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Now this may or may not have actually been a dog, per se, but I have some distinct memories in my mind and that is the closest I can get to a specific description in one sentence.
Basically, when I was a kid—so we're talking about 1991 at the most but likely around 1989 or 1990—I recall watching, I BELIEVE, Showtime with my mom and she was recording the movie "Go Bots: Battle of the Rock Lords" on VHS. I still have it but I would take days to find it here. I have thousands of VHS tapes. I think it was Showtime or possibly HBO, but it was way back in the day and they had this kind of countdown or timer between shows, I recall that distinctly so if it happens that neither channel was like that then whatever channel WAS like that was where I saw this thing.
And for some reason, even though I'm pretty sure it was Showtime, part of me thinks Disney Channel maybe?
(edit: another distinct possibility is some kind of PPV)
Anyway...
I distinctly recall this commercial for it, wherein it was basically depicted the villain, a human character who wore a suit and glasses and was kind of a blond guy with a high-ish voice, declaring he would send the main character to the moon. This I remember DEFINITELY, in fact I used to think it was called something like "Captain K-9" cause I seem to remember him using that name, but he said specifically he'd send said guy to the moon.
(edit: it may have also been "Commander" instead of captain)
The show itself I only saw a bit of but I remember it was a kind of puppet show, with humans interacting with some kind of dog or something in a red suit with a cape. I seem to recall him not talking or barking so who knows about that. What I do know is that at the end the bad guy is not just defeated but is somehow like, "Oh noes my plan backfired" and I want to say he was surrounded by these tribble type things...presumably from the moon.
I never saw it really all the way through that I can recall, but I distinctly remember the trailer being shown with a lot of other kids stuff before Battle of the Rock Lords. This was around the same period as some other cartoons I know and so I would say it was no later than 1991 and probably earlier—I was born in 85, which would explain why I recall so little if it was released on TV in 89 or 90 since I would have been four or five. No older than six say because I remember stuff from later on much better.
This has just been digging in my mind for years and I'd appreciate ANY help at finding it!