Pluto (Disney) was originally created as Dippy Dawg" and "was created as a human character, as opposed to Pluto who was a pet, so [Goofy] walked upright and had a speaking voice". This problem was humorously illustrated in the film "Stand By Me" in which one of the boys ponders, "Mickey's a mouse, Donald's a duck, and Pluto's a dog. What's Goofy?" Also in the series "Funniest Pets & People" a dog "mentions" why couldn't he have pants because Goofy was a dog and had pants. There is also an episode of the Disney Channel series "Even Stevens" called "Scrub Day" wherein
Barnyard Dawg has been voiced by Frank Welker, Jeff Bergman, Billy West, Greg Burson, Joe Alaskey and Ben Falcone. Barnyard Dawg George P. Dog (better known as (The) Barnyard Dawg) is a "Looney Tunes" character. An adult anthropomorphic basset hound, he is the archenemy of Foghorn Leghorn. He was created by Robert McKimson, who also created Foghorn, and was voiced by Mel Blanc. Dawg also feuds with other enemies as well like Henery Hawk, the Weasel, Daffy Duck and Sylvester. He appeared in 22 Golden Age–era Warner Bros. shorts. Dawg's first appearance came in "Walky Talky Hawky" (1946), the same Henery Hawk