Countless dogs have featured in episodes of our favourite television series, books and films as dependable sidekicks, lovable rogues and heroic protectors. Here’s Petwise' list of our Top 10 fictional dogs… and our estimation of a premium that their owners could expect!
1. Marley
For those who have missed THE SADDEST FILM OF ALL TIME, the narrative is based on the tale of extremely cute (but badly behaved) Labrador, Marley and his lengthy life alongside John Grogan & his family.
He’s depicted as a spritely puppy, however a little bit of a rogue – watch out for those cables, he’ll eat them.
Bigger dogs like labs are a little pricier to insure, so we’d expect a high premium for Marley! If you have yet to see it, grab yourself a big box of tissues *sniff sniff*
2. Scooby Doo
‘Scoobert’ Doo is introduced as the cowardly Great Dane who has been helping his trusty companions fight evil since 1969 (and is perpetually hungry). Starring alongside the self-confessed star of the show are fellow Great Dane puppies, Scrappy (Dappy!) Doo and Scooby Dum who are less sandwich-eaty, but equally as foolish! PUPPY POWER!
Given the unhealthy diet, we fear Scooby would be a high premium for any insurer.
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3. Santa’s Little Helper
Flashback to Christmas 1989… Homer discovers that he has no money to buy his family Christmas presents (D’oh!), so does what any sane person would do - takes an abandoned greyhound home which Marge and the gang deem the Best-Christmas-Present-Ever! (naturally).
Sadly, the lovable dog has a growing list of health problems which would add to the Simpsons’ dog insurance premium – they say a dog isn’t just for Christmas…
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4. Lassie
Border collie, Lassie, is everyone’s favourite pooch protagonist! The world-famous dog has been one of our favourites since 1943 when originally portrayed on screen by rough collie actor, Pal.
Lassie made insurance history in 1982 when being covered by the very first pet insurance policy ever sold in the US!
Sensible and heroic, we imagine Lassie would’ve had a low premium!
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5. Dug
The only dog in Muntz’ pack not to be named after a Greek letter, Dug!
The overweight and lovable dog is imagined to be a cross between a Golden Retriever and a Labrador – he’s considerably over-excitable and you should probably expect a few broken mirrors with Dug around.
An overweight, energetic crossbreed would likely equate to a high premium – sorry Dug – at least you found the ball!
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6. Brian Griffin
Brian - or BEE-RY as Stewie says - is the fictional character from family guy; an anthropomorphic dog who drives a Toyota Prius… obviously. His human attributes receive little acknowledgement or explanation, although his affliction to dry martini’s is of paramount interest in the shows plot.
Sadly, Brian is outed as an alcoholic, although his twenty-a-day smoking habit progressively worsens.
Not sure even Petwise could cope with the premium on this Labrador retriever!
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7. Benji
This classic cocker spaniel cross border terrier has been pulling at our heartstrings since 1974. The canine character is a lovable pup who seems to have a knack of being at the right place at the right time to help other characters overcome tricky situations!
Given his heroic nature, his ability to safely get out of danger and the fact he’s such a small breed, we reckon Benji could have a pretty low premium!
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8. Shadow
Homeward Bound wouldn’t have been the same without this protective and obedient golden retriever. Throughout both films, Shadow is seen as the carer of the family and tends to keep them all out of trouble, despite being mocked – in Chance’s words - for being an “old timer!”
We’ve seen him fight off countless mean stray dogs and even tackle a mountain lion! Top marks to Shadow – low premium! *thumbs up*
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9. Lady and the Tramp
The lovable duo are made up of a beautiful looking American Cocker Spaniel (Lady) and Tramp. The film sees Lady falling head over heels for Grey Mutt, Tramp and touches upon popular themes; when Lady is introduced to the families newborn baby, however it’s the super-cute spaghetti scene that is famously parodied.
Cuteness aside, Lady is depicted as being pretty naïve and the duo tend to be in the midst of tricky situations on a regular basis – a fairly high premium?
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10. Gnasher
Dennis the Menance’ pet (& sidekick) since 1948, Gnasher is definitely unrecognisable in terms of breed – just look at those teeth!
His awful manners and ability to find himself in trouble at any given opportunity would unfortunately heighten the premium for any insurer; we’d probably say the premium on Gnasher would be pretty high!
“Gnash, gnash, gnash..!”
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