Garm is the the talking dog in J.R.R. Tolkien's short story Farmer Giles of Ham. The dog is both vain of his master and cowardly. Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ... J. R. R. Tolkien in 1916. ... This article is in need of attention. ... Farmer Giles of Ham (written in 1947, published in 1949) is a short story written by J. R. R. Tolkien. ... Trinomial name Canis lupus familiaris The dog is a mammal in the order Carnivora. ...