<P> `` Étude in Black '' ( 1972 ) marked the first appearance of the lieutenant 's basset hound , named `` Dog '' . `` Dog '' came to be an occasional regular character in the films . Columbo considered names like `` Fido '' , `` Munch '' and `` Beethoven '' but ultimately settled on `` Dog '' . </P>
<P> `` Étude in Black '' ( 1972 ) marked the first appearance of the lieutenant 's basset hound , named `` Dog '' . `` Dog '' came to be an occasional regular character in the films . Columbo considered names like `` Fido '' , `` Munch '' and `` Beethoven '' but ultimately settled on `` Dog '' . </P>
what was the name of columbo 's dog
what was the name of columbo 's dog
`` Dog ''
`` Dog ''