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Subtrope of AnimalOccupationStereotypes and DogStereotype. Compare PolicePig; generally speaking, policemen tend to be depicted as pigs in negative portrayals and as dogs in neutral or positive ones. Compare FirehouseDalmatian, and contrast AngryGuardDog.

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Subtrope SubTrope of AnimalOccupationStereotypes and DogStereotype. Compare PolicePig; generally speaking, policemen tend to be depicted as pigs in negative portrayals and as dogs in neutral or positive ones. Compare FirehouseDalmatian, and contrast AngryGuardDog.



* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': In stories that he narrates himself, Batman's dog Ace the Bat-Hound is depicted as an expert detective.

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* ''Franchise/{{Batman}}'': ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'': In stories that he narrates himself, Batman's dog Ace the Bat-Hound is depicted as an expert detective.



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* ''ComicStrip/KrazyKat'': Officer Pupp, an anthropomorphic dog, makes up the whole police force in Kokonino Kounty. His main job is to try and keep Ignatz from hurting Krazy with his bricks.
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* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': Episode 103 has a Sherlock Holmes spoof starring Rowlf the Dog as the Great Detective.



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* ''ComicStrip/KrazyKat'': Officer Pupp, an anthropomorphic dog, makes up the whole police force in Kokonino Kounty. His main job is to try and keep Ignatz from hurting Krazy with his bricks.
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* ''Series/TheMuppetShow'': Episode 103 has a Sherlock Holmes spoof starring Rowlf the Dog as the Great Detective.
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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': Copper and Booker are a pair of bulldogs that work as the police force and guards of the town.

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* ''VideoGame/AnimalCrossing'': ''Franchise/AnimalCrossing'': Copper and Booker are a pair of bulldogs that who work as the police force and guards of the town.



* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' stars Waffle Ryebread, an anthropomorphic dog policeman dealing with his job and his [[DatingCatWoman attraction]] to [[AnimalOccupationStereotypes literal cat burglar]], Alicia Pris.

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* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' stars Waffle Ryebread, an anthropomorphic dog policeman dealing with his job and his [[DatingCatWoman [[DatingCatwoman attraction]] to [[AnimalOccupationStereotypes literal cat burglar]], Alicia Pris.



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* ''WebAnimation/{{Nijisanji}}'': Mysta Rias is a detective with a very prominent [[AnimalMotifs dog motif]], especially Dobermans. He wears a collar and has a dog pattern on his shirt on his first model, his hats on both of his models are made to resemble Doberman faces,[[note]](though his first hat was often mistaken to be a fox due to his orange color scheme)[[/note]] and he's even seen sniffing the ground to track his target in his lore video.
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* ''WebAnimation/{{Nijisanji}}'': Mysta Rias is a detective with a very prominent [[AnimalMotifs dog motif]], especially Dobermans. He wears a collar and has a dog pattern on his shirt on his first model, his hats on both of his models are made to resemble Doberman faces[[note]] (though his first hat was often mistaken to be a fox due to his orange color scheme)[[/note]], and he's even seen sniffing the ground to track his target in his lore video.

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* ''WebAnimation/{{Nijisanji}}'': Mysta Rias is a detective with a very prominent [[AnimalMotifs dog motif]], especially Dobermans. He wears a collar and has a dog pattern on his shirt on his first model, his hats on both of his models are made to resemble Doberman faces[[note]] (though his first hat was often mistaken to be a fox due to his orange color scheme)[[/note]], and he's even seen sniffing the ground to track his target in his lore video.
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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: The first appearance of what would become WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup was as a bloodhound in the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse cartoon "The Chain Gang", tracking Mickey down after he breaks out of prison.

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* WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts: ''WesternAnimation/ClassicDisneyShorts'': The first appearance of what would become WesternAnimation/PlutoThePup was as a bloodhound in the WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse ''WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse'' cartoon "The Chain Gang", tracking Mickey down after he breaks out of prison.



* WesternAnimation/DogCity'' stars Ace Hart, Private Eye Dog, a German shepherd and Chief Rosie O'Gravy, a collie.

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* WesternAnimation/DogCity'' ''WesternAnimation/DogCity'' stars Ace Hart, Private Eye Dog, a German shepherd and Chief Rosie O'Gravy, a collie.
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* In the ''Sherlock Hound'' novels by Brenda Sivers, Hound is a bloodhound and his faithful Dr Winston is an Old English sheepdog. The official police are also dogs, including an [[OfficerOHara Irish setter]].


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* WesternAnimation/DogCity'' stars Ace Hart, Private Eye Dog, a German shepherd and Chief Rosie O'Gravy, a collie.
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* ''VideoGame/TheFlowerCollectors'': Diego is an anthropomorphic Bernese Mountain Dog who works as a detective in the police department after [[SecretPolice the Flower Collectors]] disbanded.
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* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'': Wishbone the Jack Russell terrier plays the roles of Franchise/SherlockHolmes in "[[Recap/WishboneS1E08TheSlobberyHound The Slobbery Hound]]" (adapting "Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles") and "[[Recap/WishboneS1E30ADoggedExpose A Dogged Exposé]]" (adapting "A Scandal in Bohemia") and Literature/CAugusteDupin in "[[Recap/WishboneS1E22ThePawloinedPaper The Pawloined Paper]]" (adapting "The Purloined Letter")..

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* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'': Wishbone the Jack Russell terrier plays the roles of Franchise/SherlockHolmes in "[[Recap/WishboneS1E08TheSlobberyHound The Slobbery Hound]]" (adapting "Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles") ''Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles'') and "[[Recap/WishboneS1E30ADoggedExpose A Dogged Exposé]]" (adapting "A Scandal in Bohemia") and Literature/CAugusteDupin in "[[Recap/WishboneS1E22ThePawloinedPaper The Pawloined Paper]]" (adapting "The Purloined Letter")..
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* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'': Wishbone the Jack Russell terrier plays the roles of Franchise/SherlockHolmes in "Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles" and "Scandal in Bohemia" and Literature/CAugusteDupin in "Literature/ThePurloinedLetter".

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* ''Series/{{Wishbone}}'': Wishbone the Jack Russell terrier plays the roles of Franchise/SherlockHolmes in "Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles" "[[Recap/WishboneS1E08TheSlobberyHound The Slobbery Hound]]" (adapting "Literature/TheHoundOfTheBaskervilles") and "Scandal "[[Recap/WishboneS1E30ADoggedExpose A Dogged Exposé]]" (adapting "A Scandal in Bohemia" Bohemia") and Literature/CAugusteDupin in "Literature/ThePurloinedLetter"."[[Recap/WishboneS1E22ThePawloinedPaper The Pawloined Paper]]" (adapting "The Purloined Letter")..
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* ''WesternAnimation/DeputyDawg'' is about a dog who's a deputy sheriff.

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* ''WesternAnimation/DeputyDawg'' ''WesternAnimation/TheDeputyDawgShow'' is about a dog who's a deputy sheriff.
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* "[=McGruff=] the Crime Dog" was a character in a series of 1980s public-service advertisements about reducing crime, with the tagline "Take a Bite out of Crime." The campaign included both TV and radio spots, plus occasional live appearances at schools and such. On TV he was animated; live appearances were a person wearing a costume. He was based on the bloodhound, a breed that is associated with policework and solving crime, but not with violence the way a German shepherd, Doberman, or bulldog would be.

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* "[=McGruff=] the Crime Dog" was a character is an anthropomorphic dog who stars in a series of 1980s public-service advertisements Public Service Annnouncements ([=PSAs=]) about reducing crime, with the tagline "Take a Bite out of Crime." The campaign " He first appeared in the 1980s and has starred in many PSA campaigns since then, always with the same focus on how regular citizens can help prevent crime. [=McGruff's=] appearances have included both TV and radio spots, plus occasional live appearances at schools and such. On TV he was he's animated; live appearances were are a person wearing a costume. He was His appearance is based on the bloodhound, a breed that is associated with policework and solving crime, but not with violence the way a German shepherd, Doberman, or bulldog would be.
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* ''VideoGame/Cyberpunk2077'' features shorts titled "Safe and Sound", PSA's sponsored by the Night City Police Department to educate citizens on safety tips whilst going about their daily lives. The host of the show, Sergeant Dobbs, is a large, muscular Doberman in a police uniform.
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* ''VideoGame/BackToTheDawn'': Every member of Boulderton Prison's security staff is some species of dog. Chief Bruce is a mastiff, Deputy Billy is a bull terrier, and other guards include huskies, golden retrievers, and Shiba Inus. This also applies to the police officers seen at the beginning of the game.
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* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' stars Waffle Ryebread, an anthropomorphic dog policeman.

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* ''VideoGame/TailConcerto'' stars Waffle Ryebread, an anthropomorphic dog policeman.policeman dealing with his job and his [[DatingCatWoman attraction]] to [[AnimalOccupationStereotypes literal cat burglar]], Alicia Pris.

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* ''Literature/OldToffersBookOfConsequentialDogs'', an authorized sequel to ''Literature/OldPossumsBookOfPracticalCats'', has a poem about "Dobson, the Dog Detective", the opposite number to the criminal cat Macavity.

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* ''Literature/OldPossumsBookOfPracticalCats'': In "The Awefull Battle of the Pekes and the Pollicles", a cat breaks up a fight between two feuding groups of dogs. It's mentioned that there's supposed to be a Police Dog patrolling the area, but he misses the entire rumpus because he sloped off to the pub for a drink.
* ''Literature/OldToffersBookOfConsequentialDogs'', an authorized sequel to ''Literature/OldPossumsBookOfPracticalCats'', ''Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats'', has a poem about "Dobson, the Dog Detective", the opposite number to the criminal cat Macavity.
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* ''WesternAnimation/{{COPS}}'': Blitz is a cybernetic police dog with near-human intelligence and SuperSenses that let him track criminals almost anywhere.

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* ''WesternAnimation/{{COPS}}'': ''WesternAnimation/COPS1988'': Blitz is a cybernetic police dog with near-human intelligence and SuperSenses that let him track criminals almost anywhere.



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