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Dog
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| Hound of Hell | |
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| Name | Dog |
| Age | |
| Race | Canine |
| Occupation | Protect and obey the Antichrist |
| Looks | small, "a pedigree mongrel", with one out-turned ear |
| Residence | with Adam Young, Lower Tadfield |
| Death | |
| Parents | |
| Relatives | |
| Children | |
| Marital Status | |
| Books | Good Omens |
| Cameos | |
A Hound of Hell, pet of Adam Young. Designed in the bowels of Hell to obey and follow the voice of his master, Adam Young, the Antichrist. Began life as a large, black, ferocious, dog-shaped beast. Upon overhearing Adam's description of his ideal pet, Dog becomes a small, fun, rat-chasing mongrel, with one out-turned ear. This alteration drastically changes Dog's personality and attitude toward the world.
The idea of a hellhound arriving at the place where the earthly Antichrist is growing up seems to derive from Mrs. Baylock's Rottweiler in The Omen (the dog actually arrives before Mrs. B., at the point where the previous nanny hangs herself), while Dog's cheery "pedigree mongrel" appearance comes from William's dog Jumble in Just William.
When The Omen was remade, a wolflike hound appeared before Nanny topped herself, but Mrs Baylock still has a Rottweiler. It is unclear whether it's two hellhounds, a hellhound and a dog or a shape-changing hellhound.
