1) Video game sidekick 
Dogmeat is a dog non-player character (NPC) in the Fallout series of post-apocalyptic themed role-playing video games. Dogmeat was introduced as an optional companion to the player character in the original Fallout (1997), and has also made cameo appearances in the sequel Fallout 2 (1998) and in some other video games. Another, different Dogmeat i...