The 2009 "Molyneux-y" for Best "Dowg" of 2009

CHOOSE!

I go with Torchlight, because more games should let your pet go to town and sell your shit for you, its awesome.
 
On top of do some crazy spells. IT CAN SUMMON A SKELETON! Or turn into other random creatures!

Torchlight dog can shoot effing lightning out of its paw.  No contest, it totally wins.

Torchlight dog is a solution for a problem that shouldn't even exist.  Loot is only fun if it's something you might conceivably equip.  Vendor trash and everything associated with it (picking up, sorting, selling) is just a pain in the ass.  The dog only solves the selling part - whereas not dropping ridiculous amounts of vendor trash in the first place would solve all three.
 
My Mabari, Gnarls, was one of the best characters in the game, and would have stayed in my party if he had a properly developed skill tree.

The dog in Dragon Age was alright but pretty much half baked and I don't see how you would choose him over another party member.  I named him Rock.
 
But Brad's Torchlight dog summoned skeletons... going to probably have to go with that.

" Torchlight dog is a solution for a problem that shouldn't even exist.  Loot is only fun if it's something you might conceivably equip.  Vendor trash and everything associated with it (picking up, sorting, selling) is just a pain in the ass.  The dog only solves the selling part - whereas not dropping ridiculous amounts of vendor trash in the first place would solve all three. My Mabari, Gnarls, was one of the best characters in the game, and would have stayed in my party if he had a properly developed skill tree. "

Dog in Torchlight was the most useful.

" @Jimbo said:

" Torchlight dog is a solution for a problem that shouldn't even exist.  Loot is only fun if it's something you might conceivably equip.  Vendor trash and everything associated with it (picking up, sorting, selling) is just a pain in the ass.  The dog only solves the selling part - whereas not dropping ridiculous amounts of vendor trash in the first place would solve all three. My Mabari, Gnarls, was one of the best characters in the game, and would have stayed in my party if he had a properly developed skill tree. "

That's just your opinion. "

It's weird that the Torchlight dog is winning even though you can easily make him into a cat.  I'll still go with that one because they made good use of him in the game.

I named my dog Courage Wolf.  He wins.

That damn puppy, since he's in the only one of those I've played.

Torchlite Dawg. 

Torchlight Dog, but I haven't played Wii Sports Resort or Dragon Age.

 Torchlight dog mainly because of how useful the puppy is.

" I named my dog Courage Wolf.  He wins. "

War Hound!

I never used the Mabari War Hound in my active party outside of the early hours of my Human Noble playthrough, but the other party members' interactions with him in the camp are pure gold.

While Torchlight's dog is the much more practical choice, I went with the Hound from Dragon Age. While I've never really used him in battle (except when I first got him) as other party member choices are better, I thought he had a TON of personality. Even when he was adventuring in your party. To me, that would be the best reason to go for that.

You don't even necessarily have "dog" in Torchlight, or Dragon Age, either. I don't think there's an option in Fable II to *not* have him.