Wellard (EastEnders)

The Belgian Tervuren dog was EastEnders’ longest-serving pet before he was killed off in 2008.

Though the companion of Robbie Jackson (Dean Gaffney), above, is male, he was played by female dogs: Zenna, her daughter Chancer and her granddaughter Kyte.

A fourth dog briefly served as a replacement for Zenna in 1996 to cover her maternity leave.