Rusty (Home on the Range)

Rusty is a minor character and Buck's best friend from Home on the Range. He was voiced by G. W. Bailey.

Personality
Rusty is an aging dog who watches over the town when Sheriff Sam Brown is away. He is shown to be serious-minded and has little tolerance over Buck's immaturity, although the two are best pals and manage to work together well.

Home on the Range
Rusty is first seen attempting to snap Buck out of one of his daydreams by whistling, and reminds him that it's his move at tick-tack-toe, which they were seen playing together. Buck becomes distraught, knowing that he will never get a chance to fight bandits, but Rusty tries to reassure him that there are other things that he can do besides be a hero.

Buck is then distracted by Rico, a supposed bounty hunter who Buck claims to be one of the best, although Rusty shows little interest. When Rico tells Sam that he needs a fresh horse to help him capture outlaw Alameda Slim, Buck shows off in front of the Sheriff and Rico, causing Rusty to smack his face with his paw in shame.

Later, when Pearl and her livestock face losing their farm due to a bank notice that she hasn't been able to pay yet, Maggie, Mrs. Calloway and Grace take Alameda Slim's wanted poster and seek Rusty and Buck for help. Rusty sniffs Slim's wanted poster several times and states how much reward money they will need to save the farm. The three cows then get in a brief mud-wrestling fight while Rusty watches in amusement.

Rusty is later seen looking down at their tick-tack-toe game in sadness while it rains, as he was lonesome for Buck who had gone off with Rico to capture Alameda Slim and beat the cows to the punch. Rusty wondered if he would ever see his equine friend again.

Rusty is last seen overjoyed at Buck's return. He then gets caught inside a rolling barrel that Jeb and Lucky Jack overturned while fighting and bickering with each other. The barrel eventually falls into the water trough, with all three of them laughing at the end.