Character List: Animal Companions

77.5 million dogs and 93.6 million cats reign supreme as companion animals in US homes. Other species win hearts with their companionship, too. Bird ownership is growing. Fish are an ever-popular presence. Rodents and reptiles have crept into our affections, as well, and their numbers are increasing steadily. Companion animals featured on the comedy Going to the Dogs range from the common to the curious.

Regulars at Mayfield Veterinary Clinic

Cat
Hobbes—the clinic cat who sleeps on the computer keyboard

Dogs
Paycheck — the clinic greyhound

O’Howloran—veterinarian Emily Mayfield’s Irish wolfhound

Bird
Captain Ahab — the clinic’s Scarlet Macaw

Fish
Poseidon – tank ruler, over other fish in the clinic’s freshwater tank

Other
Peter Bunny—lab tech Robbie’s bunny

Animal companions of the clinic’s staff members

Cats
Euclid – pet supply delivery man Rocko Troy’s Maine Coon Cat

Catway House—clinic administrator Estrella’s name for her home as a halfway house for cats who have been deserted at the clinic and are ultimately on their way to new homes

Dogs
Gideon—vet tech Cynthia’s standard poodle

PooDoo—Cynthia’s boyfriend Armando’s toy poodle

Malfeasance (“Malf” for short)— mix breed canine companion of a client, an attorney

Titania– groomer Gordon Tudor Patrick’s papillon

Other
A Michael’s prairie dogs: Darwin, Einstein, Marie Curie, and Sarah Bernhart—the unpredictable one who sleeps in his pocket