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11	->''"I '''love''' dogs!"''
12	-->-- '''Roy Mustang''', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''
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14	A bark-tacular index of dog, fox and other canine-related tropes. Wolves and foxes have their own subindexes, WolfTropes and AFoxyIndex respectively. Compare to ThisIndexMeows. Not to be confused with TropeyTheWonderDog.
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18	[[index]]
19	!!Tropes:
20	[floatboxright:
21	'''Categories:'''
22	+ CanineFiction
23	+ AFoxyIndex
24	+ WolfTropes
25	]
26	* AllAnimalsAreDogs: A work depicts all animals as behaving the same way as (domestic) dogs.
27	* AllDogsArePurebred: Dogs in media are most often purebreds.
28	* AlphaAndBetaWolves: Is often applied to all canines.
29	* AngryGuardDog: The characters have to deal with an aggressive guard dog.
30	* AsianFoxSpirit: FantasticFoxes from Asian folklore, often portrayed as mischievous or seductive spirits.
31	* AsianLionDogs: Feline and/or canine beings, usually guardians of people and places.
32	* AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asian people eat meat from dogs.
33	* BewareOfViciousDog: A dog that's mean and vicious (or even evil) to everyone and everything.
34	* BigFriendlyDog: A large dog who's very cuddly and friendly.
35	* BullyBulldog: A bulldog that's portrayed as [[TheJerkIndex any form]] of {{Jerkass}}, [[ForTheEvulz often for a vicious]], [[HairTriggerTemper short-tempered reason]] or written as [[TheBully a bully]] most often than not. Whether they are deliberately cruel and violent or not varies.
36	* CanineCompanion: A dog who travels with a character wherever they go.
37	* CanineConfusion: Canines are portrayed inaccurately.
38	* CaninesGamblingInACardGame: A StockParody of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's Art/DogsPlayingPoker.
39	* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: A work of fiction features dogs as the main cast and cats as the supporting cast.
40	* CanisMajor: A giant dog.
41	* CartoonDogBreed: Cartoon dogs who don't resemble any real-world breed strongly.
42	* CatDogDichotomy: Cats and dogs depicted as being each other's polar opposites.
43	* ACatInAGangOfDogs: A group of dogs have a cat hanging with them that they regard as their friend.
44	* {{Chupacabra}}: A cryptid that resembles a creepy hairless dog and can kill its prey by draining them of their blood.
45	* CruelCoyotes: Coyotes depicted in an antagonistic light.
46	* DeadlyDingos: Dingoes depicted as vicious and bloodthirsty creatures.
47	* DiabolicalDogCatcher: The ArchEnemy of all canines.
48	* DinosaurDoggieBone: A dog loves a dinosaur fossil bone just as if it were a regular bone.
49	* DisasterDodgingDog: Dogs appearing in the main disaster sequence of a movie get out of harm's way unscathed.
50	* ADogAteMyHomework: A student who neglected to do their homework tries to avoid getting in trouble by claiming their dog ate it.
51	* {{Dogfaces}}: Anthropomorphic dogs who are depicted as humans with canine snouts instead of human-like noses.
52	* DogGotSentToAFarm: Parents cover up the family dog dying or getting euthanized by lying to the kids that the dog was sent to live on a farm.
53	* DogStereotype: A dog's personality is determined by its breed/etc.
54	* DogsAreDumb: The stereotypical depiction of domesticated dogs as unintelligent and/or [[LazyNeuteredPet lazy]].
55	* DogsHateSquirrels: Dogs like to attack squirrels.
56	* DogsLoveBeingPraised: A dog loves being called a "good dog" or, more commonly, "good boy/girl."
57	* DogsLoveFireHydrants: Dogs are depicted as being obsessed with fire hydrants.
58	* DogWalksYou: A dog drags its owner around while being taken on a walk.
59	* EasternZodiac: The dog is the eleventh animal of the zodiac.
60	* EvilDetectingDog: A dog (or other animals) can sense when an evil being is present.
61	* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: A pairing consisting of [[AnimalStereotype a male dog and a female cat]].
62	* FirehouseDalmatian: Dalmatians that live in fire departments.
63	* GoFetch: Getting rid of an AngryGuardDog with a game of fetch.
64	* {{Hellhound}}: A big supernatural dog that's evil.
65	* HeroesLoveDogs: A heroic character loves to keep a pet dog.
66	* HeroicCaninesVillainousFelines: Dogs are the good guys, and cats are the bad guys.
67	* HeroicDog: An canine who is TheHero and really is man's best friend.
68	* HowlOfSorrow: Animal howls in mourning or emotional pain. Just as likely to be done by wolves as other canines.
69	* MailmanVsDog: Dogs that attack postal workers for [[RuleOfFunny comic effect]] or not.
70	* MenLikeDogsWomenLikeCats: Man's Best Friend is a dog, Woman's Best Friend is a cat.
71	* MisterMuffykins: A little yappy dog who gets on everyone's nerves or is even considered evil.
72	* OldDog: A dog who's getting on in years.
73	* OurKoboldsAreDifferent: A goblin-like fantasy race occasionally depicted with canine traits.
74	* PawprintStamping: Dogs with pawprints.
75	* PetGetsTheKeys: Classic examples put dogs in this position.
76	* PolicemanDog: Dogs portrayed as law enforcement officers, guards, and similar professions.
77	* PostApocalypticDog: In the event of an apocalypse, dogs will appear as either ravenous [[ScavengersAreScum scavengers]] or a man's loyal best friend.
78	* PreciousPuppy: An adorable puppy makes everything better.
79	* PsychoPoodle: Poodles portrayed as vicious, or even evil.
80	* RightHandAttackDog: Not necessarily a dog, but often is. A bad guy's companion pet used for fighting.
81	* RobotDog: A robot or an animated plush made to look like a dog.
82	* SaintBernardRescue: A Saint-Bernard that carries a barrel of brandy around its neck to give to their rescue victims.
83	* SledDogsThroughTheSnow: In the Arctic, sled dogs are used as a form of transportation.
84	* SpookyAnimalSounds: Ambient animal sounds, such as wolves or other canids howling, used to set an atmosphere of danger.
85	* {{Tanuki}}: A type of canid (raccoon-dog) that lives in Asia. In Japanese folklore, some tanuki are intelligent, heroic, and have magical powers.
86	* TanukiKitsuneContrast: Two species of canid that are frequently paired together and contrasted in Japanese media.
87	* TheyHaveTheScent: Dogs being used to track something by sniffing about and following the scent.
88	* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Coyotes being portrayed as [[PluckyComicRelief clowns]] and/or [[ManipulativeBastard crafty bastards.]]
89	* ToiletDrinkingDogGag: A gag about dogs, or other animals, drinking from the toilet.
90	* UrineTrouble: A joke involving an animal peeing on someone or something. Not exclusive to dogs, but dogs tend to be the most common animal used.
91	* WerewolvesAreDogs: Werewolves behaving more like domesticated dogs than wolves.
92	[[/index]]
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