Dogs
Dogs were animals in Middle-earth, similar to Foxes and Wolves, but domesticated.
The Races of Middle-earth had domesticated and employed dogs, with the notable exception of Dwarves who didn't have good relations with animals. Hobbits had domesticated dogs, like Farmer Maggot who owned three to guard his field.
Dogs bred for hunting were Hounds. The greatest of them all was Huan, the Hound of Valinor.
Other names
In Quenya, the word for "dog" is huo, and the Noldorin cognate of the same meaning is hû. Tolkien also experimented with other, onomatopoetic names: Quenya roa, grā, and wā(v).
In Gnomish, the early version of Noldorin, "dog" is also hû, and the additional cognate huil means "bitch". The word saur means "hound, wild dog".
Adûnaic also had its own terms for a dog, specifically raba in "common" gender singular ("dog", as a species/creature), the masculine singular rabô ("male dog"), the feminine singular rabê ("female dog", "bitch"), the plural rabî ("dogs"), and the dual (pair-plural) rabât ("a pair/duo of dogs"). There are also known declensed forms in the non-nominative cases, namely raban in the singular subjective case, rabīm
in the plural subjective case, and rabu- in the objective case.
Portrayal in adaptations
2001: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring:
At the end of the scene The Account of Isildur a dog is seen barking then backing into a hobbit-hole as a Black Rider approaches.
2007: The Lord of the Rings Online:
Dogs are found throughout Middle-earth, especially in the Shire. Lore-masters can also have a non-combat dog pet.
Referencias
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