Dog Man (Dog Man #1)

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Dav Pilkey

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August 30, 2016

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9780545581608

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New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the #1 New York Times bestselling, crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO! George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

New from the creator of Captain Underpants, it's Dog Man, the #1 New York Times bestselling, crime-biting canine who is part dog, part man, and ALL HERO!

George and Harold have created a new hero who digs into deception, claws after crooks, and rolls over robbers. When Greg the police dog and his cop companion are injured on the job, a life-saving surgery changes the course of history, and Dog Man is born. With the head of a dog and the body of a human, this heroic hound has a real nose for justice. But can he resist the call of the wild to answer the call of duty?

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George and Harold's Early Work

December 19, 2016 (Updated: July 14, 2026)

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4.5

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5.0

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4.0

George and Harold, having survived all of the adventures involving Captain Underpants, go through their old papers and find one of their first comics, Dog Man. They decide to reboot the series. Dog Man is created when a good but not very intelligent policeman and a smart dog are both badly injured, and the dog's head is sewn on to the policeman's body. Dog Man loves the Chief, who is less than thrilled with Dog Man's antics, which included licking the Chief's hand and pooping in his office. Petey the cat is the archnemesis in this book, and he has innovative ways to deal with Dog Man, such as creating a giant vacuum cleaner to chase down our hero, and using animation spray to create an army of sentient hot dogs. Oddly, Petey does not triumph. This book has plenty of flip-o-rama pages (which are SUCH a disappointment on an e reader), and was great fun.

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This was just fun. The major appeal of Pilkey is that he makes children giggle AND he manages to make the adults somewhat angry, so they ban the books, making them absolutely irresistable. I am glad to see a NEW series from Pilkey, and this hybrid hero is worth his kibble when it comes to laughs.

While there isn't a whole lot of character development, there are sentient hot dogs. Can't have everything!

I need to contact Mr. Pilkey and ask if I may use his name in my term "The Pilkey Line". This term is useful when determining what books will be successful at the middle school level (like The Origami Yoda, which includes more awareness of social interaction, romance, and slightly more mature humor), and which will be more successful at the elementary level (Books like Spaceheadz, which are goofier, have more potty humor, and may not have as much of a coherent plot). The reason I use Pilkey's name in vain is that EVERYONE, regardless of age, likes his books, so he is the constant in the center; everything else falls on either a younger or older side of that line.

If you have a 4-14 year old boy for whom you need a gift, this is the go-to author. Buy it, and don't think about it too very hard! (And buy a paper copy-- Flip-o-Rama is not satisfactory in an e book version!)

Karen Yingling, Staff Reviewer #1 Reviewer 2477 reviews

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Dog Man (Dog Man#1

March 26, 2026 (Updated: July 14, 2026)

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4.3

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4.0

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4.0

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5.0

In my opinion, I would rate this book a 9/10 because there are some things that I would add. I would rate this for 6+ just for some of the evil things in this book. I would also recommend this book to some adventure readers or action readers because there is a lot of the action in this book, Dog Man.

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I read this book called Dog Man. The book starts with 2 characters, a dog and a cop, they get into a big explosion, and the doctors don't know what to do. So take the head of the dog and the body of the cop. Then the dog man is alive.

The characters are Dog Man chief Nancy, and the reporter Pete the cat. Those are the main characters. I think that they should add more to the story before the creation of Dog Man, just to make it more interesting.