The term COMICS CANINE refers to four popular comic strip characters. OTTO is a character from the comic strip 'Mother Goose and Grimm' created by Mike Peters. ODIE is the lovable but dimwitted dog from the comic strip 'Garfield' created by Jim Davis. SNERT is a character from the comic strip 'SHOE' created by Jeff MacNelly. DOGBERT is the evil genius canine from the comic strip 'DILBERT' created by Scott Adams. Finally, SNOOPY is the beloved beagle from the comic strip 'PEANUTS' created by Charles M. Schulz.