Dog mascots

* Jonathan, a Husky, is the University of Connecticut’s mascot, and is named after the state of Connecticut’s first governor.

* Bully, a Bulldog, is the Mississippi State University mascot.

* Blitz, a purebred Boston Terrier, is the mascot of Wofford College.

* George Tirebiter, former mascot of the University of Southern California

* Handsome Dan, a bulldog, is the Yale University mascot.

* Jack the Bulldog is the mascot of Georgetown University.

* Reveille, a collie, is the mascot of Texas A&M University

* Uga, a Bulldog, serves as mascot for the University of Georgia.

* Smokey, a Blue Tick Hound, serves as mascot for the University of Tennessee.

* Spirit, an Alaskan Malamute, serves as a mascot for the University of Washington.

* Zeke the Wonder Dog, a Labrador Retriever, serves as a mascot for Michigan State.

* The English Bulldog is the mascot of the US Marine Corps as of 1922. They have included Jiggs and Jiggs II, Smedley and his successors (~1930-1955), and Chesty and his successors (~1955-present).

* Harvey the Hound, mascot for the Calgary Flames [1] NHL team.

* Crazy Dog, owner and leader of Crazy Pets and inventor of the Train Me! Treats. (Fictional)

Dogs in photography

* Fay Ray, a Weimaraner, was one of the 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).[26]

* Man Ray, a Weimaraner who belonged to William Wegman, was often photographed by his 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.

* Sparky, of The Sparky Project, has been photographed and painted by several artists. http://www.sparkyandnelson.co

* Bulldog Abbie; an English Bulldog photographed and published commercially in both digital and printed formats

Rescue dogs

* Balto, a famous sled dog, was the lead dog 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. [27]

* Barry, a famous Saint Bernard rescue dog, reportedly saved 40 people.

* Dusty, an Airedale Terrier, found a woman after she drove her car off the cliff above Nesika Beach, Oregon, on October 22, 2007, and his owner then led rescuers to the site.

* Gandalf, a black Shiloh Shepherd Search and Rescue dog owned by Misha Marshall, found missing boy scout Michael Auberry in March 2007.[28]

* Mancs, a Hungarian rescue dog, saved the lives of many people.

* Swansea Jack, Rescued people from Swansea bay and the river tawe won the dog of the century award.

* Togo, a Siberian Husky, was the lead dog who lead the longest track while the team had the antitoxin, 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.

* Approximately 350 search and rescue dogs worked at the World Trade Center site following the September 11, 2001 attacks. Rescuers relied on the dogs’ sense of smell and agility in tight spaces to seek survivors and recover the remains of victims. [29]

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 bumistant, 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. [30]

* Pavlov’s dogs, who were subjects of Pavlov’s research on clbumical conditioning.

* Snuppy, an Afghan Hound, was the first cloned dog.

Space dogs

* Laika, a female Siberian Husky mix, became the first animal to enter orbit when she was launched into space aboard Sputnik 2. Laika’s presence aboard the satellite led to the mission being dubbed “Muttnik.”

* 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. [31]

* 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. [31]

* See more in “Soviet space dogs”.

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. [32]

* 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. [33] [34]

* Ducky, a three year old short coat Chihuahua from Boston USA, replaced Danka as the World’s Smallest Dog according to the Daily Mail [35] At only 4.9in tall, Ducky weighs less than 1lb 6oz.

* Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, is certified by Guinness 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. [36] [34]

* 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. [37] [34]

* 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. [38] [39] [40]

* Tiny Pinocchio, an abnormally small Yorkshire Terrier, has appeared on several television programs including Oprah and the Today Show. [41] [42]

* 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 1989, when Zorba was 8 years old. Zorba also held a record for the world’s longest dog at 8’ 3”. [43] [44] [34]

War dogs

* Antis a war dog who protected soldiers from bomb drops in Berlin.

* Bamse, a Saint Bernard, was a symbol of the Free Norwegian Forces in World War II.

* Chesty, one of a family of Bulldogs, serving as the official mascot of Marine Barracks, Washington, D.C. These dogs are actually enlisted in the US Marine Corps, most attaining the rank of Corporal.[45]

* 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 male reproductive organin 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 the 1st Battalion 3rd Marines Unit nicknamed the Lava Dogs. He was rescued from Iraq in 2005 by Lieutenant Colonel Jay Kopelman. Lava is the subject of the book From Baghdad, With Love by Kopelman and Melinda Roth.

* Lex, the first actively working Military Working Dog to be adopted by family members of its handler, prior to being retired.

* fine upstanding member of society, a black Labrador Retriever belonging to Guy Gibson, 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.

* Scudbuster the dog was adopted by the 11th Air Defense Artillery Brigade, a unit responsible for firing Patriot missiles to combat the Scud missiles fired by Saddam Hussein against Israel, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia. He was found outside Daharan by soldiers of the 11th ADA in January 1991 after a Scud missile attack and after the war Scudbuster was brought to the United States and eventually was adopted by a family in El Paso, Tx. He died at the age of 14 in May 2007 after spending 11 years with the Ramirez family in El Paso, TX.

* Sergeant Stubby, the most decorated American war dog in US history, served during World War I. He was also a mascot at Georgetown University.

Sinbad and crew, 1943

* Sinbad, the Coast Guard’s most famous mascot. He was adopted by a crewman from the cutter Campbell prior to World War II. He was so beloved by the crew that they actually enlisted him in the Coast Guard. Sinbad served faithfully through thick and thin, surviving combat with the Germans and Japanese, causing a few international incidents with his antics, and even having a book written about him.[46][2]

* 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. Miami, Oklahoma high school is nicknamed Wardogs

Other notable dogs

* Betsy, one of the most intelligent dogs, who knows over 340 words[47]

* Bud Nelson, 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.

* Cindy, a Greyhound who earned Guinness World Record’s Highest Jump by a Dog. Cindy cleared a 5.5 foot hurdle.

* 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

* Donnie, a Doberman Pinscher featured on the National Geographic Channel show Dog Genius for his penchant for arranging his toys in geometric forms.

* Elwood, a Chinese Crested-Chihuahua, mixed breed, was a winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest in 2007.

* Faith, a bipedal dog

* Saint Guinefort, received local veneration as a saint in medieval England

* Horand von Grafrath, the first registered German Shepherd Dog

* Huddersfield Ben, an early Yorkshire Terrier, is universally regarded as the foundation sire of the breed.

* “Jim the Wonder Dog of Marshall, Missouri

* 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. [48]

* 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 bumigned an advertising clbum to make the dog famous.[49]

* Oscar, canine hypnotist.

* 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.[50]

* Red Dog, a kelpie/cattle-dog cross who travelled around the Pilbara region of Western Australia from 1975 (when his truck-driver owner died), befriending many locals, until his death in 1979, believed to have been caused by deliberate strychnine poisoning.

* Rico, a Border Collie, can recognize the names of more than 250 toys and fetch them on command.[51]

* Robot, a dog who belonged to a boy named Simon, discovered the cave paintings at Lascaux in 1940.[52]

* Sam, a blind Chinese Crested hairless, was the three time winner of the World’s Ugliest Dog Contest.[53]

* Sensation, the English Pointer featured on the logo of the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show

* Skidboot, an Australian Cattle Dog known for performing complex commands. (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.

* Tawny, a yellow Labrador Retriever who in 1999 gave birth to 18 puppies in her very first litter. For this she received the “Iams Mother of the Year” Award[54]

* Word, a male Lhasa Apso, was sentenced to death on 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 dog death row. [55]

* Champion WA Mozart Dolce Sinfonia (“Mozart”Log in to see images! is a Yorkshire Terrier owned by socialite Sabrina A. Parisi. He was featured in the Krbumimir Abramov music video for “Say Goodbye” and in the dogreat timesentary It’s a Dog Life from director Vibeke Muasya. On May 11, 2006, Mozart attended Krbumimir’s concert at the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, becoming the first dog to enter the venue.[citation needed]

* Natividad, an emaciated stray dog featured in a controversial display by artist Guillermo Vargas Habacuc in the Visual Arts Biennial of Central America, later the subject of widespread rumours on the internet that he was starved to death by the artist. [56]