List of famous dogs

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List of famous dogs is an annotated list of real dogs. See also the list of fictional dogs.

Contents 1 Dogs notable in their own right 1.1 Actor dogs 1.1.1 Commercials 1.1.2 Film 1.1.3 Television 1.2 Athlete dogs 1.3 Faithful dogs 1.4 Guide and service dogs 1.5 Dogs in literature 1.6 Dog mascots 1.7 Dogs in photography 1.8 Rescue dogs 1.9 Dogs in science 1.10 Space dogs 1.11 Dogs of unusual size 1.12 War dogs 1.13 Other notable dogs 2 Notable dogs belonging to famous people 2.1 Dogs of actors and entertainers 2.2 Dogs of athletes 2.3 Dogs of musicians 2.4 Dogs of political figures 2.5 Dogs of U.S. Presidents and their families 2.6 Dogs of writers and poets 2.7 Dogs of other famous people 3 See also 4 External links 5 References

[edit] Dogs notable in their own right

[edit] Actor dogs

[edit] Commercials

• Duke Bush, a Golden Retriever dog belonging to Jay Bush, is the star of commercials for Bush Brothers and Company baked beans and chili. He "authored" a book about his life as a spokes-dog.
• Gidgit, a female Chihuahua, was featured in the famous Taco Bell advertising campaign as the "Taco Bell Chihuahua." She also played the role of Bruiser's mother in Legally Blonde 2.^[1]
• Honey Tree Evil Eye, a female Bull Terrier, was known as Spuds McKenzie in her role as the Budweiser spokes-dog. ^[2]

[edit] Film

• Beasley, a Dogue de Bordeaux, starred in the film Turner & Hooch.^[3]
• Ben (II), a Golden Retriever, has appeared in many films. His characters have included Shadow in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey, William in Maybe Baby, Rusty in Purely Belter and Messenger in Made in Hong Kong. ^[4]
• Buddy, a Golden Retriever, starred in the 1997 film Air Bud and its sequels.
• D.J., a Siberian Husky, played the roles of Demon in Snow Dogs and Max in Eight Below.
• Higgins played the leading role of Benji in the movie of the same name and had a role on the TV Series Petticoat Junction.
• Kuma has been seen in several movies, including the short film Saving Angelo.
• Mooney, a Chihuahua, played the role of Elle Woods' tiny dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2. ^[5]
• Pal, a Collie, played Lassie in the movie Lassie Come Home (based on the novel by Eric Knight).
• Rin Tin Tin was the name given to several German Shepherds who starred in many Warner Brothers film and television productions.
• Strongheart, also known as Etzel von Oeringen, was the first German Shepherd with name-above-the-title billing in a film. He starred in an adaptation of White Fang, released in 1925, and The Return of Boston Blackie, released in 1927.
• Sure Grip's Rattler, an American Bulldog, played the role of Chance in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey. ^[6]
• Tango, a Golden Retriever, stars as Bailey in the film Bailey's Billion$.
• Terry, a Cairn Terrier, played Toto in the 1939 movie adaptation of The Wizard of Oz.

[edit] Television

• Buddy, a Golden Retriever, who played Comet on the TV show Full House.
• Moose and his son Enzo played Eddie on the TV show Frasier.
• Maui, a mixed breed dog, played Murray on the TV show Mad About You.
• Petra, a mixed breed, was the first Blue Peter dog.
• Pussy Galore played Truffles, Mildred's terrier, in the British sitcom George & Mildred.
• Shep, a Border Collie, was featured on the Blue Peter television series.
• Soccer, a Jack Russell Terrier, starred in the PBS show Wishbone.
• Tiger appeared in The Brady Bunch and played a dog named Blood in the movie A Boy and His Dog.

[edit] Athlete dogs

• Ashley Whippet, the first (and arguably the best) disc dog, was a famous canine athlete of the 1970s and three time winner of the Canine Frisbee Disc World Championships.^[7]
• Mick the Miller, a racing Greyhound, was the first greyhound to win the English Derby in successive years and the first greyhound to run a 525 yard course in under 30 seconds.^[8]

[edit] Faithful dogs

• Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier in Edinburgh, Scottland, was loyal to his master long after his master's death in 1858. Until Bobby's death 14 years later, he reportedly spent every night at his master's grave.^[9] A statue in memorial of Greyfriars Bobby was erected near the graveyard.
• Hachiko, an Akita who became a symbol of loyalty in Japan, is now honored by a statue in Tokyo. Hachiko is famous for his loyalty to his long dead master.^[10]
• Heidi, a Jack Russell Terrier from Scotland, made her way down a 500 foot vertical drop to get to the body of her owner (after he fell to his death while hiking) and stood guard over his body for days in 2001.^[11]
• Old Shep, a Border Collie, who - after seeing the coffin of his master loaded onto a train in Fort Benton, Montana in 1936 - maintained a vigil at the station for over five years.^[12]
• Zulu Chan De Mayuram, a German Shepherd, who - after seeing his master being attacked by a roadside thug in Bangalore in 2006 - ripped his arm apart and tore his throat apart. The dog had to be put to sleep but the thug was killed.^{[citation needed]}
• Bobbie, the Wonder Dog, after accidental abandonment on a cross country trip, Bobbie made his way back over 2800 miles to his family's home.

[edit] Guide and service dogs

• Buddy, a female German Shepherd, was the first formally trained guide dog in the United States. She belonged to Morris Frank, who worked to establish The Seeing Eye, the first dog guide school in America. ^[13]
• Endal, voted "Dog of the Millennium," has faithfully served his disabled human partner (Gulf War veteran Allen Parton) for over a decade.
• Trixie Koontz, the Golden Retriever companion of Dean Koontz, is a retired service dog and the purported author of Life Is Good. ^[14]

[edit] Dogs in literature

• Beautiful Joe, an abused Airedale who was rescued from a brutal master, inspired an 1894 bestselling novel of the same name. ^[15]
• Charley, a poodle owned by John Steinbeck, was made famous by the book Travels With Charley.^[16]
• Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is featured in the memoir Marley and Me.^[17]
• Tulip, J. R. Ackerley's German shepherd, is the subject of Ackerley's My Dog Tulip. ^[18]

[edit] Dog mascots

• Blitz, a purebred Boston Terrier, is the mascot of Wofford College.
• Handsome Dan, a bulldog, is the Yale University mascot.
• Uga, an English Bulldog, serves as mascot for the University of Georgia.

[edit] Dogs in photography

• Fay Ray, a Weimaraner, was one of the famous photography subjects of her owner William Wegman. The name was a play on the name of Wegman's earlier dog Man Ray and the actress Fay Wray.
• Girella, a female Portuguese Water Dog, has been photographed with numerous musicians (as displayed on her website).^[19]
• Man Ray, a Weimaraner who belonged to William Wegman, was often photographed by his famous photographer owner.
• Mr. Winkle, a very small dog of uncertain breed, belongs to Lara Jo Regan, who has published many photos of Mr. Winkle in various costumes and poses.

[edit] Rescue dogs

• Balto, a famous sled dog, was in the lead position on the final leg of the 1925 serum run to Nome (which relayed diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across Alaska to combat an epidemic). Balto was memorialized with a statue in New York’s Central Park. ^[20]
• Barry, a famous Saint Bernard rescue dog, reportedly saved 40 people.
• Gandalf, a black German Shepherd Search and Rescue dog owned by Misha Marshall, found missing boy scout Michael Auberry in March of 2007.^[21]
• Mancs, a Hungarian rescue dog, saved the lives of many people.
• Togo, a Siberian Husky, was the lead dog who covered the most distance during the 1925 serum run to Nome (which relayed diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across Alaska to combat an epidemic).
• Velvet, is a black Labrador Retriever and shepherd cattle mixed breed dog, who helped save three climbers, when they became stranded on Mount Hood in Oregon on February 18, 2007.

[edit] Dogs in science

• Brown Dog, killed after vivisection in February 1903; a memorial statue provoked riots
• Marjorie, a depancreatized dog, was the subject of experiments by Frederick Banting and his assistant, Charles Best. Marjorie was kept alive for about 70 days on pancreas extract, which was the first success in the doctors’ effort to uncover a means to control Diabetes. Ultimately, this led Banting and Best to isolate insulin. ^[22]
• Pavlov's dogs, who were subjects of Pavlov's famous research on classical conditioning.
• Snuppy, an Afghan Hound, was the first cloned dog.

[edit] Space dogs

• Belka, a Russian mixed breed dog, went into space aboard Sputnik 5 with Strelka and returned healthy. Belka and Strelka were the first living animals to survive an orbital flight. ^[23]
• Laika, a female Siberian Husky mix, became the first animal to enter orbit when she was launched into space aboard Sputnik 2.
• Strelka, a Russian mixed breed dog, went into space aboard Sputnik 5 and returned healthy. Later, Strelka gave birth to a litter of puppies, one of which was given to Caroline Kennedy, by Soviet premier Nikita Khrushchev. ^[23]

[edit] Dogs of unusual size

• Big Boss, a Yorkshire Terrier, was listed as the smallest living dog in the 2002 edition of Guinness World Records. Big Boss was listed at 4.7 inches (11.94cm) tall when he was registered with Guinness. ^[24]
• Danka Kordak Slovakia, a long-haired Chihuahua, holds the Guinness World Record as of 2007 for the shortest (in terms of height) living dog. She measured 5.4 inches tall and 7.4 inches long on May 30, 2004. ^[25]
• Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, is certified by Guiness World Records as the tallest living dog at 42.2 inches. Standing on his hind legs, the 170-pound dog is over 7 feet tall. ^[26]
• Heaven Sent Brandy, a female Chihuahua, is listed in the 2007 Guinness World Records as the smallest living dog in terms of length. She set the record on 31 January 2005, at 6 inches (15.2 cm) long, from her nose to the tip of her tail. ^[27]
• Sylvia, a matchbox-size Yorkshire Terrier owned by Arthur Marples of Blackburn, England, was the smallest dog in recorded history. The dog died in 1945 when she was almost two years old, at which point she stood 2.5 inches tall at the shoulder, measured 3.5 inches from nose tip to tail, and weighed 4 ounces. ^{[28] [29] [30]}
• Tiny Pinocchio, an abnormally small Yorkshire Terrier, has appeared on several television programs including Oprah and the Today Show. ^{[31] [32]}
• Zorba de la-Susa, a male English Mastiff, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest dog in the world at 343 pounds. The record was set in November of 1989, when Zorba was 8 years old. Zorba also held a record for the world’s longest dog at 8’ 3". ^{[33] [34]}

[edit] War dogs

• Bamse, a Saint Bernard, was a symbol of the Free Norwegian Forces in World War II.
• Chips the dog was a hero wardog of World War II.
• Horrie the Wog Dog, found in Egypt by Australian Forces in 1942 during World War II, saved the lives of many Australian soldiers. Horrie was refused admission back to Australia after service in Europe; he was saved by his mates smuggling him to his new home in Australia.
• Judy, a ship's dog who served with the Royal Navy, was the only animal to have been officially registered as a Japanese prisoner of war. She was awarded the Dickin Medal in 1946.
• Just Nuisance, the only dog to have been officially enlisted in the Royal Navy, was buried with full military honours upon his death in 1944.
• Lava, a mixed breed dog, was adopted as a puppy by a Marine Unit called the Lava Dogs. He was rescued from Iraq in 2005 by Lieutentant Colonel Jay Kopelman. Lava is the subject of the book From Baghdad, With Love by Kopelman and Melinda Roth.
• Nigger, a black Labrador Retriever, gave his name as the codename for the Dam Busters mission in World War II. His name is usually edited out of modern versions of the film about the mission.
• Rags, a Signal Corps mascot during World War I.
• Sergeant Stubby, the most decorated American war dog in US history, served during World War I. He was also a mascot at Georgetown University.
• Smoky, hero war dog of World War II, was a Yorkshire Terrier who served with the 5th Air Force in the Pacific after she was adopted by Corporal William Wynne. Smoky was credited with twelve combat missions and awarded eight battle stars. Wynne authored a book about his adventures with Smoky entitled Yorkie Doodle Dandy: Or, the Other Woman Was a Real Dog.

[edit] Other notable dogs

• Bud Nelson (canine), the first dog to travel across the United States
• Chinook, was the dog team leader for the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions and dubbed an "All American Dog" in the 1920s.
• Cricket, the New England Black Dog of Jerry Springer fame
• Dempsey, condemned to death under the United Kingdom's Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 but finally reprieved after 3 years of legal battles
• Faith, the only known bipedal dog in the world
• Huddersfield Ben, an early Yorkshire Terrier, is universally regarded as the foundation sire of the breed.
• Jiro, a Sakhalin Husky, along with Taro, was one of two dogs to survive after their dog sled team was left behind from a 1958 Japanese expedition to Antarctica. Their survival story made the dogs heroes and served as the basis for two films, including ‘’Eight Below’’.
• King Buck, a Labrador Retriever, successfully completed an unprecedented 63 consecutive series in the National Championship Stake and was the National Retriever Field Trial Club champion for two successive years (in 1952 and 1953), which accomplishment was not duplicated for nearly 40 years. He was also the first dog to appear on a United States postage stamp. ^[35]
• Nipper, the HMV (His Master's Voice) dog
• Oscar, a Pug belonging to a professor at Virginia Commonwealth University, was the center of public controversy after his owner assigned an advertising class to make the dog famous.^[36]
• Owney, an official United States Postal Service dog, rode the trains with the mail in the 19th century. After death, his body was stuffed and is on display in the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C.
• Pickles discovered the Jules Rimet trophy (the Football World Cup) after it had been stolen in England in 1966.^[37]
• Rico, a Border Collie, can recognize the names of more than 250 toys and fetch them on command.^[38]
• Robot, a dog who belonged to a boy named Simon, discovered the cave paintings at Lascaux in 1940.^[39]
• Sam, a blind Chinese Crested hairless, was the three time winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest.^[40]
• Sensation, the English Pointer featured on the logo of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show
• Skidboot, a dog known for performing specific commands by his master; appeared on The Tonight Show and Pet Star. (Skidboot)
• Taro, a Sakhalin Husky, along with Jiro, was one of two lone survivers of a dog sled team left behind in Antarctica after a Japanese expedition.
• Word, a male Lhasa Apso, was sentenced to death on 4 May 4 1993 following two biting incidents. He was incarcerated at the Seattle Animal Control Shelter for a total of eight years and 190 days before being released on November 10, 2001, which is the Guinness World Record for the longest time on doggy death row. ^[41]

[edit] Notable dogs belonging to famous people

[edit] Dogs of actors and entertainers

• Centaur Pendragon, Rudolph Valentino's Irish Wolfhound
• Chalky, Jack Russell Terrier belonging to English chef and presenter Rick Stein
• Chloe, owned by WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and often travels with her. She is usually brought to ringside by Torrie during her appearances on WWE programming.
• Fanny the Wonderdog, belonged to and appeared with comedian Julian Clary
• Lola, Hilary Duff's dog
• Mr. Binks^[42], actor Jeremy Brett’s beloved Jack Russell Terrier mix. After taking the elderly dog to be put down at the vet the actor was so traumatized he never owned another dog.^[43]
• Mr. Famous, Audrey Hepburn's Yorkshire Terrier.
• Poppy, (died c.2000), chihuahua belonging to "quirky" movie director Tim Burton and his ex-fiance, model Lisa Marie(Smith), Poppy was found in Tokyo, Japan, while Tim, Lisa, and some friends were driving. Poppy starred in Burton's film Mars Attacks! and possibly had a role in Ed Wood as one of Bela Lugosi's dogs (which in reality were of a large breed, but in the movie were tiny chihuahuas). Poppy died in the early 2000s around the time that Burton started dating Helena Bonham Carter. Burton claims that he wants to be buried alongside his dog, so long as the cemetery owners agree to it.
• Schnorbitz, St. Bernard which belonged to and appeared with comedian Bernie Winters
• Shawty Pimp is the name of Raven-Symone's Yorkshire Terrier. The dog appeared with Raven in a photo shoot for Ebony magazine. ^[44]
• Sluggo, dog of comedian Ron White
• Sui, dog of Steve Irwin who was featured in the Crocodile Hunter series on Animal Planet
• Spike, a Yorkshire Terrier was the former canine sidekick of television celebrity Joan Rivers. ^[45] The corporate logo of Rivers' PGHM (Please God Help Me) Productions featured an image of her beloved Spike in a prayerful pose with a halo over his head. ^[46] Joan Rivers also owned a Yorkie named Veronica. ^[47]
• Tinkerbell, dog of Paris Hilton
• Vida, Model Gisele Bundchen's Yorkshire Terrier, has often been photographed with her famous owner. ^{[48] [49] [50]}
• Wolf Fishbein ("Wolfie"), Bruce Willis' Yorkshire Terrier, is named after a character in the Woody Allen movie Crimes and Misdemeanors. ^[51]

[edit] Dogs of athletes

• Blue, Don Cherry's dog
• Jazzmin, Professional football player Brett Favre's Yorkshire Terrier. ^[52]

[edit] Dogs of musicians

• Bella and Bearlie, both Yorkshire Terriers owned by Justin Timberlake, appeared with Justin in a 1997 US Weekly feature on the members of *N Sync and their dogs. ^[53]
• Chiquita, Madonna's Chihuahua who can be seen in the Human Nature music video.
• Lou dog, Dalmatian, Bradley Nowell's (Sublime (band)'s vocalist & guitarist) dog, often featured on the band's CD art.
• Mocha, Kelly Rowland's Yorkshire Terrier, was featured on an episode of Cribs on MTV. ^{[54] [55] [56]}
• Poncho, Missy Elliott's Yorkshire Terrier, appeared in the music video for Elliott's song "Lose Control." ^{[57] [58]}
• Seamus - the dog of singer Steve Marriott, can be heard on the Small Faces track "The Universal" and more prominently on the Pink Floyd track "Seamus".

[edit] Dogs of political figures

• Baltique, dog of François Mitterrand
• Blondi, Adolf Hitler's German Shepherd
• Boy, Prince Rupert of the Rhine's dog who went into battle with him
• Pompe, Charles XII of Sweden's dog

[edit] Dogs of U.S. Presidents and their families

Main article: List of U.S. Presidential pets

• Barney, U.S. President George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier.
• Buddy, U.S. President Bill Clinton's chocolate Labrador Retriever.
• Checkers, U.S. President Richard Nixon's Cocker Spaniel, was made famous in the Checkers speech.
• Clipper, U.S. President John F. Kennedy's German Shepherd.
• Dash, U.S. First Lady Caroline Harrison's collie mix.
• Him and Her, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Beagles, were famous for Johnson lifting them by their ears.
• Jack, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's terrier.
• Liberty, U.S. President Gerald R. Ford's Golden Retriever, gave birth to eight puppies in the White House in 1975.
• Murray of Fala Hill (or Fala), U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier, was a gift from Roosevelt's cousin, Margaret Suckley. Fala is depicted in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
• Manchu, Alice Roosevelt's small black Pekingese, was a gift from the last empress of China.
• Millie, U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush's Springer Spaniel
• Pasha, Tricia Nixon's pet Yorkshire Terrier.
• Pete, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Terrier, bit so many people he was exiled from the White House.
• Sailor Boy, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
• Skip, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's mongrel.
• Spot "Spotty" Fetcher, U.S. President George W. Bush's English Springer Spaniel, was named after Scott Fletcher, a former Texas Rangers baseball player.

[edit] Dogs of writers and poets

• Boatswain, the favorite pet of Lord Byron, was the subject of the poet's famous "Epitaph to a dog".
• Bounce, a dog, was Alexander Pope's pet.
• Dash, a dog of unknown breed, belonged to Charles Lamb.
• Flush, Elizabeth Barrett's Cocker Spaniel, did not much like Robert Browning at first.
• Jacksie, a small dog belonging to C.S. Lewis in his childhood, died in an accident when Lewis was four years old.^[59] Shortly thereafter, Lewis changed his own name to Jacksie.^[60] Lewis was known to friends and family as Jack for the rest of his life.
• Jeannie, James Thurber's Scottish Terrier, gave birth to a puppy at the corner of 11th Street and Fifth Avenue in New York City.^{[citation needed]}
• Phiz, a Boston Terrier, was given to Helen Keller by some of her classmates from Radcliffe College. ^{[61] [62]}
• Muggs, an Airedale, was James Thurber's family pet that bit people.^{[citation needed]}
• Rex, James Thurber's Bull Terrier, dragged home a chest of drawers.^{[citation needed]}
• Roger, Widdle, and Puke, Gerald Durrell's dogs, and his companions on many excursions in his books about growing up on Corfu.

[edit] Dogs of other famous people

• Diamond, Sir Isaac Newton's favorite dog
• Kato, Nicole Brown Simpson's Akita
• Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland during the expedition

[edit] See also

• List of fictional dogs
• List of historical animals

[edit] External links

• Dogs in the News - Famous and heroic dogs who have made newspaper headlines.
• The Presidential Pet Museum (includes comprehensive list of White House pets, including dogs)
• Famous people's dogs

[edit] References