Editing Footrot Flats (section)

==Minor characters==

; '''Jess''' : Cooch's dog. She is the Dog's girlfriend and co-parent. Despite frequently being confined to the "Bitch's Box" when "[[Estrous_cycle#Dogs|on heat]]", she has had several litters of puppies with the Dog. ''The Dog's <s>Tail</s> Tale'' contains the story of their meeting as puppies, although Jess's letter at the start of Book 5 gives a different account of the first time they saw each other. First appearance: Book 1 (September 1978).
; '''Major''': Wal's first dog. A pig-hunting dog, he is stern and tough. He has some fondness for Dog, saving him from the Murphys' dogs. First appearance: Book 1.
; '''Cecil the Ram''' : An aged stud ram, who lacks zest for the task of servicing Wal's ewes. He soon rediscovers his libido when Wal sharpens the butchery knife. As the books progress, Cecil's appearance becomes increasingly decrepit. First appearance: Book 2 (August 1979).
; '''Rex "Chicken" Footrot''' : Wal's younger brother and Pongo's father, he lives in town and is a potter. He has a young son named Mad Mick, who rarely visits the farm. Rex is better than Wal at just about every sport, much to Wal's annoyance. He owns Boobsie, the Dog's mum, and also owned Flash, the Dog's father, whose death was announced in Book 14. First appearance: Book 3 (July 1980).
; '''Pew''' : Cooch's pet [[Australian magpie|magpie]]. Orphaned when Wal cut down his parents' [[macrocarpa]] tree; socially confused and always seeking revenge on Wal. Wal gave Pew to Cooch as a birthday present - the first time Wal ever remembered it - to get rid of him, but Pew's revenge continues. Cooch became a surrogate mother for Pew, coaching him in the way of birds as best he can. In Book 14, Pew falls in love with and abducts Cheeky Hobson's pet budgerigar, Little Twinkle, which is then eaten by Horse. First appearance: Book 4 (April 1981).
; '''Puti Puti''' : Rangi's cousin. A city slicker from [[Porirua]], she often carries a [[boombox]] on her shoulder and invariably suffers culture shock when visiting the farm. In Book 25, she brings her pit bull terrier, Terror, to the farm. First appearance: Book 10 (September 1985).
; '''Kathy''' : An occasional visitor to Cooch's farm. Her face remains a mystery, as she is almost always drawn facing away from the reader – except once in Book 27, when she is only partially obscured by Spit Murphy's arm. Kathy is beautiful and a free spirit, sometimes going casually nude outdoors.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ball|first=Murray|title=Footrot Flats: The Long Weekender|publisher=Hachette Aotearoa|isbn=9781869711481|year=2008|page=50}}</ref> She is loved by everyone, including the Dog, and especially Cooch; much to his heartbreak, as they are cousins. In the final book of the series, Kathy tells Cooch that she loves him and gives him a passionate kiss.<ref>{{cite book|last=Ball|first=Murray|title=Footrot Flats 27|year=1999|publisher=Hodder Moa Beckett Publishers Limited|isbn=1-86958-760-X|page=64}}</ref> First appearance: Book 8 (September 1983).
; '''Stewart "Irish" Murphy''' : Wal's other neighbour; a brutish man who does not welcome visitors and shoots any dog that strays onto his property, Blackwater Station, or mercifully hangs them by their hind legs on a fence. Once he did this to Prince Charles and lived to regret it when Aunt Dolly found out. Always filthy ("health warning: do not approach this man downwind"), probably due to farming numerous pigs, which cause Wal plenty of grief. He has two loutish sons, Spit and Hunk. He is first mentioned in Cooch's introduction to Book 3, his pigs first appear in the same book, but he and his sons do not appear until Book 9 (October 1984).
; '''Elvis "Spit" Murphy''' : The brighter of Irish Murphy's two sons, Spit is described by the Dog as "a sort of rural John Travolta with smaller lips and bigger jeans".<ref name="Ball2006">{{cite book|author=Murray Ball|title=Footrot Flats: Gallery 2|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=AllBAAAACAAJ|year=2005|publisher=Hachette Livre NZ|page=77|isbn=978-0-7336-2134-5}}</ref> He is Wal's rival in rugby and romance. He is also interested in Cooch's cousin Kathy.
; '''Ronald "Hunk" Murphy''' : Irish Murphy's large, slow-witted and aggressive son. He is described by the Dog as "fat, pink and smelly". His nephew Lex Murphy (first appearance: Book 11) sometimes fights with Rangi.
; '''"Irish" Murphy's pigs''' : A fearsome gang of three to six enormous beasts. Often lurking in the nearby river, causing consternation to unsuspecting fishermen and dogs. Always ravenous, they once defeated and ate some large sharks that swam up the [[estuary]].
; '''Tiger''', '''Wolf''' and '''Creampuff''', "Irish" Murphy's pig-dogs : They often terrorize the Dog, who seeks help from Wal, Horse or Major. Now and then, the Dog tries to take on all three of them at once. Creampuff is a bull terrier.
; '''Hermit Ram "The Buffalo"''' : This long unshorn ram has left the mob and lives in the farm's wild scrub. He sometimes shows interest in the ewes, and Dog is sent to pursue him, but without success. First appearance: Book 11.
; '''The Goat''': One of the toughest animals on the farm, the Goat is usually tethered to a chain in Wal's garden. Wal bought him to keep the grass down, but the Goat prefers eating fruit trees and footy socks, and chasing the Dog and Wal. At one point, Wal tries in vain to sell the Goat and then decides to kill it, but cannot, exclaiming "Dammit, I know this goat!". First appearance: Book 1.
; '''The Goose''' : Another character introduced in the first ''Footrot Flats'' book, the goose occasionally stalks Wal and pecks his posterior whenever possible. In the film "[[Footrot Flats: The Dog's Tale|The Dog's Tale]]", the goose attempts to peck Wal and finally gets his chance when Wal rescues Irish Murphy from a river.
; '''Cooch's goats''' : A cunning pack of goats that uses gang tactics to annoy Wal. For example, if Wal plants trees behind a fence, Cooch's goats will stand on each other to get over and eat them. The Dog hates mustering Cooch's goats.
; '''Other hostile animals''' : In the early books, the Dog's main tormentors were the turkey, goat and pigs (Boris and Dolores). In one strip in Book 4, the goose is chasing Wal and the turkey is chasing the Dog, but Wal kicks the turkey and the Dog jumps on the goose's neck, then Wal and the Dog celebrate their partnership.