| 1 | '''Basic Trope''': A character who resembles an animal in appearance, biology and behavior. |
| 2 | * '''Straight''': Doug is caninoid with pointed ears, fur-like hair all over his body, claws and a fierce loyalty. |
| 3 | * '''Exaggerated''': FunnyAnimal. |
| 4 | * '''Downplayed''': LittleBitBeastly. |
| 5 | * '''Justified''': In the {{Sliding Scale|Of Anthropomorphism}} this is classified as borderline Beast Man. |
| 6 | ** The work is set AfterTheEnd when humans are long extinct and dogs have taken over as the dominant species. |
| 7 | ** Humans took dog DNA and placed them on an alien planet. |
| 8 | ** [[NuclearMutant Radiation]], a FreakLabAccident, or {{Genetic Engineering|Is The New Nuke}} caused an ordinary dog to mutate into one. |
| 9 | * '''Subverted''': Doug turned out to be a human using prosthetics and a deep understanding of caninoid behavior to pretend to be a Beast Man. |
| 10 | * '''Double Subverted''': ... except he's actually not a human, it's just that many millenia of cross-breeding have caused him to lose his canine features. |
| 11 | * '''Parodied''': Doug is just a guy in a cheap dog suit who doesn't even act dog like, but everyone treats him as if he were an alien. |
| 12 | * '''Enforced''': The story is set in space or a HighFantasy realm, and either FurriesAreEasierToDraw or it's just easier to modify existing animals instead of coming up with completely original designs. |
| 13 | * '''Lampshaded''': "If you're an extraterrestrial, why do you look like a dog?" |
| 14 | * '''Discussed''': "Poor Doug, his species has millennia of rich history and everyone just refers to him as the alien dog guy." |
| 15 | * '''Conversed''': "Why is it that all the intelligent species in this video game resemble Earth animals?" |
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