

Early promotional material had listed dictatorial Penny and mischievous Patch as two other puppy cast members, but the highlighted puppies were whittled down to three so Penny was dropped and Patch became extra in the show. The three siblings are often joined by Spot, a chicken who wants to be a dog and a member of the Bark Brigade.

The show focuses primarily on three particular puppies Lucky, TV addict leader and unconventional hero, Rolly, his fat cheerful laid-back and always-hungry brother, and Cadpig, their uncanny but loveable sister who is the runt of the family (Cadpig was a character in Dodie Smith's original story who not named in the previous Disney film adaptations).
