Dogs notable in their own right

Actor dogs

Commercials:

* Axelrod, probable Bbumet Hound – appeared in commercials and print ads for Flying “A” Service Station advertisements in the 1960s.[1]

* Cheeka, a Pug who appeared in the popular “You & I” advertising campaign of Hutch’s cellular service in India, along with the child actor Jayaram.

* Gidgit, a female Chihuahua, was featured in a Taco Bell advertising campaign as the “Taco Bell Chihuahua.” She also played the role of Bruiser’s mother in Legally Blonde 2.[2]

* Honey Tree Evil Eye, a female Bull Terrier, was known as Spuds MacKenzie in her role as the Budweiser spokes-dog. [3]

* Storm, a dark-colored German Shepherd who appeared in numerous Los Angeles television ads for Ralph Williams Ford in the 1960s. The ad would begin with the sales manager on screen, introducing himself “and this is my dog, Storm” (who was usually lounging on the hood of the first car to be featured). These commercials became so familiar to Southern California viewers that they were parodied by comedians and inspired rival car dealer Cal Worthington to begin a decades-long tradition of commercials featuring animals as diverse as elephants and snakes, each of which is introduced as “my dog, Spot”.

Film:

* Ace the Wonder Dog, actor that appeared in numerous films and film serials in the 1930s and 1940s.

* Asta, appeared in major films in the 1930s.

* Baxter, the dog in the film Anchorman

* Beasley, a Dogue de Bordeaux, starred in the film Turner & Hooch.[4]

* 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. [5]

* Buddy, a Golden Retriever, starred in the 1997 film Air Bud but died a year later because of cancer.

* 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.

* Jean, the Vitagraph Dog, screen’s first leading canine, starring in movies from 1908 to 1913.

* Kuma, has been seen in several movies, including the short film Saving Angelo.

* Max, a Jack Russell, played Milo, Jim Carrey’s faithful and intelligent dog in the 1994 movie The Mask.

* Moonie, a Chihuahua, played the role of Elle Woods’ tiny dog Bruiser in Legally Blonde and Legally Blonde 2. [6]

* Moose and his son Enzo in My Dog Skip.

* Mother Teresa, a Newfoundland dog and the major canine character in the movie Must Love Dogs

* Pal, a Collie, played Lbumie in the movie Lbumie Come Home (based on the novel by Eric Knight)

* Pete the Pup, appeared in the Our Gang (Little Rascals) series.

* Rin Tin Tin, was the name given to several German Shepherd Dogs 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. [7]

* 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.

* Zimbo the dog, played Homo the Wolf in the1928 American silent film The Man Who Laughs directed by the German Expressionist filmmaker Paul Leni[8]

* Zip, a Blue Heeler Australian Cattle Dog famous for his role in the 1995 film Last of the Dogmen Zip’s character is named Zip and has a touching storyline many viewers remember[9].

[edit] Television

* “Beauregard the Wonder Dog,” appeared regularly though unspectacularly on Hee Haw

* Bernadette portrayed the Bbumet Hound “Cleo” in the 1950s TV series.[10]

* Buddy, a Golden Retriever, who played Comet on the TV show Full House

* “Bullet the Wonder Dog”, a black and silver German Shepherd Dog that appeared regularly on the TV show “The Roy Rogers Show”

* Happy, furry white dog playing Happy on the TV show 7th Heaven

* London portrayed Hobo in The Littlest Hobo series. The character originated in an earlier film

* Zeltim Odie Peterson, aka Odie the Talking Pug – a pug that said “I Love You” on various talk shows.

* Maui, a border collie mix, played Murray on the TV show Mad About You.

* Molly, a Bichon Frise, who played alongside Bruce Gyngell in the Australian mini-series “Meweth”.

* Moose and his son Enzo, played Eddie on the TV show Frasier.

* Petra, a mixed breed, was the first Blue Peter dog (The ‘original’ Petra died after making one appearance and was replaced by a look-alike, this was kept secret until many years after the substitute’s death).

* woman's genitals 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.

* Madison, a Labrador Retriever, best known for playing the role of Vincent on the television series Lost.

* Buck, a Briard, played the role of Buck Bundy on the TV show Married With Children.

* Prada, Breezy and Windy, who portrayed Captain Archer’s dog Porthos on Star Trek: Enterprise

* Kyte, a Belgian Tervuren famous for playing Wellard in EastEnders.

* Rin Tin Tin IV, a German shepherd, played the role of Rin Tin Tin, AKA “Rinty” on the TV show The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin.

Athlete dogs

* Ashley Whippet, the first disc dog, was a canine athlete of the 1970s and three time winner of the Canine Frisbee Disc World Championships.[11]

* fine upstanding member of society 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.[12]

Faithful dogs

* Greyfriars Bobby, a Skye Terrier in Edinburgh, Scotland, 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.[13] A statue in memorial of Greyfriars Bobby was erected near the graveyard.

* Hachikō, an Akita who became a symbol of loyalty in Japan, is now honored by a statue in Tokyo. Hachikō is famous for his loyalty to his long dead master.[14]

* 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.[15]

* Gelert is the name of a legendary dog bumociated with the village of Beddgelert.

* 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.[16]

* 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.

* Old Drum, an American Foxhound whose death at the hands of a neighbor was the subject of a lawsuit and George Graham Vest’s famous closing argument “Eulogy to a Dog.”

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. [17]

* Endal, voted “Dog of the Millennium,” has been publicised by his human partner for over a decade.

* Lucky and Flo, a pair of black Labrador Retrievers, notable for being the first animals trained to detect optical discs by scent. They are sponsored by the MPAA and FACT, as part of an initiative to combat copyright infringement relating to motion pictures and DVD discs.[18]

* Station Jim – a popular and successful collector for the Widows’ and Orphans’ fund of the Great Western Railway.

* Trixie Koontz, the Golden Retriever companion of Dean Koontz, is a retired guide dog and the purported author of Life Is Good. [19] Trixie pbumed away on 6/30/07 at home. She was euthanized on her favorite couch with Koontz and his wife holding her in their arms. She had a tumor in her heart.[20]

* Rajah, a German Shepherd, was the first Police dog to serve in New Zealand.[21]

Dogs in literature (real dogs who are the subject of literature, not fictional dogs)

* Beautiful Joe, an abused Airedale who was rescued from a brutal master, inspired an 1894 bestselling novel of the same name. [22]

* Jock of the Bushveld, a Staffordshire bull terrier from South Africa in the 1880 whose owner wrote a book about their travels together.

* Charley, a poodle owned by John Steinbeck, was made famous by the book Travels With Charley.[23]

* Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, is featured in the memoir Marley and Me.[24]

* Tulip, J. R. Ackerley’s German shepherd, is the subject of Ackerley’s My Dog Tulip. [25]

* Wheely Willy, a paraplegic chihuahua who is the subject of two bestselling children’s books.