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->''"I '''love''' dogs!"''
-->-- '''Roy Mustang''', ''Manga/FullmetalAlchemist''

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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[[index]]
!!Tropes:
[floatboxright:
'''Categories:'''
+ CanineFiction
+ AFoxyIndex
+ WolfTropes
]
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: A work depicts all animals as behaving the same way as (domestic) dogs.
* AllDogsArePurebred: Dogs in media are most often purebreds.
* AlphaAndBetaWolves: Is often applied to all canines.
* AngryGuardDog: The characters have to deal with an aggressive guard dog.
* AsianFoxSpirit: FantasticFoxes from Asian folklore, often portrayed as mischievous or seductive spirits.
* AsianLionDogs: Feline and/or canine beings, usually guardians of people and places.
* AsiansEatPets: The stereotype that Asian people eat meat from dogs.
* BewareOfViciousDog: A dog that's mean and vicious (or even evil) to everyone and everything.
* BigFriendlyDog: A large dog who's very cuddly and friendly.
* 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.
* CanineCompanion: A dog who travels with a character wherever they go.
* CanineConfusion: Canines are portrayed inaccurately.
* CaninesGamblingInACardGame: A StockParody of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's Art/DogsPlayingPoker.
* CaninesPrimaryFelinesSecondary: A work of fiction features dogs as the main cast and cats as the supporting cast.
* CanisMajor: A giant dog.
* CartoonDogBreed: Cartoon dogs who don't resemble any real-world breed strongly.
* CatDogDichotomy: Cats and dogs depicted as being each other's polar opposites.
* ACatInAGangOfDogs: A group of dogs have a cat hanging with them that they regard as their friend.
* {{Chupacabra}}: A cryptid that resembles a creepy hairless dog and can kill its prey by draining them of their blood.
* CruelCoyotes: Coyotes depicted in an antagonistic light.
* DeadlyDingos: Dingoes depicted as vicious and bloodthirsty creatures.
* DiabolicalDogCatcher: The ArchEnemy of all canines.
* DinosaurDoggieBone: A dog loves a dinosaur fossil bone just as if it were a regular bone.
* DisasterDodgingDog: Dogs appearing in the main disaster sequence of a movie get out of harm's way unscathed.
* ADogAteMyHomework: A student who neglected to do their homework tries to avoid getting in trouble by claiming their dog ate it.
* {{Dogfaces}}: Anthropomorphic dogs who are depicted as humans with canine snouts instead of human-like noses.
* 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.
* DogStereotype: A dog's personality is determined by its breed/etc.
* DogsAreDumb: The stereotypical depiction of domesticated dogs as unintelligent and/or [[LazyNeuteredPet lazy]].
* DogsHateSquirrels: Dogs like to attack squirrels.
* DogsLoveBeingPraised: A dog loves being called a "good dog" or, more commonly, "good boy/girl."
* DogsLoveFireHydrants: Dogs are depicted as being obsessed with fire hydrants.
* DogWalksYou: A dog drags its owner around while being taken on a walk.
* EasternZodiac: The dog is the eleventh animal of the zodiac.
* EvilDetectingDog: A dog (or other animals) can sense when an evil being is present.
* FemaleFelineMaleMutt: A pairing consisting of [[AnimalStereotype a male dog and a female cat]].
* FirehouseDalmatian: Dalmatians that live in fire departments.
* GoFetch: Getting rid of an AngryGuardDog with a game of fetch.
* {{Hellhound}}: A big supernatural dog that's evil.
* HeroesLoveDogs: A heroic character loves to keep a pet dog.
* HeroicCaninesVillainousFelines: Dogs are the good guys, and cats are the bad guys.
* HeroicDog: An canine who is TheHero and really is man's best friend.
* HowlOfSorrow: Animal howls in mourning or emotional pain. Just as likely to be done by wolves as other canines.
* MailmanVsDog: Dogs that attack postal workers for [[RuleOfFunny comic effect]] or not.
* MenLikeDogsWomenLikeCats: Man's Best Friend is a dog, Woman's Best Friend is a cat.
* MisterMuffykins: A little yappy dog who gets on everyone's nerves or is even considered evil.
* OldDog: A dog who's getting on in years.
* OurKoboldsAreDifferent: A goblin-like fantasy race occasionally depicted with canine traits.
* PawprintStamping: Dogs with pawprints.
* PetGetsTheKeys: Classic examples put dogs in this position.
* PolicemanDog: Dogs portrayed as law enforcement officers, guards, and similar professions.
* PostApocalypticDog: In the event of an apocalypse, dogs will appear as either ravenous [[ScavengersAreScum scavengers]] or a man's loyal best friend.
* PreciousPuppy: An adorable puppy makes everything better.
* PsychoPoodle: Poodles portrayed as vicious, or even evil.
* RightHandAttackDog: Not necessarily a dog, but often is. A bad guy's companion pet used for fighting.
* RobotDog: A robot or an animated plush made to look like a dog.
* SaintBernardRescue: A Saint-Bernard that carries a barrel of brandy around its neck to give to their rescue victims.
* SledDogsThroughTheSnow: In the Arctic, sled dogs are used as a form of transportation.
* SpookyAnimalSounds: Ambient animal sounds, such as wolves or other canids howling, used to set an atmosphere of danger.
* {{Tanuki}}: A type of canid (raccoon-dog) that lives in Asia. In Japanese folklore, some tanuki are intelligent, heroic, and have magical powers.
* TanukiKitsuneContrast: Two species of canid that are frequently paired together and contrasted in Japanese media.
* TheyHaveTheScent: Dogs being used to track something by sniffing about and following the scent.
* ThoseWilyCoyotes: Coyotes being portrayed as [[PluckyComicRelief clowns]] and/or [[ManipulativeBastard crafty bastards.]]
* ToiletDrinkingDogGag: A gag about dogs, or other animals, drinking from the toilet.
* 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.
* WerewolvesAreDogs: Werewolves behaving more like domesticated dogs than wolves.
[[/index]]

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