalessi" by Caparezza
- "Death of a Martian", Red Hot Chili Peppers song about the death of Flea's dog Martian, from the 2006 album "Stadium Arcadium".
- "Evelyn, A Modified Dog", from the eponymous song on Frank Zappa's "One Size Fits All" (1975).
- "Feed Jake", song about a dog named Jake by Pirates of the Mississippi
- Fido, talking dog from the Frank Zappa song "Stinkfoot" from his album Over-Nite Sensation (1973).
- Frank, in "Classified" by C. W. McCall
- Frunobulax, a large poodle, appears on the Frank Zappa and the Mothers album '"Roxy and Elsewhere" (1973).
- "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
- Little Klinker, the pup who woke Santa up in "Little Klinker" by Tennessee Ernie Ford.
- "Martha My Dear" by the Beatles (Paul McCartney's sheepdog)
- "Molly Cabernet" by Kyle Stibbs
- "Old King" by Neil Young
- "Ol' Red", 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, 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?" by Septimus Winner
- "Shannon", from the Henry Gross song of that name, inspired by Gross's and Carl Wilson's Irish Setters, both named Shannon
- Sinatra, dog named after the singer for its blue eyes in the 2002 song "Sinatra" by Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan
- Strider, 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
- 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?)
- Queenie, dog who was shot and killed in "Queenie's Song" by Guy Clark (co-written with Terry Allen), 2002
- "My Only Man of the Hour" by Norah Jones
Video games
[edit]Sporting and advertising mascots
[edit]- Axelrod, in advertisements for Flying A Service Stations
- Big Mo for Alpo dog food
- 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, bull terrier mascot of Target Corporation
- Colin Curly, bulldog mascot for Quavers. Voice by Lenny Henry
- Cobi, Catalan sheepdog as the mascot for the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Dinky, chihuahua for Taco Bell fast food restaurant
- Dubs, mascot of the Washington Huskies
- Duke, in advertisements for Bush Baked Beans
- General The Citadel introduced 2003, in 2013 introduced General II aka G2
- Farfel the Dog, in advertisements for Nestle Quick chocolate
- Handsome Dan, mascot of the Yale Bulldogs
- Jack the Bulldog, mascot of the Georgetown Hoyas
- Jason, in advertisements for Hush Puppies
- Johnathan, mascot of the UConn Huskies
- Lady Greyhound, mascot of the Greyhound Lines Bus Company
- McGruff the Crime Dog, for the National Crime Prevention Council
- Moondog, mascot of the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers
- Nipper, in advertisements for RCA
- Reveille, mascot of Texas A&M University
- Rhett, mascot of the Boston University Terriers
- Rocket, cartoon canine in Life is Good Company advertisements
- Striker, mascot of the 1994 FIFA World Cup
- Smokey, mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers
- Sparky, fire dog icon for National Fire Protection Association
- Spuds MacKenzie, Budweiser beer mascot
- Uga, mascot of Georgia Bulldogs
- Walkie Talkie, the dog of Bazooka Joe[1]
- Woofer Dog Whitten, mascot of the Western Bulldogs
Other fictional dogs
[edit]- Boggins in the radio show Adam and Joe on BBC 6 Music, 2009, voiced by Adam Buxton.
- 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, superhero dog from the Microsoft Office Assistant
- FidoNet logo
- Dog on the Tuckerbox, allegorical dog depicted at an historical monument in New South Wales, Australia
- Jasper T. Jowls, a bloodhound and one of the characters from the pizza chain Chuck E. Cheese's
- Lapák the dachshund in Leoš Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen [2]
- Hairy Maclary from Donaldson's Dairy, the protagonist in an eponymous story book.
See also
[edit]- Category:Films about dogs
- Dogs Playing Poker
- List of fictional canines
- List of fictional cats and other felines
- List of robotic dogs
References
[edit]Attribution
[edit] This article incorporates material derived from Linger and Look's Complete List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names with images, facts, and breeds and is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License.
Citations
[edit]- ^ "Woody Gelman".
- ^ Cheek, Timothy (2003). Pr'hody lisky Bystrousky, The Cunning Little Vixen: Translations and Pronunciation, Vol. 1, p. 89. Scarecrow Press
Further reading
[edit]- Bankroff, Georgene (2002). A Compilation of Classy Animal Names. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-20674-3.