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- Dogbert is Dilbert's anthropomorphic pet dog from the Dilbert comic strip, and has been said by creator Scott Adams as being based on, if not a member of, the beagle breed. He is a megalomaniac; one of his dreams is to conquer the world and enslave all humans, and he has achieved this status several times through methods such as hypnosis and masquerading. However, he often quickly relinquishes his post due to boredom, someone foiling his chance, his conviction that people do not deserve to have him as leader due to the ongoing peace that results, or his desire to go nap on a soft pillow. Despite this dislike for humans, he is known to protect and help Dilbert when he falls victim to sinister motives. Indeed Dogbert has no problem playing jokes on Dilbert or even being mean to Dilbert, however Dogbert, like any faithful dog, will not tolerate anyone else being mean to Dilbert but him. Dogbert often rescues Dilbert from others. For example, he has saved him from Mr. Tidy, the robber-disguised-as-a-cleaning-man, by having Bob and Dawn the Dinosaurs flush Mr. Tidy down the toilet, prevented Dilbert from being executed by Catbert, and rescued Dilbert from the trolls in accounting several times. In one strip, a jealous Dogbert sues Dilbert for petting the neighbor's cat, and in another he defends Dilbert to the Pointy-Haired Boss by citing Dilbert's many engineering achievements (although he later goes on to ridicule Dilbert in private). In the cartoon show, Dogbert (voiced by actor Chris Elliott) tells Dilbert that he fills a special place in his life: Dilbert blocks the light from the lamp when he sits on the couch, eliminating glare from the TV that Dogbert watches. He often sits on Dilbert's lap or walks in the park with Dilbert; though he generally attracts the girls that Dilbert is trying to attract--being a dog and all. Dogbert often gives Dilbert advice on how to solve his problems and is generally shown to have at least some level of respect for him. Dogbert has made many ventures into the business world, often as a consultant who hypes new trends to the Pointy-Haired Boss, which he enjoys because of the opportunities for conning and insulting people. In these positions, he typically takes advantage of stupidity and gullibility. For instance, when hired as a consultant to create a new company logo, Dogbert proposed using a piece of paper with a circular stain from his coffee cup as the Brown Ring of Quality, and then charged a large consultancy fee (The ring may have borne a certain sneaky similarity to the Lucent logo). He has also been a tech support employee, a supermodel, a substitute teacher, a lawyer, a cult leader, a billionaire, a talk radio host, a United States Supreme Court nominee, and many other occupations. He wags his tail when someone falls for one of his schemes. Starting from January 2009 Dogbert becomes the CEO of Dilbert's company, and remains incumbent at the time of writing.
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