Fu Dog
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Fu Dog (as drawn by FantasyFilms2011)
Fu Dog is Jake Long's pet in Disney's American Dragon: Jake Long.
History[]
Fu Dog is a fat animal guardian for Jake and Lao Shi. Residing with Lao regularly, he frequently assists him with his training in Jake, with providing information on various magical creatures and items, and also creating various magical potions for their use. Like many magical creatures, Fu is able to walk upright and has no trouble using his front paws as hands, despite the apparent absence of opposable thumbs. Despite his age, he frequently keeps up-to-date with current trends and events that will occasionally put him at odds with Lao Shi.
Being over 600 years old, there's been a lot to Fu Dog's overall past. The most prolific of Fu Dog's past was shown in one episode,[1] where it was revealed that he had been feuding with a feline named Yan Yan for hundreds of years, all for the possession of a "lucky coin" (which Fu claims were his dad's, and his dad's dad's, and his dad's dad's dad's). They've fought in many different periods of history, each time the coin ending up in the hands (or in this case, paws) of the other. In a comical twist, it's also seen that Fu's various encounters with Yan Yan have caused various structural damages on modern landmarks (breaking the Sphinx's nose off, tilting the Leaning Tower of Pisa, and sinking the Titanic. Their feud continues to the present day.
More recent parts of Fu Dog's history were shown in another episode,[2] where it was revealed that he was a womanizing thief who was frequently stealing jewelry and other valuables from ladies within popular nightclubs in Hong Kong during the 1970s era. One instance of these crimes was what caused him to meet up with the Chinese Dragon, Lao Shi. He soon joined up with him after proving his worth (helping Lao win a dance contest to obtain information on the whereabouts of the Dark Dragon) and became his animal guardian and partner. His partnership with Lao has lasted to the present day.
Even though he is a Shar Pei he speaks Brooklyn English. Sometimes he forgets he's a dog and speaks, making people freak out. However, in other situations, it is seen as part of an ongoing show, such as when he helps Jake get the demons into the box vault,[3] or when Haley has to explain that he is barking in Chinese.[1]He also has trouble speaking to other dogs, resulting in him saying, "My pants taste like salami." He denotes that he is rusty.
Fu may be a Chinese dog, but he has been everywhere and he likes all kinds of food, except vegetables when he was supposed to be on a diet. In fact, Haley convinces him to be her dog in the class "Show-and-Tell" by promising him sloppy joes (with 3:1 meat-to-bean ratio[1]).
Fu once lost his animal guardian license and while he waits to renew it, he is replaced as Jake's animal guardian by a talking monkey named Bananas B. Jake starts to enjoy having Bananas B around more than Fu and starts to ignore him even forgetting to come and help him take his Animal Guardian test. Fu loses his license for a year, but after Jake gets kidnapped by Chang when Bananas B turns on him, Fu rushes to his rescue after learning what happened from Spudand Trixie. Fu arrives just in time and drives off Chang and Bananas B with one of his potions and releases Jake saying that whether or not he's Jake's animal guardian Jake's his best buddy and he's not sure what he'd do if anything ever happened to him touching Jake with his loyalty. Later thanks to Jake, he regains his Animal Guardian license and becomes Jake's Animal Guardian again.
Fu reveals himself as a talking dog to Jonathan Long after the truth about Jake's family is revealed to him and answers Jonathan's questions as they rush to help Jake. He fights in the final battle with the Dark Dragon, drives off Bananas B (something he clearly enjoys doing), and fights the Shade Demons.
Trivia[]
- Fu Dog met Winnie the Pooh, Simba, Mickey Mouse, and their friends in Pooh's Adventures of American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Fu Dog joins Simba and the Jungle Adventure Crew in Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa's Adventures of Quest for Camelot.
- Fu Dog made his first debut in Simba, Timon, and Pumbaa's Adventures of An Extremely Goofy Movie.
- Fu Dog will join Winnie the Pooh and his friends in Winnie the Pooh in The Lion King Celebration, Winnie the Pooh Meets Ponyo, Winnie the Pooh Gets Home Alone, Winnie the Pooh Gets Home Alone 2: Lost in New York, Pooh's Adventures of The Indian in the Cupboard, and Pooh's Adventures of Problem Child.
- Fu Dog will see Littlefoot and his friends again in Littlefoot's Adventures of American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Fu Dog will meet Bloom, Ash Ketchum, Scrooge McDuck, and their friends in Bloom's Adventures of American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Fu Dog will meet Tino Tonitini and his friends in Tino's Adventures of American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Fu Dog will see Aladar, his family, and his friends again in Aladar's Adventures of American Dragon: Jake Long.
- Fu Dog will meet Top Cat and his friends in Top Cat Meets American Dragon: Jake Long.
- In the Season One intro, Fu plays the guitar in Jake's imaginary band.
- His grandmother is 1392-years-old.
- The character Monroe in the animated series The Life and Times of Juniper Lee greatly resembles Fu Dog.
- Both are a few centuries old, can speak English perfectly, and are magical guardians.
- Coincidentally, John DiMaggio would later voice Jake the Dog on Cartoon Network's Adventure Time and Niblet on The Hub's Pound Puppies.
- In Season 1, Fu walked on his hind legs, while in Season 2, he mostly walked on all fours.