Fictional Dogs that Didn't Make the Cut.

Creating any top 10 list is hard. There's always some that almost make the cut, but for some reason aren't just up to snuff. In that spirit, we present you with 15 other fictional dogs that were considered, but didn't make the list. (Listed in no particular order.)

Beethoven. The St. Bernard of movie fame. The abundance of sequels (e.g. Beethoven's Fourth) cheapened his impact. Same goes for Air Bud.

Cujo. We like to promote the best in dogs. Cujo certainly doesn't represent that.

Petey. Of Little Rascals fame. His relevance is wearing thin. Though he was a good ambassador for Pit Bulls.

Spuds McKenzie. See Cujo.

Eddie. Yes, he's responsible for the popularization of Jack Russell terriers nationwide. That alone doesn't merit a place on the list. (Besides, we thought canine actor Moose did better work in My Dog Skip.)

McGruff, the Crime Dog. Too earnest.

Rowlf. As much as we loved the piano-playing muppet, Fozzie Bear had more "dog" qualities. But, alas, he was not a dog.

Underdog. Loved him in the cartoon, mostly because he spoke in rhyming couplets. But we can't forgive the live-action movie. (Scooby Doo was able to overcome it. But only barely.)

The Shaggy Dog/D.A. See Underdog. Remakes are killing our fond Fido memories.

Fido. Because we're not sure Fido is truly fictional.

Vincent (from Lost). Maybe if this were Season 1, he would have made the list. But since the arrival of The Others, Vincent has become an afterthought.

The Pets.com sock puppet. One hand puppet is enough for any Top 10 list.

Asta. Honestly, didn't remember Asta until we checked Wikipedia's (lengthy) entry on fictional dogs. Felt using the list to compile a Top 10 was cheating.

Sandy, a.k.a. Annie's Dog. Points were taken off for not being able to interrupt children singing "It's the Hard Knock Life" and/or "Tomorrow." (Good luck getting either of those out of your head.)

Toto. We kept getting this "little dog" confused with the group that sang "Africa."