Earnest - Lazy bloodhound seen on the sitcom DAVE'S WORLD/CBS/1993-97. Earnest spent most of his time sleeping in the Miami home of Dave Barry (Harry Anderson), a syndicated newspaper columnist. Earnest was played by Samantha the dog and trained by animal handler, Chandra Marrs. Before becoming a popular TV pooch, Samantha was a rescue dog for eight years. Her other screen credits included the movie Amos 'N' Andrew (1993).