Dog Names Ending in og

Down through the years, many pop culture examples of dogs with names ending in 'og' have been seen on children's TV, specifically in animated programming depicting dogs in a variety of situations, playing a variety of roles.  If you're someone who was old enough to watch cartoons between 1964 and 1967, then chances are you enjoyed at least one episode from Underdog TV series.  For those of you who are old enough to remember the series, Underdog was an anthropomorphic dog superhero.  Seemingly a cartoon parody from the movie Superman, Underdog was a humble and lovable shoeshine boy who "morphed" into a superhero similar to Superman whenever his love interest, Sweet Polly Purebred was being victimized.  There were oft depicted evil doers in the series like Simon Bar Sinister and Riff Raff in addition to other characters like Tennessee Tuxedo, Go Go Gophers, Klondike Kat and Commander McBragg who also made periodic appearances in the series.  There were two endearing traits possessed by Underdog which we will always remember; first, he nearly always spoke in "rhyming couplets" and will long be remembered by his famous phrase, "There is no need to fear, Underdog is here". When Sweet Polly Purebred was in trouble, she would always sing her song, "Oh where, oh where has my Underdog gone? Oh where, oh where can he be?" (to the tune Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone?)  The other "endearing" trait of Underdog was the fact that he always caused some collateral damage.  When there was a complaint raised about the collateral damage, his famous response was "I am a hero who never fails; I cannot be bothered by such details."  The Underdog series ran a total of 124 episodes from 1964 to 1967, providing fun-filled entertainment for those of us who were privileged to watch it.

Our second pop culture dog with a name ending in 'og' is Red Dog, the Pilbara wanderer.  He is a Kelpie/Cattle dog who was born in 1971, given the name Tally Ho, in Paraburdoo, Australia and was very well known for his travels through western Australia's Pilbara region.  He was so well-liked that they have erected a statue in his honor in Dempier, a town he frequently visited with his various owners, having been first taken there by his first owner, Colin Cummings, and given his nickname "Red Dog" after the red dirt common in the Pilbara region of Australia.  His second owner, John Stazzoneli was a bus driver who took his dog with him as he traveled to many places.  After John died in 1975, Red Dog continued to travel on his own for another 4 years, succumbing to poisoning in 1979.  He met and was cared for by many community members and a veterinarian during this time and was well loved by many, many people with whom he came into contact.