Winona

Winona is Applejack's work dog. She is first seen in Applebuck Season, where she and Applejack round up a stampeding herd of cattle. Winona is a good herder and obeys all of Applejack's commands. She also appears in May the Best Pet Win, playing fetch with Applejack, in The Last Roundup, where Applejack gets joyfully greeted by Winona after she comes back to Ponyville, and in an episode of season three. Unlike the Diamond Dogs, Winona only barks and does not speak in any of her appearances. She has a red collar with a golden name tag.

Development and design
"Winona" is a name of Native American origin, meaning "first-born daughter". In both behavior and appearance, Winona resembles a Border Collie, which are natural animal herders.

History
Winona is first introduced in Applebuck Season, helping Applejack round up the stampeding herd of cattle that was heading towards Ponyville. Later in the episode, Applejack has a tough time helping Fluttershy round up some bunnies, so Applejack tells Winona to help her, causing the bunnies to stampede towards Ponyville like the cattle did.

Winona is also briefly seen in May the Best Pet Win!, in Rainbow Dash's dream, where Owlowiscious's head transforms into that of Winona's, and during the Pony Pet Playdate. She also appears in The Last Roundup, where she greets Applejack as soon as she steps off the train at the end of the episode.

In Ponyville Confidential, a photograph of Winona as a puppy is briefly seen, depicting her pulling at a young Apple Bloom's diaper, in a parody of the original Coppertone ads.

Winona appears in a scene of Too Many Pinkie Pies, chasing a herd of Pinkie Pies with Applejack, Apple Bloom, and Big Macintosh.

In a season three episode clip shown in a bumper on The Hub's website, Winona appears with the Cutie Mark Crusaders, Opalescence, Gummy, Owlowiscious, and Tank.

Other depictions
The UK My Little Pony magazine calls her 'Jackaroo', as does the US edition of the Applebuck Season Storybook.

Gallery

 * Winona image gallery