Dug

Dug is one of the main protagonists.

Dug's whole personality is a little bittersweet. But he’s a very strong character. He can win or lose, be a disaster, a hero, or anything, and yet it all works out. I like the fact that when he’s in real trouble, he can retreat into a fantasy and thereby escape.

Personality
Dug is a genuinely happy dog. A running gag within the strip is that he does a "happy﻿ dance", which annoys Violet because she believes that nobody can ever be that happy. However, Dug just thinks Violet is jealous because she is not capable of being as happy as he is.