Petey The Cat

Petey is known for being characterized by his smart wits and his hot-headed temper. He has a way with words in the sense of getting what he wants, which was very commonly used as a manipulative tactic to invoke his evil plans in earlier books as a villain. One of his main weaknesses, however, is getting very irritated over seemingly small inconveniences and immature or ditsy behavior from others. His anger issues have visibly shown to cause him moderate amounts of stress. Despite his impatient mindset, he has occasionally shown empathy towards others even in early books.

When Petey unexpectedly became the father of his good-hearted son Lil' Petey, his behavior subtly started to shift. He became more thoughtful and hesitant about continuing his evil schemes and began to care very dearly for Lil' Petey despite the fact that he always tried to morph him into a villainous sidekick before Lord of the Fleas. Lil' Petey had inspired Petey to decide to finally become a good guy and has been since Brawl of the Wild.

In the latest books of Dog Man, Petey does take some concern in Petey's friends and agrees to help save them when they are in trouble, although it's unknown wether he genuinely likes them or only has care for Li'l Petey's sake. Petey is the main antagonist turned tritagonist of the Dog Man series. His first appearance was seen in Super Diaper Baby 2: The Invasion of the Potty Snatchers which was declared canon in Dog Man: Mothering Heights. Petey's original status as the main antagonist of the series was changed after his series of heroic acts in Dog Man: Lord of the FLEAS.Petey is an anthropomorphic ginger cat with black stripes from his shoulders to his tail. As of Dog Man: A Tale of Two Kitties, his right cheek only has two whiskers compared to the three whiskers on his left. Like most other characters in Dog Man, Petey's eyes are drawn as vertical black lines with no irises. The tip of his tail is flat unlike the rest of his known family for an unknown reason, though Grampa may have something to do with it.