Cruel Veterinarian

"May I talk with the two of you for a moment? In... PRIVATE!"

- The Veterinarian's infamous quote.

The Cruel Veterinarian is a minor but important villain of Courage the Cowardly Dog. He was the man responsible for taking away Courage's parents when he was an infant for an experiment and making the latter an orphan, until he was adopted by Muriel Bagge. He is considered to be the first monster, Courage faces in his life.

He was voiced by Dee Bradley Baker.

Overview
He was the one responsible for separating Courage from his parents as a puppy. He captured them, put them in a rocket ship launched from his so-called "animal hospital" named "Pets of Tomorrow", and sent them to space as part of his breeding experiment, to see that they would turn into superdogs. However, Courage escaped from this fate and was adopted by Muriel.

Years later, he tries to do the same to Courage after recognizing him from the past. When Muriel and Eustace attempt to rescue Courage, he decides that he can't allow his operation to be discovered and decides to send Muriel and Eustace into space as well.

However, Courage rescues his owners and locks the Cruel Veterinarian inside the rocket, which then ignites and launches, sending the vet into space instead. Crash landing on a planet, he finds that all the dogs have survived, including Courage's parents, and his experiment has failed. He is then petrified, as he is dragged off in a net and attacked by the vengeful dogs off-screen for his actions. He is heard screaming during the attack.