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Felix Salten 's Renni, as drawn by Philipp Arlen, 1941
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
Prose and poetry
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
Comics
Media
Film (live-action)
Television (live-action)
Film (animation)
Television (animation)
Animation
Song
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
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
Sporting and advertising mascots
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
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
References
Attribution
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
Further reading
Bankroff, Georgene (2002). A Compilation of Classy Animal Names . iUniverse.
ISBN
0-595-20674-3 .