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* ''Manga/ExcelSaga'' has Menchi (AKA [[{{Woolseyism}} Mince]]), the token animal sidekick who doubles as the [[VillainProtagonist heroes]]' [[EatTheDog "emergency food supply."]]

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* ''Series/StarTrekVoyager''. In "[[Recap/StarTrekVoyagerS3E11TheQAndTheGrey The Q and the Grey]]", Q is trying to sweet-talk Captain Janeway into an InterspeciesRomance. Janeway, who left her own dog back on Earth, is surprised and delighted to suddenly find a puppy dog in her quarters. [[CutenessProximity She goes all gooey for a second]] before toughening up.

* An earlier Q episode on ''Series/StarTrekTheNextGeneration'' has a young female intern on the Enterprise regretting having left her puppy dog back on her home planet, saying "I with I could have a dozen of them." Cue BeCarefulWhatYouWishFor moment she enters her new quarters and finds a dozen puppies which she vanishes with a wave of the hands, our first sign that she's not what she appears to be.

* The various ''Anime/{{Pokemon}}'' series have a few of these, such as James's Growlithe, Growlie, and Ash's Rockruff (until he evolves into Lycanroc). There's also an episode in ''Battle Frontier'' with an Arcanine that has three Growlithe puppies.

* A quick look through LetsPlay/{{Markiplier}}'s channel and Facebook page tells us he is very much a dog person. Multiple vlogs have shown him playing with Chica, a Golden Retriever he adopted, or the dogs his mother and brother have.

* ''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'': Dora's puppy, Perrito (Spanish for "puppy") makes things so much more precious that Swiper [[EvenEvilHasStandards won't swipe]] a gift once he learns that it's for Perrito.

* In ''ComicStrip/{{Peanuts}}'', Snoopy is the personification of this.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has Growlithe, Houndour, Poochyena, Zigzagoon, Riolu, Lillipup, Rockruff, Yamper, Fidough and Greavard (and Snubbull or Furfrou, if you're a certain rich lady). Growlithe, Lillipup, Rockruff, Yamper and Fidough in particular all share the categorization of "Puppy Pokémon".

* An episode of ''WesternAnimation/FantasticFourWorldsGreatestHeroes'' has a brief bit where Johnny brings a dog into the lab. Reed warns Johnny that he won't save the Torch from Sue's wrath. But Sue's only reaction is to squeal and go "Puppy!"
* Blue, Magenta, and Green Puppy in ''WesternAnimation/BluesClues''.

* Shifty Dingo from ''WesternAnimation/BlinkyBill''.
* While neither the [[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies1980s 1980s]] or the [[WesternAnimation/PoundPuppies2010 2010]] versions of ''Pound Puppies'' count in themselves, the adopted puppies do. Each presents the puppies as cute and adorable improvements on their in-universe families' lives.
* On ''WesternAnimation/StrawberryShortcake'''''s Berry Bitty Adventures'', Strawberry has had Pupcake, from the beginning. However, season three gives each of the other six girls a dog. Why? Well, [[MerchandiseDriven there are two reasons]]. This is the other one.

* Dotty Dog from the 1984 children's series ''WesternAnimation/TheGetAlongGang'' is a female spaniel who's one of the show's leading characters and also a cheerleader. ''The Get Along Gang Along'' was also created by America Greetings, the same company that brought us ''Strawberry Shortcake'' and ''[[Franchise/{{CareBears}} Care Bears]]''
* In ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyEquestriaGirls'', while HumanityEnsues for Twilight Sparkle, Spike the baby dragon gets turned into a puppy. Of course, the reaction of the Fluttershy native to the HighSchoolAU upon seeing Spike is [[CutenessProximity no different]] from that of the original Fluttershy when ''she'' first saw him.
* The ''WesternAnimation/FostersHomeForImaginaryFriends'' episode "Who Let the Dogs In?" has Eduardo taking care of an adorable puppy (he names it "Chewy") and ends up finding many more, which Mac and the others (but not Bloo) also find adorable. [[spoiler:Turns out the puppies are all imaginary, and each extraordinary in its own way.]]
* ''WebAnimation/BeeAndPuppycat'': Puppycat, since he's apparently a CuteKitten ''and'' a dog.
* In the first episode of ''WesternAnimation/StarVsTheForcesOfEvil'', Star shows off the powers of her magic wand by summoning a litter of adorable puppies... who randomly fire EyeBeams.
* All the rescue puppies in ''WesternAnimation/PAWPatrol'' definitely count.
* In ''WesternAnimation/BarbieAndHerSistersInTheGreatPuppyAdventure'', puppies factor into the adventure, with Taffy helping to save the day. A lot of other movies in [[Franchise/{{Barbie}} the Barbie franchise]] feature adorable animals as tag-alongs to the story, though usually Barbie has either a kitten or a puppy.
* In ''WesternAnimation/TootAndPuddle: I'll Be Home for Christmas'', a dog at the mansion of Toot's grandmother gives birth to a load of adorable puppies. What really makes this weird is that the dog and pups have absolutely no anthropomorphism in a series where pretty much every other animal displays anthropomorphism of some type. It seems they really are just a litter of cute puppies.
* Robot assassin X-49 from the ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'' episode "The Tale of X-49" adopts a cute pug named Lulu (sweet thing) before retiring from his life of violence. All is well until Aku kidnaps Lulu to force X-9 to take OneLastJob and kill Jack. [[spoiler:He fails, his last words pleading to Jack to make sure Lulu is safe.]]
* Bingo and Rolly, the titular ''WesternAnimation/PuppyDogPals'', fit this trope perfectly.
* In the ''WesternAnimation/HeManAndTheMastersOfTheUniverse'' Christmas special, the first sign of Skeletor's reluctant HeelFaceTurn is when he takes along the puppy that the two Earth children he's kidnapped have found.
--> '''Little Girl''': It was nice of you to save Relay, Mr. Skeletor.
--> '''Skeletor''': I am '''''not''''' nice! ''(puppy licks his face)'' Stop that!
--> '''Little Girl''': You want me to hold him?
--> '''Skeletor''': Er, no, no. [[BlatantLies We'll go faster if I carry him]].
* Dutch preschool series ''Woezel & Pip'', [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-h3UonMHY4 stars the titular characters who are adorable puppies.]] Their closest friend is a [[CuteKitten grey kitten named "Burrpoes"]], a living tree, and a mole.
* The titular Pip from WesternAnimation/PipAhoy is a cute fluffy brown puppy.
* The 2021 animated ''Series/SesameStreet'' special exclusive to Creator/HBOMax titled ''Furry Friends Forever: Elmo Gets a Puppy'' involves Elmo and Grover befriending a female stray puppy named "Tango". Throughout the special, they try taking her to Sesame Street's "Pet Adoption Fair" held at the park. However, Elmo and Grover missed the event which causes Elmo to fully adopt Tango and become his second pet. Tango later debuted on the main show on November 11th, 2021.

* ''Franchise/{{Pokemon}}'' has Growlithe, Houndour, Poochyena, Zigzagoon, Riolu, Lillipup, Rockruff, Yamper and Fidough (and Snubbull or Furfrou, if you're a certain rich lady). Growlithe, Lillipup, Rockruff, Yamper and Fidough in particular all share the categorization of "Puppy Pokémon".