When Lalo was a puppy, Hector wanted to buy a dog for his family. He decided to buy a puppy from a lady in the park. At first, he encountered an unnamed vicious dog, which he described as malo. The lady selling the puppies agreed with him that "Malo" was the perfect name for the dog because he had a terrible behavior. Hector then discovered the puppy's brother, who was the exact opposite of him, so he decided to adopt the dog and name him Lalo.[1]
Personality[]
Lalo is a friendly, and joyful dog, as demonstrated by the fact that he welcomes all guests by charging onto them and licking them, and will also lick his owners. He likes to play, and often joins in with the Casagrande brothers and Sergio in their games. Lalo is very loyal to his owners, and will go along with most of their plans.
On the rare occasion that Lalo does show aggression, it's usually due to fear or distrust. This is shown in "This Bird Has Flown" when Lalo tries to attack a drone masquerading as Sergio and in "What's Love Gato Do With It?" when he attacks Bobby, who thinks he is a cat because Lalo is afraid of cats.
He also likes eating a lot and will eat most human food in addition to dog food, unless it's too salty as seen in "Cursed!".
Nick Description[]
“
Lalo is a slobbery bull mastiff who thinks he’s a lapdog. He’s a silly pup who can get scared easily…but he loves to cuddle and he loves his family.
”
—Nickelodeon, 2021
Appearance[]
He is a Bull Mastiff, with yellow fur, brown ears, a light brown muzzle, a black nose, and black spots over his eyes. He also wears a black collar, with a white tag, he is also very large.
Trivia[]
Like most pets in the show, Lalo is named after a cartoonist. In Lalo's case, he's named after Lalo Alcaraz, who created La Cucaracha, the first nationally syndicated Latino newspaper comic strip.
He owns a "fart pillow".[2] in the Dutch dub of Cursed!, it's mistakenly mentioned to belong to Lola Loud.
He doesn't have a Christmas stocking-- he uses his bowl instead.[5]
He is supposedly heavier than Vito, as evidenced by how although Hector is able to carry Vito for long spans of time,[6] he can only carry Lalo briefly.[7]
Sometimes, he makes humanlike gestures. For instance, he puts his front paws on his lower area when he needs to pee[8], stirs a pot of taco ingredients[9], and tries to mime what happened when Carlitos goes missing.[10]