# Black Dog — Treasure Island character guide

> Black Dog in Treasure Island by Robert Louis Stevenson.

**Role:** minor

**Also known as:** II Black Dog, that Black Dog, Dog

**First appearance:** 0005-ii-black-dog-appears-and-disappears

## Who they are

A menacing pirate who visits Billy Bones at the inn.

## Relationships

### [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver)

_professional_

Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive.

### [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver)

_professional_

Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive.

### [Long John Silver](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/characters/long_john_silver)

_professional_

Black Dog is a former pirate associate of Silver, involved in the hunt for Flint's map and later a fugitive.

## In the story

### [Treasure Island](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/treasure-island)

A mysterious sailor who visits the inn and fights with Billy Bones.

### [Part I: The Old Buccaneer](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/part-i-the-old-buccaneer)

A mysterious sailor who visits the inn and fights with Billy Bones.

### [II: Black Dog Appears and Disappears](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/ii-black-dog-appears-and-disappears)

A pale, tallowy man missing two fingers on his left hand; he confronts the captain and fights him, then flees wounded.

### [The Last of the Blind Man](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/v-the-last-of-the-blind-man)

Named among the pirates Pew calls for during the retreat.

### [At the Sign of the Spy-Glass](https://www.betterreads.dev/discover/treasure_island_se/chapters/viii-at-the-sign-of-the-spy-glass)

Black Dog is spotted by Jim at the Spy-glass and flees before Silver's men can catch him.

## Links

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