Duke the Dhole is a fictional, anthropomorphic dhole that first appeared as a replacement for "Owen the Dog" (later known as Owen the Border Collie) in Lippies V.3. Duke has switched between being an original character and a Sonic fan character in the past, but as he will be making a return in Lippies 2016, he will again be considered an original character. It has been decided that the Owen character will remain in his true form and won't later appear as again as an anthro character. The characters within the Lippies series, Owen the Border Collie and Duke the Dhole, are considered somewhat interchangeable.