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* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
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* VillainousRescue: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
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* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
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* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: BondingOverMissingParents: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
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* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the Wall.
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* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: DefrostingIceKing: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the Wall.
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* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
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* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
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* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and his mother is a poodle.
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* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
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* EvilVsEvil: EvilVersusEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
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* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
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* EvilVsEvil: EvilVersusEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: He believes that while many pets are good, there are also bad pets who react the way they do because of being in despair over their missing owners. He also ultimately believes that not all wolves are bad and that it was only Dolph who was the true bad wolf, yet he also hopes that Dolph finally finds peace with himself and lets go of his hatred.
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: WhiteAndGreyMorality: He believes that while many pets are good, there are also bad pets who react the way they do because of being in despair over their missing owners. He also ultimately believes that not all wolves are bad and that it was only Dolph who was the true bad wolf, yet he also hopes that Dolph finally finds peace with himself and lets go of his hatred.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending the entire quadrilogy journeying to find his family, Max finally finds them. What's more, Rocky and Gizmo get adopted by Max's owners, and they all live happily together.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending the entire quadrilogy tetralogy journeying to find his family, Max finally finds them. What's more, Rocky and Gizmo get adopted by Max's owners, and they all live happily together.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: He always calls bigger animals "big guy" or "big gal". He's also got a jumping cry that goes "Hiii-yah!"
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* {{Catchphrase}}: He always calls bigger animals "big guy" or "big gal". He's also got a jumping cry that goes "Hiii-yah!"
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* LivingLegend: He's this to the rats, who are in awe of him being a hero.
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* LivingLegend: He's this to the rats, who are in awe of him being a hero.hero and call him "Silver Tongued Rocky".
* VerbalTic: He often calls animals bigger than him "big guy" or "big gal".
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig. She even says at one point that she absolutely hates the Chairman and that she'd usually never hate anyone.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters (for being bratty) nor Gertrude the pig.pig (for her haughty attitude). She even says at one point that she absolutely hates the Chairman and that she'd usually never hate anyone.
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* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
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* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...them, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
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* GrudgingThankYou: After getting something to eat thanks to Max in ''The Long Road'', he thanks Max for the food but says that this won't stop him from chasing him down.
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* InferioritySuperiorityComplex: The Mountain guesses that Dolph is only challenging him so that he could save face of being strong due to being beaten by an elephant.
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: He believes that while many pets are good, there are also bad pets who react the way they do because of being in despair over their missing owners. He also ultimately believes that not all wolves are bad and that it was only Dolph who was the true bad wolf.
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: He believes that while many pets are good, there are also bad pets who react the way they do because of being in despair over their missing owners. He also ultimately believes that not all wolves are bad and that it was only Dolph who was the true bad wolf.
wolf, yet he also hopes that Dolph finally finds peace with himself and lets go of his hatred.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one cat that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. When the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
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* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one cat that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. When the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LastOfHisKind: Out of the wolves that chased Max all the way to Texas, Dolph was one of the last wolves of his original pack. Once he gets relocated to a wildlife preserve, he becomes the last true wolf of his pack.
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!!Raoul
Raoul is a tomcat. He's in charge of the CrazyCatLady house, stern but fair.
Raoul is a tomcat. He's in charge of the CrazyCatLady house, stern but fair.
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Raoul
Wretch is a
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the wolves kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towards the dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them and even opens up to them about the cats' owner.
* SpockSpeak: Most of the time, he speaks in this manner. When he's telling the dogs about his owner, he forgoes this dialect a little bit.
* TheStoic: Raoul usually speaks in a stoic tone.
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towards the dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them and even opens up to them about the cats' owner.
* SpockSpeak: Most of the time, he speaks in this manner. When he's telling the dogs about his owner, he forgoes this dialect a little bit.
* TheStoic: Raoul usually speaks in a stoic tone.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from KilledOffScreen: He's hinted to have been killed in the wolves' wrath. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, fight between the wolves kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towardsthe dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them Corporation.
* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: Of the jerkish andeven opens up to them about the cats' owner.
* SpockSpeak: Mostvicious kind of the time, he speaks in this manner. When he's telling the dogs about his owner, he forgoes this dialect a little bit.
* TheStoic: Raoul usually speaks in a stoic tone.
white wolves, that is.
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towards
* WhiteWolvesAreSpecial: Of the jerkish and
* SpockSpeak: Most
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!!Longtooth
Longtooth is a rat and the leader of a gang of rats in the subways.
Longtooth is a rat and the leader of a gang of rats in the subways.
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Longtooth
Raoul is a
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* LargeAndInCharge: Longtooth is the biggest rat in the subway.
* RhymesOnADime: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or even talk. But it's subverted when he slips up a few times and admits to Max that he's faked the rhyming.
* YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He and his rats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to spread Rocky's "legend" to many other rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
* RhymesOnADime: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or even talk. But it's subverted when he slips up a few times and admits to Max that he's faked the rhyming.
* YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He and his rats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to spread Rocky's "legend" to many other rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Longtooth is DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the biggest rat in wolves' wrath. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, the subway.
wolves kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
*RhymesOnADime: DefrostingIceQueen: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or rather aloof towards the dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them and even talk. But it's subverted when opens up to them about the cats' owner.
* SpockSpeak: Most of the time, heslips up a few times and admits to Max that speaks in this manner. When he's faked telling the rhyming.
dogs about his owner, he forgoes this dialect a little bit.
*YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He TheStoic: Raoul usually speaks in a stoic tone.
!!Panda and Possum
Panda and Possum are two cat sisters living in the house of cats. They're some of the first cats to befriend Max and hisrats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to spread Rocky's "legend" to many other rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.friends.
*
* SpockSpeak: Most of the time, he
*
!!Panda and Possum
Panda and Possum are two cat sisters living in the house of cats. They're some of the first cats to befriend Max and his
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
* FatAndSkinny: Panda is fat while Possum is skinny.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possum is more snappy and impatient with the dogs, but she acts civil with them.
* NiceGirl: Panda. At first wary of the dogs, she quickly warms up to them as she learns that they're finding their owners.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Panda and Possum are from the same litter, but Panda is shy while Possum is more brash. Their fur color is even almost identical (being bicolored cats), except Panda is black-and-white while Possum is gray-and-white.
* RedOniBlueOni: Possum is the Red Oni, snappy and more bold, while Panda is the Blue Oni, shy and soft-spoken.
!!Longtooth
Longtooth is a rat and the leader of a gang of rats in the subways.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Longtooth is the biggest rat in the subway.
* RhymesOnADime: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or even talk. But it's subverted when he slips up a few times and admits to Max that he's faked the rhyming.
* YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He and his rats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to spread Rocky's "legend" to many other rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Possum is more snappy and impatient with the dogs, but she acts civil with them.
* NiceGirl: Panda. At first wary of the dogs, she quickly warms up to them as she learns that they're finding their owners.
* PolarOppositeTwins: Panda and Possum are from the same litter, but Panda is shy while Possum is more brash. Their fur color is even almost identical (being bicolored cats), except Panda is black-and-white while Possum is gray-and-white.
* RedOniBlueOni: Possum is the Red Oni, snappy and more bold, while Panda is the Blue Oni, shy and soft-spoken.
!!Longtooth
Longtooth is a rat and the leader of a gang of rats in the subways.
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* LargeAndInCharge: Longtooth is the biggest rat in the subway.
* RhymesOnADime: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or even talk. But it's subverted when he slips up a few times and admits to Max that he's faked the rhyming.
* YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He and his rats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to spread Rocky's "legend" to many other rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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** He also claims that he and the other dogs in the Corporation are civilized animals, even when Max points out that he [[spoiler:beat Madame Curie and left her for dead for defying him]].
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** He also claims that he and the other dogs in the Corporation are civilized animals, even when Max points only for Rocky to point out that he [[spoiler:beat Madame Curie and left her for dead for defying him]].
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[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
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!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie
Barbs is a
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep the alligators at bay with his howls. In the climax, he ends up keeping Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' horrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' horrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep the alligators at bay with his howls. In the climax, he ends up keeping Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeingHeinousHyena: Averted for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' horrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shownthe most part. The worst thing she does is laugh at inappropriate times, but she means no harm to the dogs.
* TheHyena: Befitting of a hyena, she often laughs even whenGeorgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hankshe's nervous.
!!Willa
Willa is a maleVirginia opossum living silverback gorilla. He lives in the southern swamp.same zoo as Barbs and is very territorial.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' horrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown
* TheHyena: Befitting of a hyena, she often laughs even when
!!Hank
Hank
!!Willa
Willa is a male
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone with his kids, Hank ultimately helps the dogs avoid the gators.
* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators threatening his kids.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators threatening his kids.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone InterspeciesFriendship: He's on good terms with Boss and even lets the red panda sisters hang out with him.
* KillerGorilla: Played straight at first, where he threatens to kill Barbs for stealing from hiskids, Hank ultimately helps the dogs avoid the gators.
food source. This simmers down when Gizmo tells him and Barbs to just talk things out.
*PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators MyGodYouAreSerious: When asking Barbs to not steal his food anymore and says that she can share with her clan, Barbs replies that she doesn't like being with her pack because they laugh too much. This causes Willa to laugh pretty hard and then say that it wouldn't hurt to at least deal with them.
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: When Gizmo calls him out for threateninghis kids.
!!The Alligators
A groupBarbs, Willa explains himself
-->'''Willa''': This hyena is always in here. Always stealing my food. She has plenty ofalligators that live food back with her pack, but she keeps taking mine. It makes me so ''angry''!
!!Rose and Scarlet
Rose and Scarlet are two red panda sisters. They hang out with Willa the gorilla and tease other animals in theswamp.zoo.
* KillerGorilla: Played straight at first, where he threatens to kill Barbs for stealing from his
*
* ThatMakesMeFeelAngry: When Gizmo calls him out for threatening
!!The Alligators
A group
-->'''Willa''': This hyena is always in here. Always stealing my food. She has plenty of
!!Rose and Scarlet
Rose and Scarlet are two red panda sisters. They hang out with Willa the gorilla and tease other animals in the
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* BreakingSpeech: The head alligator tries breaking Max by telling him that there's no escaping the swamp and that his owners would never love him again. But all this does is encourage Max to [[ShutUpHannibal retort that the gator is wrong and that he'd never stop looking for his owners]]. With that trick used, the gators decide to just attack.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogs keep guard over a Louisiana town and keep the pets safe from predators.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogs keep guard over a Louisiana town and keep the pets safe from predators.
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* BreakingSpeech: The head alligator tries breaking Max by telling him that there's no escaping FantasticRacism: They seem to look down on Barbs for being a hyena.
* SpoiledBrat: They're pretty bratty for zoo animals, taunting and teasing other animals.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long andthat his owners would never love him again. But all this does is encourage Max to [[ShutUpHannibal retort that the gator is wrong and that he'd never stop looking for his owners]]. With that trick used, the gators decide to just attack.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogsmournful howls keep guard over a Louisiana town and keep the pets safe from predators.enemies at bay.
* SpoiledBrat: They're pretty bratty for zoo animals, taunting and teasing other animals.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogs
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* DogStereotype: He's TheHero of the Louisiana town thanks to him and his fellow German shepherd police dogs.
* HeroicDog: He's a police dog, so this tends to fit the bill.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer about the situation. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friends aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let the wolves eat and drink before sending them away.
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one of the humans who had experimented with the Praxis virus.
* HeroicDog: He's a police dog, so this tends to fit the bill.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer about the situation. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friends aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let the wolves eat and drink before sending them away.
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one of the humans who had experimented with the Praxis virus.
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* DogStereotype: CowardlyLion: He's TheHero of not the Louisiana town thanks to him bravest dog, but he does keep the alligators at bay with his howls. In the climax, he ends up keeping Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his fellow German shepherd police dogs.
friends make their escape.
*HeroicDog: He's a police dog, so this tends to fit DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the bill.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: Whileswamp and that he'll have to be the other pets want Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to leave due help him. It turns out to Dr. Lynn leaving be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer about the situation. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friendsaren't meet him, however, he proves to blame be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing forDr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near thewolves eat swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and drink before sending them away.
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one ofthey're pleased to see Georgie in the humans who had experimented with flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at thePraxis virus.Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' horrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
*
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one of
* RedBaron: He's known at the
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
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* CoolOldLady: She's an old woman who loves animals, caring for as many as she could while looking for a cure for the virus. Because of this, they all love her.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to use the Praxis virus for good, to help people and animals. When it goes out of control, she decides that since she introduced Praxis, she'll be the one to stop it.
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for letting it spread.
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail is the king of the junkyard rats on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. Having heard of Longtooth's encounter with Rocky, he prepares his kingdom to welcome Rocky with open arms.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to use the Praxis virus for good, to help people and animals. When it goes out of control, she decides that since she introduced Praxis, she'll be the one to stop it.
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for letting it spread.
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail is the king of the junkyard rats on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. Having heard of Longtooth's encounter with Rocky, he prepares his kingdom to welcome Rocky with open arms.
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* CoolOldLady: She's an old woman who loves animals, caring for as many as she could while looking for a cure for JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone with his kids, Hank ultimately helps the virus. Because of this, they all love her.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to usedogs avoid the Praxis virus for good, to help people and animals. When it goes out of control, she decides that since she introduced Praxis, she'll be gators.
* PapaWolf: He directs theone to stop it.
* MyGreatestFailure: Afterdogs towards the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for letting it spread.
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail isalligators on the king threat of the junkyard rats on alligators threatening his kids.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in theoutskirts of Baton Rouge. Having heard of Longtooth's encounter with Rocky, he prepares his kingdom to welcome Rocky with open arms.swamp.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to use
* PapaWolf: He directs the
* MyGreatestFailure: After
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail is
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the
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* AdiposeRex: He's a big fat rat in charge of the junkyard rats.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice to you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out for himself]].
* LightIsNotGood: Though he had white fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who lives on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. He helps Max and his friends escape from the junkyard rats.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice to you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out for himself]].
* LightIsNotGood: Though he had white fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who lives on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. He helps Max and his friends escape from the junkyard rats.
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* AdiposeRex: He's a big fat rat in charge of BreakingSpeech: The head alligator tries breaking Max by telling him that there's no escaping the junkyard rats.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act niceswamp and that his owners would never love him again. But all this does is encourage Max to you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out [[ShutUpHannibal retort that the gator is wrong and that he'd never stop looking for himself]].
his owners]]. With that trick used, the gators decide to just attack.
*LightIsNotGood: Though he had white fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodleand flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes wholives on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. He helps want to eat Max and his friends escape friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogs keep guard over a Louisiana town and keep the pets safe fromthe junkyard rats.predators.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice
*
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Julep
Julep is a male German shepherd. He and his fellow police dogs keep guard over a Louisiana town and keep the pets safe from
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* InnocentBystander: He had been a normal stray before the rats keep him hostage in the junkyard, just so they can boast that they run the place.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and his mother is a poodle.
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks that his curly fur is a result of the rats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and his mother is a poodle.
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks that his curly fur is a result of the rats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
to:
* InnocentBystander: He had been a normal stray before DogStereotype: He's TheHero of the rats keep Louisiana town thanks to him hostage in the junkyard, just so they can boast that they run the place.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever,and his mother is fellow German shepherd police dogs.
* HeroicDog: He's apoodle.
police dog, so this tends to fit the bill.
*TraumaticHaircut: ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max thinks and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer about the situation. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his curly fur friends aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let the wolves eat and drink before sending them away.
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn isa result Madame Curie's owner. She is one of the rats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to behumans who had experimented with the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.Praxis virus.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever,
* HeroicDog: He's a
*
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be
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* FriendToAllChildren: She's mentioned to be friendly with the puppies in Baton Rouge and visits them often.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelation of Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't been good, and she resolves on becoming a better dog.
* NiceGirl: Before the humans left, Belle was regarded as the sweetest dog in Baton Rouge.
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her. She's let the mansion she lives in become filthy, hires a gang of angry mutts to be her bodyguards, and insists on ever referring to her as a lady.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization after hearing about Boss's death and decides to become good.
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!!Rosy and Duskborn
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travelling with a big herd of horses. They stop briefly to tell the dogs about the silver wall they're fleeing from.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelation of Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't been good, and she resolves on becoming a better dog.
* NiceGirl: Before the humans left, Belle was regarded as the sweetest dog in Baton Rouge.
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her. She's let the mansion she lives in become filthy, hires a gang of angry mutts to be her bodyguards, and insists on ever referring to her as a lady.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization after hearing about Boss's death and decides to become good.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''Journey's End'']]
!!Rosy and Duskborn
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travelling with a big herd of horses. They stop briefly to tell the dogs about the silver wall they're fleeing from.
to:
* FriendToAllChildren: CoolOldLady: She's mentioned to be friendly with an old woman who loves animals, caring for as many as she could while looking for a cure for the puppies in Baton Rouge and visits them often.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelationvirus. Because of Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over this, they all love her.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to use theedge.
* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't beenPraxis virus for good, to help people and animals. When it goes out of control, she resolves on becoming a better dog.
decides that since she introduced Praxis, she'll be the one to stop it.
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for letting it spread.
* NiceGirl:Before the humans left, Belle was regarded as the sweetest dog in Baton Rouge.
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her.She's let a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail is themansion she lives in become filthy, hires a gang of angry mutts to be her bodyguards, and insists on ever referring to her as a lady.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the courseking of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at junkyard rats on the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization after hearing about Boss's death and decides to become good.
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!!Rosy and Duskborn
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travellingoutskirts of Baton Rouge. Having heard of Longtooth's encounter with a big herd of horses. They stop briefly Rocky, he prepares his kingdom to tell the dogs about the silver wall they're fleeing from.welcome Rocky with open arms.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelation
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to use the
* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't been
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for letting it spread.
* NiceGirl:
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her.
!!King Flicktail
Flicktail is the
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course
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!!Rosy and Duskborn
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travelling
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* BrattyHalfPint: Out of the two horses, Duskborn the colt acts disdainful to the dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience for the domesticated life.
* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's an award-winning show jumper.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is a white mouse. He lives in an abandoned mall with lots of other mice.
* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's an award-winning show jumper.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is a white mouse. He lives in an abandoned mall with lots of other mice.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Out AdiposeRex: He's a big fat rat in charge of the two horses, Duskborn the colt acts disdainful junkyard rats.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice tothe dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out for the domesticated life.
himself]].
*HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's an award-winning show jumper.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is aLightIsNotGood: Though he had white mouse. He fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who livesin an abandoned mall with lots on the outskirts of other mice.Baton Rouge. He helps Max and his friends escape from the junkyard rats.
* AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice to
*
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is a
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who lives
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Go big or go home," he says while boasting of having over one hundred babies.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend to be a monster and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the local train museum.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend to be a monster and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the local train museum.
to:
* {{Catchphrase}}: "Go big or go home," he says while boasting of having over one hundred babies.
* HumansAreBastards:InnocentBystander: He doesn't like humans had been a normal stray before the rats keep him hostage in the junkyard, just so they can boast that much, they run the place.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, andhe says his mother is a poodle.
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks thatthe people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which his curly fur is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspiciousa result of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentionsrats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he has one hundred was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge andsixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretendknown to be a monster the sweetest dog around and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spotsis an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the local train museum.Boss's lost love.
* HumansAreBastards:
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks that
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend
!!Spots
Spots
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* AndThisIsFor: When they get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells this to the sky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* FriendToAllChildren: In spite of his grumpy nature, Spots seems to like kids and is touched to hear Max say that one of his child owners (Emma) wanting to be a conductor one day. He also keeps the train station open to help the younger animals be entertained.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* FriendToAllChildren: In spite of his grumpy nature, Spots seems to like kids and is touched to hear Max say that one of his child owners (Emma) wanting to be a conductor one day. He also keeps the train station open to help the younger animals be entertained.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
to:
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
*
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good
*
* NiceGirl: Before the humans left, Belle was
* SanitySlippage: The humans not
!!Stripes
Stripes is
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of
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!!Rosy and Duskborn
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travelling with a big herd of horses. They stop briefly to tell the dogs about the silver wall they're fleeing from.
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she BrattyHalfPint: Out of the two horses, Duskborn the colt acts disdainful to the dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience for the domesticated life.
* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she'sglad that the humans are gone.
an award-winning show jumper.
*InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is friends with Spots the coonhound.
Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl:Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes Out of the two horses, Rosy is very friendly to Max and his friends a domesticated horse and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keepthe wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffanynicer of the duo.
!!Samson
Samson is ayoung female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".white mouse. He lives in an abandoned mall with lots of other mice.
* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's
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* NiceGirl:
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep
!!Tiffany
Tiffany
!!Samson
Samson is a
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells the dogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates being called "Tiffany" and wants to be called the "Silver Bandit".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates being called "Tiffany" and wants to be called the "Silver Bandit".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells {{Catchphrase}}: "Go big or go home," he says while boasting of having over one hundred babies.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogsabout how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
*DoNotCallMePaul: She hates PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After beingcalled "Tiffany" chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and wants shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend to be called a monster and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the"Silver Bandit".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.local train museum.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs
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* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* EnemyMine: Once Max breaks his paw, the coyotes and the wolves decide to briefly join together to kill him. Suffice to say, when it comes to deciding on who tears Max apart, they start fighting amongst themselves.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives Max and his friends shelter to stop the coyotes from chasing them.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives Max and his friends shelter to stop the coyotes from chasing them.
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* EnemyMine: AndThisIsFor: When they get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells this to the sky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Maxbreaks and his paw, friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about thecoyotes Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him all he knows about the wolves decide to briefly join together to kill him. Suffice to say, when it comes to deciding on who tears Max apart, they start fighting amongst themselves.
Wall.
*GoodScarsEvilScars: TheDeterminator: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless Max, Spots and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. Forbrother Dots had wanted to follow their savage humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* FriendToAllChildren: In spite of his grumpy nature,the coyotes in the series don't appear Spots seems to like kids and is touched to hear Max say that one of his child owners (Emma) wanting to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have a conductor one day. He also keeps the dogs in their grasp, but when train station open to help the younger animals be entertained.
* GrumpyBear: Before Maxmentions that they know where gets him to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots thedogs lose them in coonhound is good friends with Stripes the canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She givesskunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friendsshelter to stop the coyotes from chasing them.assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the
*
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* FriendToAllChildren: In spite of his grumpy nature,
* GrumpyBear: Before Max
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children.
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs that her babies would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs that her babies would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children.
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babiesHumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses herbabies stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introducedfit in right at the home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's veryend of ''Journey's End''.adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells the dogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates being called "Tiffany" and wants to be called the "Silver Bandit".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* EnemyMine: Once Max breaks his paw, the coyotes and the wolves decide to briefly join together to kill him. Suffice to say, when it comes to deciding on who tears Max apart, they start fighting amongst themselves.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives Max and his friends shelter to stop the coyotes from chasing them.
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children.
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs that her babies would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
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* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates being called "Tiffany" and wants to be called the "Silver Bandit".
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* EnemyMine: Once Max breaks his paw, the coyotes and the wolves decide to briefly join together to kill him. Suffice to say, when it comes to deciding on who tears Max apart, they start fighting amongst themselves.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
!!Edwina
Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives Max and his friends shelter to stop the coyotes from chasing them.
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children.
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs that her babies would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
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!!Fester
Fester is a male Rottweiler. He's one of the many prisoners the Chairman keeps in the abandoned parking lot.
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* DumbMuscle: He admits that he's not the smartest dog around. But Max reassures him after their escape that, after all that Fester helped them through, he's pretty smart after all.
* {{Foil}}: To the Chairman. Both are intimidating dog breeds with black-and-tan fur, and they're leaders of their own packs of dogs. But while Fester warms up to Max and helps him get all the other dogs out, the Chairman sees Max as an asset rather than a dog and imprisons many dogs who defy him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He wants to rough up Max once the latter introduces himself, but once he's beaten, he's willing to cooperate and help everyone escape.
* TheNicknamer: Thanks to Max beating him in a duel, Fester decides along with the other dogs to call him "Fleetfoot".
Fester is a male Rottweiler. He's one of the many prisoners the Chairman keeps in the abandoned parking lot.
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* DumbMuscle: He admits that he's not the smartest dog around. But Max reassures him after their escape that, after all that Fester helped them through, he's pretty smart after all.
* {{Foil}}: To the Chairman. Both are intimidating dog breeds with black-and-tan fur, and they're leaders of their own packs of dogs. But while Fester warms up to Max and helps him get all the other dogs out, the Chairman sees Max as an asset rather than a dog and imprisons many dogs who defy him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: He wants to rough up Max once the latter introduces himself, but once he's beaten, he's willing to cooperate and help everyone escape.
* TheNicknamer: Thanks to Max beating him in a duel, Fester decides along with the other dogs to call him "Fleetfoot".
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* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
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* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.horrifying.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friends aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let the wolves eat and drink before sending them away.
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* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer.calmer about the situation. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friends aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to let the wolves eat and drink before sending them away.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Out of the two horses, Duskborn acts disdainful to the dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience for the domesticated life.
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* BrattyHalfPint: Out of the two horses, Duskborn the colt acts disdainful to the dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience for the domesticated life.
* DoNotCallMePaul: She hates being called "Tiffany" and wants to be called the "Silver Bandit".
* EnemyMine: Once Max breaks his paw, the coyotes and the wolves decide to briefly join together to kill him. Suffice to say, when it comes to deciding on who tears Max apart, they start fighting amongst themselves.
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* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon.
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* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon.
canyon. The wolves even call the coyotes out on this way of thinking.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
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* AttackAttackAttack: His idea of confronting any threat is attacking whatever is in his pack's way.
* BigBad:Of He's the main bad guy of all four books.
* BigBad:
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* BenevolentBoss: Max thinks he's a BadBoss at first, but it's soon proved that Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
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* BenevolentBoss: After experiencing Dandyclaw and the Chairman, Max thinks he's fears Boss is a BadBoss at first, but it's soon proved that Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep the alligators at bay with his howls. In the climax, he ends up keeping Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization and decides to become good.
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* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization after hearing about Boss's death and decides to become good.
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!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works with his owner and his brother at the local train museum.
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works with his owner and his brother at the local train museum.
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Spots is an old male coonhound. He works
Rosy and Duskborn are two horses travelling with
* BrattyHalfPint: Out of the two horses, Duskborn acts disdainful to the dogs. Rosy says that he was born in the wild and thus has little patience for the domesticated life.
* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's an award-winning show jumper.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is a white mouse. He lives in an abandoned mall with lots of other mice.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Go big or go home," he says while boasting of having over one hundred babies.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend to be a monster and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the local train museum.
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* HorseJump: Rosy says how the silver wall is impossible for any horse to jump over, and she even mentions that she's an award-winning show jumper.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Rosy's full name is Savannah Rose, but she doesn't mind others always calling her Rosy.
* NiceGirl: Out of the two horses, Rosy is the nicer horse.
!!Samson
Samson is a white mouse. He lives in an abandoned mall with lots of other mice.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: "Go big or go home," he says while boasting of having over one hundred babies.
* HumansAreBastards: He doesn't like humans that much, and he says that the people behind the silver wall on TV look happy, which is actually the opposite.
* NiceMice: Zigzagged. He's at first suspicious of the dogs, trying to warn them away with a megaphone to keep them from eating the mice. When the dogs say they don't want to eat mice, he relaxes and shows them around the mall, even helping them find kibble. But once the wolves come looking for the dogs, Samson gets angry at the dogs for leading them there and says that he'll tell the wolves where they are.
* PapaWolf: He threatens to reveal the dogs' hiding spot to the wolves, but like with Hank the possum, he does it to protect his family and the other mice.
* ReallyGetsAround: He mentions that he has one hundred and sixty seven babies to look after. That's why his motto is "Go big or go home".
* TheManBehindTheCurtain: After being chased by cats one day, Samson had come upon a megaphone and shouts into it, scaring them away. From then on, he uses the megaphone to pretend to be a monster and scare off predators.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male Bluetick coonhound. He works with his owner at the local train museum.
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* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit about the Wall.
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* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit all he knows about the Wall.
* FriendToAllChildren: In spite of his grumpy nature, Spots seems to like kids and is touched to hear Max say that one of his child owners (Emma) wanting to be a conductor one day. He also keeps the train station open to help the younger animals be entertained.
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children: children.
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* ScareEmStraight: She doesn't mind Rocky telling her babies about the "Mudlurker", telling the dogs that her babies would need to avoid any monsters and predators.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Now reunited with his owners, Max is horrified that he, Rocky, and Gizmo are going to be separated. Between the owners he had longed to see again and the dogs he had bonded with, he chooses Rocky and Gizmo and decides to run away with them. Dr. Lynn sees how much they'd miss each other and proposes that they can still stay together, and Charlie and Emma ask their parents if they can adopt the two smaller dogs.
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* FriendOrIdolDecision: Now reunited with his owners, Max is horrified that he, Rocky, and Gizmo are going to be separated. Between the owners he had longed to see again and the dogs he had bonded with, he chooses Rocky and Gizmo and decides to run away with them. Dr. Lynn sees how much they'd miss each other and proposes that they can still stay together, and Charlie and Emma ask their parents if they can adopt the two smaller dogs.dogs (which they do).
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Max is a heroic dog who's gotten scars over the course of his journey. The Mountain even remarks on how much scars he's gotten while trying to find his owners.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Max is a heroic dog who's gotten scars over the course of his journey. The Mountain even remarks on how much scars he's gotten while trying to find his owners.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Dolph is a ruthless battle-scarred wolf. He gets a lot more injuries in his pursuit of Max throughout the series.
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* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
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* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats cat that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when When the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* NamedAfterSomebodyFamous: She's named after Madame Curie, who had been the first person to discover radioactivity. Dr. Lynn even explains that Madame Curie was her role model, so much so that she named her dog after her.
* BreakingSpeech: The head alligator tries breaking Max by telling him that there's no escaping the swamp and that his owners would never love him again. But all this does is encourage Max to [[ShutUpHannibal retort that the gator is wrong and that he'd never stop looking for his owners]]. With that trick used, the gators decide to just attack.
* GoodScarsEvilScars: Like Dolph, Bonecrusher is ruthless and battle-scarred, especially with claw marks on his muzzle.
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!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
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Edwina is a female armadillo living in a chasm. She gives Max and
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* GoodParents: She takes good care of her four children:
* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
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* RollingAttack: As befitting of an armadillo.
!!Blue, Milo, Lola, and Chloe
A couple of Dachshund/Yorkie puppies. They're Rocky and Gizmo's sons and daughters introduced at the very end of ''Journey's End''.
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* FormerlyFat: Rocky had been pretty plump before the humans disappeared, and lots of travelling has caused him to lose weight. It's subverted in the epilogue in ''Journey's End'', when Rocky had regained some weight back.
* BeQuietNudge: She gives these to Rocky whenever he says something rude.
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-->'''Gertrude''': That...was a complete waste of my time.
* InsufferableGenius: She's a very smart pig, but she's also very pretentious.
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Flicktail is the king of the junkyard rats on the outskirts of Baton Rouge.
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* BabiesEverAfter
* CheerfulChild: Like their mother Gizmo, they're happy and friendly puppies.
* PatchworkKids: They have wiry fur like Gizmo and long bodies and short legs like Rocky, and they're black-and-tan like both of their parents.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Downplayed. Thanks to the remaining Praxis in Rocky and Gizmo, they pass Praxis down to the puppies, who end up learning to operate TV remotes and making their yips sound like actual words.
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* BabiesEverAfter
* CheerfulChild: Like their mother Gizmo, they're happy and friendly puppies.
* PatchworkKids: They have wiry fur like Gizmo and long bodies and short legs like Rocky, and they're black-and-tan like both of their parents.
* SuperpowerfulGenetics: Downplayed. Thanks to the remaining Praxis in Rocky and Gizmo, they pass Praxis down to the puppies, who end up learning to operate TV remotes and making their yips sound like actual words.
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* AffiblyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
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* AffiblyEvil: AffablyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
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* BadassBoast: Even while surrounded by wolves and coyotes in ''Journey's End'', Max eventually locks and loads on the predators when the humans arrive just in time.
-->'''Max''': You have no idea what I'm capable of. I'm NOT just some house pet who got lost. I have summoned blazing fires to destroy my enemies. I have made [[HonorableElephant giant mountains]] come alive to trample those who'd dare to attack my friends. A cloud of bats came at my friend's call, swarming [[TheBigBadWolf Dolph's]] [[SavageWolves pack]] and tossing them into a chasm. [[BigBad Dolph]] knows what I can do. When he asked for my help when he was starving, [[SaveTheVillain I gave it]]. But every time he attacks, I strike back even harder. You came after me...and now I make the noise to drive you crazy! ... [[PreAssKickingOneLiner You have underestimated me. Now you will find out what I'm truly capable of!]]
-->'''Max''': You have no idea what I'm capable of. I'm NOT just some house pet who got lost. I have summoned blazing fires to destroy my enemies. I have made [[HonorableElephant giant mountains]] come alive to trample those who'd dare to attack my friends. A cloud of bats came at my friend's call, swarming [[TheBigBadWolf Dolph's]] [[SavageWolves pack]] and tossing them into a chasm. [[BigBad Dolph]] knows what I can do. When he asked for my help when he was starving, [[SaveTheVillain I gave it]]. But every time he attacks, I strike back even harder. You came after me...and now I make the noise to drive you crazy! ... [[PreAssKickingOneLiner You have underestimated me. Now you will find out what I'm truly capable of!]]
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* NiceGirl: What defines her personality is her determination to make plenty of friends, even those that aren't dogs.
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* NiceGirl: What defines Her frisky and kindly nature make her personality is her determination determined to make plenty of friends, even those that aren't dogs.
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* KickTheDog: He's at first a bully that seems to want to make Max pay for defying him. But the first act he does to show that he's serious is slaughtering Raoul the cat.
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* KickTheDog: He's at first a bully that seems to want to make Max pay for defying him. But the first act he does to show that he's serious is slaughtering killing Raoul the cat.cat and bringing his mangled body to Max.
* LargeAndInCharge: Longtooth is the biggest rat in the subway.
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* BadBoss: Max thinks he's this at first, but it's soon averted, for Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
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* BadBoss: BenevolentBoss: Max thinks he's this a BadBoss at first, but it's soon averted, for proved that Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
* InterspeciesFriendship: He's friends with some of the animals in the zoo. These include Oliver the owl, Willa the gorilla, and Mortimer the elephant.
* CurbStompBattle: When fighting the wolves, he flat-out thrashes them due to his massive size and thick hide.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain said elephant himself) goes along with The Mountain.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He uses his [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Praxis-enhanced mind]] to call out Dolph, listing all of his faults.
* TheReasonYouSuckSpeech: He uses his [[AwesomenessByAnalysis Praxis-enhanced mind]] to call out Dolph, listing all of his faults.
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!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* AdiposeRex: He's a big fat rat in charge of the junkyard rats.
* FauxAffiblyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice to you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out for himself]].
* LightIsNotGood: Though he had white fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who lives on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. He helps Max and his friends escape from the junkyard rats.
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* InnocentBystander: He had been a normal stray before the rats keep him hostage in the junkyard, just so they can boast that they run the place.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and his mother is a poodle.
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks that his curly fur is a result of the rats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* FauxAffiblyEvil: Whitey puts it best when describing King Flicktail.
-->'''Whitey''': Flicktail may act nice to you now, but when it comes down to it, [[ItsAllAboutMe he's going to look out for himself]].
* LightIsNotGood: Though he had white fur, he's got hidden selfish motives on keeping the dogs in his kingdom.
!!Whitey
Whitey is a male Labradoodle who lives on the outskirts of Baton Rouge. He helps Max and his friends escape from the junkyard rats.
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* InnocentBystander: He had been a normal stray before the rats keep him hostage in the junkyard, just so they can boast that they run the place.
* MixedAncestry: His father's a Labrador retriever, and his mother is a poodle.
* TraumaticHaircut: Max thinks that his curly fur is a result of the rats keeping him hostage. However, Whitey reassures him that he was just born this way.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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!!Madame Curie
Madame Curie is the same breed as Max (a Labrador retriever) but black-furred with a strange symbol on her collar. She's been a good friend to Max during their visit to the Vet, and she even warns him of dangers to come.
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!!Madame Curie
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!!Madame Curie
Madame Curie
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the
* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheBigBadWolf: He's the biggest, toughest, and meanest wolf in the pack.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits that he and his pack are too weak to hunt and fight, and that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* KickTheDog: He's at first a bully that seems to want to make Max pay for defying him. But the first act he does to show that he's serious is slaughtering Raoul the cat.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not over and even tries attacking the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
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!!Madame Curie
Madame Curie is the same breed as Max (a Labrador retriever) but black-furred with a strange symbol on her collar. She's been a good friend to Max during their visit to the Vet, and she even warns him of dangers to come.
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* TheBigBadWolf: He's the biggest, toughest, and meanest wolf in the pack.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits that he and his pack are too weak to hunt and fight, and that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* KickTheDog: He's at first a bully that seems to want to make Max pay for defying him. But the first act he does to show that he's serious is slaughtering Raoul the cat.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not over and even tries attacking the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
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!!Madame Curie
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!!Boss
Boss is an old male Australian shepherd. He's the alpha in charge of a southern cruise boat called the ''Flower Of The South''. Initially gruff, he comes to soften up as he gets to know Max and his friends.
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* BadBoss: Max thinks he's this at first, but it's soon averted, for Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
* CoolOldGuy: He's mentioned to be old, but he's proved that he's a capable alpha. He's even confident enough to drive away a hungry wolf by barking at him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode. When it does, it damages him beyond repair, and he dies on the riverbank.
* TheLostLenore: Played with since Belle isn't actually dead, but Boss believes that it's his fault that his owners couldn't bring Belle with them.
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes this to Max in ''The Long Road''.
!!Zephyr
Zephyr is a female Dalmatian. She lives with Boss and many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
!!The Mountain
The Mountain is an African elephant living in an amusement park in a zoo. Along with Madame Curie, he's one of the eighteen animals tested in the laboratories for the medicine called Praxis.
* CoolOldGuy: He's mentioned to be old, but he's proved that he's a capable alpha. He's even confident enough to drive away a hungry wolf by barking at him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode. When it does, it damages him beyond repair, and he dies on the riverbank.
* TheLostLenore: Played with since Belle isn't actually dead, but Boss believes that it's his fault that his owners couldn't bring Belle with them.
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes this to Max in ''The Long Road''.
!!Zephyr
Zephyr is a female Dalmatian. She lives with Boss and many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
!!The Mountain
The Mountain is an African elephant living in an amusement park in a zoo. Along with Madame Curie, he's one of the eighteen animals tested in the laboratories for the medicine called Praxis.
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* BadBoss: HumansAreBastards: Dandyclaw is sure that the humans abandoned their dogs on purpose, so he decides to make himself a savior and keep the dogs away from their owners.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Maxthinks he's and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this at first, but it's soon averted, for Boss proves and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* InsistentTerminology:
** He refers to bea much better alpha than called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky sarcastically calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
** He also insists that theChairman.
dogs in the Enclave go by their given names, like "Softspike" for Gizmo.
*CoolOldGuy: NoSenseOfHumor: He's mentioned not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers tobe old, but let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water), Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon" and [[GladIThoughtOfIt takes credit for]] [[SelfServingMemory discovering this]].
* PsychoPoodle
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he'sproved that he's a capable alpha. He's even confident enough to drive away a hungry wolf by barking at him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board whilethe ''Flower Of The South'' is burning savior of dogs. And when the wolves are coming for the Enclave, he starts to cry and ready to explode. When it does, it damages him beyond repair, and moan about how he dies on the riverbank.
* TheLostLenore: Playedneeds Precious with since Belle isn't actually dead, but Boss believes that it's his fault that his owners couldn't bring Belle with them.
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes this to Max in ''The Long Road''.
!!Zephyr
Zephyrhim.
!!Longtooth
Longtooth is afemale Dalmatian. She lives with Boss rat and many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
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The Mountain is an African elephant living in an amusement park in a zoo. Along with Madame Curie, he's one of the eighteen animals testedrats in the laboratories for the medicine called Praxis.subways.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max
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** He refers to be
** He also insists that the
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* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to
* PsychoPoodle
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while
* TheLostLenore: Played
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes this to Max in ''The Long Road''.
!!Zephyr
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!!Longtooth
Longtooth is a
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain reveals that he had been shunned by his fellow elephants after he's been induced by the Praxis medicine.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their backstories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogs and Gertrude from the wolves at the laboratory.
* EmotionalBruiser: He's a big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to the dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to having temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is a female pig living in a petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie and the Mountain, she's one of the eighteen animals used in the Praxis experiment.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their backstories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogs and Gertrude from the wolves at the laboratory.
* EmotionalBruiser: He's a big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to the dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to having temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is a female pig living in a petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie and the Mountain, she's one of the eighteen animals used in the Praxis experiment.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain reveals RhymesOnADime: He's led his rats into rhyming whenever they sing or even talk. But it's subverted when he slips up a few times and admits to Max that he had been shunned by his fellow elephants after he's been induced by faked the Praxis medicine.
rhyming.
*AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks YouDirtyRat: Subverted. He and his rats seem menacing, but once Rocky impresses them all, he's in a friendlier mood and decides to Praxis, The Mountain can tell spread Rocky's "legend" to many other animals their backstories by studying their physical condition. rats.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. Heeven does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech runs a blunt telling off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save thegroup of dogs and Gertrude from the wolves at the laboratory.
* EmotionalBruiser: He'slike a big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to the dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to having temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who usescorrupt corporation called, well...The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
!!Gertrude
Gertrude isCorporation, a female pig living in a petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie and the Mountain, she's one of the eighteen animals used in the Praxis experiment.society run only by dogs.
*
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the
* EmotionalBruiser: He's
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to the dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to having temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the few animals who uses
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is
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* DirtyCoward: She remarks that the chickens getting eaten by the big cats is better than herself getting eaten.
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims that predators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after they escape the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that Gertrude was right in needing protection.
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims that predators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after they escape the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that Gertrude was right in needing protection.
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
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* DirtyCoward: She BadBoss: He sends dogs who are defiant to him to the abandoned parking lot, locked up and starving until they're ready to serve him.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarksthat on how this make the chickens getting eaten by the big cats is better than herself getting eaten.
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
* ProperlyParanoid: SheChairman hypocritical.
** He also claims thatpredators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after they escape he and the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that Gertrude was right in needing protection.
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard livingother dogs in the swamp. Corporation are civilized animals, even when Max points out that he [[spoiler:beat Madame Curie and left her for dead for defying him]].
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
* KickTheDog: In a case of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''Dark Waters'']]
!!Boss
Boss is an old male Australian shepherd. He'sknown around the swamp area as alpha in charge of a southern cruise boat called the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long ''Flower Of The South''. Initially gruff, he comes to soften up as he gets to know Max and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.his friends.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}:
** The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
* ProperlyParanoid: She
** He also claims that
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
* KickTheDog: In a case of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''Dark Waters'']]
!!Boss
Boss is an old male Australian shepherd. He's
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
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* CowardlyLion: BadBoss: Max thinks he's this at first, but it's soon averted, for Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
* CoolOldGuy: He'snot the bravest dog, mentioned to be old, but he does keep Belle's mutts he's proved that he's a capable alpha. He's even confident enough to drive away a hungry wolf by barking at bay him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board whileMax the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and his friends make their escape.
ready to explode. When it does, it damages him beyond repair, and he dies on the riverbank.
*DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced TheLostLenore: Played with since Belle isn't actually dead, but Boss believes that it's no use leaving the swamp and his fault that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and owners couldn't bring Belle with them.
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomesa happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in,this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogsto Max in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from Road''.
!!Zephyr
Zephyr is atimid female Dalmatian. She lives with Boss and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* DogStereotype: Zephyr andsomewhat brave dog. It's shown her fellow Dalmatians had been raised by firefighters and accompany them on their missions of putting out fires.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires. At the end of the series, she and the other Dalmatians are heralded as heroes for helping the other dogs on the boat.
* NumberTwo: She's mostwhen Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hanklikely Boss's second-in-command.
!!The Mountain
The Mountain isa male Virginia opossum an African elephant living in an amusement park in a zoo. Along with Madame Curie, he's one of the southern swamp.eighteen animals tested in the laboratories for the medicine called Praxis.
* CoolOldGuy: He's
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while
*
* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in,
* LivingLegend: The police dogs
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of
!!Zephyr
Zephyr is a
* DogStereotype: Zephyr and
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires. At the end of the series, she and the other Dalmatians are heralded as heroes for helping the other dogs on the boat.
* NumberTwo: She's most
!!Hank
Hank
!!The Mountain
The Mountain is
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone with his kids, Hank ultimately helps the dogs avoid the gators.
* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators threatening his kids.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works with his owner and his brother at the local train museum.
* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators threatening his kids.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works with his owner and his brother at the local train museum.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone with AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain reveals that he had been shunned by his kids, Hank ultimately helps fellow elephants after he's been induced by the Praxis medicine.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their backstories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogsavoid and Gertrude from the gators.
* PapaWolf: He directswolves at the dogs towards laboratory.
* EmotionalBruiser: He's a big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to thealligators on the threat dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to having wild temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of thealligators threatening his kids.
!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He worksfew animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with his owner The Mountain.
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is a female pig living in a petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie andhis brother at the local train museum.Mountain, she's one of the eighteen animals used in the Praxis experiment.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their backstories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogs
* PapaWolf: He directs
* EmotionalBruiser: He's a big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
* HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's friendly to the
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Boss is one of the
!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is a female pig living in a petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie and
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* AndThisIsFor: When they get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells this to the sky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
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* AndThisIsFor: BaitAndSwitchComment: When they Rocky performs tricks for her to get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells on her good side, he gets this response.
-->'''Gertrude''': That...was a complete of my time.
* DeadpanSnarker: She often speaks in an arrogant and snarky attitude.
* DirtyCoward: She remarks that the chickens getting eaten by the big cats is better than herself getting eaten.
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to thesky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
*[[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims thathis owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better predators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after hearing they escape the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that kids still love trains and explains about Gertrude was right in needing protection.
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[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in thewall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]:swamp. He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about known around the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and tells him a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
-->'''Gertrude''': That...was a complete of my time.
* DeadpanSnarker: She often speaks in an arrogant and snarky attitude.
* DirtyCoward: She remarks that the chickens getting eaten by the big cats is better than herself getting eaten.
* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
*
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims that
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Introduced in ''The Long Road'']]
!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]:
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that CowardlyLion: He's not the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly tobravest dog, but he does keep Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp andis willing that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stenchhim. It turns out to keep be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the wolves at bay defeatist attitude and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. becomes a happier dog.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. Whenshe's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast thatdespite her sometimes smelling, she would fit preys on anything in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffanythe swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is ayoung female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named male Virginia opossum living in the "Silver Bandit".southern swamp.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that
!!Tiffany
Tiffany
* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
!!Hank
Hank is a
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells the dogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
to:
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as
* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the
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[[folder:Antagonists]]
!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheBigBadWolf: He's the biggest, toughest, and meanest wolf in the pack.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits that he and his pack are too weak to hunt and fight, and that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not over and even tries attacking the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
* TheBigBadWolf: He's the biggest, toughest, and meanest wolf in the pack.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits that he and his pack are too weak to hunt and fight, and that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not over and even tries attacking the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
to:
* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheBigBadWolf: He'sKnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the biggest, toughest, Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and meanest wolf in the pack.
flee.
*BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging attrapped in the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Maxswamp and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops owners must have decided to never love him from his goal.
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to huntagain, which causes Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits to retort that he and his pack he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There aretoo weak to hunt and fight, and only three alligators that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolphtalk.
!!Julep
Julep isso furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves:male German shepherd. He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the fellow police dogs apart.
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's notkeep guard over a Louisiana town and even tries attacking keep the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandonedpets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.safe from predators.
* TheBigBadWolf: He's
*
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt
* TerribleTrio: There are
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph
!!Julep
Julep is
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
* SavageWolves:
* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned
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* HumansAreBastards: Dandyclaw is sure that the humans abandoned their dogs on purpose, so he decides to make himself a savior and keep the dogs away from their owners.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water), Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon" and [[GladIThoughtOfIt takes credit for]] [[SelfServingMemory discovering this]].
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs. And when the wolves are coming for the Enclave, he starts to cry and moan about how he needs Precious with him.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water), Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon" and [[GladIThoughtOfIt takes credit for]] [[SelfServingMemory discovering this]].
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs. And when the wolves are coming for the Enclave, he starts to cry and moan about how he needs Precious with him.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
to:
* HumansAreBastards: Dandyclaw is sure that the humans abandoned their dogs on purpose, so he decides to make himself a savior and keep the dogs away from their owners.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor:DogStereotype: He's not TheHero of the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offersLouisiana town thanks to let Max him and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water), Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon" and [[GladIThoughtOfIt takes credit for]] [[SelfServingMemory discovering this]].
his fellow German shepherd police dogs.
*VillainousBreakdown: HeroicDog: He's angry a police dog, so this tends to fit the bill.
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friendsare aren't to blame for Dr. Lynn leaving the Enclave town. Earlier, though suspicious, he does agree with Max to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs. And when let the wolves are coming for eat and drink before sending them away.
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one of theEnclave, he starts to cry and moan about how he needs Precious humans who had experimented with him.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.the Praxis virus.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor:
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers
*
* ReasonableAuthorityFigure: While the other pets want Max and his friends to leave due to Dr. Lynn leaving and the wolves arriving, Julep's calmer. He does say that Max has to leave so that the pets can be safer, but he also knows that Max and his friends
!!Dr. Lynn
Dr. Lynn is Madame Curie's owner. She is one of the
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* BadBoss: He sends dogs who are defiant to him to the abandoned parking lot, locked up and starving until they're ready to serve him.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks on how this make the Chairman hypocritical.
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
* KickTheDog: In a case of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks on how this make the Chairman hypocritical.
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
* KickTheDog: In a case of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
to:
* BadBoss: He sends dogs CoolOldLady: She's an old woman who are defiant to him to the abandoned parking lot, locked up and starving until they're ready to serve him.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how heloves making animals, caring for as many as she could while looking for a cure for the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes virus. Because of this, they all love her.
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted tohuman tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks on how this make use the Chairman hypocritical.
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoicPraxis virus for good, to help people and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
* KickTheDog: In a caseanimals. When it goes out of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Maxcontrol, she decides that if he had human hands, he would clap since she introduced Praxis, she'll be the one to stop it.
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself forhis determination.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that liveletting it spread.
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be theswamp.sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how he
* MustMakeAmends: She had wanted to
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic
* KickTheDog: In a case
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max
* MyGreatestFailure: After the Praxis virus goes out of control, she blames herself for
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live
* NiceGirl: She's a very sweet-hearted old lady.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the
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* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But Gizmo sees that this is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio: There are only three alligators that talk.
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert
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!!Spots
Spots is an old male coonhound. He works with his owner and his brother at the local train museum.
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* AndThisIsFor: When they get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells this to the sky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells the dogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
* CoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and tells him a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends with Stripes the skunk.
* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and is one of Spots' closest friends.
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* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to Max and his friends and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how she's a famed robber named the "Silver Bandit".
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* CloudCuckooLander: She tells the dogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that the dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
!!Coyotes
The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: A male example. Max is often described a golden Labrador, and he's a good-natured dog.
* NiceJobBreakingItHero: In ''The Vanishing'', he throws dog food down for the pursuing wolves to eat while they make their getaway. This just gives the wolves more fuel and energy to chase them, and Max even thinks that this wasn't a good idea.
* PapaWolf: To his child owners Charlie and Emma, to the point of crossing half of the country to find them.
* PapaWolf: To his child owners Charlie and Emma, to the point of crossing half of the country to find them.
* SelfServingMemory: Played for laughs in ''The Long Road''. When telling Flicktail the rat about his adventures, he tells his own version of what happened so far. For example, he didn't get lost on the monorail (which he did), and he declares himself the leader of the gang (though Max does the leading).
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* {{Wangst}}: In-Universe, where Rocky whines that it's Max's fault that he's a stray now, with no food and no shelter. He stops complaining immediately when Max tells him that he's got food and shelter at his owners' house, and Max is surprised about how Rocky went from complaining about him to being his friend again...to which Rocky says that he gets cranky when he's hungry.
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* {{Wangst}}: In-Universe, where Rocky whines that it's Max's fault that he's a stray now, with no food and no shelter. He stops complaining immediately when Max tells him that he's got food and shelter at his owners' house, and Max is surprised about how Rocky went from complaining about him to being his friend again...to which again. In return, Rocky just says that he gets cranky when he's hungry.
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* LetsGetDangerous: When confronting the wolf pack for the first time, one of Gizmo's first reactions is to bare her teeth and snarl at any wolf coming too close.
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* LetsGetDangerous: When confronting the wolf pack for the first time, one of Gizmo's first reactions is to declare that she's wanted to mess with the wolves for a long time. She even gets to bare her teeth and snarl at any wolf coming too close.
* ChekhovsGun: The symbols on Madame's collar is eventually revealed to be the symbol of the Praxis virus, which she was an experiment for.
* BadBoss: Max thinks he's this at first, but it's soon averted, for Boss proves to be a much better alpha than Dandyclaw and the Chairman.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode.
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* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode. When it does, it damages him beyond repair, and he dies on the riverbank.
* LivingLegend: The police dogs in a town near the swamp have heard the Mudlurker's cries, and they're pleased to see Georgie in the flesh.
* TheBigBadWolf: He's the biggest, toughest, and meanest wolf in the pack.
* GladIThoughtOfIt: Max and Rocky stay with the Enclave for a while and show Dandyclaw how to use the wagon to haul food and water to their camp. In return, Dandyclaw takes all credit for this and declares that their wagon is now the Enclave's wagon.
* {{Jerkass}}: Nothing about the Chairman is really redeemable, being a stoic and cruel dictator to the other dogs.
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
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* FriendToAllChildren: She's mentioned to be friendly with the puppies in Baton Rouge and visits them often.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelation of Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. The revelation of Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
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* NiceGirl: Before the humans left, Belle was regarded as the sweetest dog in Baton Rouge.
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* TheSmartGuy: He's said to be the brains of the trio, coming up with clever tricks to outsmart their enemies.
* FatalFlaw: Her main flaw is being reckless and rushing head-long into dangerous situations.
* OneOfTheKids: With her and Rocky's puppies, she's more than eager to play games with them.
* ShipTease: With Rocky throughout all four books. Ultimately, they become mates and have four puppies together.
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* IntergenerationalFriendship: With the younger Max, who likes hearing about the older dog's wisdom.
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Raoul is a tabby tomcat. He's in charge of the CrazyCatLady house, stern but fair.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, they kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. [[spoiler:Unfortunately, they the wolves kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
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* TheStoic: Raoul usually speaks in a stoic tone.
* TheLostLenore: Played with since Belle isn't actually dead, but Boss believes that it's his fault that his owners couldn't bring Belle with them.
!!Zephyr
Zephyr is a female Dalmatian. She lives with Boss and many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
Zephyr is a female Dalmatian. She lives with Boss and many other dogs on the ''Flower Of The South'', where she helps organize what goes on at the boat. She's also the leader of a gang of firehouse Dalmatians.
* HeroicDog: She mentions that it's her and the other Dalmatians' duty to help firefighters put out fires.
* NumberTwo: She's most likely Boss's second-in-command.
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain shunned by his fellow elephants after he's been induced by the Praxis medicine.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their stories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their stories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
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* AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain reveals that he had been shunned by his fellow elephants after he's been induced by the Praxis medicine.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals theirstories backstories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, The Mountain can tell other animals their
* DeterminedDefeatist: Georgie is convinced that it's no use leaving the swamp and that he'll have to be the Mudlurker forever, but he trusts Max and his friends to help him. It turns out to be a good thing, because Georgie soon sheds the defeatist attitude and becomes a happier dog.
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* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all, Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
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* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all, all), Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
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* ThoseWilyCoyotes: For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that
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* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Played with. For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that
that they know where to catch rabbits, they're easily fooled and don't realize it until the dogs lose them in the canyon.
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* InterspeciesFriendship: Thanks to their love of food, he gets along well with Barbs the hyena.
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* InterspeciesFriendship: Thanks to their love of food, he gets along well with Barbs the hyena. He's also friends with many rats, who hail him as a hero.
* LivingLegend: He's this to the rats, who are in awe of him being a hero.
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* {{Wangst}}: In-Universe, where Rocky whines that it's Max's fault that he's a stray now, with no food and no shelter. He stops complaining immediately when Max tells him that he's got food and shelter at his owners' house, and Max is surprised about how Rocky went from complaining about him to being his friend again...to which Rocky says that he gets cranky when he's hungry.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig. She even says at one point that she absolutely hates the Doberman and that she'd usually never hate anyone.
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* BadassAdorable: She's a cute little terrier who's able to stand up to animals bigger than her. Examples being a wolf, a gorilla, and an alligator.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig. She even says at one point that she absolutely hates theDoberman Chairman and that she'd usually never hate anyone.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig. She even says at one point that she absolutely hates the
* LetsGetDangerous: When confronting the wolf pack for the first time, one of Gizmo's first reactions is to bare her teeth and snarl at any wolf coming too close.
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* CoolOldGuy
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* CoolOldGuyCoolOldGuy: Once he starts opening up more, he becomes friendly and helpful for Max and his friends.
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-->'''Spots''': I know, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.
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-->'''Spots''': I know, know you did, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing could stop us.us.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
* GrumpyBear: Before Max gets him to open up, he's often seen being grouchy.
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* PosthumousSibling: Max and his friends assume that Spots's brother Dots had died, but it's subverted when it's revealed that Dots was only captured, not dead.
* BullyingADragon: In spite of seeing an elephant charging at the wolves (an animal that easily outweighs and overpowers them all, Dolph still decides to take The Mountain on. It ends up being a CurbStompBattle, with The Mountain easily kicking him away.
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* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
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* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, water), Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".wagon" and [[GladIThoughtOfIt takes credit for]] [[SelfServingMemory discovering this]].
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* KickTheDog: In a case of an actual dog doing the dog-kicking, he savagely attacks Madame Curie and leaves her in an abandoned office to die alone.
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* AgonyOfTheFeet: In ''Journey's End'', Max ends up breaking a paw while luring the wolves and coyotes away from his friends.
* FriendOrIdolDecision: Now reunited with his owners, Max is horrified that he, Rocky, and Gizmo are going to be separated. Between the owners he had longed to see again and the dogs he had bonded with, he chooses Rocky and Gizmo and decides to run away with them. Dr. Lynn sees how much they'd miss each other and proposes that they can still stay together, and Charlie and Emma ask their parents if they can adopt the two smaller dogs.
* ItsAllMyFault: In ''Dark Waters'', he becomes so busy in finding out about the Praxis symbol that he doesn't notice Rocky boarding the monorail by accident and with a hungry hyena. Max blames himself for Rocky being separated from them.
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* WhiteAndGrayMorality: He believes that while many pets are good, there are also bad pets who react the way they do because of being in despair over their missing owners. He also ultimately believes that not all wolves are bad and that it was only Dolph who was the true bad wolf.
* BigDamnHeroes: He does this two times, both involving saving Max. The first was in ''The Vanishing'', when Rocky pushes a gumball machine onto Wretch's head to keep him from killing Max. The second was in ''Journey's End'', where Rocky arrives in time to jump onto Dolph, biting wherever he can reach.
* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: He says this in ''Journey's End''.
-->'''Rocky''': Is it Dolph? Is it food? Is it Dolph eating food?
-->'''Rocky''': Is it Dolph? Is it food? Is it Dolph eating food?
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* CharacterDevelopment: He goes all the way from a spoiled and lazy pet to a braver dog.
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* CharacterDevelopment: He goes all the way from a spoiled and lazy pet to a braver dog. He even lampshades this when Max admits that Rocky and Gizmo have become family to him.
* FantasticRacism: He has a thing against Dalmatians due to one Dalmatian being rude to him once. Max reassures him that not all Dalmatians are rude, even adding that not all dachshunds are friendly.
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* ShipTease: With Gizmo throughout all four books. Ultimately, the two end up having puppies together, and Max becomes the puppies' uncle.
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* ShipTease: With Gizmo throughout all four books. Ultimately, the two end up having puppies together, together.
* TrueCompanions: With Gizmo andMax becomes the puppies' uncle.
Max, who confirms that he's family to him.
* TrueCompanions: With Gizmo and
* LeeroyJenkins: Her FatalFlaw is rushing head-on into situations. She admits that this was the reason why she was separated from her old owners, because she had instantly chased a squirrel as soon as it came by.
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* ShipTease: With Rocky throughout all four books. Ultimately, they become mates and have four puppies together, and Max becomes the puppies' uncle.
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* TrueCompanions: With Rocky and Max, the latter confirming that she's family to him.
* ShipTease: With Rocky throughout all four books. Ultimately, they become mates and have four puppiestogether, and Max becomes the puppies' uncle.
together.
* ShipTease: With Rocky throughout all four books. Ultimately, they become mates and have four puppies
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* SpiritAdvisor: She becomes a major one to Max after she dies.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. Unfortunately, they kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. Unfortunately, [[spoiler:Unfortunately, they kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.]]
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* SpockSpeak: Most of the time, he speaks in this manner. When he's telling the dogs about his owner, he forgoes this dialect a little bit.
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* SpiritAdvisor: He becomes this to Max in ''The Long Road''.
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, the Mountain can tell other animals their stories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
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* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, the The Mountain can tell other animals their stories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].off]].
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogs and Gertrude from the wolves at the laboratory.
* BigDamnHeroes: He arrives in time to save the dogs and Gertrude from the wolves at the laboratory.
* HumansAreBastards: Though she's polite about it, she says that she's glad that the humans are gone.
* LargeAndInCharge: He's the biggest of the wolves, and he leads their pack.
* TheOnlyOneAllowedToDefeatYou: He attacks Belle and her mutt pack because he believes that if there is one animal who will finally take Max down, it would be him.
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* VillainousBreakdown: Upon seeing the humans come rescue the dogs, Max tells him that their personal war is over. Dolph roars that it's not over and even tries attacking the humans for interfering with their fight. This gets him tranquilized.
* EvilVsEvil: The Chairman and his Corporation face off against Dolph and his wolf pack. His side loses, and the Chairman flees from Dolph.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
* FluffyTheTerrible: [[spoiler:Precious]] is a tall, intimidating, and cruel Doberman pinscher.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays Gizmo sees that this trope straight by sneering is a subversion. She's proven right when the head gator sneers at Max at how they're trapped in the swamp and his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
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* BorrowedCatchphrase: At one point in ''Dark Waters'', Max jumps into a river using Rocky's "Hiii-yah!" quote.
* EveryoneHasStandards: Max usually prides himself on being a good boy, being friendly with other animals and humans. But he can't stand the stuffy Dandyclaw and the brutal Chairman.
* NiceGuy: Max is helpful, kind, and heroic.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: He always calls bigger animals "big guy" or "big gal".
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* {{Catchphrase}}: He always calls bigger animals "big guy" or "big gal". He's also got a jumping cry that goes "Hiii-yah!"
* CharacterDevelopment: He goes all the way from a spoiled and lazy pet to a braver dog.
* CharacterDevelopment: He goes all the way from a spoiled and lazy pet to a braver dog.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: In spite of being lazy and snarky most of the time, he's willing to help his friends out.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Only Boss uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
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* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Only Boss is one of the few animals who uses The Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
* MessyPig: Gertrude plans on using an unused part of the petting zoo as her own mud pit.
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* TookALevelInBadass: Over the course of ''The Long Road'', Georgie grows from a timid and lonely "Murlurker" to an outgoing and somewhat brave dog. It's shown the most when Georgie starts leading the way to Baton Rouge due to knowing the dogs and paths there.
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* PapaWolf: He directs the dogs towards the alligators on the threat of the alligators threatening his kids.
* [[BondingOverMissingParents Bonding Over Missing Owners]]: Max gets Spots to open up more by mentioning that his owners would have loved visiting the older dog's train museum. Spots feels better after hearing that kids still love trains and explains about the wall he and his brother had gone to.
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* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively.
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* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the wolves at bay and even threatens to use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively.
aggressively. When she's adopted by Spots' owners, they mention that despite her sometimes smelling, she would fit in right at home.
* RedBaron: "The Silver Bandit" is her nickname.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* SmallNameBigEgo: She boasts about being a master thief, sure of her own apparent thieving skills.
* BreakInThreat: When first threatening Max and Rocky, he threatens to gut them, skin them...[[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking and wear their pelts so that he can pretend to be a groveling dog]].
* EvenEvilHasStandards: In spite of wanting to hunt Max down in ''The Long Road'', he admits that he and his pack are too weak to hunt and fight, and that they can't risk hunting livestock because of the police dogs. When Rudd attacks Max and tries going for livestock, Dolph rounds on him and threatens to exile him if he did anything like that again.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* EvilVsEvil: His savage wolf pack faces against the dictator-like Chairman at the end of ''The Vanishing''. Dolph ends up winning.
* HumansAreBastards: Dandyclaw is sure that the humans abandoned their dogs on purpose, so he decides to make himself a savior and keep the dogs away from their owners.
* KnowWhenToFoldEm: They believe that the Murlurker from the swamp is hunting them, so they decide to abandon their pursuit of the dogs and flee.
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* GoMadFromTheIsolation: Being alone with no humans or her dog friends around makes her start losing her sanity. Boss leaving with his owners pushes her way over the edge.
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The coyotes live as a small pack, led by Bonecrusher, in the desert in ''Journey's End''.
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* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that
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* NotSoDifferent: Their leader Bonecrusher has the same angry and aggressive nature as Dolph the wolf. In fact, the same thing can be said for the coyote and wolf packs.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: For their savage nature, the coyotes in the series don't appear to be too smart. The coyotes manage to have the dogs in their grasp, but when Max mentions that
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pullsAndThisIsFor: When they get the miniature locomotive train running, Spots yells this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing to the sky for his brother.
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* CoolOldGuy
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens andhis friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
a bit about the Wall.
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothingwill could stop Dolph from tracking Max and his us.
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friendsall across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alonewith no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When heStripes the skunk.
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk andhis pack attack the house of cats, he tells is one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.Spots' closest friends.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls
-->'''Spots''': This is for you, Dots!
* CoolOldGuy
* [[DefrostingIceQueen Defrosting Ice King]]: He's at first unwilling to listen to Max asking him about the Wall of Doom, but after hearing of how Max's owners loved trains, he softens and
* TheDeterminator: Like Max, Spots and his brother Dots had wanted to follow their humans and help them.
-->'''Stripes''': I tried to make you stay. I had a bad feeling.
-->'''Spots''': I know, darlin'. And I shoulda listened. But Dots and me, we were stubborn fellows. Nothing
* InterspeciesFriendship: Spots the coonhound is good friends
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone
* ILied: When he
!!Stripes
Stripes is a female skunk and
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw InterspeciesFriendship: Stripes the skunk is friends with Spots the coonhound.
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) andnot Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts Tiffany, Stripes is very friendly to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry thatMax and his friends are leaving and is willing to help them out.
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep theEnclave wolves at bay and even threatens to find their humans, going into use it on Spots if he kept acting more aggressively.
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is aMotiveRant young female raccoon. She's very adventurous and boasts about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's she's a famed robber named the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs."Silver Bandit".
* NiceGirl: Unlike Spots (at first) and
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that
* SmellySkunk: She uses her stench to keep the
!!Tiffany
Tiffany is a
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* DogStereotype: He's CloudCuckooLander: She tells the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
!!The Alligators
A group of alligatorsdogs about how she stole "bobcat eggs", claiming that live in the swamp.dogs had never seen a bobcat lay eggs before. It can be justified because of her juvenile age.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: At the end of the day, this raccoon proves that she's not as bad as the dogs thought her to be.
* RascallyRaccoon
* SpoiledBrat: She's not as bad as the red panda sisters, but she's this most of the time.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat BigBad: Of all four books.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and hisfriends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends werejust trying at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready toinvite tear the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belleapart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is afemale collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the sweetest dog around and Enclave, where kibble is Boss's lost love.akin to gold.
* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were
* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs. And when the wolves are coming for the Enclave, he starts to cry and moan about how he needs Precious with him.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* BadBoss: He sends dogs who are defiant to him to the abandoned parking lot, locked up and starving until they're ready to serve him.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks on how this make the Chairman hypocritical.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs. And when the wolves are coming for the Enclave, he starts to cry and moan about how he needs Precious with him.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* BadBoss: He sends dogs who are defiant to him to the abandoned parking lot, locked up and starving until they're ready to serve him.
* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
* {{Hypocrite}}: The Chairman boasts about how he loves making the other dogs follow his commands, but when it comes to human tricks, he's just as obedient. Gizmo even remarks on how this make the Chairman hypocritical.
* SarcasticClapping: The Chairman tells an escaping Max that if he had human hands, he would clap for his determination.
!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* EarnYourHappyEnding: After spending the entire quadrilogy journeying to find his family, Max finally finds them. What's more, Rocky and Gizmo get adopted by Max's owners, and they all live happily together.
* HonoraryUncle: In the epilogue of ''Journey's End'', Max becomes an uncle to Rocky and Gizmo's puppies.
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* ShipTease: With Gizmo throughout all four books. Ultimately, the two end up having puppies together, and Max becomes the puppies' uncle.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig. She even says at one point that she absolutely hates the Doberman and that she'd usually never hate anyone.
* NiceGirl: What defines her personality is her determination to make plenty of friends, even those that aren't dogs.
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* ShipTease: With Rocky throughout all four books. Ultimately, they become mates and have four puppies together, and Max becomes the puppies' uncle.
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!!Hank
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
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* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Initially gruff and wanting to be left alone with his kids, Hank ultimately helps the dogs avoid the gators.
Hank is a male Virginia opossum living in the southern swamp.
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* HoistByHisOwnPetard: After spending a long time pursuing Max, the humans arrive to put an end to the fight. Dolph is so furious at having his chance for revenge ruined that he tries attacking the humans. One tranquilizer dart later, and Dolph is unconscious and sent to a wildlife preserve, alone with no pack to travel with.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
* ILied: When he and his pack attack the house of cats, he tells one of the cats that he'd let him go if he'd tell his pack where Max and his friends were at. But when the cat finally tells him, Dolph lets the cat be devoured by the pack instead.
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!!Georgie
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
Georgie is a male Saint Bernard living in the swamp. He's known around the swamp area as the "Mudlurker", a beast whose long and mournful howls keep enemies at bay.
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* CowardlyLion: He's not the bravest dog, but he does keep Belle's mutts at bay while Max and his friends make their escape.
* TheDreaded: At first before he's introduced because of his eerie reputation. When Max and his friends meet him, however, he proves to be a kind and gentle (if somewhat cowardly) dog.
* GentleGiant: As befitting a Saint Bernard, he's a BigFriendlyDog.
* HorrifyingTheHorror: Because of a howl he makes during a cave-in, this scares his pursuers (a gang of hungry alligators) into fleeing for their lives.
* RedBaron: He's known at the Mudlurker, a horrifying beast that preys on anything in the swamp. In his actual appearance, he's anything ''but'' terrifying.
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* BigDamnVillains: Dolph pulls this in ''The Long Road'', rescuing Max and his friends from the crazed Belle and her pack of mutts. He tells Max afterward that they're even and that his pack will still hunt him down afterward.
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* MakesUsEven: After Max helps Dolph and his pack find food, the wolves save him and his friends from Belle's mutts. Dolph considers that even.
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!!The Alligators
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't been good, and she resolves on becoming a better dog.
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her. She's let the mansion she lives in become filthy, hires a gang of angry mutts to be her bodyguards, and insists on ever referring to her as a lady.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization and decides to become good.
A group of alligators that live in the swamp.
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* NeverSmileAtACrocodile: Double subverted. The alligators appear to be brutes who want to eat Max and his friends. A wise old gator, however, seems to subvert this by saying that they were just trying to invite the dogs to a party. But then he finally plays this trope straight by sneering at Max at how his owners must have decided to never love him again, which causes Max to retort that he's wrong.
* TerribleTrio
!!Belle
Belle is a female collie. She lives in Baton Rouge and is known to be the sweetest dog around and is Boss's lost love.
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* HeelRealization: Having a heart-to-heart talk with Gizmo about Boss makes Belle realize that her behavior hasn't been good, and she resolves on becoming a better dog.
* SanitySlippage: The humans not being around has not been kind to her. She's let the mansion she lives in become filthy, hires a gang of angry mutts to be her bodyguards, and insists on ever referring to her as a lady.
* TookALevelInJerkass: She becomes insane and downright hostile over the course of the humans disappearing. Also, she snaps at the other dogs for mentioning Boss's name despite having loved him before. Fortunately, she has a HeelRealization and decides to become good.
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* {{Catchphrase}}: He always calls bigger animals "big guy" or "big gal".
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* InterspeciesFriendship: Thanks to their love of food, he gets along well with Barbs the hyena.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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!!Dolph
Dolph
Boss is
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. NotCoolOldGuy: He's mentioned to be old, but he's proved that he's a capable alpha. He's even confident enough to drive away a rampaging hungry wolf by barking at him.
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode.
!!The Mountain
The Mountain is an African elephantstops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tearliving in an amusement park in a zoo. Along with Madame Curie, he's one of the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned petseighteen animals tested in the laboratories for the medicine called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.Praxis.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not
* DyingMomentOfAwesome: He stays on board while the ''Flower Of The South'' is burning and ready to explode.
!!The Mountain
The Mountain is an African elephant
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, AllOfTheOtherReindeer: The Mountain shunned by his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and fellow elephants after he's been induced by the Praxis medicine.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, the Mountain can tell othernames like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
animals their stories by studying their physical condition. He even does it for [[BigBad Dolph]] resulting in [[TheReasonYouSuckSpeech a blunt telling off]].
*NoSenseOfHumor: EmotionalBruiser: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
big powerful elephant fueled by loneliness.
*MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown:HonorableElephant: Downplayed. He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving friendly to the Enclave dogs, but being alone for a long time makes him prone to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
having temper tantrums.
* KnownOnlyByTheirNickname: Only Boss uses TheChairman Mountain's real name, Mortimer. Everyone else (including The Mountain himself) goes along with The Mountain.
!!Gertrude
Gertrude is amale Doberman pinscher. He runs female pig living in a group petting zoo in the zoo. Along with Madame Curie and the Mountain, she's one of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.the eighteen animals used in the Praxis experiment.
* AwesomenessByAnalysis: Thanks to Praxis, the Mountain can tell other
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!!Gertrude
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* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims that predators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after they escape the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that Gertrude was right in needing protection.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* ManipulativeBastard: She's very clever in her words and convinces the dogs to take her to the laboratory where the Praxis experiment took place. Once there, she has Max, Rocky, and Gizmo injected with Praxis.
* ProperlyParanoid: She claims that predators will see her as a walking ham lunch, but Max thinks that it's just big talk. But after they escape the lab and see Gertrude surrounded by Dolph's wolves, he realizes that Gertrude was right in needing protection.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* CoolOldLady: Her wisdom and friendliness is why Max likes to call her a friend.
* DiedInYourArmsTonight: She dies surrounded by Max, Rocky, and Gizmo to make sure she doesn't die alone.
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Raoul is a tabby tomcat. He's in charge of the CrazyCatLady house, stern but fair.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. Unfortunately, they kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towards the dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them and even opens up to them about the cats' owner.
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!!Dolph
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* DiedInYourArmsTonight: She dies surrounded by Max, Rocky, and Gizmo to make sure she doesn't die alone.
!!Raoul
Raoul is a tabby tomcat. He's in charge of the CrazyCatLady house, stern but fair.
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* DefiantToTheEnd: He goes down fighting Dolph's wolf pack, intent on protecting his cats from the wolves' wrath. Unfortunately, they kill him and bring his mangled broken body to Max.
* DefrostingIceQueen: He's rather aloof towards the dogs at first, but after hearing much of their mission, he starts to warm up to them and even opens up to them about the cats' owner.
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!!Dandyclaw
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
Dandyclaw is a male poodle. He runs a group of abandoned pets called the Enclave, where kibble is akin to gold.
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* InsistentTerminology: He refers to be called only Dandyclaw and not Pinky, his given name. Rocky snarkily calls him "Dandypuff" and other names like that, and Dandyclaw will snap "It's Dandyclaw". When Rocky finally says Dandyclaw's name seriously, Dandyclaw starts to snap "It's Dandy - ", but then he realizes that Rocky said his name correctly.
* NoSenseOfHumor: He's not the kind of dog who jokes around a lot.
* MovingTheGoalposts: He offers to let Max and Rocky stay for a while to show them how the wagon they're dragging works. Once the wagon works wonders (like holding plenty of dog food bags and water, Dandyclaw starts making Max and Rocky stay even longer. Eventually, he starts calling the wagon "the Enclave's wagon".
* VillainousBreakdown: He's angry that Max and his friends are leaving the Enclave to find their humans, going into a MotiveRant about how humans abandon their dogs and how he's the savior of dogs.
!!The Chairman
The Chairman is a male Doberman pinscher. He runs a group of dogs like a corrupt corporation called, well...The Corporation, a society run only by dogs.
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* DogStereotype: He's the aggressive guard Doberman pinscher.
* EmbarrassingFirstName: His real name is [[spoiler:Precious]].
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The main and supporting characters from the four books of The Last Dogs book series.
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Max is a male Labrador retriever and the main protagonist (and main POV character) of the series. After learning that humans have disappeared from town (and pretty much the entire country), he escapes from a kennel thanks to Rocky the dachshund. Brave, heroic, and clever, Max will stop at nothing to protect his friends and find his family.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: He's at first angry at Rocky for making them worry that they lost him on the monorail only to end up fine at the zoo. But he does stop yelling at Rocky and apologizes when he realizes that he's made the dachshund afraid of him.
* TheDeterminator: Max is very determined to find his family again, no matter how long he has to travel.
* DogStereotype: He's the usual heroic retriever, good with kids and friendly with other dogs.
* HeroicDog
* IntergenerationalFriendship: The younger Max likes talking with the older and wiser Madame Curie while they're at the vet.
* ShipperOnDeck: He seems to like the idea of Rocky liking Gizmo.
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Rocky is a male dachshund and one of Max's best friends. He was a vet's new dog until the humans disappeared, and he becomes fast friends with Max after he saves the latter from a wolf. Snarky and sarcastic, Rocky will always find something to remark about.
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* BuffySpeak: While trying to get back at Max for saying that he was calling him "sausage dog" in his mind, he retorts that Max is a [[LameComeback giant...golden...furry...dog thing]].
-->'''Rocky''': Yeah, I got nothing.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's been described as having something funny to say in several situations.
* DogStereotype: He's the stubborn and spunky dachshund.
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[[folder:Gizmo]]
Gizmo is a little female Yorkshire terrier. She was once a dog from the Enclave until she decides to join Max and Rocky on their adventure. She's very hyper and friendly, having a positive side of things.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig.
* GenkiGirl: She's very outgoing and friendly with dogs and other friendly animal. She doesn't even back down from scolding a big male gorilla towering over her.
* InterspeciesFriendship: With cats, saying that all cats love her.
* ThePollyanna: Nothing bad ever keeps her down for long.
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[[folder:Dolph]]
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
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The main and supporting characters from the four books of The Last Dogs book series.
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[[folder:Max]]
Max is a male Labrador retriever and the main protagonist (and main POV character) of the series. After learning that humans have disappeared from town (and pretty much the entire country), he escapes from a kennel thanks to Rocky the dachshund. Brave, heroic, and clever, Max will stop at nothing to protect his friends and find his family.
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* AngerBornOfWorry: He's at first angry at Rocky for making them worry that they lost him on the monorail only to end up fine at the zoo. But he does stop yelling at Rocky and apologizes when he realizes that he's made the dachshund afraid of him.
* TheDeterminator: Max is very determined to find his family again, no matter how long he has to travel.
* DogStereotype: He's the usual heroic retriever, good with kids and friendly with other dogs.
* HeroicDog
* IntergenerationalFriendship: The younger Max likes talking with the older and wiser Madame Curie while they're at the vet.
* ShipperOnDeck: He seems to like the idea of Rocky liking Gizmo.
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[[folder:Rocky]]
Rocky is a male dachshund and one of Max's best friends. He was a vet's new dog until the humans disappeared, and he becomes fast friends with Max after he saves the latter from a wolf. Snarky and sarcastic, Rocky will always find something to remark about.
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* BuffySpeak: While trying to get back at Max for saying that he was calling him "sausage dog" in his mind, he retorts that Max is a [[LameComeback giant...golden...furry...dog thing]].
-->'''Rocky''': Yeah, I got nothing.
* DeadpanSnarker: He's been described as having something funny to say in several situations.
* DogStereotype: He's the stubborn and spunky dachshund.
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[[folder:Gizmo]]
Gizmo is a little female Yorkshire terrier. She was once a dog from the Enclave until she decides to join Max and Rocky on their adventure. She's very hyper and friendly, having a positive side of things.
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* EveryoneHasStandards: Even if she likes many animals, she doesn't like the red panda sisters nor Gertrude the pig.
* GenkiGirl: She's very outgoing and friendly with dogs and other friendly animal. She doesn't even back down from scolding a big male gorilla towering over her.
* InterspeciesFriendship: With cats, saying that all cats love her.
* ThePollyanna: Nothing bad ever keeps her down for long.
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[[folder:Dolph]]
Dolph is a male gray wolf with scars over his muzzle. He is the main antagonist of the series, hell-bent on revenge on Max and his friends for wounding one of his packmates.
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* BigBad: Of all four books.
* TheDeterminator: Nothing will stop Dolph from tracking Max and his friends all across the country. Not even a rampaging elephant stops him from his goal.
* SavageWolves: He and his entire pack are all greedy brutish wolves, ready to tear the dogs apart.
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