126 motifs match “dogs” — showing the first 100; narrow the words for the rest  ·  back to the chapters

• Wolves as god's dogs. A165.2.1.1.1
• Culture hero has marvelous dogs. A524.1.1
• Dogs in hell. A673.1
• Dogs incited to devour souls in hell. A689.3.1
• Why a certain tribe wear clothes like dogs (supposed descendants of a bitch mother). A1683.2
• Dog's embassy to Zeus chased forth; dogs seek ambassador: why dogs sniff each other under leg. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2232.8
• Dog loses his patent right; seeks it: why dogs look at one another under the tail. (Cf. A2471.1.) A2275.5.5
• Cat loses dog's certificate: enmity between cats and dogs. Dog is given a certificate of nobility. Through cat's carelessness it is lost. (Cf. A2275.5, A2494.1.2.) A2281.1
• Why dogs do not speak. A2422.1.1
• Why dogs howl when man is dying. A2427.2.1
• Why tigers eat dogs. A2435.3.9.1
• Why dogs hunt. A2452.1
• Why dogs look at one another under tail. (Cf. A2275.5.5, A2232.8; also *Dh IV 129ff.) A2471.1
• Why dogs sniff at one another. A2471.1.1
• Why dogs howl, looking at sky. A2471.6.2
• Why dogs lift their legs. A2473.1
• Why dogs leave droppings at crossroads. A2473.1.1
• Why dogs get stuck in copulation. (Cf. A2236.3, A2236.5.) A2496.1
• Hero's dogs (horse) prevent dragon's heads from rejoining body. (Cf. B11.2.3.) B11.11.2
• Dogs with eyes like plates, tea-cups, etc. B15.4.3
• Toy (lap) dogs. B182.1.0.1
• King of dogs. B241.2.7
• Wolves guard saint's cattle like watchdogs when he is absent. B256.4.1
• Cavalry of dogs. B268.2
• War-dogs. B268.2.1
• Helpful dogs obtained by purchase. B312.4.1
• Helpful dog. (Cf. B524.1.1, B268.2.1. War-dogs.) B421
• Dogs warn against witch. B521.3.1
• Dogs kill attacking cannibal (dragon). B524.1.1
• Dogs rescue fleeing master from tree refuge. B524.1.2
• Dogs break bonds and kill master's attacker. B524.1.2.1
• Wild animals kept as dogs. B575.1
• Dogs track down law-breakers. B578
• Son of three dogs ("con," persons). B635.4.1
• Polychromatic dogs. B731.6.0.1
• Blue dogs and cats. B731.6.2
• Dogs howling indicates death. B733.2
• Fire-breathing dogs. B742.4
• Men and women transformed to dogs by druidic spell. D141.0.2
• Transformation: toes of sorceress to dogs. D447.5
• Transformation: snow to dogs. D449.4
• Transformation at touch of magic dogskin. D565.7
• Dogs large or small at will. D631.2.1
• Daily beating of men transformed to dogs. Necessary unless hero himself is to be transformed. D691
• Eyes of hero's buffalo friend turn into two powerful dogs that protect his wife. D699.1
• Magic dogskin. D1025.6
• Barking of brazen dogs causes forgetfulness. (Cf. D1620.) D2004.10
• Ghost visible to dogs alone. E421.1.3
• Ghosts as dogs with glowing tongues and eyes. (Cf. E423.1.1, E522.) E421.3.6
• Dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1
• Dogs with fiery tongues in wild hunt. E501.4.1.2
• Dogs with fiery eyes in wild hunt. E501.4.1.3
• Dogs with eyes hanging out over mouth in wild hunt. E501.4.1.4
• Black dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.5
• Three-legged dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.6
• Winged dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.7
• Dogs in single file in wild hunt. E501.4.1.8
• Dogs on leash in wild hunt. E501.4.1.9
• Enormous pack of dogs in wild hunt. Overcome people by their mass. E501.4.1.1
• Baying dogs in wild hunt. E501.4.1.10
• Behavior of wild huntsman's dogs. E501.15.6
• Wild huntsman asks people to hold his dogs. E501.15.6.1
• Wild huntsman turns his dogs loose on those he meets. E501.15.6.2
• Bite of wild huntsman's dogs drives other dogs mad. E501.15.6.3
• Wild huntsman's dogs cannot pass over grave. Must be lifted over. E501.15.6.4
• Wild huntsman's dogs eat dough, bread, meal, etc. E501.15.6.6
• Power of wild hunt evaded by sacrificing to huntsman's dogs. E501.17.4.3
• Life token: dogs pulling on leash. E761.7.5
• Dogs in otherworld. (Cf. A673.) F167.1.1.1
• Fairy dogs. F241.6
• Dogs as gifts from fairy. F343.2.1
• Fairies will not approach when dogs are present. F381.9
• Dogs protect house from spirits. F405.5.1
• Dwarfs fear dogs. F451.3.6.5.2
• Scylla. Breast and face of woman. From flanks has six heads and twelve feet of dogs. F526.2
• Giants have wolf and bears as dogs. F531.4.11.1
• Giants have animals (dogs, etc.) F531.6.7.1.1
• Seven rooms in ascetic's house: in one, human heads; in another, horses; in third, dogs; in fourth, pots; in fifth, pile of men's arms; in sixth, a kitchen; in seventh, ascetic lives. F771.11
• Dogs of gold and silver. F855.3.2
• Witch as hare allows self to be coursed by dogs for pay or for sport. G211.2.7.1
• Witch overcome by helpful dogs of hero. G275.2
• Ogre killed by helpful dogs. G512.9.1
• Dogs in human shape: friends who seduce man's wife. H592.4
• Task: keeping four dogs in herd. H1112.1
• Quest for the smallest of dogs. H1307
• Endurance test: scalding mush scattered on heroine's naked body; rasp-tongued dogs lick wounds. H1503
• Contest of dogs. Two opponents test their powers by having their dogs fight. H1588
• Hostile dogs made friendly by having them fight common enemy, the wolf. J145
• Sheep-dogs stop quarreling to hunt wolf who has raided the flock. J624.2
• Tame fox helps dogs against wild foxes. Is no longer trusted by latter. J683.3
• Fox stumbles over violin. Chased from chicken coop by dogs. When he stumbles he says, "What a fine opportunity to dance if I had time!" J864.1
• Fox asking for favor set on by dogs. Thankful to have saved life. J871.1
• A dog to scent the rice. Given very thin rice soup, wit inquires about the master's dogs. "He should have one to scent the rice in this soup." J1341.3
• Peace among the animals. (Peace fable.) The fox tries to beguile the cock by reporting a new law establishing peace among the animals. Dogs appear; the fox flees. "The dogs have not heard of the new law." J1421
• Dogs by river try to get food in river by drinking the river dry. J1791.3.2
• Punishing the dog by feeding him. A man is bitten by a dog. On the advice of an old woman he rubs bread on the wound and gives it to the dog. All dogs will bite him if they thus get double reward. J2108
• Dogs of wolf color join the wolves. As soon as they have killed the other dogs the wolves then turn on the wolf-colored dogs which they have persuaded to join them. J2137.2
• The murderous master. Dogs flee from their master because in time of famine he has killed his cattle. If he kills the cattle, he will surely kill the dogs. J2211.3
• Names of dogs literally interpreted. The names are "The Shepherd" and "Get the stick". When the man calls his dogs to dinner, the thief thinks that he is telling the shepherd to get a stick. J2493
• Peace between sheep and wolves. As hostages the dogs are handed over to the wolves; the young wolves to the sheep. The wolves then attack and kill the sheep. K191