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Dogs are a species in Adventure Time.

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What breeds of dogs are represented in Adventure Time? toggle section
Adventure Time features dogs of various breeds, including bulldogs and shiba inus. Jake, a bulldog and Finn's adoptive brother, is a prominent character. Despite being a bulldog, Jake is depicted as a pug in a promo. Dogs in the series have enhanced senses like sight and smell and live in 'dog years'. They primarily inhabit the Crystal Dimension alongside rainicorns and crystal people. The show also introduces pups, a species resulting from the combination of Dog, Rainicorn, and Shapeshifter DNA, originating from Jake and Lady's offspring.
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How do the senses of dogs in Adventure Time compare to humans? toggle section
In Adventure Time, dogs, including the prominent dog Jake, exhibit superior senses compared to humans. Their sight and smell are notably enhanced, with Jake's ability to detect Finn and a wild pig's scent. Even with anthropomorphic traits like speech and tool use, they retain typical dog behaviors and relationships, like Jake's bond with Finn, akin to a mother-daughter relationship.
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What is the life span of a dog in Adventure Time compared to a real dog? toggle section
In Adventure Time, dogs like Jake exhibit a lifespan longer than the average 10-13 years of real dogs. Indications of this come from visions of Jake with an aged Finn. Despite Jake's claim of potentially living a hundred more years, the exact conversion of 'dog years' to human years in the Adventure Time world remains ambiguous.
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Jake, the Adventure Time dog, is a magical dog/shape-shifter hybrid with unique abilities known as Stretchy Powers. He is Finn's adoptive brother and best friend. Although Jake is a bulldog, he was portrayed as a pug in a show promo.
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In Adventure Time, the dog character is Jake, a dog/shape-shifter hybrid, often referred to as a 'magical dog'. He is a key character, known for his unique Stretchy Powers that enable him to alter his body's shape and size. Jake is Finn the Human's constant companion, best friend, and adoptive brother.
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Schwabl, Marceline's pet zombie dog

Like real dogs, the dogs in Adventure Time come in a variety of breeds, from bulldog to shiba inu. They have increased senses such as sight and smell compared to humans and most have shorter life spans due to living in "dog years," though the rate at which they age seems to be slower than with real dogs. The future visions in "Dungeon Train" show Jake alongside an elderly Finn, suggesting a life span much longer than a real dog's average 10-13 years. In "The New Frontier", Jake says he will "probably live another hundred years easy", though this may have been an exaggeration, or Jake may be an outlier due to his unusual heritage. Dogs have adapted to the circumstances of the world they now live in (or mutated from the Mushroom War) and have become anthropomorphic, having gained the means of speech and learned the usage of tools and weaponry.

Society

Though they appear to live in a society akin to many of the other creatures of this world, they seem to prefer being companions with other beings. The most notable dog is Jake, Finn's companion and adoptive brother. It seems that a large majority of dogs reside in the Crystal Dimension based on the episode, "Lady Rainicorn of the Crystal Dimension", where they live together with Rainicorns and Crystal People.

History

Sometime before the series, dogs were at war with Rainicorns for millennia over territory in the Crystal Dimension, as mentioned in the episode "Her Parents". Before the Mushroom War, dogs were domesticated by humans. It is possible that the Rainicorn-Dog Wars in the Crystal Dimension occurred sometime after the Mushroom War (and well beyond that).

Dogs

Image Name Basic Description
Billy's Dog
Billy's Dog Billy's dog was a companion to Billy, much like Jake is to Finn. It had unspecified magic abilities, though not much is known about it. It most likely died naturally.
Bob Dog
Rainicorn-Dog Wars Soldier This Dog Soldier fought in the Rainicorn-Dog Wars. At one point during the wars, he saved Bob Rainicorn's life, leaving him and his wife forever grateful to all dogs. Despite this, the dog is shown to be handcuffed in his picture with Bob.
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Candy Person 67's pet dog Candy Person 67's pet dog is a dog that belongs to Candy Person 67. We see them pop out of the candy persons stomach while talking about the additional fee that Mud Person will have to pay in order for the dog to stay in the episode "Ocarina".
Dog Armor
Armor Dog The Armor Dog was a dog that was worn as armor by one of the Marauders in the episode "Memories of Boom Boom Mountain".
Sled Dogs During a flashback in the episode "Everything Stays", Simon Petrikov used a team of Sled Dogs for transport when he left Marceline for fear he would harm her, as he was slowly becoming the Ice King.
Candy Dog
Candy Dog In the episode "Skyhooks II", something appearing to have been a dog was assimilated with the candy element, becoming a Candy Dog. While in a candy state, this dog appears to possess a pink, candy-based body, with long, floppy ears and a long, pointed nose.
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Dog Tourist The Dog Tourist appears alongside several humans in the episode "Simon Petrikov". He wears a universal translator device around his neck, enabling humans to understand him, though Simon later took it from him and, later still, gave it to Cake.

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