This is a list of fictional dogs in prose and poetry and is a subsidiary to the list of fictional dogs. It is a collection of various dogs in prose literature and poetry.
Prose and poetry Name(s)Breed(s)SourceAuthorNotesAbrahamAkitaHow to Stop TimeMatt HaigTom Hazard's dogArgosOdysseyHomerFaithful dog of Odysseus.Baleia'Short film: Baleia the Dog' in 'Vidas secas' DVD, 1963 Nelson Pereira Dos Santos, published 2005 by New Yorker FilmsVidas SecasGraciliano RamosLater adapted into the 1963 Brazilian classic Vidas Secas. The dog actress, Piaba, was celebrated at the Cannes Film Festival amidst controversy over the dog's (simulated) death scene.BangaThe Master and MargaritaMikhail BulgakovPontius Pilate's dog.BareeWolfdogBaree, Son of KazanJames CurwoodSon of Gray Wolf and Kazan.BendicòGreat DaneIl Gattopardo (The Leopard)Giuseppe Tomasi di LampedusaBelonging to the central character Don Fabrizio Corbera, Prince of SalinaBellePyrenean Mountain DogBelle et SébastienCécile AubryLives with her owner Sebastian in village in the French Alps close to the frontier with Italy.Big RedHogan, Walter. Animals in young adult fiction. Scarecrow Press. 2009. Irish SetterBig RedJim KjelgaardBloodA Boy and His DogHarlan EllisonLater adapted into a film where Blood is voiced by Tim McIntire.BlueThe Sound and the FuryWilliam FaulknerBobFox TerrierDumb WitnessAgatha ChristieAlso released as part of the Agatha Christie's Poirot series.Bodger and LuathBull Terrier, Labrador RetrieverThe Incredible JourneySheila BurnfordBased on a true story.BuckSt. Bernard-Scotch CollieThe Call of the WildJack LondonBuck in "Call of the wild" is described thus: "His (Buck's)father, Elmo, a huge St Bernard, had been the Judge's inseparable companion, and Buck bid fair to follow in the way of his father. He was not so large,—he weighed only one hundred and forty pounds,—for his mother, Shep, had been a Scotch shepherd dog. Nevertheless, one hundred and forty pounds, to which was added the dignity that comes of good living and universal respect, enabled him to carry himself in right royal fashion." The use of the term "Scotch shepherd dog" is a Victorian phrase which probably refers to Scotch Collie but might refer to English Shepherd. Three Leonberger 'actors' (one was a female, and two males) played the starring dog "Buck" in The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997), a Canadian rendition of Jack London's Call of the Wild starring Rutger Hauer as John Thornton (narrated by Richard Dreyfuss). Adapted in five movies: A silent film (1923); (1935); 1972; The Call of the Wild: Dog of the Yukon (1997); and Call of the Wild 3D (2009).Bugle AnnFoxhoundThe Voice of Bugle AnnMacKinlay KantorSpring Davis' dog; about a farmer's love for his hunting dog and the feud it sparks in the county.BullerThe Human FactorGraham GreeneProtagonist Maurice Castle's dogBulls-eyeOliver TwistCharles DickensBill Sikes' dog.BusterScottish TerrierFive Find-OutersEnid BlytonBelonging to Frederick Algernon Trotteville ("Fatty").CafallHistoria BrittonumNennius?Dog belonging to King Arthur (occasionally spelled "Cabal" or "Caval").CarlRottweilerGood Dog, CarlAlexandra DayCharkieCocker SpanielCurious GeorgeH. A. Rey and Margret ReySteve and Betsy's dog, about a brown monkey who is brought from Africa to live in a big city.CliffordVizslaClifford the Big Red DogNorman BridwellAn enormous dog. He is friendly, outgoing and helpful, but his sheer size can sometimes cause trouble.CrabTwo Gentlemen of VeronaWilliam Shakespeare"the sourest natured dog that lives".CujoSt. BernardCujoStephen King200-pound Saint Bernard who chases a wild rabbit into a small limestone cave where he contracts cryptic bat rabies and terrorizes Castle Rock, Maine, killing a few residents.DaisyA Ball for Daisy, Daisy Gets LostChris RaschkaA small white dog who loves to play with her ball.DingoDick Sand, A Captain at FifteenJules VerneDiogenesDombey and SonCharles DickensFriend of Paul Dombey and later his sister Florence.Disreputable DogLirael and AbhorsenGarth NixEinsteinGolden RetrieverWatchersDean KoontzEosFuneral GamesMary RenaultBeautiful white dog.FangMastiffHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. RowlingHagrid's dog.FluffyCerberusHarry Potter and the Sorcerer's StoneJ. K. RowlingGuards the sorcerer's stone in the dungeons, just as Cerberus guards the underworld in Greek mythology. Inspired by the Greek myth of Orpheus and Eurydice. Orpheus reaches the underworld by putting Cerberus to sleep with a harp. Similarly, Harry Potter passes Fluffy by playing the flute in order to put Fluffy to sleep. Dizayi, S. ., & Bagirlar, B. (2022). Mythmaking In Modern Literature: Harry Potter by J.K. Rolling. Journal of Advanced Research in Social Sciences, 5(3), 26–31. https://doi.org/10.33422/jarss.v5i3.761FlushCocker SpanielFlush: A BiographyVirginia WoolfGarmFarmer Giles of HamJ. R. R. TolkienGarryowenUlyssesJames JoyceGaspode and LaddieDiscworldTerry PratchettUnusually clever dog that talks and his Wonder Dog client.GingerThe View from SaturdayE. L. KonigsburgGenius dog of Nadia Diamondstein.Ginger PyeGinger PyeEleanor EstesGnaishThunder OakGarry KilworthGo Go Girl and Slinkster DogWeetzie BatFrancesca Lia BlockGypAdam BedeGeorge EliotAdam Bede's dog.HankHank the CowdogJohn R. EricksonThe Hound of the BaskervillesHoundSherlock HolmesArthur Conan DoyleWritten with the famous line, "They were the footprints of a gigantic hound!"Grip, Fang and WolfThe Lord of the RingsJ.R.R. TolkienDogs belonging to Farmer Maggot.HuanWolfhoundThe SilmarillionJ. R. R. TolkienCompanion of Valinor, friend and helper of Beren and Lúthien.Missis, Perdita, Pongo, and other DalmatiansDalmatianThe Hundred and One DalmatiansDodie SmithSubsequently, made into a film by Walt Disney. Later also adapted as a live-action film and as a stage musical.JipLapdogDavid CopperfieldCharles DickensBelonging to Dora Spenlow, David Copperfield's first wife.JipDoctor DolittleHugh LoftingOne of Doctor Dolittle's animal companions.John JoinerThe Tale of Samuel Whiskers or The Roly-Poly PuddingBeatrix PotterTerrier who rescued Tom Kitten from being made into a pudding by rats.JumbleMongrelJust WilliamRichmal CromptonWilliam Brown's dog, first apprance in 1919.JumpPage (novel)Tamora PierceKambysesThe Hound of FlorenceFelix SaltenEvery other day the protagonist Lukas Grassi is transformed into a dog, Kambyses, that belongs to the Archduke Ludwig.KashtankaKashtankaAnton ChekhovKazakEnglish MastiffThe Sirens of TitanKurt Vonnegut, Jr.Companion of William Niles Rumfoord. In another Vonnegut novel Breakfast of Champions, there is a Doberman Pinscher, also named Kazak.KipperKipper the DogMick InkpenWarm-hearted, friendly and curious dog.Know-Nothing Bozo the Non-Wonder DogSo Long, and Thanks for All the FishDouglas AdamsDog belonging to advertiser Will Smithers.LadRough CollieLad, A DogAlbert Payson TerhuneLaskaAnna KareninaLeo TolstoyLevin's hunting dog.LassieRough CollieLassie Come HomeEric KnightLoreleiLorelei's SecretCarolyn ParkhurstDog who was the only witness to his owner's suicide. Her husband attempts to find out why she committed suicide by teaching the dog to communicate by talking. U.S. book title is The Dogs of Babel.MarthaMartha SpeaksSusan MeddaughMain protagonist, Martha is a talking dog that was born an energetic stray and was put in the dog pound as a puppy.MaxMongrelHow the Grinch Stole Christmas!Dr. SeussThe Grinch's only companion in Mount Crumpit. McKinleyMalamuteThe Good DogEdward Irving WortisThe protagonist who becomes leader of a dog pack.Melampo The Adventures of PinocchioCarlo CollodiA deceased companion dog for a farmer.Mo'Mo: The Talking Dog'Michelle BoothPuppy who is given a specially-grown voicebox by a veterinarian and develops the ability to talk.MollyJohn Dies at the EndDavid WongRust colored dog who eventually returns from an alternate universe as Fred Durst. In the second novel, Molly is shot dead, during an instant of time, in order to save Dave, who was saving Amy, who was running in front of an entire army as they were mowing down zombies.MontmorencyFox TerrierThree Men in a BoatJerome K. JeromeNarrator's dog who accompanies him and his two friends on a boating holiday over the river Thames.MosesDogvilleLars von TrierChuck's dog, seen only as a chalk outline on the ground until the final scene.MouseThe Dresden FilesJim ButcherHarry's dog.Mr. BonesPearl, Nancy. Book lust: recommended reading for every mood, moment, and reason. Sasquatch Books. 2003. Pg.103. TimbuktuPaul AusterStray dog and narrator of the story. Later renamed Sparky/SparkatusMuttUnknownThe Dog Who Wouldn't BeFarley MowatFarley Mowat's dog in the book.NanaNewfoundlandPeter PanJ. M. BarrieNathanielScottish TerrierCityClifford D. SimakFirst of Bruce Webster's mutated dogs in this sci-fi novel in a world of dogs.Old Dan and Little AnnRedbone CoonhoundWhere the Red Fern GrowsWilson RawlsOld YellerBlack Mouth CurOld YellerFred GipsonOliveJack Russell TerrierOlive, the Other ReindeerVivian Walsh and J. Otto SieboldOne EyeMixed BreedSpill Simmer Falter WitherSara BaumePansyNeapolitan MastiffBurkeAndrew Vachss Patapouf Martine Marcel Marlier and Gilbert DelahayePatrascheA Dog of FlandersOuidaPearl the Wonder DogPointerSpenserRobert ParkerPepperEnglish MastiffThe House on the BorderlandWilliam Hope HodgsonPetitcrieuTristan and IseultGottfried von StrassburgA magical dog from Avalon of Arthurian legendPetulaPugMolly MoonGeorgia ByngPierreMiniature PoodleThe Prairie DogsGlenda GoertzenPilotJane EyreCharlotte BrontëMr. Rochester's dogPokyThe Poky Little PuppyJanette Sebring LowryPippinPippin and MabelK.V. JohansenPompeyCosslett, Tess. Talking animals in British children's fiction, 1786–1914. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. 2006. The History of Pompey the LittleFrancis CoventryAlso known as The Life and Adventures of a Lap-dog.PonchSo You Want to Be a WizardDiane DuanePopperThe GoldfinchDonna TarttDog originally belongs to Xandra, taken by Theodore Decker. Often called Popchik or Popcyk.Prince TerrienBridge to TerabithiaKatherine PatersonLeslie Burke's (and the Burke parents') dog.PugnaxAgainst the DayThomas PynchonLiterate mutt that is the associate of the Chums of Chance.RabRab and his FriendsJohn BrownRenniGerman ShepherdRenni the RescuerFelix Saltena military working dogRibsyRibsyBeverly ClearyCompanion of Henry Huggins.Robinson Crusoe's dogArmstrong, Philip. What animals mean in the fiction of modernity. Taylor & Francis. 2008. Robinson CrusoeDaniel DefoeWhile unnamed in the original, the dog is given a name in some remakes of the novel. Examples include "Tenn" in the 1967 novel Vendredi ou les Limbes du Pacifique and "Aynsley" in the 2016 film The Wild Life.RolloEffi BriestTheodor FontaneProtagonist Effi Briest's dogRowf and SnitterMongrel, Fox TerrierThe Plague DogsRichard AdamsScamperGolden SpanielThe Secret SevenEnid BlytonBelonging to Peter and Janet.Scout/SnufGerman ShepherdScoutPiet PrinsOriginally written in DutchSearchlightStone FoxJohn Reynolds GardinerHeroic sled-dog that pulled Little Willy's sled.ShadowBorder CollieThe Sorcerer in the NorthJohn FlanaganInjured dog Will adopts. Taught many tricks, including barking on command, to aid Will's disguise as a jongleur.Sharik, later changed toPoligraf Poligrafovich SharikovMongrelHeart of a DogMikhail BulgakovAnti-hero of the novel, a stray transformed into a New Soviet Man, then back againShilohBeagleShilohPhyllis Reynolds NaylorDog saved from his abusive owner.SiriusSiriusOlaf StapletonEponymous hero, the result of an experiment to produce a dog with something like human intelligence.SnuffA Night in the Lonesome OctoberRoger ZelaznyJack the Ripper's companion, and the narrator of the novel.Sorry-ooMoominsTove JanssonSparkLittle, BigJohn CrowleyDaily Alice's dogSpotSpot the DogEric HillSweetieDiary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog DaysJeff KinneyA dog adopted by the Heffley Family. Frank got the dog to satisfy Greg's wanting of a dog and his feelings over the loss of his pet fish. He (Frank) later giv