<P> Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog , the hero of a series of children 's picture books created by the New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd , and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson 's Dairy . Hairy Maclary is the protagonist of twelve books in the series , and a further nine are about his friends . The series has sold over five million copies worldwide . His adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm , dalmatian Bottomley Potts and Old English sheepdog Muffin McClay . The tomcat Scarface Claw is their formidable opponent . According to www.hairymaclary.com , Hairy Maclary is `` ... a small dog of mixed pedigree . '' </P>
<P> Hairy Maclary is a fictional dog , the hero of a series of children 's picture books created by the New Zealand author Dame Lynley Dodd , and making his first appearance in 1983 with the publication of Hairy Maclary From Donaldson 's Dairy . Hairy Maclary is the protagonist of twelve books in the series , and a further nine are about his friends . The series has sold over five million copies worldwide . His adventures are usually in the company of his other animal friends who include the dachshund Schnitzel von Krumm , dalmatian Bottomley Potts and Old English sheepdog Muffin McClay . The tomcat Scarface Claw is their formidable opponent . According to www.hairymaclary.com , Hairy Maclary is `` ... a small dog of mixed pedigree . '' </P>
who wrote the hairy maclary series of books
who wrote the hairy maclary series of books
Lynley Dodd
Lynley Dodd