wellard is a fictional dog from the bbc soap opera "eastenders". wellard is a belgian tervuren, and first appears on 18 october 1994, and becomes "eastenders" longest-serving pet, before being killed off on 15 august 2008. although the character is male, he has been played primarily by three female dogs: zenna, her daughter chancer, and her granddaughter kyte. a fourth dog briefly served as a replacement for zenna in 1996, when she was given time off from the show to have a litter of puppies.