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

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]

Further reading[edit]

• Bankroff, Georgene (2002). A Compilation of Classy Animal Names. iUniverse. ISBN 0-595-20674-3.