* Google, a [[Poodle]] whose master was actor, writer, director and producer [[Ben Hecht]].<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/collections/findingaids/hecht/Hechtpr.html Inventory of the Ben Hecht Papers, 1879–1983]</ref>
* Google, a [[Poodle]] whose master was actor, writer, director and producer [[Ben Hecht]].<ref>[http://www.newberry.org/collections/findingaids/hecht/Hechtpr.html Inventory of the Ben Hecht Papers, 1879–1983]</ref>
* Commissioner, a [[Dachshund]] whose mistress was actress [[Carole Lombard]]. Commissioner ignored [[Clark Gable]] completely. After Lombard's death in 1942, the dog would not leave Gable's side.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001479/bio Lombard's IMDB Bio]</ref>
* Commissioner, a [[Dachshund]] whose mistress was actress [[Carole Lombard]]. Commissioner ignored [[Clark Gable]] completely. After Lombard's death in 1942, the dog would not leave Gable's side.<ref>[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001479/bio Lombard's IMDB Bio]</ref>
Others who had [[Dachshunde]] <ref name="leeshonvintage">[http://leeshonvintage.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Pictures of WIENER DOGS OF 20TH CENTURY STARS]</ref>
Others who had [[Dachshund]] <ref name="leeshonvintage">[http://leeshonvintage.blogspot.com/2011_07_01_archive.html Pictures of WIENER DOGS OF 20TH CENTURY STARS]</ref>
* [[Joan Crawford]] and "Bubchen" or "Baby"
* [[Joan Crawford]] and "Bubchen" or "Baby"
* [[Carole Lombard]] and "Commissioner" (see reference for picture also with [[Cocker Spaniel]] "Fritz" [although Carole had two [[Cocker Spaniels]] "Dudley" and "Smokey" too] and [[Pekingese]] "Pushface"<ref>[http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/392624.html Lombard with three [[domestic dog|Canine]] companions</ref>)
* [[Carole Lombard]] and "Commissioner" (see reference for picture also with [[Cocker Spaniel]] "Fritz" [although Carole had two [[Cocker Spaniels]] "Dudley" and "Smokey" too] and [[Pekingese]] "Pushface"<ref>[http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/392624.html Lombard with three [[domestic dog|Canine]] companions</ref>)
Paddington, a Golden Retriever, is the main character of Bush's Baked Beans commercials. In the commercials, the dog's owner, president of the company, pleads for the dog to maintain the secret family recipe. The punchline of the commercials is the dog stating "Roll that beautiful bean footage."[4]
Film
Ace the Wonder Dog, actor that appeared in numerous films and film serials in the 1930s and 1940s.
Skippy, a wire haired fox terrier who, among other roles in 1930s films, played Asta in the Thin Man series.
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.
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.[11]
Television
"Beauregard the Wonder Dog", appeared regularly though unspectacularly on Hee Haw.
Maui, a border collie mix, played Murray on the TV show Mad About You.
Meatball, a female bull terrier, in the tv show Baa Baa Blacksheep
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).
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.[14]
Master McGrath, an Irish Greyhound whose racing victories and fame gained him an audience with the British Royal Family.
Snip Nua, an Irish racing Greyhound partly owned by comedian Dara Ó Briain. Snip Nua's racing was viewed by 3 million UK viewers on the show Three men go to Ireland.
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.[15]
Faithful dogs
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.
Fido, a mixed-breed dog, whose master, Carlo Soriani, had died in an air raid over Borgo San Lorenzo (near Florence, in Italy) in 1943, during World War II. Fido waited in vain, for the following 14 years, for Soriani's return, going daily at the bus stop in Luco del Mugello (a frazione of Borgo) where the man used to get off after coming home from work.[16]
Gelert is the name of a legendary dog associated with the village of Beddgelert.
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.[17] A statue in memorial of Greyfriars Bobby was erected near the graveyard.
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.[18]
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, by returning to the train station and waiting for his master to return, every day for the next nine years during the time the train was scheduled to arrive.[19]
Baekgu, the Korean Jindo Dog, After being sold by original owner due to economical hardship, to a new owner 300 km away, came back to the original owner after 7 months.
Another Jindo, also named Baekgu, a 4-year-old male Korean Jindo, lived alone with owner. After the owner died in June 2000, accompanied his dead owner for three days until other people came to find the body. Followed the owner's body to his funeral, came back home, not eating anything for four days, until The Korean Jindo Dog Research Institute (진돗개 시험연구소) brought him under its care. The dog would not interact with anyone except for his feeder as of 2005.
Squeak, a Jack Russel Terrier who would not leave the body of his owner, Zimbabwean farmer Terry Ford,[21] after Ford was murdered in 2002 by a violent mob carrying out Zimbabwean president Robert Mugabe's land seizure programs.[22] The photo of little Squeak guarding Ford's bloody body raised world-wide awareness of land-related violence in Zimbabwe.[23]
Waghya, Chhatrapati Shivaji's pet dog. Waghya is known as the epitome of loyalty and eternal devotion. After Shivaji's death, the dog mourned and jumped into his master's funeral pyre and immolated himself. A statue was put up on a pedestal next to Shivaji's tomb at Raigad Fort.Statue of Waghya, symbol of pure loyalty and devotion in IndiaSources disagree about whether Waghya was an actual dog [24] or a fictional dog.[25]
Leao, a mix breed who stayed by the side of her owner who died on January 2011 during Brazil's flood. His owner was Cristina Cesário Maria Santana. Her body (along with other 3 bodies of members of the family) was retrieved by the rescuers after looking at the dog digging over some mud.[26]
Spot: In November 2010, five months after his owner, Wayne Giroux of Lone Oak, Texas, was killed by a drunk driver, a local television station reported that Spot was still traveling daily to wait for Giroux at a spot on a country lane where Giroux used to meet him.[27] The story was quickly picked up and disseminated by international media outlets such as CNN.[28]
Hawkeye, a Labrador retriever, stayed by the coffin of his owner, Jon Tumilson, a Navy Seal who was killed in Afghanistan in 6 August 2011 when the CH-47 Chinook he was riding on was shot down by a rocket propelled grenade.[29]
Theo, a Springer Spaniel belonging to Lance Corporal Liam Tasker of the British Army. Theo was used to sniff out roadside bombs in Afghanistan. In 2010, Theo and Tasker were in a firefight with insurgents, killing Tasker. Theo died later at a British army base from a fatal seizure, although many believe he died from a broken heart. Tasker's body and Theo's ashes were returned to England where Tasker's family was presented with Theo's ashes in a private ceremony.[30]
The yellow dog of Lao Pan. After Lao Pan, a poor 68 year old Shandong villager who lived alone, died in November 2011, his home was cleared, and his unnamed yellow Spitz-type dog disappeared. Villagers later noticed the dog had found Lao Pan's grave and tried to bring it back to the village, but the dog refused to leave. They tried luring the hungry dog back to the village with some buns, but he took the food and ran back to the site again. Villagers felt touched by the dog's behavior, arranged to provision him daily at the grave, and as of a week later when the first reports appeared, had decided to build him a shelter there. The story broke locally, was picked up by national media, and was being run by many international media outlets by mid-December. [31]
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.[32]
Endal, voted "Dog of the Millennium", has been publicised by his human partner for over a decade.
Trixie Koontz, the Golden Retriever companion of Dean Koontz, is a retired guide dog and the purported author of Life Is Good.[34] Trixie passed 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.[35]
Trakr, a German Shepherd who found the last survivor of the World Trade Center attack on September 11, 2001.
Nero, a male German Shepherd K9 unit in Oakland, California was on patrol with his handler Craig Chew when his handler was shot five times and saved his life by attacking the shooter until reinforcements could be called to take control of the situation.
Real dogs in literature
Angelo, a Border Collie owned by Leland Dirks, who is the inspiration for Angelo's Journey, Border Collie Haiku and Seven Dogs in Heaven. Part of the proceeds of Angelo's Journey audiobook goes to animal shelters [3].
Beautiful Joe, an abused Airedale who was rescued from a brutal master, inspired an 1894 bestselling novel of the same name.[37]
Endal A paperback book entitled Endal,[39] published by Harper Collins was released on the February 9, 2009 and went straight to Number 5 in the UK Paperback best sellers list.
San, a dog who was born without eyes, the subject of a book of his adventures, San's Adventures on Sleipnir Morgan Horse Farm by Britta L. Denman, his human. Photographs by Elizabeth L. D. McGee. San has his own website: [4] All proceeds from the sale of his book go to charity [5]
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[42] NHL team.
Ralph the Dog, mascot for the Calgary Stampeders CFL team.
Crazy Dog, owner and leader of Crazy Pets and inventor of the Train Me! Treats. (Fictional)
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.
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.
George, a Jack Russell Terrier who shielded a group of children in Manaia, New Zealand, from a pair of attacking pit bulls. He was killed by the pit bulls.[51]
Mancs, a Hungarian rescue dog, saved the lives of many people.
Swansea Jack, Rescued people from Swansea bay and the River Tawe.
Tugg, a bull terrier that has gained a large internet following on facebook. He was found as an abused and abandoned dog, and has chronicled his recovery on the net for all to see.[52]
Peter, a Collie who was a search and rescue dog during World War II.
Taz, a German Shepherd RCMP scent dog who led police to child abductor Randal Hopley in September 2011.
Saihu (赛虎), a wolfdog ate poisonous dog meat after failed to stop about 30 workers to eat them in a secondary school in Jiujiang. No human or other dogs died. A hundred people attend her funeral and she was buried in a human graveyard.[54]
Wangwang (汪汪), a dog member of a Chang (張) family in Taipei. After about ten days it woke the family in a night fire. The family woke their neighbors and saved about 30 lives.[55]
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.[56]
The Soviets favored dogs for early space flights, as opposed to the Americans, who preferred monkeys and chimpanzees.
Laika, a female mixed-breed dog, became the first animal to enter orbit when she was launched into space aboard Sputnik 2. Laika's presence led to the mission being dubbed "Muttnik." She was also the first to die in orbit, as no provision was made to return her to the ground.
Belka and Strelka, two Russian mixed breeds, went into space aboard Sputnik 5 and returned. They were the first animals to survive an orbital flight.[57] Strelka later gave birth to a litter of puppies, one of which was given to Caroline Kennedy by Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev.[57]
Dogs of unusual size
Small Dogs
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 12 centimetres (4.7 in) tall when he was registered with Guinness.[58]
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 13.7 centimetres (5.4 in) tall and 18.8 centimetres (7.4 in) long on May 30, 2004.[59][60]
Ducky, a three year old short coat Chihuahua from Charlton, Massachusetts, replaced Danka as the World's Smallest Dog according to the Daily Mail[61] At only 12.4 centimetres (4.9 in), Ducky weighs less than 0.6 kilograms (1.3 lb).
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 15 centimetres (6 in) long, from her nose to the tip of her tail.[60][62]
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 6 centimetres (2.4 in) tall at the shoulder, measured 9 centimetres (3.5 in) from nose tip to tail, and weighed 0.11 kilograms (3.9 oz).[63][64][65]
Gibson, a Harlequin Great Dane, is certified by Guinness World Records as the tallest living dog at 107 centimetres (42.1 in). Standing on his hind legs, the 77 kilograms (170 lb) dog is over 2.13 metres (7 ft) tall.[60][68]
Zorba, a male English Mastiff, was recognized by Guinness World Records as the heaviest dog in the world at 155.6 kilograms (343 lb). 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 2.5 metres (8.2 ft).[60][69][70]
Giant George, a blue Great Dane which took over Gibson's record as the tallest living dog, measuring 109 cm (43 in) from paw to shoulder; 220 cm (7.2 ft) from head to tail.[71]
Tall Dogs
Giant George, a Great Dane who is currently recognised as the world's tallest dog, and the tallest dog ever.
Gibson, a Great Dane who was the world's tallest dog until his death in August 2009
Titan, a Great Dane who was previously recognised as the world's tallest dog
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.[74]
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 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.[75]
Lex, the first actively working Military Working Dog to be adopted by family members of its handler, prior to being retired.
Nemo A534, a German Shepherd Dog who saved the life of his handler in battle despite having been shot in the nose and losing an eye.
Nigger, 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.
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 had a book written about him.[78][79]
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.
Loukanikos, a dog who has been present at nearly every recent protest in Athens, Greece, in the last few years.
Malchik, a stray mongrel who resided in the Moscow Metro, and whose stabbing death sparked a public outcry.[87]
Mishka, Siberian Husky. Mishka has a YouTube channel with over 500 videos. Mishka became popular from a video of her saying "I love you." Mishka has made several appearances on TV Talk Shows. [88]
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.[89]
Presley, the boxer (dog), won the title of the Greatest American Dog in the CBS television show of the same name in 2008.
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.
Robot, a dog who belonged to a boy named Simon, discovered the cave paintings at Lascaux in 1940.[91]
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[92]
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.[93]
Champion WA Mozart Dolce Sinfonia ("Mozart") is a Yorkshire Terrier owned by socialite Sabrina A. Parisi. He was featured in the Krassimir Abramov music video for "Say Goodbye" and in the documentary It's a Dog Life from director Vibeke Muasya. On May 11, 2006, Mozart attended Krassimir'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.[94]
Spike, a Yorkshire Terrier was the former canine sidekick of television celebrityJoan Rivers.[96] 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.[97]
Google, a Poodle whose master was actor, writer, director and producer Ben Hecht.[101]
Commissioner, a Dachshund whose mistress was actress Carole Lombard. Commissioner ignored Clark Gable completely. After Lombard's death in 1942, the dog would not leave Gable's side.[102]
Jacksie, a small dog belonging to C. S. Lewis in his childhood, died in an accident when Lewis was four years old.[111] Shortly thereafter, a young Lewis began calling himself Jacksie.[112] Lewis was known to friends and family as Jack for the rest of his life.
Pippin, whose carsickness inspired K.V. Johansen's series of picture books.
Trixie Koontz a retired service dog who died on June 30, 2007, purported author of Life is Good: Lessons in Joyful Living and Christmas is Good, companion of Dean Koontz[115]
Marley, a yellow Labrador Retriever, was owned by journalist John Grogan. Marley was a neurotic dog, but proved himself to be a great and memorable pet, as stated in Grogan's book 'Marley & Me'.
Hubert van Eyck, Eyck for short, is a Peruvian Inca Orchid owned by best-selling author Noah Charney. One of only around one-thousand "Peruvian Hairless" dogs in the world, Charney dedicated his book, Stealing the Mystic Lamb: the True Story of the World's Most Coveted Masterpiece to Eyck, who is named after the mysterious brother of the famous Renaissance painter, Jan van Eyck.
"Bambi", was a chihuahua owned by prominent Northern Irish loyalistSammy Duddy. "Bambi" received much media attention when he was shot dead in 2002 by rival loyalists during a gun attack on Duddy's home in Belfast.[118]
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