In an interview with Yahoo Entertainment, Farmer dismisses the claim Goofy is a dog or a cow by finally answering the age-old question.
Adamantly, he states: “He is not a dog.”
Farmer then points out that Disney’s Pluto, who is a definitely dog, doesn’t have the human-like features Goofy does.
The voice actor says: “Pluto is a dog, but Goofy seems to be in the canine family in the same way that a wolf is not a dog, but they also are in the canine family. I think Canis Goofus is the technical Latin term for what Goofy is.
“He’s just Goofy.”
Fact-checking website Snopes elaborates, having reached out to Disney legend and archivist Dave Smith, who adds: “Goofy was originally created as a human character with dog-like characteristics, thus why he walks upright, wears clothes, talks, and has animal features that resemble a dog.”
