Detective Pooch

### Likes

Justice, patrols, detective work, equality, Elliott's books, hockey, hanging out with the guys, adventuring with the Enchanted Pup, acceptance

### Dislikes

Injustice, Redpaw, being annoyed, criminal masterminds, prejudice, his parents' death

### Powers and abilities

Physical Strength
Master Kung Fu skills

## Family information

### Parents

Max Barker † (father)
Roxy Barker † (mother)
Yapper (adoptive father)

### Siblings

Elliott (older brother)

**Detective Pooch** is a major character in the animated series, *The Enchanted Pup*. He's a detective working for the Dog Detective Agency in the kingdom of Bonetown. As the adoptive son of Yapper, the chief of the agency, Pooch leads an army of detectives to protect the city from dangerous criminals such as Redpaw.

## Background

Pooch lived in the suburban area of Bonetown with his parents and older brother, Elliott. While his brother knew what he wanted to do with his life. Sadly, one day while Pooch and Elliott were at home being watched by their nanny, their parents were killed by a criminal. With there no other relatives to take custody of the Shepherd brothers, Yapper took the pups in as he always dreamed of having children. Having been left traumatized by his parents' murder, Pooch made the decision that he wanted to dedicate his life to protecting his home and bringing people like his parents' killer to justice.

Pooch eventually enrolled himself in the academy and graduated as a valedictorian. With Elliott living as an author, Pooch worked as a full-time detective alongside his partners, Hunter, Blitz, Exile, Colleen and James. Pooch was put in charge of the Dog Detectives while Yapper worked alongside the royal family who ruled Bonetown. Pooch encountered the famous Enchanted Pup while investigating a series of robberies at bio-technology companies. Through Pooch's intelligence and Hansel's magic, they managed to identify the thief as Redpaw who was also responsible for the murder of his parents. Grateful for Hansel's help on the case, Pooch promised to invite Hansel back to Bonetown if another criminal threatens the city.

### Personality

Having lost his parents at a young age and not having anyone investigate their murder, Pooch became obsessed with finding his parents' killer and bringing them to justice. Pooch's reasons for joining the detective agency was because of Bonetown's crime population and how nothing was done about when a crime was committed. Pooch has strong moral values and lives believing that the only way for him to bring peace to his soul was bringing justice to people who lost everything to a criminal. After doing this job for several years, Pooch felt that he was born to be a detective and nothing else is important. This often caused problems in his relationships with his brother, father and his friends who would want Pooch to hang out with them after a case but the latter would decline due to having to work on another case. Pooch felt remorse after declining his friends' invitation. He promised them that things will be different as soon as Bonetown is at eternal peace.

Unlike his brother who is energetic, optimistic and bright, Pooch is grim, stoic and reserved. Elliott stated that Pooch was always quiet as a child and kept things to himself. Pooch's strict and no-nonsense comes out of an intense determination to do his job. One of the traits that differs Pooch from Elliott is that Pooch isn't very sociable. He's capable of developing strong friendships but he has trouble with social communication and may find hard to crack a joke or understand the meaning of humor. He may also be annoyed by people who often humorous during a mission or playfully teases him.

Pooch's views on justice was changed after forming a friendship with Hansel. The Enchanted Pup also has to protect the universe on a daily basis but always makes time for his family and closest friends. By adventuring with Hansel, Pooch is able to develop a fun, witty and playful side to his personality. Thanks to Hansel, Pooch is able to bond with his fellow detectives, make plans with his friends and maintain contact with his family.

As a detective, Pooch isn't just focused with getting the job done, he's focused with making sure the safety of the victims. In the instances, a victim is a child, Pooch is soft-spoken, gentle and knows how to approach a child without accidentally scaring them away. Pooch is always kind when consoling the victims of a crime, making sure they understand that they're not to blame for the crime happening.

### Physical appearance

Detective Pooch is a German Shepherd. He has a muscular build unlike his brother who has a slim appearance. When working as a detective, he wears a white dress shirt with a red tie and suspenders to hold up his black striped pants. He wears Dockers dress shoes and grey fedora. In the cold seasons, Pooch wears a grey trench coat and matching gloves.

### Powers and abilities

Being a native of Bonetown, Pooch has no magical powers. Wanting to become a detective and Pooch enrolled himself in the academy, he developed the required qualities that people look for in a police officer such as critical thinking, problem-solving skills and sense of ethics. Pooch also became a master in Kung Fu. Pooch is highly intelligent, skilled with computers and has a degree in forensics, accounting, law and psychology.

## Appearances

### The North Pup

Pooch appears as a supporting character with the rest of the Dog Detectives. He is shown to be concerned about the missing children cases which was then assigned to Theron and Gulo. Later in the film, Pooch was seen flying a plane which was filled with the tools to turn the kids back to normal. After Whiskers' death, Pooch is seen at Matthew's North Wind ceremony and he salutes him along with the others.

### The Fox and the Pooch

Pooch appears as a supporting character with the rest of the Dog Detectives. He's one of the dogs who is shown to respect and care for foxes unlike the rest of the dogs in Dog City (until they reform). He was attempting to catch the Bone Caper (currently known as Chief) who's a dangerous criminal who escaped from prison. Pooch is last seen at the Beagles' concert enjoying the music after Chief was arrested and the wall between Fox and Dog City was destroyed making dogs and foxes respect each other more and become good friends.

### The Black Lion

Pooch serves as a major or supporting character in the cartoon series.