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Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild is the 6th book in the Dog Man series. It was released December 24, 2018. It was written and illustrated by Dav Pilkey and the title of this book is based off of The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
Synopsis[]
Is Dog Man bad to the bone? The heroic hound is sent to the pound for a crime he didn't commit! While his pals work to prove his innocence, Dog Man struggles to find his place among dogs and people. Being a part of both worlds, will he ever fully fit in with one?
Trailer Transcript[]
Dog Man is back! Part dog, part man, all hero! This time, the heroic hound is framed by the frightful F.L.E.A.S.! It's up to Li'l Petey and his pals to free Dog Man from the pound. But will the tiny tyrants and their crazed clay creation stand in the Supa Buddies' way? And will Petey, the world's most evil cat, finally learn to be good? Find out in Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild. From the creator of Captain Underpants. You'll howl with laughter!
Summery[]
Chapter 1: Two Messages[]
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Dog Man and Chief are sleeping in the police station, when a delivery man comes in with a special delivery for Chief. Dog Man grabs the bottom of the envelope with his teeth and rips it off, much to Chief and Mean Officers' dismay. Chief then reads the letter, which is from Yolay Caprese and says that she has sent 20 tickets for each cop to the red carpet premiere of Dog Man: The Major Motion Picture. Chief looks for the tickets, but finds out that they were in the bottom of the envelope. Upon that realization, Dog Man swallows the bottom of the envelope with the tickets. Chief and the Mean Officers chase after him, screaming "DOG MAN!" Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, Big Jim enters Petey's cell and asks him what he is doing. Petey tells Big Jim that he is trying to be good, so he made a Good Chart to keep track of his progress. So far, Petey has been good for sixteen minutes. Big Jim expresses how proud he is for Petey and then tells him about a weird dream last night, which annoys Petey. Big Jim then sneezes out feathers onto Petey, which are from a pillow that he ate while dreaming last night because he thought it was a marshmallow. Petey loses his temper and shouts angrily at Big Jim to get out. Big Jim runs away crying, while Petey realizes that what he just did was bad, causing him to doubt himself and rip up his Good Chart. Petey texts Li'l Petey that he can't be good and that Li'l Petey would be better without him.
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Chapter 2: The Sad Guys[]
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Li'l Petey makes adjustments to his Kitty Scooter, making it into a Cat Hog while singing The Supa Buddies Theme Song. He then interacts with 80-HD, who finally completed building their new supa computer "Supa 'Puter". Li'l Petey checks Supa 'Puter, which informs him about a new message from Petey. Li'l Petey reads it and becomes shocked and worried, so he and 80-HD head out to visit Petey in Cat Jail. Meanwhile, Chief finishes his call with Yolay to get new tickets for the movie. Afterwards, Chief tells Dog Man that the movie is made in Claymation, and he'll teach him about it. Chief makes a little clay figure to demonstrate Claymation, but each one he makes keeps on vanishing mysteriously, causing Chief make a new one every time. Meanwhile, Petey is working on a new robot called the RoboBee. Li'l Petey arrives and asks him what's wrong. Petey says that he's a bad cat and that it's pointless for him to change. Li'l Petey tries to help him, but Petey orders 80-HD to take him home. Back at the police station, Chief tries to show Dog Man how to do Claymation for the eleventh time. Chief takes a picture and discovers that Dog Man has been eating the clay figures. Chief gets mad, and Dog Man responds by barfing out clay onto Chief. An outraged Chief orders Dog Man to get out. Dog Man runs into Li'l Petey and 80-HD as he exits the police station. Dog Man tells Li'l Petey how he had a sad day as well, and Li'l Petey reassures him that "at least things can't get any worse!" Little did he know what would happen in the next chapter.
Chapter 3: Things Get Worse![]
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The FLEAS (Piggy, Crunky, and Bub) are walking on the sidewalk, searching for the shrink ray that made them small. They soon find it, and walk over to Petey's robot from book 5. The FLEAS shrink the robot, and Piggy climbs onto it evilly. The next morning, Li'l Petey, 80-HD, and Dog Man find 1 million dollars and 91 cents in their house. At first, they think it's from the tooth fairy, but on closer inspection, they realize that none of them have lost a tooth and decide to bring the money to the cops. Meanwhile, Sarah Hatoff reports that a bank was robbed last night, and the Mean Officers say they know who did it. At the same time, Dog Man, Li'l Petey, and 80-HD come in with the robbed money, and the cops arrest Dog Man with so-called "evidence." Li'l Petey and 80-HD try to stop the Mean Officers from taking Dog Man away, but Sarah restrains them. Li'l Petey and Sarah know that Dog Man is innocent, but they have to find another way if they were to prove his innocence.
Chapter 4: A Buncha Stuff That Happened Next[]
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Dog Man is put into a prisoner cell by the court house. Before leaving, the Mean Officers make fun of Dog Man by calling him a misfit for being too much of a dog. Dog Man becomes desperate, so he attempts to escape by digging a tunnel. However, when Dog Man pops out onto the surface, he thinks about Chief, Milly, Li'l Petey, and Sarah and what they would say. Dog Man decides to not run away and do the "right thing", so he crawls back into the cage. Chief arrives to comfort Dog Man and says that everything will be okay. Five minutes later, the judge declares Dog Man guilty and sentences him to fourteen dog years in Dog Jail. With that, Dog Man is taken off to Dog Jail, much to Chief's sadness. Meanwhile, Sarah, Zuzu, 80-HD, and Li'l Petey arrive at Dog Man's house ask Supa 'Puter about crimes and stuff. Supa 'Puter reveals that a costume shop and a bank were robbed last night and that the actual robber dressed up as Dog Man. The security camera footage shows the actual robber putting the stolen money inside the house. Sarah, Zuzu, 80-HD, and Li'l Petey decide to go out to save Dog Man, stop his impostor, and also help cheer up Petey. Meanwhile, the Guard from Gassy Behemoth Studios finds the hole that Dog Man dug earlier in the chapter. Yolay Caprese then arrives from a limo and says "Ciao" to the Guard. The Guard asks Yolay if she remembers him, and Yolay tells him that he is the guy who kept falling into the hole in Book 4. The Guard is offended and tells Yolay that it was Dog Man's fault for making him constantly fall into the hole. He then starts shouting mean things into the hole to threaten Dog Man, causing Yolay Caprese to kick him into the hole. Meanwhile, Sarah, Zuzu, 80-HD, and Li'l Petey try to convince the Judge to let Dog Man go, but the Judge refuses to look at the evidence. However, the Judge wasn't watching his step and falls into Dog Man's hole, knocking the Guard back into the hole in the process. Yolay is then reunited with Sarah and her friends.
Chapter 5: Dog Jail Blues[]
Meanwhile, Dog Man arrives at Dog Jail (NOTE: This is similar to Cat Jail but for dogs.) and the warden removes Dog man's collar, saying that nobody ever leaves Dog Jail. The warden then introduces Dog Man to the seven dog inmates, which growl at Dog Man for being part dog part man. The warden laughs and says to Dog Man that he doesn't fit in very well because he is too much of a man. The warden then locks Dog Man inside a cell and tells him that he'll be back in an hour to tie him up to his dogsled. Meanwhile, Li'l Petey, 80-HD, Sarah Hatoff, Zuzu, and Yolay decide to split into 2 teams. The girls run off to catch the crook while Li'l Petey and 80-HD set up a plan to rescue Dog Man. After their plan is set up, Li'l Petey drives his Cat Hog to Cat Jail and 80-HD flies over to the police station. Meanwhile, Petey is sad and looking at two things, a picture of his son and his evil plan. Li'l Petey then enters Petey's cell and greets Petey. Li'l Petey asks if he can ride Petey's robotic bumblebee, but Petey declines because it doesn't work. Petey wonders why because his blueprints are "flawless." Li'l Petey analyzes the blueprints and tells Petey about the mistakes he made when making it. Petey is annoyed by this and decides to make some adjustments to his robot. Li'l Petey wants to help, but Petey argues with him that he is the bad guy. Li'l Petey then changes the subject and tells him a joke about diarrhea. While Li'l Petey is laughing, Petey angrily tells him that it was a riddle rather than a joke and that it wasn't funny. Meanwhile, back in Dog Jail, Dog Man feels sad and lonely, without his friends. The warden then returns and takes Dog Man to his dogsled with the other dog inmates. He tells Dog Man about his sneaky plan, which is to collect all of the dog poo from the jail once a week, have the dog inmates pull it up the mountain to a fertilizer factory at the top, sell the poo, and selfishly keep all of the money for himself. While Dog Man pulls the dogsled up with the other dog inmates, he thinks about the mean things that the Mean Officers and the Dog Jail Warden said to him earlier.
Chapter 6: Even More Stuff Happens![]
Meanwhile, at the police station, Chief is feeling sad because Dog Man was jailed, until 80-HD comes in. Chief is happy to see 80-HD and tells him that Dog Man is in big trouble. 80-HD tries to tell Chief about his plan to save Dog Man from Dog Jail, but Chief does not understand him. So 80-HD draws a comic book about the plan and has Chief read it in order for him to understand. After reading the comic, Chief says that even though it's illegal, they'll do it anyways. Chief gets into a helicopter and he flies up to the mountain with 80-HD. Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, Li'l Petey tells Petey another diarrhea joke, despite Petey constantly saying "No". Meanwhile, the Guard and the Judge are about to climb out of the hole, but Dippy comes along and accidentally bonks them back into the hole with a "Danger" sign, saying that she helped.
Chapter 7: Girl Power![]
Meanwhile, Yolay, Sarah, and Zuzu wee hot on the trail. Sarah's investigative reporting skills led them to the seedy side of the city, and Zuzu's sniffing skills are picking up the scent. Yolay then uses her "people skills" and interrogates a man, who she nicknamed Booger Breath, about the crook. Booger Breath does not comply, so Yolay fights him. Eventually, Booger Breath is defeated, so he tells Yolay where the crook went and then runs away crying. Sarah is surprised by Yolay's "people skills".
Chapter 8: Help Is On The Way[]
Chief and 80-HD arrive at Dog Jail, only to find that it is closed. Chief suspected that the warden was up to no good, so he and 80-HD follow the dogsled tracks up the mountain. Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, Li'l Petey finishes installing the filters on the RoboBee and tells Petey another diarrhea joke, which makes Petey angry. Meanwhile, Chief and 80-HD finally find Dog Man, but the warden tells them that it's too late to save him because Dog Man's spirit is broken. He then laughs about the other dogs growling at Dog Man for being a misfit, which makes the other dogs feel bad about Dog Man and regret hurting his feelings. While the warden was laughing, 80-HD uses his two claws to snap the collar on Dog Man, causing the warden to slide down the mountain on the dogsled with the dog poo, destroying Dog Jail in the process. However, Dog Man is still sad. 80-HD tries to cheer him up by showing him his favourite treats and "The Cute Little Squirrel" (which is presumably Dog Man's favourite book), but it didn't work. 80-HD then has an idea, so he grabs Chief from his helicopter and puts him in front of Dog Man. Dog Man is cheered up and jumps on Chief, happy to see him. Chief was angry at first, but immediately calms down and reassures Dog Man that they are going home. Chief and Dog Man start to climb aboard the helicopter, but Dog Man sees the seven other dogs and wants to take them with him. Chief tells Dog Man that they won't fit in the helicopter, but Dog Man still refuses to leave without them. 80-HD then has an idea and tells the dogs to climb into him. Once the dogs were inside 80-HD, he sneezes all of their jail shirts off, making them free like Dog Man. Afterwards, Chief, Dog Man, 80-HD, and the seven dogs go to the Cinema to watch the new Dog Man movie.
Chapter 9: Dog Man: The Major Motion Picture[]
Meanwhile, Sarah, Yolay, and Zuzu arrive at "That Living Spray Factory Outlet Over There" and see Dog Man's crazy impostor leaving the place with a can of living spray. They chase after the impostor and catch him. They then take off the dog mask and find out that it was the FLEAS from the last book inside Petey's robot. The FLEAS then try to spray their living spray on a car, which would make it supa evil, but Zuzu steals the living spray just in time and runs off. The FLEAS chase after Zuzu, with Yolay and Sarah running behind. They eventually arrive at the cinema, with Chief, Dog Man, 80-HD, and the seven dogs arriving at the same time. As Zuzu and the FLEAS enter the cinema, the FLEASend up knocking the Guard and the Judge back into the hole right as they were about to climb out. Chief, Dog Man, 80-HD, and the seven dogs go down the stairs to watch the new Dog Man movie while Sarah and Yolay run up the stairs to save Zuzu. Zuzu and the FLEAS enter the theater where the Dog Man movie is playing. The FLEAS then catch Zuzu (causing her to drop the living spray), but they are immediately beaten up by Sarah and Yolay. Chief offers Sarah and Yolay popcorn, and they show him and the others that they caught the robber, only to find out that the FLEAS aren't in the robot anymore. The FLEAS then spray the movie screen with their living spray, causing Claymation Philly and the fires on the screen to come to life. The movie audience (except Dippy) runs away in horror. Claymation Philly grabs Chief, and Dog Man barks at Claymation Philly to let Chief go. The flames from the movie screen then cause the living spray canister to explode, creating a hole on the side of the cinema. Claymation Philly climbs up onto the roof from the hole with Chief (Dog Man follows him via the stairs) and kicks Chief's helicopter off of the roof. Meanwhile, at Cat Jail, as Li'l Petey and Petey finish working on the RoboBee, Li'l Petey asks Petey to go save Dog Man with him, but Petey says no and tells him that Dog Man was the reason he got locked up in the first place. Petey then gives Li'l Petey advice and tells him that he should always strive to be a great cat, but he soon realizes that Li'l Petey is trying to trick him, so he tells Li'l Petey that he is the bad guy. Li'l Petey then tells Petey the same exact advice back towards him, causing Petey to reconsider his own nature.
Chapter 10: The Great Cat's Bee[]
Sarah interrupts the beginning of this new chapter with a news report about everything going on at the cinema. Li'l Petey and Petey see the news and decide to jump into action, so they ride the RoboBee from Cat Jail to the cinema. They notice that Claymation Philly has a hold of Chief, so Petey zaps Claymation Philly's right leg with the RoboBee in order to save Chief. Dog Man catches Chief and Claymation Philly starts to fall off the roof. However, Claymation Philly notices the RoboBee and grabs it, taking down Petey and Li'l Petey with him. Li'l Petey calls out for 80-HD, and 80-HD saves him and Petey by cutting off Claymation Philly's right arm with big scissors. 80-HD takes Petey and Li'l Petey up onto the roof while Claymation Philly hits the ground. Dog Man, Chief, Li'l Petey, and 80-HD celebrate on the roof of the cinema until Sarah, Yolay, and Zuzu arrive. They tell them that there are still a buncha people trapped in the theater and that Claymation Philly is molto arrabiato (Italian for totally cheesed off). Li'l Petey replies: "This looks like a job for the Supa Buddies!" And so, Dog Man becomes The Bark Knight, Li'l Petey becomes Cat Kid, and 80-HD becomes Lightning Dude. Li'l Petey tells everyone to go save the people while he and Dog Man take care of Claymation Philly. Dog Man and Li'l Petey then jump off the roof to deal with Claymation Philly. Li'l Petey slices off Claymation Philly's left arm with ease. Dog Man uses his cape to land safely and catches Li'l Petey. But then, Claymation Philly gets supa angry and chases after Dog Man and Li'l Petey. Dog Man hides Li'l Petey under a bucket and runs into a cave. Claymation Philly follows Dog Man into the cave, causing the boulders on top of the entrance to fall and block the entrance. Li'l Petey walks up to the blocked cave entrance and hears munching sounds. Thinking that Claymation Philly ate up Dog Man, Li'l Petey cries out loud. 80-HD hears Li'l Petey's cries, heads over to the blocked cave entrance, and starts clearing the boulders away from the cave. All hope seemed lost at first, but as soon as the boulders were fully cleared away from the cave, it turned out that Dog Man was alive and that he ate up Claymation Philly. However, Dog Man was going to hurl. Li'l Petey then has an idea, so he and 80-HD carry Dog Man by his legs and fly him over to the theater. Dog Man then barfs the clay onto the cinema in order to put out the fire and save everyone. Everybody got soaked except for Sarah, who held up her umbrella. As soon as everyone was back safely on the ground, Sarah and Yolay noticed that the seven dogs from Dog Jail saved Dippy by pulling her out of the theater together. However, the Judge and the Guard got out of the hole and told the heroes that somebody's gotta pay for what happened at the cinema, so the Judge plans to see them all in his court, with the Guard being a witness against them. Luckily, the warden and his dogsled, who slid down from the mountain earlier, bonks into the Guard and the Judge, causing them to fall back into the hole. The warden then falls into the hole, along with the dog poo from the canister. The heroes celebrate once again and start walking back to Cat Jail.
Chapter 11: March Of The Misfits[]
As the heroes walk back to Cat Jail, Li'l Petey notices that Dog Man is sad and asks him why. Chief told him that it was because a buncha folks were mean to Dog Man and called him a misfit. Sarah tells Dog Man not to feel bad, as she feels like a misfit too. Chief replies that he feels like a misfit every day as well. Zuzu and 80-HD said (not in English) that they were also misfits. Yolay then tells everyone that she only pretends to be perfect, as she knows deep down inside that she is a total weirdo. Therefore, Yolay comforts Dog Man by telling him that everyone feels like a misfit and that he fits in perfectly. When the heroes arrive at Cat Jail, Li'l Petey asks Petey if he is a misfit too. Petey tells him that he is the biggest misfit he has ever met. "Sweeeeet!!!" said Li'l Petey.
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Goofs/Errors[]
- On page 130, on the panel where 80-HD halts the Warden, the colors on 80-HD's body are inverted, whereas his top is orange and his bottom is white.
Trivia[]
- In this book, Dog Man is an inmate.
- It is based from the original book, The Call of the Wild by Jack London.
- Although this is unintentional, it may also be a pun of the video game The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, released on Nintendo Switch and Wii U in March 2017.
- So far, this is the only Dog Man book to have chapter titles on even-numbered pages (Chapters 3 & 8).
- In the end of the book, it is revealed that Sarah Hatoff has a news blog.
- Chapter 5 has a picture of Dog Man playing the harmonica. This is a stereotype of prisoners playing the harmonica while in prison.
- Batman is mentioned by Li'l Petey when he tells Petey a diarrhea joke. It is also referenced in Dog Man: Mothering Heights.
- Running Gag: Li'l Petey's diarrhea jokes.
- Chapter 10's title, The Great Cat's Bee, is a reference to "The Great Gatsby."
- Chapter 2's Flip-O-Rama may be foreshadowing to Dog Man saving the building with his vomit to put out the fire after eating Claymation Philly in Chapter 10.
- This book is a continuation to Lord of the Fleas, as there are numerous references, and The F.L.E.A.S. and the central villains.
- This is the final book to include George and Harold's new teacher, ever since then she hasn't appeared in any of the new books.
- When Dog Man meets the Dog Prisoners they are shown playing poker similar to Dogs Playing Poker by Cassius Marcellus Coolidge.
| Dog Man Books |
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| Dog Man (2016) | Dog Man: Unleashed (2016) | Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties (2017) | Dog Man and Cat Kid (2017) | Dog Man: Lord of the Fleas (2018) | Dog Man: Brawl of the Wild (2018) | Dog Man: For Whom the Ball Rolls (2019) | Dog Man: Fetch-22 (2019) | Dog Man: Grime and Punishment (2020) | Dog Man: Mothering Heights (2021) | Dog Man: Twenty Thousand Fleas Under the Sea (2023) | Dog Man: The Scarlet Shedder (2024) | Dog Man: Big Jim Begins (2024) | Dog Man: Big Jim Believes (2025) | Dog Man: A Sprinkle in Time (2026) |