also dogleg, "bent like a dog's hind leg," 1843, earlier dog-legged (1703), which was used originally of a type of staircase which has no well hole and consists of two flights with or without winders. See dog (n.) + leg (n.).
doggerel
dog-gone
doggy
doghouse
dogie
dog-leg
dogma
dogmatic
dogmatism
do-gooder
dog-paddle