Dog violet is the common name for various species of the plant genus Viola with unscented flowers. The term arose to differentiate them from the scented sweet violet. Species so named include:
She also stated that she may consider cloning her service dog in the future, if she had the funds ... She named the clones Miss Violet and Miss Scarlett, and has a third dog, Miss Fanny, who is a distant cousin of Samantha.
... our house has erupted in violets ... The blunt tips of these leaf-like structures tell me that this is not a bank where the early or common dog violets grow, as both species have sharply pointed sepals.