Shaggy dog or The Shaggy Dog may refer to:
- Shaggy Dog (play), a 1968 television play by Dennis Potter
- The Shaggy Dog (1959 film), starring Fred MacMurray and Tommy Kirk
- The Shaggy Dog (1994 film), a made-for-TV remake starring Ed Begley, Jr. and Scott Weinger
- The Shaggy Dog (2006 film), a theatrical remake starring Tim Allen
- A breed of dog, such as:
- Old English Sheepdog
- Bearded Collie
- An acoustic cover for a microphone
Famous quotes related to shaggy dog:
“Dogmatic theological statements are neither logical propositions nor poetic utterances. They are ‘shaggy dog’ stories; they have a point, but he who tries too hard to get it will miss it.”
—W.H. (Wystan Hugh)