# Montmorency — Three Men in a Boat character guide > Montmorency in Three Men in a Boat by Jerome K. Jerome. **Role:** supporting **Also known as:** And Montmorency **First appearance:** 0001-three-men-in-a-boat ## Snapshot A fox terrier of strong opinions and stronger instincts, whose silent judgments on the expedition are the book's driest running joke. ## Who they are Montmorency is the fourth member of the party, a small dog who joins the river trip with the air of a seasoned traveller and a private conviction that everyone else is a fool. He sleeps on Harris's chest, howls at the thought of cold water, and regards the whole enterprise with dignified skepticism. He matters because his wordless commentary mirrors the reader's own amusement at the men's schemes, and because his presence gives the comedy a warm, domestic center. ## Relationships ### [George](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/george) _friendship_ George tolerates Montmorency's antics with amused annoyance, often being the target of the dog's mischief. ### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/tom) _friendship_ Montmorency and Tom have a playful but chaotic dynamic, with the dog often disrupting Tom's activities. ### [Tom](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/tom) _friendship_ Montmorency and Tom have a playful but chaotic dynamic, with the dog often disrupting Tom's activities. ## In the story ### [Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing of the Dog)](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/three-men-in-a-boat) The dog who accompanies the men on their journey. ### [Chapter I](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/i) Montmorency objects to the river trip, complaining that there is nothing for him to do and that he might be slopped overboard. ### [Plans Discussed—Pleasures of Camping-out—Compromise Decided on—Montmorency, First Impressions of](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/ii) Appears angelic but is actually a mischievous, fighting dog who approves of inns. ### [IV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/iv) Montmorency causes chaos during packing: sits on things, puts his leg in jam, worries teaspoons, and pretends lemons are rats. ### [V](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/v) Invites two other dogs to see him off; sits unhappily in the prow of the boat. ### [VI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/vi) Montmorency is implied as part of the party, though not explicitly mentioned in the excerpts. ### [VIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/viii) Montmorency barks furiously when George is spotted at the lock. ### [IX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/ix) Mentioned as part of the group on the boat. ### [Our First Night Under Canvas](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/x) Waits patiently with J. during the tent struggle and later shows contentment after supper. ### [XI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xi) Sleeps on J.'s chest, then howls at the thought of the cold water. ### [XII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xii) Not directly mentioned in this chapter. ### [XIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xiii) Montmorency makes an 'awful ass of himself' regarding a cat, and his fox-terrier nature is discussed. ### [XIV](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xiv) Barks in response to the lost friends' shouts; appears to know something about the missing whisky. ### [XVI](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xvi) Satisfied with the lunch at the Bull in Streatley. ### [Washing Day and Fishy Stories](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xvii) Accompanies George and J. on their walk to Wallingford. ### [XVIII](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xviii) Montmorency is mentioned as the dog in the photo incident, when someone yells 'you two with the dog!' ### [XIX](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/chapters/xix) Montmorency has eleven fights on the first day at Oxford and fourteen on the second, thinking he has reached heaven. ## Links - HTML: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters/montmorency - Book: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se - All characters: https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/three_men_in_a_boat_se/characters