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List of fictional dogs

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List of fictional dogs

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.

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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
  • Boo, from "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo", a 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.
  • "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).
  • "Hey Bulldog", a song by The Beatles
  • "Feed Jake" - a song about a dog named Jake by Pirates of the Mississippi
  • Fido, a 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
  • "Martha My Dear" by the Beatles (Paul McCartney's sheepdog)
  • "Old King" by Neil Young
  • "Ol' Red", a 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, a 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?, with his ears cut short and his tail cut long
  • Sinatra, the dog named after the singer for its blue eyes in the 2002 song "Sinatra" by Canadian folk singer James Keelaghan
  • Strider, a 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
  • Stubb, from the song "Stubb (A Dub)" by Mr. Bungle
  • 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?)
  • 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, a bulldog mascot for Quavers. Voice by Lenny Henry
  • Cobi, a Catalan sheepdog as the mascot for the 1992 Summer Olympics
  • Dinky, the 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
  • Nipper in advertisements for RCA
  • Reveille is the mascot of Texas A&M University
  • Rhett, mascot of the Boston University Terriers
  • Rocket, the cartoon canine in Life is Good Company advertisements
  • Striker, mascot of the 1994 FIFA World Cup
  • Smokey, mascot of the Tennessee Volunteers
  • Sparky, the fire dog icon for National Fire Protection Association
  • Spuds MacKenzie Budweiser Beer Mascot
  • Uga, mascot of Georgia Bulldogs
  • 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, the superhero dog from the Microsoft Office Assistant
  • FidoNet logo
  • Dog on the Tuckerbox, an allegorical dog depicted at an historical monument in New South Wales, Australia
  • Lapák the dachshund in Leoš Janáček's opera The Cunning Little Vixen
  • References

    List of fictional dogs Wikipedia