A large wolf-like dog, one of three kept by Farmer Maggot on his farm at Bamfurlong in the Marish. Like Maggot's other dogs, Fang and Wolf, Grip was ferocious by nature, but also completely obedient to his master. Grip was with Maggot when they encountered one of the Ringwraiths searching for 'Baggins', and at that time his obedience and ferocity failed: he yelped in terror and ran from the Nazgûl.
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As Grip was a large and ferocious dog, the implication of his name relates to seizing or gripping with his fangs. In his notes for translators, Tolkien indeed directly relates the names of the two dogs Grip and Fang.
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