Wilby

Wilby
Enchanted Forest Character
Biographical Information
Gender:	Male
Status:	Unknown
Home:	Sheep farm
Relatives:	Ruth and David (owner)
Physical Description
Species:	Dog
Hair color:	White and brown fur
Eye color:	Black
Show Information
Only appearance:	"Heartless"
Relevant Pages

“

Wilby must've gotten the scent of it. My mother says he's a bloodhound in a sweater.

”

—David to Gabriel ^src

Wilby is a character on ABC's Once Upon a Time. He débuts, with his only appearance, in the seventh episode of the sixth season.

History

Before First Curse

Wilby is David's tracking dog, whom he takes with him as he searches for a lost lamb. They find the lamb, however, it has since succumbed to the cold during the night, so they end up returning to the farm, where David tells his mother Ruth about what happened. Ruth, believing their farm is a lost cause, suggests selling it off. In the hopes of finding a buyer, David begins travelling with Wilby to Longbourn. Wilby finds a cup on the road, and after giving it to David, he leads him to a cart in the woods. The cart owner, Gabriel, states he is going to Longbourn as well, to which David decides to travel together with him. However, Gabriel has ulterior motives, and later knocks David out with a drugged drink, before giving Wilby a torn piece of a cloak to sniff. Wilby tracks down the owner of the cloak, Snow White, whom Gabriel wishes to capture and turn into the Queen. Soon after, Wilby runs back to an unconscious David, and once he wakes up, he leads his master to the cart, which now houses an imprisoned Snow White. ("Heartless")

After these events, Wilby continues herding on the farm.

Trivia

• Character Notes
• Cultural References

Character Notes

• Wilby is featured in the title card of "Heartless".
• Wilby is an English Shepherd.
• According to David and Gabriel, Wilby is great at finding strays as long as he gets a scent. ("Heartless")
• After the Final Battle, David and Mary Margaret move into a Storybrooke farm with a dog looking remarkably similar to Wilby. However, it is not known whether this is actually Wilby or another dog of the same breed. ("The Final Battle Part 2")

Disney

• Wilby's name is a reference to Wilby Daniels, the main character of The Shaggy Dog.

Appearances

Once Upon a Time: Season Six
"The Savior":	"A Bitter Draught":	"The Other Shoe":	"Strange Case":	"Street Rats":	"Dark Waters":	"Heartless":	"I'll Be Your Mirror":	"Changelings":	"Wish You Were Here":	"Tougher Than the Rest":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Appears	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent
"Murder Most Foul":	"Ill-Boding Patterns":	"Page 23":	"A Wondrous Place":	"Mother's Little Helper":	"Awake":	"Where Bluebirds Fly":	"The Black Fairy":	"The Song in Your Heart":	"The Final Battle Part 1":	"The Final Battle Part 2":
Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent	Absent