Four Stocks Join The Pound Making 8 'Dogs Of The Dow' For 2016 By: TalkMarkets January 11, 2016 at 09:21 AM EST In 2016, eight Dow components qualify as the Dogs of the Dow. Four were dogs in 2015 and four new stocks qualify for 2016. Read More >> Related Stocks: Caterpillar Chevron Corp Exxon Mobil International Business Machines Merck & Co Procter & Gamble Verizon Communications Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.