Dogs

Dogs are four-legged canines that go "bow wow". Some also go "arf arf". Others merely howl or whine and sometimes even growl. There are many different breeds of dogs and, along with cats, are one of the most popular types of household pets.

As with all animals, dogs have made distinguished contributions to the television medium. One of the most infamous TV dogs of all time is without question Scoobert "Scooby" Doo, a great dane featured in the Scooby Doo family of animated cartoon projects. Scooby Doo is the pet of twenty-something Norville "Shaggy" Rogers and a companion of Shaggy's friends, Fred, Velma and Daphne. Scooby Doo was classically voiced by actor Frank Welker. Unlike other dogs, Scooby has a fair to better understanding of the English language and can even speak it to limited extent. Both Shaggy and Scooby have cowardly natures and tend to frighten easily. The only thing that overcomes their fear of... well, everything is their inexhaustible hunger. The other members of the Mystery, Inc. group can often cajole Shaggy and Scooby into doing what they want with the promise of food. For Scooby, this was commonly demonstrated in the form of a Scooby Snack. Scooby also had a nephew named Scrappy Doo which everybody hated.