what kind of animal is binky from arthur
List of Arthur characters Shelley "Binky" Barnes (Bruce Dinsmore) is a yellow bulldog who usually wears an orange shirt, blue jeans, and brown shoes. He is in the third grade for a second time after failing third grade and having to retake it.[3] He is a member of the Tough Customers group of bullies (George being his most frequent target), but has a soft side. He plays the clarinet, catches butterflies, and enjoys ballet. It is revealed that he has a severe allergy to peanuts. Binky has an adopted baby sister from China named Mei-Lin. In the episode "What's in a Name?", Binky discovers that his real name is Shelley and that he is named after his great-grandfather who saved a circus.