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* Inverted in ''VideoGame/TinkerQuarry'': Whiskers is a friendly and affectionate plush cat who achieves a supporting role if you add him into your active party, while the BigBad [=Staya/Fido-] is a toy AngryGuardDog who is a constant menace throughout the game.

* UsefulNotes/{{Zoroastrianism}} classifies dogs as good and cats as evil in its classification of animals moral allegiance. Islam is the exact opposite, not that considers dog to be "evil" but do considers them unclean and cats are considered to be blessed, which caused no little friction when Islam and Zoroastrianism started to coexist.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and its sequels most of the cats are either villains or are assumed to be until proved otherwise. The dog in ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' is a good guy, though the poodle in ''Mystery of the Night Monster'' is the BigBad.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2'' with the sidekicks; one of the heroes (and also one of the heroic panda's sidekicks) is a DefrostingIceQueen tigress, while the GreaterScopeVillain peacock's henchmen are wolves, including TheDragon himself.

** This trope is also inverted and zig-zagged in general; the Snowball II is mainly owned by [[KindheartedCatLover Lisa Simpson]], which is one of the most decent characters in the franchise; Santa's Little Helper can be obnoxious at some points but can be decent at certain times, while [[BadBoss Mr. Burns]] owns a pack of {{Angry Guard Dog}}s whom [[RightHandAttackDog he sics at the people he dislikes]].

Almost always {{inverted|Trope}} in stories where wild felines and canines are used; wild dog-like canines such as [[SavageWolves wolves]] and [[CunningLikeAFox foxes]] are often on the side of evil, while [[PantheraAwesome wild cats]] like [[KingOfBeasts lions]] and tigers are often on the side of good.

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/LambertTheSheepishLion'', where the titular lion tries to protect the sheep flock from being attacked by [[SavageWolves a menancing wolf]].

* Inverted in ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda2''with the sidekicks; one of the heroes (and also one of the heroic panda's sidekicks) is a DefrostingIceQueen tigress, while the GreaterScopeVillain peacock's henchmen are wolves, including TheDragon himself.

* In ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTail'' and its sequels most of the cats are either villains or are assumed to be until proved otherwise. The dog in ''WesternAnimation/AnAmericanTailFievelGoesWest'' is a good guy.

* In ''WesternAnimation/RescueRangers'', the rangers (two of whom are mice) face several villainous cats, Fat Cat being one of their biggest foes. There are no reoccurring dog characters but there are one-offs that are friendly, including Dale's idol Flash the Wonder Dog. Subverted with the kittens encountered in the show though, as they are not one bit villainous.

* Inverted in ''LightNovel/AsobiNiIkuYo'' (''Cat Planet Cuties''), there are two races of invading LittleBitBeastly aliens. One wants to [[BenevolentAlienInvasion make friends with humans]], the other have [[WeComeInPeaceShootToKill a more sinister agenda]]. Guess which is which. This is probably because in Japan cats are seen as lucky and kind in contrast with Western stereotypes that cats are bad luck and mean.

* Taken to the extreme in ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven2'', where the dogs (except for Carface) are the good characters, some of them being from Heaven, while the main villain is actually ''[[{{Satan}} SATAN]]'' as an anthropomorphic cat. However, the spinoff cartoon shows there are other evil dogs as well and that some of them are demonic minions of the Satanic cat.

* Averted in ''Disney/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians'', where the only cat character, barn-cat Seargeant Tibbs, is brave and loyal. As is common for these aversions, he's subordinate to his farm's dog, The Colonel.
* In ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}'', Bruno the dog is loyal and on the side of good and Lucifer (the name should speak for itself) the cat is mean and on the side of evil, being Lady Tremaine's RightHandCat. The movie also features NiceMice, most notably Jaq and Gus, who help Cinderella out and whom the cat likes to chase.
* In ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'', most of the dogs are good and come off as roguish at worst, barring the three rabid street-toughs, but the only cats that appear, Si and Am are devious and willfully wreck the stuff in the house, try to eat the pet canary and fish, and annoy Lady.

* In the Disney film, ''Disney/TheGreatMouseDetective'', Toby is Basil's pet dog who helps him solve mysteries, and Felicia is Ratigan's pet cat, who is used to execute anyone who gets on his bad side.
* Inverted and Zigzagged in ''Disney/OliverAndCompany'', which revolves around a sweet little kitten trying to find food and shelter. Most of the dogs are {{Lovable Rogue}}s and, [[JerkWithAHeartOfGold while brazen and rough in places]], are allies to Oliver. However, Syke's guard hounds are menacing antagonists.

* Inverted and PlayedWith in ''Disney/TheAristocats''. Duchess and her kittens are perfectly nice. O'Malley and Scat Cat's gang are "kinda rough around the edges"[[note]]and Scat Cat and company unsuccessfully try to eat Roquefort the mouse, which is PlayedForLaughs[[/note]], but are ultimately on the side of good. The bloodhounds [[ThoseTwoGuys Napoleon and Lafayette]] exemplify DogsAreDumb and cause trouble for Edgar, but otherwise have little effect on the plot.

** Played straight in "Pluto's Kid Brother" with dogs Pluto and KB being on the side of good and a {{Jerkass}} alley cat Lucifer (not to be confused with Lucifer of ''Disney/{{Cinderella}}''). Lucifer bullies KB and Pluto saves KB from him.

* Inverted in ''Film/TheIslandOfDoctorMoreau'' with Creator/FairuzaBalk as a heroic CatGirl and Azazello an [[RightHandAttackDog evil Dogman]].

In many subversions that feature cats and dogs in the same team or fighting on the same side, especially when the team or side is good, tend to have cats in the lower ranks than the dogs.

* Taken to the extreme in ''WesternAnimation/AllDogsGoToHeaven2'', where the dogs (except for Carface) are the good characters, some of them being from Heaven, while the main villain is actually ''[[{{Satan}} SATAN]]'' as an anthropomorphic cat.

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* In ''Theatre/TheBlueBird'', Tylette the cat hates being in thrall to humans and betrays the children, while Tylo the dog is faithful throughout.

* Inverted in the ''Dusk to Dawn'' series' GrandFinale, ''Batman: Darkest Hour''. Catwoman's [[RememberTheNewGuy apparent]] ArchEnemy in the BigBadDuumvirate is Kaito Mori aka Hellhound, a ninja with an [[{{Youkai}} Inugami]] motif.

* ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} is frequently compared to a canine, typically a wolf or dog (although wolverines are actually [[https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mustelidae mustelids]]). Meanwhile his ArchEnemy Sabretooth is named after an extinct prehistoric big cat and his costume evokes a lion.

* In ''Film/CatsAndDogs'', the cats are evil and the dogs are good. There are good cats in the sequel, but the villain is still a cat.

* In ''Disney/LadyAndTheTramp'', the dogs are good and come off as roguish at worst, but the cats, Si and Am are devious and willfully wreck the stuff in the house, try to eat the pet canary and fish, and annoy Lady.

* In both the ''VideoGame/EarthwormJim'' video games and the [[WesternAnimation/EarthwormJim cartoon series]], despite turning into a big, hulking monster when you push one too many of his {{Berserk Button}}s, Peter Puppy is a really nice guy who is the sidekick of the titular hero. Evil the Cat lives up to his name.