Anubis! The ancient Egyptian God of funery rites. During the "Weighing of the Heart" his weighing scale determined whether your soul would be allowed to enter the realm of the dead.
While his priests fulfilled their duties under the burning sun of Egypt, he lovingly cared for the temple slaves.
What a guy! Depicted part black jackal, part canine, Anubis made "doggy" cool five millennia before Snoop.