Dug

Dug is the secondary tritagonist of Disney/Pixar's 2009 film Up. He is voiced by Bob Peterson. Dug was listed #10 in Empire Magazine's The 50 Best Animated Movie Characters.

Personality
Dug is a playful and friendly dog who is always kind. He likes almost everybody he comes across. He is also very good at following rules and can be somewhat of an airhead at times.

Up
Dug is a husky Golden Retriever who belongs to Charles Muntz.

He is a fun-loving, dog who speaks English via a special collar that translates his thoughts to speech, invented by his former master, Charles Muntz. Early in the film, Dug, one of Alpha's canine minions, is searching for a large bird that Muntz has been trying to capture for decades. He runs into Carl Fredricksen, Russell, and Kevin (the bird he is searching for). However, immediately after meeting Carl, Dug begins to idolize him and sees him as his master. He winds up switching sides, assisting Carl, Russell and Kevin.

He is every ounce a puppy in behavior and quickly becomes attached to Carl, who is at first hesitant to accept Dug. When he does, Dug expresses his joy in a manner that leaves no doubt that he prefers his new master.

During the end credits of the film, it is revealed that Dug had mated with another Golden Retriever (with similarities to him), and they had many puppies (possibly much to Carl's grief).

Dug's Special Mission
Dug appears in his very own short as the main character, as well as being the narrator.

George & A.J.
Dug appears in this animated short as a minor character where he appears at the end and scares George and A.J.

Trivia

 * In Ratatouille, as Remy runs through an apartment building, Dug's shadow can be seen on a wall. Ratatouille was released two years before Up, but Up was in production.
 * Dug has the same yelp as Scud.
 * Dug was awarded the Palm Dog Award by the British film critics as the best canine performance at Cannes Film Festival, beating out the fox from Antichrist and the black poodle from Inglourious Basterds.
 * As seen in the credits, Dug has a mate and several puppies, possibly a spoof of Disney's One Hundred and One Dalmatians.