The dog is a domesticated canid species, Canis familiaris.
Dog, dogs, DOG, or DOGS may also refer to:
Animals Species in the family Canidae called "dogs" as a part of their common name: African wild dog, Lycaon pictus, of Africa Bush dog, Speothos venaticus, of South America Indian wild dog, also known as the Dhole, Cuon alpinus, of Asia Raccoon dog, Nyctereutes procyonoides, of Asia Short-eared dog, Atelocynus microtis, of South America Dog, a male canid, as opposed to a bitch Non-canid, animals, e.g.: Prairie dogs, Cynomys, a genus of North American social ground squirrels
Places Dog Crossing, Georgia, an unincorporated community, United States Dog Hollow (Illinois), a valley in Illinois, United States Dog Island (Florida), a barrier island in the Gulf of Mexico, United States Dog Islands, an island group in the British Virgin Islands Dog River (disambiguation) Isle of Dogs, a peninsula in East London, United Kingdom The Dogs, Wincanton, house in Wincanton, Somerset, England Dog Dome
People Name He Dog (1830–1930), an Oglala Sioux leader Mary Crow Dog (1954-2013), a Dakota Sioux author and activist also known as Mary Brave Bird Nickname Diogenes of Sinope (c. 413/403–c. 324/321 BC), ancient Greek philosopher Michael Artiaga (born 2007), American Tetris player Clive Barker (soccer) (1944–2023), South African football coach Duane Chapman (born 1953) better known as Dog the Bounty Hunter, American television personality, bounty hunter, and former bail bondsman Alexandr Dolgopolov (born 1988), Ukrainian tennis player Al Jourgensen (born 1958), Cuban-American musician James H. Kelley (1834–1912), English-born mayor of Dodge City, Kansas
Science and astronomy Dog (zodiac), the Chinese zodiac sign Hurricane Dog (disambiguation), three tropical cyclones in 1950, 1951 and 1952 Sirius, the Dog Star, brightest star in Canis Major, the big dog constellation Sun dog, an atmospheric phenomenon that consists of a bright spot to the left and right of the Sun
Tools and engineering Bench dog, a removable clamp inserted into a workbench to hold an item fast Dog, a form of pawl used to secure a chain, as on an anchor windlass Dog clutch, a clutch that couples two rotating shafts or components by interference or clearance fit Dog (engineering), a tool or part of a tool, such as a pawl, that prevents or imparts movement through physical engagement "Dog irons" or "fire dogs", a form of andiron for holding wood in a fireplace, or skewers in place for cooking over a fire Feed dogs, movable plates which pull fabric through a sewing machine in discrete steps between stitches Lathe dog, a dog which clamps on a work piece to allow it to be revolved by a lathe face-plate
Food and beverages Dog, the nickname for Newcastle Brown Ale, an English brand of dark brown beer Corn dog (also spelled corndog), a sausage or hot dog on a stick that has been coated in a thick layer of cornmeal batter and deep fried Hot dog, a cooked sausage served in a bun
Arts and entertainment The Dog (franchise), a franchise created by Artlist in Japan in 2000 The Dog (Goya), a painting by Francisco Goya Dulwich Outdoor Gallery (DOG)
Books Dogs (manga), by Shirow Miwa, subtitled "Bullets & Carnage" The Dogs, novel by Ivan Nazhivin 1931
Film Dogs (1977 film), a natural horror film The Dogs (1979 film), a French film Dog (2001 film), an animated short film by Suzie Templeton The Dog (film), a 2013 documentary about the real story behind Dog Day Afternoon Dogs (2016 film), a Romanian film Dog (2022 film), an American film starring Channing Tatum Dogs (2025 film), an Uruguayan-Argentine film directed by Gerardo Minutti
Television Dog, an ident for BBC Two, first aired in 1993 (see BBC Two 1991–2001 idents) "The Dog" (Seinfeld), a 1991 episode Dogs (TV series), a 2018 Netflix documentary series "Dog" (Miranda), a 2009 episode "Dogs", a Series D episode of QI (2006) "Dogs" (The Bear), a 2022 episode
Video games Disk Original Group, a Famicom Disk System game development collective
Characters Augie Doggie and Doggie Daddy, television cartoon characters The main character in the comic strip Footrot Flats A minor character in the television show Red Dwarf Dog (Half-Life 2), from the video game Half-Life 2 Dog, in the Nickelodeon TV series CatDog Dog, in the 1998 film Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels Dog, Daryl Dixon's pet dog introduced in The Walking Dead season 9, episode 7: "Stradivarius" Dog, from the Emmy Award-winning children's animation show WordWorld
Music Dog, a fad dance
Groups Dogs (British band), a British punk music band Dogs (French band), a French rock music band The Dogs (US punk band), a Michigan proto-punk band The Dogs (US hip-hop band), an American hiphop band The Dogs, the Finnish band Ile Kallio The nickname of rapper DMX Albums Dogs (Beware of Safety album), 2009 Dogs (Nina Nastasia album), 2000 Dogs, a 2011 album by The Parlor Mob
Songs "Dogs" (Damien Rice song), 2007 "Dogs" (Pink Floyd song), 1977 "Dogs" (The Who song), 1968 "Dogs", a song by IShowSpeed and Kai Cenat, 2023 "Dogs", a song by British heavy metal band Motörhead from Rock 'n' Roll (1987) "Dogs", a song by Sun Kil Moon from Benji (2014) "Dog", a song by Sly and the Family Stone from their 1967 debut A Whole New Thing "The Dog", song by Rufus Thomas "Dog", a song by C418 from Minecraft – Volume Alpha
Sports Greyhound racing "The Dogs" or "The Doggies", nickname for Bulldogs Rugby League Football Club, an Australian football club Underdogs, also called "dogs" in sports betting
Other uses Dog, a non-standard hand in the card game poker Dog, in some British spelling alphabets, the letter "D" Dog in business, a stock-keeping unit in a growth–share matrix with low market share and poor prospects Dog soldiers, or Dog Men (Cheyenne: Hotamétaneo'o), one of six Cheyenne military societies Dog Latin, English made to resemble Latin
Acronyms Deutsche Orient-Gesellschaft, or DOG, the German Oriental Society Difference of Gaussians, or DOG, in mathematics Digital on-screen graphic, or DOG Deployable Operations Group, or DOG, U.S. Coast Guard command
See also
Dawg (disambiguation), includes Dawgs Dogg (disambiguation) Dogge (disambiguation) Dogz, a game in the Petz series of games The Dog (disambiguation), includes The Dogs Doggy style (disambiguation) Dogging (disambiguation)