In “Lady and the Tramp,” the female dog is named Lady.
Lady is a pampered American Cocker Spaniel given to Darling as a Christmas puppy. She grows up in a comfortable home with her owners, Jim Dear and Darling, and befriends the neighboring dogs Jock and Trusty. Her sheltered life changes when Tramp, a clever stray dog, enters it.
The film’s central story contrasts Lady’s secure domestic world with Tramp’s roaming life. Their relationship develops through danger, misunderstandings, and the famous spaghetti dinner at Tony’s restaurant. Lady is the story’s main dog character, while Tramp is her streetwise romantic counterpart.
A common mix-up is confusing Lady with Peg, the female Pekingese she meets at the dog pound, or with Jock and Trusty, her male neighborhood friends. The character was partly inspired by real dogs, including storyboard artist Joe Grant’s English Springer Spaniel and animator Hamilton Luske’s dog, Blondie.