Man's best friends.
"I love dogs!"
— Roy Mustang, Fullmetal Alchemist
A bark-tacular index of dog, fox and other canine-related tropes. Wolves have their own subindex, Wolf Tropes. Compare to This Index Meows. Not to be confused with Tropey the Wonder Dog.
Tropes:
Categories:
- All Animals Are Dogs: A work depicts all animals as behaving the same way as dogs.
- All Dogs Are Purebred: Dogs in media are most often purebreds.
- Alpha and Beta Wolves: Is often applied to all canines.
- Angry Guard Dog: The characters have to deal with an aggressive guard dog.
- Beware of Vicious Dog: A dog that is mean and vicious to everyone and everything.
- Big Friendly Dog: A large dog who is very friendly.
- Bully Bulldog: A bulldog that is portrayed as being a Jerkass.
- Canine Companion: A dog who travels with a character wherever they go.
- Canines Gambling in a Card Game: A Stock Parody of Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's Dogs Playing Poker.
- Canines Primary, Felines Secondary: A work of fiction features dogs as the main cast, and cats as the supporting cast.
- Canis Major: A giant dog.
- Cat/Dog Dichotomy: Cats and dogs are depicted as being each other's polar opposites.
- A Cat in a Gang of Dogs: A group of dogs have a cat hanging with them that they regard as their friend.
- Cunning Like a Fox: Foxes are portrayed as crafty, clever and cunning.
- Dinosaur Doggie Bone: A dog loves a dinosaur fossil bone just as if it were a regular bone.
- A Dog Ate My Homework: 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 noses.
- Dog Got Sent to a Farm: 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.
- Dog Stereotype: A dog's personality is determined by its breed.
- Dogs Are Dumb: Dogs are depicted as lacking in intelligence.
- Dogs Hate Squirrels: Dogs like to attack squirrels.
- Dogs Love Being Praised: A dog loves being called a "good dog" or "good boy/girl".
- Dogs Love Fire Hydrants: Dogs are depicted as being obsessed with fire hydrants.
- Dog Walks You: A dog drags its owner around while being taken on a walk.
- Evil-Detecting Dog: A dog (or other animal) can sense when an evil being is present.
- Fantastic Foxes: Foxes being portrayed as supernatural or intelligent.
- Female Feline, Male Mutt: A pairing consisting of a male dog and a female cat.
- Fox Folk: A human character with fox-like traits.
- Foxy Vixen: Fox Folk for Fanservice.
- Go Fetch: Getting rid of an Angry Guard Dog with a game of fetch.
- Hellhound: A big supernatural dog that is evil.
- Heroes Love Dogs: A heroic character loves to keep a pet dog.
- Heroic Canines, Villainous Felines: Dogs are the good guys and cats are the bad guys.
- Heroic Dog: A canine who really is man's best friend.
- Howling to the Night: Wolves howl at sunset or at night to set an atmosphere of danger.
- Howl of Sorrow: Animal howls in mourning or emotional pain. Just as likely to be done by wolves as other canines.
- Kitsune: Japanese folklore about an intelligent fox with magical powers.
- Mailman vs. Dog: Dogs attack postal workers.
- Men Like Dogs, Women Like Cats: Man's Best Friend is a dog, Woman's Best Friend is a cat.
- Mister Muffykins: A little yappy dog who gets on everyone's nerves.
- Old Dog: A dog who is getting on in years.
- Pet Gets the Keys: Classic examples put dogs in this position.
- Post-Apocalyptic Dog: In the event of an apocalypse, dogs will appear as either ravenous animals or Man's loyal best friend.
- Precious Puppy: An adorable puppy makes everything better.
- Psycho Poodle: Poodles portrayed as vicious, or even evil.
- Right-Hand Attack Dog: Not necessarily a dog, but often is.
- Robot Dog: A robot made to look like a dog.
- Saint-Bernard Rescue: A Saint-Bernard that carries a barrel of brandy around its neck to give to their rescue victims.
- Sled Dogs Through the Snow: In the arctic, sled dogs are used as a form of transportation.
- Tanuki: A type of canid (raccoon-dog) that lives in Asia. In Japanese folklore, some tanuki are intelligent and have magical powers.
- They Have the Scent!: Dogs being used to track something by sniffing about and following the scent.
- Those Wily Coyotes: Coyotes being portrayed as tricksters, clowns, and crafty bastards.
- Toilet-Drinking Dog Gag: A gag about dogs drinking from the toilet.
