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19->''"I have just met you, and I love you!"''
20-->-- '''Dug the Dog''', ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}''
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22The opposite of the AngryGuardDog, this canine GentleGiant is big, friendly and often [[DogsAreDumb somewhat]] [[GoodIsDumb dim-witted]], will only "kill" you (if at all) by licking you to death, and is likely to knock you over because he's just ''so'' happy to see you. Slobber included free of charge. TruthInTelevision, of course, so much so that [[Administrivia/NoRealLifeExamplesPlease real life examples would be redundant.]]
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24Sometimes [[CanisMajor the "big" part can be taken to extremes]] (see the mention of ''Clifford'', below) or have the dog be big enough (or the kid small enough) to [[HorseOfADifferentColor ride on]]. In other hand, due to their likeable appearance, a Big Friendly Dog can often invoke CutenessProximity. In RealLife, [[SquareCubeLaw large dogs tend to have shorter life spans than their smaller counterparts]], but this is mostly glossed over in fiction.
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26See also CanisMajor, MegaNeko, PreciousPuppy and CuteKitten. MisterMuffykins is generally the polar opposite in both size and temperament. Also contrast BullyBulldog, PsychoPoodle and {{Hellhound}}. Compare GentleGiant. Very often a HeroicDog if they get the chance. Even a Big, Friendly Dog is still a descendant of the wolf, so don't discount the possibility of a canine version of BewareTheNiceOnes if you threaten [[PapaWolf his pack]]. [[JustForFun/IThoughtItMeant No relation]] [[FunWithAcronyms to]] {{BFG}}.
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33* ''ARG/WelcomeHomeClownIllustrations'' Barnaby is a huge beagle, and serves as ''Welcome Home'''s comic relief, being Wally's best friend and a funny, smiling goofball.
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37* ''Literature/AriaTheScarletAmmo'': Haimaki (the wolf [[ColdSniper Reki]] manages to tame) starts as a plain wolf, but when Reki becomes more prominent in later volumes, he starts to act as an adorable furball outside of combat. This contributes to make him a character of his own.
38* ''Manga/AzumangaDaioh'': Tadakichi-san is a [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Pyrenees Great Pyrenees]], and Chiyo does actually ride him like a horse on occasion. How friendly is he? He's the first animal [[AnimalsHateHer Sakaki]] can pet [[note]]which she does for ''hours on end'' at one point, and he's perfectly content to let her[[/note]]. He gets a little ''too'' friendly in one episode, where he tries to imitate Maya the cat (who jumps into Sakaki's chest) and [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength tackles Chiyo-chan]] ''[[ATwinkleInTheSky into the air]]''.
39-->"Tadakichi-SAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHH!!!!" ([[TitleScream AZUMANGA DAIOH!]])
40* ''Anime/BelleAndSebastian'': Belle is a Great Pyrenees large enough for Sebastian to ride her. The anime's original Japanese title is "''Meiken Jolie''", with the dog called "Jolly". It retains the source's title and names in the Western world. Belle is a very friendly dog unless someone she cares about is threatened, but she was falsely accused of attacking people without reason, so they're fugitives from the law together.
41* ''Manga/BlackButler'': Pluto. Subverted since he can turn into a [[InnocentFanserviceGirl naked guy]] when excited.
42* ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist'':
43** Shou Tucker's dog Alexander, loved to show Edward his affection by jumping out of nowhere and crushing him underneath. The last thing Ed ever saw was a giant shadow descend from the sky. Sadly, he becomes the object of a MoralEventHorizon crossing moment when [[spoiler:Tucker combines the dog and his daughter Nina into a chimera. Scar then kills it as a MercyKill]].
44** Just as adorable is Den, Winry's pet dog, incredibly friendly and strong enough to knock down two late-teenage boys like bowling pins before giving them a generous coating of dog drool. Made more awesome by how she has an automail leg. She's a ''Cyborg'' Big Friendly Dog.
45* ''Anime/FutariWaPrettyCure'': Chuutaro, Honoka's Golden Retriever.
46* ''Anime/GingaNagareboshiGin'': Moss the English mastiff may be a huge dog and one of the strongest in the series, but he also has a soft side for puppies and is shown [[ParentalSubstitute taking good care of Chibi]].
47* ''Manga/{{Gintama}}'': Hilariously subverted by the ''very'' large Sadaharu, most of whose appearances result in body parts getting chomped on, and only Kagura is strong enough that she is unhurt and takes his behavior as being playful. [[spoiler:It's later revealed that he's a dog god, originally owned by a pair of miko sisters.]]
48* ''Anime/HelloSandybelle'': Sandybelle has a Scottish sheepdog/collie mix named Oliver, who's protective of her and also functions as a HorseOfADifferentColour.
49* ''Anime/LoveLiveSunshine'': Shiitake, Chika's pet dog. Naturally, the most frequent target of his overtly-friendly affections is Riko, who is [[WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes hysterically afraid of dogs.]]
50* ''Manga/LuckyStar'': Minami has a pretty big white dog named Cherry (whom was featured quite a bit in the OVA). Hiyori is the only person Cherry reacts negatively to.
51* ''Anime/MagicalGirlLyricalNanoha'': Alisa's mansion has many of these, [[CatDogDichotomy in contrast to her best friend Suzuka's]], [[CuteKitten which is filled with kittens]].
52* ''Manga/MaisonIkkoku'': Soichiro, especially around the dog-phobic Mitaka.
53* ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'': Kiba's dog Akamaru fills the part about being big enough to ride on after the time-skip, though he also fights alongside Kiba. This contrasts to earlier, when he could ride on ''Kiba's'' [[HeadPet head]] and intentionally peed on Naruto at least once. Its shown that Akamaru spends his fun time defending stray cats around Konoha from stray dogs, with Kiba translating what he says. He's also occasionally shown his affections to other ninjas, having licked Kiba, Hinata, and Ino.
54* ''Manga/NegimaMagisterNegiMagi'': Kotarou's dog spirits occasionally act this way, such as the time when they "attacked" Asuna by playfully licking her to submission.
55* ''Anime/RemyNobodysGirl'': While not ridiculously huge like other typical examples, [[https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/capitano_6.jpg Capi]] is bigger than Dolce and Zerbino, and is very friendly.
56* ''Manga/OuranHighSchoolHostClub'': Tamaki's dog Antoinette. She's pretty big, affectionate, and, when seen, usually pounces on Tamaki and licks him silly.
57* ''Anime/Persona4TheAnimation'', Chie and Yukiko met as children when the latter was sad her family couldn't adopt a puppy. Chie took the puppy in, instead, and when she shows a picture of it to Yu, [[http://img2.wikia.nocookie.net/__cb20111027013555/megamitensei/images/2/24/Chie_has_a_picture_of_her_pet..jpg it's shown to have grown mighty large]].
58* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'':
59** In ''Houndoom's Special Delivery'', Togepi is separated from the others during a Team Rocket attack and gets picked up by a Houndoom. Although a bit standoffish at first, the large dog-like Pokemon comforts and protects the frightened Togepi as they travel to its owner's farm, where Togepi is reunited with the group.
60** An Alola episode had Ash temporarily partnered up with a very friendly Stoutland during Mallow's trial. Another Stoutland served as a father figure for Ash's Litten before dying of old age.
61* ''Manga/PumpkinScissors'': Mercury qualifies, when he isn't biting people.
62* ''Manga/SPYxFamily'': Bond is likely a Great Pyrenees (or whatever that world's equivalent breed is). He's also an UpliftedAnimal with precognition, the result of a government experiment. His first appearance is him using his precognition to rescue Anya from the terrorists she had just wandered into (and who were planning to use him as an animal bomb), with her [[HorseOfADifferentColor riding on his back]].
63* ''Manga/StrawberryMarshmallow'': Ana's dog Frusciante is generally very friendly, although he likes to chase Miu around. Then again, who can blame him?
64* ''Manga/{{Toriko}}'': Terrycloth. S/He (depending on the translation) is a NobleWolf who takes on the toughest prey in the human and gourmet worlds. S/he also is as affectionate as any puppy and extremely gentle with people s/he likes.
65* ''Manga/WildRose'': Tranquilo is almost as tall as Camille is, and quite friendly as long as you're not threatening his boy.
66* ''Anime/YohaneTheParhelionSunshineInTheMirror'': [[TalkingAnimal Lailaps]], a [[CanisMajor major]] character in both story position and sheer size.
67* ''Anime/YuriOnIce'': Victor's dog Makkachin, who is a standard poodle. The first thing Makkachin does when meeting Yuri for the first time is to pounce on him enthusiastically and lick his face.
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71* ''ComicBook/ArchieComics'': Hot Dog has an inconsistent design however he's always large and always friendly. [[BewareTheNiceOnes Unless you try to steal his food]].
72* The Entity of Love, the Predator, despite its fearsome appearance, acts very much like a Big, Friendly Dog after being set free in ''ComicBook/BrightestDay''. Carol Ferris even keeps him on a leash.
73%% * WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck's canine companion, Bolivar.
74* ''ComicBook/TheInhumans'': Lockjaw, the Inhuman royal family's teleporting dog, actually resembles a bulldog, normally a small dog breed, albeit larger and with antennae on his head. Many Marvel heroes have been on the receiving end of his friendly tongue. And Puppy, his offspring, who was briefly owned by [[ComicBook/FantasticFour Franklin Richards]], before disappearing into ComicBookLimbo. He eventually ends up in the care of one [[Characters/MarvelComicsKamalaKhan Kamala Khan]], for ''her'' sake more than his.
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78%% * In ''ComicStrip/CulDeSac'', Alice's grandma has Big Shirley, who is more benign (to the point of inertia), but Alice is terrified of her.
79* Ruff from ''ComicStrip/DennisTheMenaceUS'' is Dennis' pet dog, and in some media such as the comic books and [[WesternAnimation/DennisTheMenace the 1986 cartoon]], he was depicted as being much bigger than Dennis. Ruff eagerly follows Dennis around whether Dennis is running or riding his bicycle or skateboard. One of the strip's running gags is that even though Ruff chases cats, he is actually afraid of them.
80%% * ''ComicStrip/ForBetterOrForWorse'': An English sheepdog, Farley is fond of playing with the Patterson kids and licking their faces (e.g., https://fborfw.com/strip_fix/monday-june-20-2011/). His son Edgar follows in the same footsteps.
81* ''ComicStrip/{{Garfield}}'': Odie, Jon's dog, doesn't have a big body, but his ''tongue'' is huge and he likes using it.
82* In George Gately's ''ComicStrip/{{Heathcliff}}'', the titular cat gets [[RunningGag repeatedly soaked in a flood of slobber]] from being licked when "[[MeaningfulName Great-Big-Lovable Chauncey]]", the English sheepdog, stops by. In one strip, Heathcliff puts on [[CrazyPrepared Iggy's rain gear]] upon hearing that Chauncey was about to visit!
83%% * ''ComicStrip/HowardHuge''. Featured in a ''Parade'' magazine comic strip, the titular Saint Bernard is an enormous, clumsy, but loving dog. [https://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1955&dat=19831009&id=3w4iAAAAIBAJ&sjid=iqcFAAAAIBAJ&pg=2231,7040108]
84* ''ComicStrip/{{Marmaduke}}'' is one of the classic examples, also fitting the "dumb" description. A very large Great Dane who means well despite the mischief.[[Film/{{Marmaduke}} Also in film version]]. He's obviously a CG-produced dog, and voiced by Owen Wilson.
85* Woofie in ''ComicStrip/{{Mutts}}'' was explicitly described as such the week we met him. He's most often seen jumping on and kissing Mooch.
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90* Since FUBAR from the [[http://buckyandfubar.tumblr.com/ original comics]] is a trained service dog, he's a little less exuberant than many examples of this trope, but he's generally [[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/152904488072/buckyandfubar-bucky-and-fubar-05-halloween good-natured]] and ''[[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/153374672597/that-feel-when-ur-a-gigantic-doggo-but-ur-human-is very]]'' [[http://yawpkatsi.tumblr.com/post/152901900817/inspired-by-this-amazing-mental-image-provided-by large]].
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93%% * Rob from the fanfic ''Fanfic/TwoStep'', if you're human. To the Infected, he's not so friendly.
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96* In ''Bringing Me To Life'' there's Hai, a black Wolf Hound. Hai is slightly smaller than a normal Wolf Hound, but still big. If you threaten his owners he'll start growling and if not stopped will attack the threat. Despite that, he's very friendly as he jumps on and licks one of the protagonists, an injured Max.
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99%% * ''Fanfic/DuranAndKiyohimesOmakeTheater'': Duran has, effectively, become this. [[Berserk Button unless you're driving a long black car or happen to be the mailman.]]
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102* ''Fanfic/DiscordsNewBusiness'' (BigFriendlyDog): Rarity starts acting this way as a Diamond Dog, sniffing around, covering her sister's (and Spike's) face with doggie kisses and generally being goofy.
103* ''Fanfic/ThePiecesLieWhereTheyFell'': Xolo, Tizoc's pet timberwolf. Her first reaction on scenting Xvital is to tackle her and start licking her silly.
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108* In ''WesternAnimation/{{Brave}}'', King Fergus' hounds would qualify though they are also hunting dogs. They mainly show their affections to him, though being hunting dogs, they also do get aggressive towards bears, such as [[spoiler:the transformed Queen Elinor]].
109* Ozzie from ''WesternAnimation/Epic2013'' by Leafman standards. He's certainly very friendly and ''loves'' licking.
110* ''WesternAnimation/TheFoxAndTheHound'': Hunting dog Copper becomes this after he grows up due to him being playful and easygoing and in his mentor Chief's eyes, not taking the business of tracking game seriously (at first). Chief briefly scolds him about this being his "trouble on the hunt" at one point.
111* Toby from ''WesternAnimation/TheGreatMouseDetective''. He's large partly because all of the other familiar characters are mice. He's also based on a dog Literature/SherlockHolmes picked up in ''The Sign of Four''.
112* ''WesternAnimation/{{Hercules}}'' has Pegasus (a big friendly ''flying horse'') fill this role. As Zeus puts it, he has the heart of a horse and the brain of a bird. He still helps the main characters by flying them around and helping fight against Hades, and even licks Hercules and Phil's faces a few times.
113* ''WesternAnimation/{{The Little Mermaid|1989}}'' has Prince Eric's English sheepdog, Max. He is fond of jumping around and licking Eric and Ariel's faces on various occasions. He also serves an EvilDetectingDog as he's able to see through Ursula's disguise.
114* ''WesternAnimation/OliverAndCompany'': The ironically named Great Dane, Einstein is shown to be one of the various dogs raised by Fagin, and just as affectionate as all the other dogs towards him.
115* ''WesternAnimation/OverTheHedge'': A large rottweiler called Nugent ''appears'' to be a stereotypical non-talking menace, but he just really, really, ''really'' wants to play ("Play! Play! Play? Play!").
116* ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'': Nana, the protective Saint Bernard of Wendy.
117* Luis from ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' is a Tracey Morgan-voiced bulldog, thus only seeming big by comparison to the birds he towers over, and who excessively salivates. He initially chases Blu and Jewel, before showing he is actually a gentle dog who agrees to help remove their chains.
118* Duke from ''WesternAnimation/TheSecretLifeOfPets''. He's at first reckless but he does have a sympathetic backstory. Under normal circumstances he's a gentle big dog.
119* Spike from ''WesternAnimation/SinbadLegendOfTheSevenSeas'' is a friendly mastiff owned by Sinbad himself. He shows his friendly side by heading over to lick Marina's face after Sinbad tosses her in a room.
120%%* Cú from ''WesternAnimation/SongOfTheSea''.
121* ''WesternAnimation/StrangeWorld'': Legend, the Clade family's sheepdog in is big, friendly, and always up for adventures.
122* ''WesternAnimation/TheSwordInTheStone'': Tiger and Talbot, the two castle dogs, immediately tackle young Wart (the future King Arthur) to lick him together, both so persistent they are grabbed off of him by Ector.
123* Though a [[AnachronismStew rapper from 1912]], the dog from ''WesternAnimation/TitanicTheLegendGoesOn'' is one of these. He saves a little mouse from being eaten by a cat.
124%%* Puggsy from ''WesternAnimation/TomAndJerryTheMovie''.
125* ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory2'': While he's a small regular-sized mutt on a normal human scale, Buster falls into this at least through the point of view of the toys. Buster is rather crazy but unlike Scud from ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory1'' he's actually playful and friendly. Heck, he even helped Woody rescue Wheezy. Jessie was able to understand Buster in one scene due to her fondness for animals.
126* ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'': As mentioned, Dug provides the page quote and is a fairly sizable dog besides. He was one of many dogs working for Charles Muntz, the film's BigBad, and like the other dogs, he has a collar that can translate his thoughts, allowing him to communicate with humans. He is both [[MinionWithAnFInEvil the nicest and stupidest of the dogs]], taking an immediate liking to both Carl and Russel. By the end of the film, he turns against Muntz and joins Carl.
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130* In ''Film/AgainstACrookedSky'', Russian's large, scruffy dog Bar Killer loves Sam and keeps following him around the small cave where they're staying.
131* ''Franchise/AliceInWonderland'':
132** ''Film/AliceInWonderland2010'': The bandersnatch - a character mentioned in Creator/LewisCarroll's famous nonsense poem ''Jabberwocky'' - at first comes off as a heatless attack dog([[MixAndMatchCritters -leopard-hyena-thing]]) used by the red queen Iracabeth. Gradually, however, it’s revealed that he suffers very poor treatment at her hands and in truth is surprisingly sweet and gentle. After Alice shows him kindness, he heals a wound he himself inflicted using his tongue, rescues her from the queen’s soldiers, and becomes her mount in the final battle.
133** In the sequel ''Film/AliceThroughTheLookingGlass'', this role is made even more explicit, as he affectionately greets Alice as soon as she arrives, and continues to provide transport during her journeys.
134%%* ''Film/{{Beethoven}}'': Beethoven, the St. Bernard.
135* ''Film/TheCallOfTheWild2020'': Buck, a Saint Bernard/Scotch Shepard who was stolen from his home in California and ends up being shipped all the way to Alaska during the gold rush, on his adventures he meets and helps several people on his journey, his friendliness is played up compared to his novel counterpart.
136%% * ''[[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digby,_the_Biggest_Dog_in_the_World Digby, the Biggest Dog in the World]]''
137* ''Film/DoctorAtLarge'': A large friendly dog keeps barking at Dr. Sparrow, Tony, and Joy, hoping they will feed it.
138* ''Film/DogDays2018'': Charlie is a big, shaggy, and very needy dog. He sandwiches himself between Ruth's legs at her baby shower, to her annoyance. Later, when Dax is hoping to get laid, Charlie jumps between him and his girlfriend because he can't stand the thought of anyone other than himself getting attention, causing the girlfriend to leave.
139%%* ''Film/EightBelow'': Most of the canine cast, to varying degrees.
140* ''Film/{{Ghost Town|2008}}'': Gwen owns an enormous Great Dane. Pincus quips, "I like your horse!" In one scene, Gwen is yanked off her feet while talking him out for a walk.
141%% * Marley of ''Film/MarleyAndMe''. It's {{based on a true story}}.
142* ''Film/MustLoveDogs'': Mother Teresa, a Newfoundland who is afraid of water (very unusual for the breed).
143* ''Film/TheNakedGun'': The St. Bernard seen licking a mail carrier towards the climax.
144* Kate Hampton-King, one of the three protagonists of ''Film/TheOtherWoman2014'', owns a Great Dane named Thunder who often assists the women with their pranks against Mark.
145* ''Film/TheParentTrap1998'': Hallie’s golden retriever Sammy is able to detect immediately that Hallie has switched places with her twin sister Annie, resulting in some standoffish behavior. When the real Hallie later makes a reappearance, Sammy quickly bounds into her arms for a hug.
146* ''Film/ThePeanutButterFalcon'': Tyler hitchhikes with a man whose enormous dog spends the entire ride panting in Tyler's face.
147* ''Film/{{Rags}}'': Kadee's dog Trumpet is large, shaggy, energetic, and affectionate. He topples Kadee over to kiss her, and eagerly runs up to meet Charlie while on a walk, causing Kadee to fall over and scatter her papers everywhere. He's also very sweet, and even takes on a heroic role, being the one to alert Kadee's friends to Charlie being locked in a closet.
148* ''Film/TheSandlot'': The "Beast" turns out to be a big friendly dog by the name of Hercules.
149* ''Film/SpiderManHomecoming'': Features a friendly dog running up to Peter Parker as he dashes through the suburbs. As a subversion of the AngryGuardDog trope, the dog runs up barking furiously, but immediately begins trying to play with Peter before he runs off.
150* ''Film/StellaMaris'': Stella's dog companion nearly goes up to her waist (Creator/MaryPickford was 1.54 meters, or 5'0). He's however a very friendly and protective dog. Stella received a small Pomeranian-looking dog as a present, however it ended up running off due to it not being as well-trained as Teddy. [[spoiler:The unnamed dog comes back in TheStinger]].
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154* ''Literature/{{Animorphs}}'': [[TheLeader Jake]]'s pet dog Homer, a golden retriever. Aside from being Jake's very first morph, Homer shows up infrequently in early books as a source of some comedy relief.
155%% * Midshipman Babbington in the Literature/AubreyMaturin series is accompanied by a Newfoundland named Pollux.
156* In Creator/TerranceDicks ''Baker Street Irregulars'' series, a SnoopingLittleKid is caught by some criminals who threaten to let their AngryGuardDog eat him. Unimpressed, the kid just orders the dog to "Sit!" and it does -- he points out that guard dogs are trained to guard, not eat people. The dog later gets adopted as a TeamPet (and in a later novel, another criminal discovers that it can be an AngryGuardDog if provoked enough).
157* ''Literature/{{Bat}}'': Ezra has a mastiff named Pumpkin who weighs 120 pounds and is still growing. Every time there's a visitor, he rushes to the door to slobber on them.
158%% * The title dog of Creator/KateDiCamillo's ''Literature/BecauseOfWinnDixie''. He's so called because the girl who adopted him first saw him running around inside a Winn-Dixie supermarket.
159* Creator/JRRTolkien's ''Literature/BerenAndLuthien'': Huan, the Hound of Valinor, is an intelligent, immortal wolfhound the size of a horse. He also helps Luthien escape from his former master Celegorm, who captured her when he found out she was on a quest to find a Silmaril, and afterward helps to slay Carcharoth, the werewolf who ate the Silmaril (along with Beren's hand). However, it was prophesied that Huan would only be killed by the greatest werewolf ever to live, and so even though he killed Carcharoth he died in the process.
160* ''Literature/ChaletSchool'': Rufus, a Saint Bernard puppy who Joey Bettany rescues from drowning while the school is in Tyrol, and who later becomes a skilled tracker and guard dog. After Rufus dies, the school give Joey another Saint Bernard puppy as a present, who she names Bruno. Bruno is more rambunctious than Rufus and tends to jump on people, but is a lot more gentle around Joey's frail daughter Phil.
161%%* ''Literature/ChildrenOfTheRedKing'': Runner Bean.
162* ''Literature/CircleOfMagic'': Sandry, Daja, Briar, and Tris have Little Bear, a puppy they save early on in the series. He grows up very friendly and, appropriate to the name, very big.
163* ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'': The titular character is, of course, the [[ExaggeratedTrope logical extreme]] of this trope, standing approximately as tall as a ''two story house''. He actually started off as a small puppy who grew huge thanks to his owner Emily Elizabeth's "[[ThePowerOfLove love]]" -- at least, that's the official story.
164* ''Literature/{{Discworld}}'': Thcrapth-- er, Scraps from ''Literature/CarpeJugulum''. So aggressively friendly that [[spoiler:Death allowed Scraps to return to life to keep him from fetching Death's scythe for eternity]].
165* ''Literature/TheDogStars'': Jasper is the main character's only real companion AfterTheEnd. Although Higs has a human partner, a sociopathic killer who keeps them safe, he prefers the company of his gentle and loyal watchdog.
166* ''Literature/TheDresdenFiles'': Mouse is actually a very intelligent magical creature, a hybrid of a normal dog (implied to be a Tibetan mastiff) and a magical foo dog bred to guard Chinese temples.[[note]]"Foo dog" is one name used to refer to [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_guardian_lions Chinese guardian lions]], making this a case of SadlyMythtaken.[[/note]] As a puppy he was small enough that the protagonist carried him around in a jacket pocket for a whole book (''Literature/BloodRites''), but when he's grown to full size he's enormous (Harry named him without knowing how big he would get). Harry suspects that he's actually intelligent enough to be deliberately [[InvokedTrope invoking this trope]], and based on what we've seen since he's almost certainly right. As he puts it, "Really big dogs that aren't acting overtly friendly tend to make people nervous". Heck, when Mouse wants to be intimidating, a lot of the time he doesn't even growl. He just stops acting friendly and looks at you, which anyone familiar with dogs knows can often be just as bad. Not only is he very physically intimidating, but the responses he's received from various other magical indicates he's got a lot of power on that axis as well. A FallenAngel is freaked out just by being in his presence, and even [[GodSaveUsFromTheQueen Queen Mab]] is quite polite to him. In short, if you're evil or trying to harm Dresden, he is straight up bad news. Then in ''Literature/{{Changes}}'' Harry's FairyGodmother turns him into a dog and he's able to understand Mouse:
167-->'''Mouse:''' ''"Restore them before I rip your ass off. Literally rip it off"''.
168* ''Literature/FamilySkeletonMysteries'': Byron the Akita isn't that big compared to some examples, but he ''is'' friendly.
169%% * Hooligan, the mutt who lives in the White House in the ''First Kids'' mystery series by Martha Freeman.
170* ''Literature/{{Fudge}}'' has Turtle, Peter Hatcher's pet dog given to him at the end of the first book, ''Tales of a Fourth Grade Nothing''. After his younger brother Farley ([[OnlyKnownByTheirNickname better known as Fudge]]) swallows his previous pet, a turtle named Dribble, Peter names the dog Turtle to honor Dribble's memory. Turtle slobbers a lot and will chase Shiela Tubman if Peter jokingly orders it, but does form a strong bond with Peter's baby sister Tamara Roxanne (better known as Tootsie). Although the books don't specify a specific breed for Turtle other than he's large, he's a Saint Bernard in the live-action television adaptation.
171* ''Literature/GoodDogCarl'': This series of children's books feature a Rottweiler caring for a baby through various wacky hijinks. The baby often rides him like a pony, and Carl always manages to get the mess cleaned up before Mom gets home.[[note]]While a Rottie is an unusual fictional choice for this role, it's actually TruthInTelevision. It takes [[KickTheDog hard work and dedication]] to make a Rottie truly mean; unfortunately the looks of the dog make it worthwhile for [[{{Jerkass}} some]] owners.[[/note]] Carl does defy one aspect of the Big, Friendly Dog stereotype -- he's actually incredibly ''smart.''
172* ''Literature/HarryPotter'':
173** [[DeathbringerTheAdorable Fang]], Hagrid’s enormous black boarhound, is highly affectionate. Whenever Harry and friends visit, Fang barks, tries to lick them, and has a tendency to drool. Said to be a coward, but also fairly intelligent for the trope, at least going to get backup when he runs away.
174** Subverted in ''Literature/HarryPotterAndThePhilosophersStone'' when Hagrid acquires [[FluffyTheTerrible Fluffy]] - a literal Cerberus - to guard the titular stone (while Fang’s name belies his affectionate tendencies, Fluffy’s name masks his literal killer instinct).
175** Though not literally a dog, Sirius Black’s animagus form is a black canine the size of a bear, and he often plays up the friendly, protective side of such an animal while in form.
176* ''Literature/IWishYouAllTheBest'': The first time Ben visits Nathan's house, his golden retriever Ryder knocks Ben to the ground and starts licking their face.
177* ''Literature/JohnCarterOfMars'': Woola is a big friendly dog-like beast who accompanies John Carter on his earlier adventures on Mars.
178%% * Judge Benjamin, the title character in the ''Judge Benjamin: Superdog'' 5 book series.
179* ''Literature/TheManWithTheTerribleEyes'': The Man's dog, named Dog, is a very big and very friendly dog (or at least something that looks like a dog), as long as you're not a shadow monster or someone trying to hurt his master.
180* ''Literature/MercyThompson'': It's noted in the first novel that werewolves in wolf form and aren't doing anything aggressive have a sort of {{glamour}} that causes people who aren't used to werewolves to mistake them for large, friendly dogs. Mercy is able to pass Adam off as her pet Saint Bernard due to this.
181* ''Literature/NancyDrew'': One book from the ''Nancy Drew Files'' features a suspect named Tony, who has two pet German Shepherds named Fred and Max. The two dogs are absolutely tame and eager to make new friends. The only way he can get them to act ferocious for the climax (to intimidate the bad guys into surrendering) is by pretending that he's about to give them a bath.
182* ''Literature/NorthToBenjamin'': The titular character, who's a big, elderly dog.
183* ''Literature/OldKingdom'': The Disreputable Dog mostly falls under this, with the fact that [[TalkingAnimal she talks]] and [[spoiler:is [[GodWasMyCopilot really the avatar]] of one of the most powerful beings in the universe]].
184* ''[[Literature/TheDarkProfitSaga Orconomics]]'': When the heroes find themselves in an orc village (assuming they've been taken prisoner), they pass by a kennel full of massive, slavering [[DireBeast wargs]]. The orcs laugh and say that the wargs can "have their fun" once the chief is done with them. After the misunderstanding is cleared up and the heroes realize they're not prisoners, they come back the same way and are assaulted by the wargs, which refuse to leave them alone until they get belly scratches.
185* ''Literature/PercyJacksonAndTheOlympians'': Mrs. O'Leary, a {{hellhound}} who used to belong to Quintus [[spoiler:Read: Daedalus]] and was turned over to Percy at the end of ''Battle of the Labyrinth''. Oddly enough, for a larger-than-life {{Hellhound}}, she's very loving, playful, and ''loves'' her human/demigod friends.
186* ''Literature/PeterPan'': Nana is not so "dumb", at least for a dog given that she quite capably lived up to her name/job description.
187* ''Literature/PinocchiosSister'': Sparkle Bob, a retriever. He seems rather big and powerful and he loves everybody, especially his owner Rosie Pelosi.
188%% * ''Literature/SongAtDawn'': Nici is constantly referred to as 'the big dog' and so friendly he could be called Estela's first white knight.
189* ''Literature/StephaniePlum'': Joe Morelli owns Bob, a vaguely Golden Retriever-shaped blob of fur. He [[BigEater has an appetite]] to match his size and enthusiasm, and isn't very picky. Joe once left him in his car, and when he came back, Bob had eaten ''the front seat''.
190* Creator/StephenKing: A recurring trope in his works
191** ''Literature/{{Cujo}}'', twisted cruelly when he turns rabid. A portion of the horror of the book is seeing Cujo's simple thoughts warp as the rabies drives him mad. Hilariously, the film version had a genuine problem with the TruthInTelevision: Try as they might, the filmmakers just couldn't make a real St. Bernard act convincingly aggressive, so they disguised a Rottweiler for the more aggressive scenes; and even then, they had to tape the dog's tail to his leg so that it wouldn't wag.
192** His novel ''Literature/UnderTheDome'', with its ensemble cast, contains a few. Audrey, a golden retriever, warns one family when their daughter has seizures. Clover, a German Shepard, also plays happily with the children before he shows the darker side of this trope when his master is pushed down stairs...
193** Kojak from ''Literature/TheStand'', an Irish Setter in the novel and a mixed breed (mostly Labrador Retriever) in the film. "If all things serve the will of God, maybe that goes for big dumb dogs, too".
194** A sad version in ''Literature/{{IT}}''. Mike's dog, Mr. Chips, is so friendly he [[spoiler:eats the poisoned treats that Henry Bowers feeds him. He even wags his tail as he's dying.]]
195* ''Literature/SurvivorDogs'': Much of the cast, especially the ex-Leashed Dogs, are large and friendly dogs. Even Storm counts when she [[EnfantTerrible isn't]] [[BloodKnight riled up]].
196%% * Ananda, the dog Meg finds in ''Literature/ASwiftlyTiltingPlanet'', and her predecessor (a Lab and a Newfoundlander, respectively).
197* ''Literature/TheyAreSmol'': The Dorarizin are lupine aliens larger than polar bears. While humans find them pants-crappingly terrifying, the Dorarizin think we're [[CutenessProximity freaking adorable]] since we smell like their pups. The danger of a Dorarizin killing a human with kindness is very real, and humans working on Dorarizin vessels have to bunk with an adult male to mask the odor so the females don't go MamaBear in an attempt to protect the "baby" human.
198* ''Literature/UniversalMonsters'': In book 2, Gayle Braddock (whose boyfriend has become Larry Talbot's Wolf Man) has a big friendly Siberian husky named Snow -- a present from said boyfriend. In her first scene, Snow comes to Gayle's side to comfort her when she's upset.
199* ''Literature/VigilauntieJustice'': Cookie, Peggy and Carole's dog, is big enough to deter people at night and incredibly friendly to [[EvilDetectingDog almost]] everyone.
200* ''Literature/YouHaveAMatch'': Savvy's Labrador Rufus introduces himself to Abby by knocking her over and aggressively licking her face.
201* ''Literature/YoungWizards'': Kit's dog, Ponch, loves to play with him and chase (but not catch) squirrels. When Ponch is eventually [[spoiler:revealed to be [[GodWasMyCopilot roughly the equivalent of Jesus]]]], this trope makes it all the more jarring.
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205* ''Series/AllCreaturesGreatAndSmall2020'' has Jess, Siegfried Farnon's loyal pet golden retriever. She is usually seen cuddling on the couch (or in bed) with the residents of Skeldale House.
206%% * Keith Richards on ''Series/AreYouThereChelsea''. So named because Chelsea found him in an alley with a bunch of heroin addicts.
207* Diefenbaker the deaf half wolf/half dog from ''Series/DueSouth''. He's friendly and personable until you [[BewareTheNiceOnes threaten his owner.]]
208* Comet from ''Series/FullHouse'' is the Tanner Family's pet golden retriever, introduced in the series' third season. He is bigger than the younger children (Michelle, which becomes a plot point in "Comet's Excellent Adventure" when she is tasked with walking him, as well as Nicky and Alex) and is very friendly to his owners.
209* Ghost, Jon Snow's [[PetMonstrosity pet direwolf]] on ''Series/GameOfThrones'', turns into a Big Friendly Dog with people he trusts, especially Jon, Sam and Gilly. [[RightHandAttackDog Otherwise]]...
210* ''Series/HumanTarget'': Carmine, Chris's dog is supposed to be a guard dog. He'd prefer to sleep and eat.
211* ''Series/ItsMeOrTheDog'': Victoria considers training a Big Friendly Dog to ''not'' jump up and slobber all over people is an important step in proper dog behavior, since a lot of people are dog-phobic and a sufficiently-sized pooch can cause harm just by being "friendly".
212* ''Series/TheLordOfTheRingsTheRingsOfPower'': Huan and Luthien, have their {{Memorial Statue}}s carved together by the Elves of Lindon.
213* In a season four episode of ''Series/{{Matlock}}'', the murder victim has a Caucasian Shepard named Otis that would jump up on and lick the face of everyone he met.
214* In one ''Series/MidnightCaller'' episode, Billy brings his St. Bernard, Mighty, to work with him. She slobbers all over the equipment, causing the On The Air light to go out.
215* ''Series/{{Search}}'': Leo, Dong-jin's German Shepherd, is very friendly. So is Mac, Leo's replacement. The flashback to Dong-jin playing tug-of-war with Leo is one of the most heart-warming scenes in the series.
216%% * Pepper, the dog Dick gives to Mary as a gift in ''Series/ThirdRockFromTheSun''.
217* ''Series/TheTerror'': Neptune, a Newfoundland dog that accompanies the crew. [[spoiler:You're probably better off not knowing [[EatTheDog his fate]].]]
218* ''Series/{{Victorious}}'': Jade mentions them in her "Stuff I Hate" video.
219-->'''Jade:''' I hate it when I go to someone's house, and their dog jumps all over me, and the owner says: "oh, it's okay, he's friendly". Guess what; I'm not. Get your dog off me!
220%% * Wags the Dog, one of the extended cast members of ''Music/TheWiggles'', is certainly this.
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224%% * ''Music/TheBeatles'' song "Martha My Dear" is actually about Paul [=McCartney=]'s pet sheepdog, who was exactly this kind of dog in real life.
225%% * The ''Music/RedHotChiliPeppers'' song "Death of a Martian" is about the death of guitarist Flea's dog, Martian, who was this type of dog.
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229* ''Series/FraggleRock'': Sprocket is a big, friendly — if cowardly — sheepdog who is Doc's pet. Sprocket is initially suspicious of the Fraggles, but eventually warms up to and befriends Gobo, on some rare occasions even entering Fraggle Rock itself and going on adventures with the Fraggles.
230* ''Series/SesameStreet'': Barkley is a giant and playful dog who is Linda's pet and understands American sign language. Whenever he runs while somebody is walking him, [[DogWalksYou that somebody often gets pulled along]].
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234%% * ''Radio/OurMissBrooks'': Peanuts, the Great Dane, in the episode of the same name. Unfortunately, he [[BigEater eats everything in sight]].
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238* ''TabletopGame/DungeonsAndDragons'':
239** The adventure [=EX1=] ''Dungeonland'' has a giant dog nearly as big as an elephant. It will attempt to play with the [[PlayerCharacter PCs]], and will play "tug of war" and "fetch the stick" with any stick-like objects the party may have (staff, pole, etc.).
240** D&D also has Riding Dogs, which are ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin: dogs big enough to be ridden, at least by small characters.
241** Blink dogs, while not as big as some examples, are larger than average for real-world dogs, and were among the first LawfulGood monsters in the ''D&D'' game.
242* ''TabletopGame/{{Pathfinder}}'' has the Cayhounds, a race of ChaoticGood teleporting sapient mastiffs. While not at Clifford-level, they are big for domestic dogs, and since they're always good-aligned, they're descended from mastiffs, and their divine patron, Cayden Cailean, is a pretty [[BoisterousBruiser jolly]] guy, it's safe to assume they're friendly. They also have a [[PreciousPuppy neotenous form]], the caypup, available as an improved familiar.
243* In ''TabletopGame/{{Warhammer}}'' the Beasts of Nurgle have this sort of personality, desiring only to meet new people and make friends with them. Unfortunately, where most dogs have slobber, Beasts of Nurgle have acid. They jump up at you, knock you over, and crush and burn you as they crawl over with acidic slime. Of course, because their new friends [[AndCallHimGeorge stop playing with them so quickly]], they have to find new ones.
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247* ''VideoGame/BeyondGoodAndEvil'': The aptly-named Woof is an [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_Sheepdog Old English Sheepdog]] the size of a ''refrigerator.'' His tongue is always hanging out of his mouth, and he loves to cuddle, play, and chase insects. One of the [[PhotoMontage end credits photos]] shows the aftermath of him bowling Jade over while chasing a ladybug.
248* In ''VideoGame/CrusaderKingsII'', you can get a hunting hound from a friend as part of the Hunting focus. If you then switch to the Family focus, there's a potential event where your dog starts befriending children in your court (for a bump in RelationshipValues).
249* Hank's dog Sumo from ''VideoGame/DetroitBecomeHuman''. It's a giant St. Bernard whose only response to Connor smashing a window to get into Hank's house is to walk up and sniff him. Even when Hank tells it to get violent as Connor takes him to the bathroom to sober up, it doesn't.
250-->'''Hank:''' ''[drunkenly]'' Sumo, attack!\
251'''Sumo:''' ''[from the other room]'' Woof!\
252'''Hank:''' ''[happily]'' Good dog. Attack!
253* ''Franchise/DragonAge'':
254** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeOrigins'' has a Mabari war hound named... [[ADogNamedDog Dog.]] Despite being a trained war hound and attack critter, in cutscenes and conversations this is ''exactly'' how he comes across. The only members of your party that Dog doesn't get along with are the dwarf Oghren, who thinks Dog stole his pants (he didn't) and thinks Dog is perfectly-sized to pull a chariot bearing him into battle; Alistair, who keeps forgetting that Dog is sentient and can understand everything he is saying (and even then things end up well enough after some initial problems); and Shale, who used to be a living statue and whose sole interaction with Dog is to warn him not to mark his territory on her. Even [[spoiler:Loghain gets along very well with him, if he's allowed to join]]. He isn't too crazy about Wynne since she insists on giving him baths and wants to tie a pretty pretty bow around his stubby tail.
255** ''VideoGame/DragonAgeII'': The sequel's "Black Emporium" DLC gives Hawke a Mabari war hound that can be summoned into battle. Party members will visit Hawke's home throughout the game just to see the Mabari. Anders, being a cat person, is the only one who doesn't particularly like the dog -- but the dog lavishes affection on him anyway.
256* King from ''VideoGame/EarthBound1994''. While he may be cowardly he isn't affected by the evil power of Giygas. The novel adaptation refers to his breed as an English Sheep Dog.
257* ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'' series has Barbas, the [[MoralityPet external conscience]] of Clavicus Vile, the [[OurGodsAreDifferent Daedric Prince]] of [[DealWithTheDevil Bargains]] and [[LiteralGenie Wishes]]. Barbas normally takes the form of Vile's CanineCompanion, and usually attempts to talk people out of Vile's deals, much to Vile's irritation. Following the events of Vile's quest in ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsIVOblivion Oblivion]]'', Vile gains the means to split himself away from Barbas and banishes Barbas to the mortal plane. However, since Barbas contains a measure of Vile's power, this left Vile weakened and trapped in a single shrine high in the remote mountains of Skyrim. Vile's ''[[VideoGame/TheElderScrollsVSkyrim Skyrim]]'' quest is kicked off when the [[PlayerCharacter Dragonborn]] meets Barbas, who is attempting to reunite with Vile. He joins the Dragonborn as a temporary companion in order to get to Vile's shrine. There, Vile gives a quest to the Dragonborn and Barbas to retrieve the [[LegendaryWeapon Rueful Axe]], which Vile previously gave as a granted wish to a wizard looking [[MercyKill to cure]] his daughter of [[OurWerewolvesAreDifferent lycanthropy]]. After retrieving the axe, the Dragonborn has a choice: [[spoiler:do what Vile asks and use it to "kill" Barbas, who will then need to spend a few centuries reforming in Oblivion giving Vile a break, or reunite the two, after which Barbas convinces Vile to give his [[CharmPerson Masque]] in exchange for the axe]].
258* ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' has Dogmeat, a series of Wasteland dogs who can befriend the protagonists. They're all very big dogs (the one in ''3'' is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Cattle_Dog Blue Heeler]], and the one in 4 is a [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_Shepherd German Shepherd]]), they have UndyingLoyalty to the player (''4''s Dogmeat is the only companion to not have an affinity meter, because he loves you no matter what), they'll fetch items, and they can tear out the throats of anyone who dares try and harm you and your party- and the creator of ''4'''s Dogmeat comments that Dogmeat's fighting style is mostly based around holds because his goal isn't to hurt people, it's to protect you.
259* ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyThe4HeroesOfLight'': Brandt becomes a gray husky in his animal form, and since he's a friendly NiceGuy of a hero, that makes him this.
260* ''VideoGame/{{Hades}}'': Cerberus is still the giant three-headed {{Hellhound}} of myth... but because you're playing as Zagreus, son of Hades, he's nothing but tail wags and licks to you. There's an option to pet Cerberus every time you're in the House of Hades, and when you encounter him in the Stygian Temple, Zagreus utterly ''refuses'' to harm him, instead seeking a way to bribe him into moving aside. There's even a [[AnInteriorDecoratorIsYou purchasable wall scroll]] showing infant versions of Zagreus, Thanatos, and Megaera playing with Cerberus, who's more than willing to let them.
261* ''VideoGame/HalfLife2'': Subverted by D0g. Who is big and friendly to the protagonists, but is also a robot that's shaped more like a gorilla than a dog. (Though he can play fetch with an electric ball, and will valiantly defend his loved ones. And he ''is'' adorable.) Alyx has been adding modifications to him for years. It's possible that he originally did look like a dog.
262* The default dog in ''VideoGame/HarvestMoon'' is a small Beagle, however various games such as ''VideoGame/HarvestMoonAnimalParade'' let you adopt larger but just as friendly dogs.
263* ''Franchise/MassEffect'':
264** Urz in ''VideoGame/MassEffect2'', fits all the criteria... except that he's not a dog. He's a varren, a creature colloquially known as a "fishdog", and is just as UglyCute as that name implies. However, he still allows Shepard to pet him and, if fed some pyjack meat, will happily follow Shepard and company around Tuchanka, generally being adorable, in complete contrast to other examples of his breed, who all try to rip your head off. [[BreadEggsMilkSquick And you can get him to pitfight other varren for you]]. (Did we mention that he's actually a champion pitfighter?) If he loses, he has to go to the medical tent until you leave Tuchanka and come back. A short story posted on the third game's website reveals that Urz has had many adventures throughout the galaxy under many different names where he's either saved lives or changed them for the better.
265** In ''VideoGame/MassEffect3'', the ''Citadel DLC'' reveals that Jack has rescued a ''[[MindOverMatter biotic]]'' varren that she's named Eezo from an abused animal's centre. Shepard ends up playing a game of catch with him using a frying pan (originally grabbed for self-defense).
266* The Palamutes from ''VideoGame/MonsterHunterRise'' are big enough to ride on, but when not out on a hunt behave like big ol' puppy dogs who love nothing more than treats, belly rubs, and licking their owner's face. They're not so friendly if you happen to be a monster, though.
267* The ''VideoGame/MonsterRancher'' series gives us the Baku, a large, blond dog whose size and features remind one of a hippopotamus. Its attacks include deafening barks, messy licking, and falling asleep, among more traditional attacks like biting and ramming. As an additional fun point, in the 4th game they can actually be ridden inside dungeons to go trampling through barricading underbrush like a big, happy elephant. It is awesome.
268* People tend to think that ''VideoGame/{{Okami}}'''s Amaterasu is a big friendly dog: she's [[CanisMajor Big]], she's friendly with muggles... She is [[PhysicalGod NOT]] a dog.
269* While small on a human scale, ''VideoGame/Pikmin4'' introduces a friendly dog-like creature called Oatchi that can be used to cart around the main character and some of their Pikmin across water, carry objects with the strength of multiple Pikmin, and sniff out castaways, treasures, and other objectives. He can even be controlled independently like a second captain when he's separated from the player character.
270* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'': Stoutland is a [[BigFun plump (hence the name)]], 3'11" Scottish Terrier-like Pokémon that makes a great guard dog and is [[SaintBernardRescue known to rescue people trapped in the mountains]]. In the [[VideoGame/PokemonSunAndMoon Gen]] [[VideoGame/PokemonUltraSunAndUltraMoon VII]] games, the player can ride around on one. It's actually [[{{Acrofatic}} pretty fast in spite of its chubbiness]] and can detect hidden items.
271%%** Any fully-evolved canine can fit the bill, especially [[CanisMajor Arcanine]].
272* Zib, the pilot of Vlad in ''VideoGame/RisingThunder'', is what happens when you make one of these a mech pilot.
273* ''Franchise/SuperMarioBros'':
274** [[OneSceneWonder Poochy]] from ''VideoGame/YoshisIsland'', who serves as a PowerUpMount for Yoshi that can walk across dangerous terrain.
275** The ghosts of Evershade Valley from ''VideoGame/LuigisMansionDarkMoon'' turn hostile when the Dark Moon gets shattered, with the exception of the Polterpup, whose troublesome meddling in Luigi's quest stems from a desire to play rather than a desire to hurt.
276* The Inadvisably Big Dog in ''VideoGame/SunlessSkies'' embodies this trope: he is one very large puppy oozing with affection and happiness, whose eagerness coupled with his gargantuan size tends to bring some property destruction around. It does help that his portrait is the cutest and happiest thing you've ever seen in a ''Creator/FailbetterGames'' game. As the game puts it, there are very few things in the High Wilderness that are so innocently happy.
277-> ''It stares at you, drooling with love. When you meet its gaze, its vast tail wags, dusting your wash things from the sink onto the floor.''
278* ''VideoGame/{{Undertale}}'': Greater Dog is a big white dog in heavy plate armor carrying a spear... it's a miniboss, but all it wants is to be petted and played with. If you ignore it a few times, it will even scootch closer to the screen just to give you PuppyDogEyes and beg to be petted. [[spoiler:The canine Amalgamate, Endogeny, is basically a Big Friendly Goo Dog, housing the combined essences of at least five canine monsters. It's all but outright stated to have a relative of Greater Dog somewhere in there, and thus it behaves similarly. In spite of its horrific appearance, it too just wants to be petted, even if its actions sound a bit erratic and creepy.]]
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282* In ''VisualNovel/DoubleHomework'', Morgan has a dog, Barghest, which is large and intimidating but friendly toward pretty much everyone.
283* ''VisualNovel/ToHeart2'' has Genjimaru, Konomi's [[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old_English_Sheepdog Old English Sheepdog]]. Despite being very friendly, he scares Tamaki to death by chasing after her (mainly because she's afraid of dogs; after the chase he stops and sounds apologetic when she trips and hurts herself and starts crying), and in ''To Heart 2: Another Days'' he tackles Silfa on sight, causing her to talk in gibberish when he licks her face (of course, she hides in her box after that, only to get tackled again when she comes out). He also keeps Konomi company as she ponders on her relationship with Takaaki in her story path, seemingly talking to her as she is rambling.
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287* ''Webcomic/BoyAndDog'': Murphy weighs 90 pounds and is very benevolent and friendly.
288* ''Webcomic/{{Freefall}}'': Florence is an [[UpliftedAnimal uplifted wolf]] rather than a dog but she still acts like a large dog from time to time. [[http://freefall.purrsia.com/ff2700/fc02678.htm This strip]] is a good example.
289* ''Webcomic/{{Gronk}}'': Harli is a massive, lovable Newfoundland dog who's first interaction with Gronk is a massive, affectionate lick.
290* ''Webcomic/{{Homestuck}}'': Becquerel the RealityWarper [[PhysicalGod god-dog]] and Halley the completely normal dog, [[spoiler:from whom Bec was partially cloned. Later, when Becquerel prototypes himself and [[BigBad Jack Noir]] gains his powers, Bec's Big, Friendly Dog loyalty is also carried over and Jack is forced to feel overwhelming love for Jade to the point where he is reduced to behaving like a lost, timid puppy around her. That's right, ''[[OmnicidalManiac Jack Noir]]''.]]
291* ''Webcomic/LolaAndMrWrinkles'': Hugo, the St. Bernard next door, can readily be called upon to administer rescue hugs to a freezing person. The problem is that [[DoesNotKnowHisOwnStrength gentleness isn't his forte.]]
292* ''Webcomic/PixieAndBrutus'': He may not look it, but Brutus can be surprisingly gentle when he needs to be, especially when his little buddy Pixie is involved. Of course, this doesn't hinder his ability to tear you to shreds.
293* ''Webcomic/QuestionableContent'': Jeph Jacques owns a Great Pyrenees named Shelby, and in the comic [[http://questionablecontent.net/view.php?comic=1661 she's not depicted as being too bright]], and among other things thinks her name is actually Shebly.
294* ''Webcomic/{{Rhapsodies}}'': [[http://rhapsodies.wpmorse.com/comic/rhapsodies-date-136/ Mitzi]] thinks she's a lapdog. She is not.
295* ''Webcomic/{{Sparklecare}}'': Nurse Kills, who resembles a dog, is the most genuinely benevolent character so far.
296* ''Webcomic/SweetDreams'': Pippa the service dog is a large, fluffy Saint Bernard who transforms alongside her owner and is able to carry her around on her back while in her magical, transformed state.
297%%* ''Webcomic/{{Tove}}'': Tove's dog Cranberry is so large that he can be used for transportation for her family of three plus whatever they need to travel with. It's a credit to Tove's strength that she is still able to [[ActionGirl lift his entire body over head head using just her hands.]]
298%%* ''Webcomic/VenusEnvy'': Bergy[[spoiler:, before he was killed by a car]].
299%%* ''Webcomic/WapsiSquare'': An early strip shows Amanda having a [[http://wapsisquare.com/comic/10312001/ traumatic encounter]] with one of these.
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303* ''WebVideo/TheAutobiographyOfJaneEyre'': Mr Rochester's dog Pilot is a Bernese Mountain Dog which is a breed of dogs that are generally extremely affectionate. Adele Rochester must be fond of Pilot as she drew a beautiful picture of him.
304* In the aftershows of ''WebVideo/CriticalRole'', Brian Foster's cattle dog mix Henry is often snuggled by the rest of the cast without a hint of complaint (with Laura commenting he was extremely good around her and Travis's son Ronin). The only time he's barked was when Marisha was trying to sneak around the set, saying hello to her and wanting to be pet.
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308%% * Tag, to the Lilliputians in Hanna Barbera's ''Adventures of Gulliver''.
309%% * Rollo, a sheepdog Bold befriended in ''WesternAnimation/TheAnimalsOfFarthingWood''.
310* ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}} (1993)'':
311** Runt is a stray dog who is bigger than his cat friend, Rita. [[DogsAreDumb He isn't very bright]], hates cats, and [[MistakenForDog thinks that Rita is a dog]] (which is why she is the only cat he doesn't hate), but he does care a lot about Rita, coming to her rescue if she's in trouble.
312** Buttons is bigger than his child owner, Mindy, and is very protective of her, saving her from ([[BadlyBatteredBabysitter and often taking beatings from]]) dangers she is otherwise oblivious to. Though he usually gets chewed out by Mindy's parents for breaking some minor house rule as a result of keeping Mindy safe, most of his shorts end with Mindy giving him a hug.
313* ''WesternAnimation/{{Archer}}'': One episode involves an English Mastiff named Kazak that fits... unless anyone in his presence is waving around a firearm.
314* ''WesternAnimation/AvatarTheLastAirbender'' / ''WesternAnimation/TheLegendOfKorra'': While there are no actual “dogs” in either series (most animals are chimeras- i.e. hybrids of two or more real-world animals), plenty of creatures exhibit the same or similar behaviors.
315** Appa, Avatar Aang’s flying bison and his team’s primary mode of transport. While normally conscious of his 10-ton size, Appa definitely shows his affection by pouncing and/or licking.
316** Flopsy, a goat-gorilla belonging to Bumi, the king of Omashu. Despite his imposing size and formidable horns, Flopsy is highly affectionate and even wiggles his stumpy tail when happy.
317** The [[CanisMajor Polar Bear Dog]] Naga is Avatar Korra's animal companion. Naga's EstablishingCharacterMoment is licking Korra's face over and over. Her friendliness extends to licking a police attendant's hair. She's also so big that multiple characters can ride on her back at once.
318* ''WesternAnimation/{{Barney}}'': This British show centers around a very friendly sheepdog who goes on adventures with his friends.
319%% * AQUAMAN's pet dolphin Fluke in ''WesternAnimation/BatmanTheBraveAndTheBold'' acts like this (much to Batman's irritation).
320%% * ''WesternAnimation/BobbysWorld'': Roger.
321* ''WesternAnimation/TheCasagrandes'': Lalo, a Bull Mastiff who is the size of a lion and is very friendly towards his owners.
322* ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts'': Pluto. He's based on a Bloodhound; Bloodhounds are almost always Big Friendly Dogs in real life. He's very nice to Mickey's friends.
323%% ** One short, ''Donald's Ostrich'', has a female ostrich named Hortense portray this role, except with kisses instead of licks, which she showered [[WesternAnimation/DonaldDuck Donald]] with while eating everything in sight.
324* ''WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom'': The ghost dog. When it turns big, that means it's [[AngryGuardDog aggressive]]. However, the pup always makes an exception for Danny whom remains affectionate towards.
325* ''Dinky Dog'': A Hanna Barbera creation (initially from ''The All-New ComicStrip/{{Popeye}} Hour'') and in exactly the same mold as ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'', in that this big orange doggy grew from his owners' love.
326* ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy'': ''[[Recap/FamilyGuyS8E1RoadToTheMultiverse Road to the Multiverse]]'': In one of the many parallel dimensions visited by Stewie and Brian, anthropomorphic dogs are in charge of society, while humans are considered pets. Whenever the doorbell rings, dog-Peter gets extremely excited and bounds to affectionately greet whoever is outside.
327* ''WesternAnimation/TheFlintstones'': Dino, although not [[AllAnimalsAreDogs technically a dog]]. He's very loving toward his owners.
328%% * ''WesternAnimation/{{Gargoyles}}'': Bronx is both this AND an AngryGuardDog, depending on situation or who is around.
329* Chief from ''WesternAnimation/HouseBroken'' is a big, dim-witted, fun loving Saint Bernard whose personality contrasts to that of the down-to-earth poodle Honey.
330* ''WesternAnimation/TheJetsons'': Even more so than his spiritual cousin, [[Franchise/ScoobyDoo Scooby-Doo]], Astro has a tendency to affectionately pounce on and aggressively lick the ones he loves.
331* ''WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes'': An old short about dogs featured a doberman pinscher. He was actually a fairly calm chap... but it didn't take long for the guy ''named'' Doberman to sour on him.
332%% ** Also, [[WesternAnimation/FeedtheKitty Mark Antony]]. Though he'd like you to think otherwise.
333%% * ''WesternAnimation/MarthaSpeaks'' has Skits.
334* ''Franchise/MyLittlePony''
335** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyAndFriends'': Dinah from the episode "Pony Puppy". She's so massive her dog house is as big as a small house, but she's is introduced rescuing a baby pony from drowning and never stops being affectionate, even if she's so huge she causes damage without meaning to. She's also a ''baby'' and there are more of her kind that pick her up at the end of the episode. The ponies loved having her around so much they near instantly miss her.
336** ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'':
337*** In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS2E20ItsAboutTime It's About Time]]", Cerberus looks fierce, being a three-headed HellHound as big as a house, but the only reason he shows up in Ponyville is because he wants to play. Granted, since he's the size of a house, even his play can be dangerous to the average pony, [[spoiler:but Fluttershy pacifies him with a tummy rub easily enough. Later Twilight leads Cerberus back to the Gates of Tartarus by playing fetch with him during the entire trip.]]
338*** In the episode "[[Recap/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagicS4E19TradeYa Trade Ya]]", Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy comes across a rather vicious Orthros that they need to trade for a limited edition Daring Do book. Once Fluttershy pacifies it, it acts like a playful puppy for the rest of the episode.
339* ''WesternAnimation/NatureCat'': From the main cast, Hal is bigger than his friends, who are a cat, a bunny, and a mouse. He is very friendly with anyone he meets and is also very happy-go-lucky. A ditz he may be most of the time, he gives out [[GeniusDitz useful solutions]] to some of the problems, but is clueless about it when complimented.
340* ''WesternAnimation/OhYeahCartoons'': the short ''Ollie and Frank'' had a ChildProdigy named Ollie create a gigantic Frankenstein monster dog named Frank, who was very loyal and friendly to his master.
341* ''WesternAnimation/PegPlusCat'': [[spoiler:this is the resolution of "The Big Dog Problem" -- the big dog that's standing in front of the mailbox that Peg and Cat keep running away from is just one of these and even helps them to reach the mailbox so that they can mail their really important letters once they make friends with it.]]
342* ''WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010'': There isn't a lick of the description above that doesn't apply to Niblet. He is easily the biggest, kindest, and least intelligent of the team.
343* ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'': Being a Great Dane, Scooby is naturally very large. He's also very friendly, and a LovableCoward.
344* ''WesternAnimation/SkullIsland2023'': [[WildChild Annie]]'s beast companion [[Characters/MonsterVerseSkullIslandKaijuAndOtherCreatures Dog]], one of the creatures native to the titular island, could be charitably described as a ten-foot-tall mutant bulldog.
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