Odie is a fictional character in the Jim Davis comic strip Garfield. He has also appeared in Garfield and Friends, The Garfield Show, two live-action feature films, and 3 CGI films.
He is a kind but (slightly) unintelligent yellow-furred, brown-eared beagle (however between his first appearance and September 1979 his ears were black). In the live-action films based on the Garfield franchise, he is played by a dachshund though an actual beagle was seen at the talent show scene as one of the dogs barking at Garfield. In the comic of August 26, 2007, Garfield describes Odie's species as "purebred clown" after trying to find out what kind of dog Odie is with the help of a book.
Odie usually has a large tongue and slobbers in his appearances. After October 1997, he began walking on two feet, instead of all fours, just like Garfield, though this was demonstrated as early as 1989 (on the comic strips, Odie's first appearance on two feet was in the 1987 special Garfield Goes Hollywood). Also by this time his whiskers disappeared, and he was no longer depicted as a puppy, even if he hasn't become officially as a full-grown dog.
In the television series, Odie's appearance is usually announced by the sound of the cavalry's bugling.
He is Garfield's best friend and victim.
Read more about Odie: History, Speaking, Odie's Intelligence and Tongue, Relationship To Garfield