Dog

**Dog Cornelius Barkerstein** is one of the two secondary protagonists of the *Bear and Friends* franchise. He is a 23-year-old overweight St. Brennard who is currently married to Unicorn and is Bear’s best friend. He is also a rapper, TikTok star, and actor.

## Fictional character biography

### Childhood

Dog was born on January 4, 2000 in Oklahoma, Missouri. His childhood is currently unknown.

### Series

Dog lives with Bear and his girlfriend, Unicorn, in the BAF House. While throughout the series its implied that Dog and Unicorn are married, Gabriel Combs confirmed that the two are only dating and that they would possibly get married in *The Bear and Friends Movie*.

### *Unicorn: A Bear and Friends Story*

Dog, along with Bear, is mostly absent during the events of *Unicorn: A Bear and Friends Story*. In the opening of the film, it is revealed via a note he left that he and Bear are taking a "Bro's Week Out" camping trip and end up on the Alaska Beach questioning whether they should return home to help Unicorn with her problems throughout the film. At the end, Dog and Bear return home and greet Unicorn.

### *The Bear and Friends Movie*

Dog and his friend Bear and girlfriend Unicorn are living their best lives without a care in the world. One morning, Bear's Dad arrives to visit, revealing to Bear that a war is coming and that someone is coming after them.

Suddenly, a bounty hunter named Steve breaks into the house and battles the three, knocking out Bear and badly injuring Unicorn. As Bear awakens, Bear's Dad reveals that he was sent by Steinbeck, who was once his enemy when he was friends with Dog's Dad and Unicorn's Mom. Dog agrees to travel to Steinbeck's lair with the help of his friends - Bear, Bear's Dad, Unicorn, Sam, Fred the Flamingo, Josh, and Unicorn’s Dad - to figure out what he's planning. They arrive at Steinbeck's lair, where he captures them and reveals that he plots to wipe out animals from the planet following the death of his parents. Afraid, Dog and his friends escape and return to the house.

That night, Steinbeck breaks into the house. Dog and his friends escape the house and go into hiding. They return to the Dandelion Field, where they agree to take refuge for the next few days. Dog fails an attempt to ask Unicorn to marry him, prompting Bear to help him by having him sing a song. Bear reveals to Dog that Sam rejected him and shows his heavy insecurities, as he secretly worries that once Dog and Unicorn get married they'll want him out of the house. Bear attempts to sing a song to help, but this fails as his insecurities are too big.

The next day, Steinbeck arrives and finds them. Bear and his friends run to the park where they go into hiding, with Steinbeck heavily in pursuit. Bear stays behind to fight off Steinbeck while Unicorn teleports everyone else away, leading to Bear's capture. Bear's Dad and Dog attempt to sneak into the house and rescue him, but Steinbeck arrives and captures them as well. As the three have an emotional goodbye, Bear reveals his insecurities to his Dad, who reveals that he suffered the same thing from a young age and tells him that he's not alone. With a new set of confidence, Bear breaks out of his restraints as Unicorn arrives and rescues Bear's Dad and Dog.

Bear battles Steinbeck, who overpowers him and nearly kills him as Bear's Dad arrives with the rest of the group. The group unites and defeats Steinbeck, sending him back to prison and returning their lives to normal. Josh returns to Australia to see relatives, Unicorn's Dad reunites with Unicorn's Mom, and Sam and Fred leave. Dog finally asks Unicorn to marry him and she accepts.

6 months later, Dog and Unicorn invite him to the wedding, and Bear decides that it's time to re-enter society and arrives at the wedding as the Best Man and officiator. Dog and Unicorn officially become husband and wife. Bear's insecurities finally go away when Dog and Unicorn tell him that he's welcome to stay with them for the rest of their lives as they get back to kissing.

## Personality

In the earlier seasons of the series, Dog mainly shows his gentle and kind side towards Unicorn, as she is his girlfriend. As the series goes on, Dog is revealed to be a gentle, friendly, and loyal person who wants nothing more than the success of his friends, unless it hurts him in some way. He becomes friendlier and more protective as the series continues.

## Appearance

Dog is an overweight St. Brennard who is 4 ft. tall and 235 pounds. He has mainly white fur, with light brown and dark brown fur surrounding his eyes and back. He also has black eyes.