Ladybird Hill

Ladybird is Hank Hill's dog from the cartoon television series "King of the Hill". She is named after the wife of President (and Texan) Lyndon Johnson, Lady Bird Johnson. This is more than likely a jab at the former first lady by the creators of the show. She is a thoroughbred bloodhound; her mother was the bloodhound that tracked down James Earl Ray in New River, Tennessee following his escape from prison. Hank sometimes treats her as a family member rather than a dog, once calling her "Ladybird Hill."

The legend is that the Hills' acquisition of Ladybird allowed Hank, who suffers from a narrow urethra, to relax enough to help Peggy get pregnant with Bobby. Ladybird seems to be the baby of the family, often receiving more praise and affection from Hank than his own son, Bobby, much to Peggy's chagrin. She is getting on in years, beginning the show at 13 and aging to 14 (exceptionally old for her breed, as most bloodhounds only live 10-12 years), and suffers from a condition similar to Hank's narrow urethra: she has a narrow uterus. This doesn't present much of a problem since she probably only have one or two more estrus cycles left.