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Spot; famous dog in movie, Shaft in Africa Sandy; famous dog in movie, comics, Little Orphan Annie Hachiko; famous dog in movie, book, Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog Chinook; famous dog in movie, Hero Dog: The Journey Home Bart; famous dog in movie, Kate & Leopold Butch; famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs Chico; famous dog in movie, Secret Window Dog; famous dog in movie, Road Warrior Zip; famous dog in movie, Last of the Dogmen Dusty; famous dog in movie, Dusty Ollie; famous dog in movie, book, The Sundowners Ava; famous dog in movie, The Noel Diary White Dog; famous dog in movie, book, To Dance with the White Dog Ruby; famous dog in movie, Rescued by Ruby Lady; famous dog in movie, book, Goodbye My Lady Elway; famous dog in movie, The Smurfs Fred; famous dog in movie, Smokey and the Bandit Grace; famous dog in movie, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl Buckley; famous dog in movie, The Royal Tenenbaums Daisy; famous dog in movie, John Wick Dave; famous dog in movie, My Stepmother Is an Alien Lou; famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs Pearl; famous dog in movie, Spencer Confidential Pencil; famous dog in movie, Year of the Dog Rusty; famous dog in movie, Rusty: The Great Rescue Sam Jr.; famous dog in movie, Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency Shiloh; famous dog in movie, book, Shiloh Underdog; famous dog in movie, Underdog Einstein; famous dog in movie, Back to the Future Khyi Yang Po; famous dog in movie, The Shaggy Dog Ladadog; famous dog in movie, TV, Please Don't Eat the Daisies Andrew; famous dog in movie, Mary Poppins Charlie; famous dog in movie, The Absent-Minded Professor Max; famous dog in movie, Max Lulu; famous dog in movie, Dog Max; famous dog in movie, Max Pijo; famous dog in movie, Doggie B Hubert; famous dog in movie, The Duke Whitey; famous dog in movie, TV, Boston Blackie Old Yeller; famous dog in movie, book, Old Yeller Bayard; famous dog in movie, Alice in Wonderland Hubert; famous dog in movie, Best in Show Joey; famous dog in movie, Fool's Parade Savage Sam; famous dog in movie, Savage Sam Cooper; famous dog in movie, Angel Dog Devon; famous dog in movie, A Dog Year Dog; famous dog in movie, Cowboys and Aliens Fly; famous dog in movie, book, Babe Hector; famous dog in movie, TV, Heck’s Way Home Jake; famous dog in movie, The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake Jessie; famous dog in movie, Animal Farm Lucky; famous dog in movie, You Lucky Dog Matisse; famous dog in movie, Down and Out in Beverly Hills Roger; famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite! Sadie; famous dog in movie, The Conjuring Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.; famous dog in movie, book, Everything Is Illuminated Plugger; famous dog in movie, A Millions Ways to Die in the West Rembrandt; famous dog in movie, Woman on the Run Mogley; famous dog in movie, Dog Park Hubble; famous dog in movie, Good Boy! Puffy; famous dog in movie, Something About Mary Barney; famous dog in movie, Gremlins Reggie; famous dog in movie, Strays Bug; famous dog in movie, Strays Patrasche; famous dog in movie, book, TV, A Dog of Flanders Buller; famous dog in movie, book, The Human Factor Cho Cho; famous dog in movie, The Karate Dog Reno; famous dog in movie, Top Dog Ruff; famous dog in movie, TV, comics, Dennis the Menace Jonnie; famous dog in movie, Ring of Bright Water Verdell; famous dog in movie, As good As It Gets Butkus; famous dog in movie, Rocky Baxter; famous dog in movie, Baxter Bodger; famous dog in movie, book, The Incredible Journey P. B.; famous dog in movie, Babe: Pig in the City Sparky; famous dog in movie, Frankenweenie Wildfire; famous dog in movie, It's a Dog's Life Willie; famous dog in movie, George S. Patton Angus; famous dog in movie, Mr. Magoo Balzac; famous dog in movie, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj Mr. Beefy; famous dog in movie, Little Nicky Soda; famous dog in movie, Since You Went Away Sonny; famous dog in movie, The Dogfather Chance; famous dog in movie, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey  Liberty and Moocher; famous dog in movie, The Pooch and the Pauper  Ned; famous dog in movie, The Number 23 Marvin; famous dog in movie, Paterson Agent 11; famous dog in movie, See Spot Run Lucky; famous dog in movie, The Dogwalker Spot; famous dog in movie, See Spot Run Jack; famous dog in movie, Lost & Found Muffy; famous dog in movie, Anatomy of a Murder Snuffy; famous dog in movie, Pal Joey Toto; famous dog in movie, book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz My Little Darling; famous dog in movie, Shall We Dance Edward; famous dog in movie, The Accidental Tourist Bruiser; famous dog in movie, Legally Blonde Chloe; famous dog in movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua Moses; famous dog in movie, Meet the Fockers Poppy; famous dog in movie, Easy Virtue Poppy; famous dog in movie, Mars Attacks! Jackyl; famous dog in movie, Dude Where's My Car? Bessie; famous dog in movie, Period of Adjustment Flush; famous dog in movie, book, The Barretts of Wimpole Street Jasper; famous dog in movie, book, Rebecca Rover; famous dog in movie, Rescued by Rover Bingo; famous dog in movie, Bingo! Napoleon; famous dog in movie, Once Upon a Crime Shelly; famous dog in movie, Wiener Dog Nationals Tickie; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival Wiener-Dog; famous dog in movie, Wiener-Dog Katie; famous dog in movie, book, What Dreams May Come Pongo and Perdy; famous dog in movie, 101 Dalmatians Buckley; famous dog in movie, Buckley's Chance Adolph; famous dog in movie, Ruthless People Maximilian; famous dog in movie, Hugo Murphy; famous dog in movie, They Only Kill Their Masters Rodney; famous dog in movie, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog The Doberman Gang; famous dog in movie, The Doberman Gang Zoltan; famous dog in movie, Zoltan Hound of Dracula Bombón; famous dog in movie, El Perro Hooch; famous dog in movie, Turner and Hooch Colossus; famous dog in movie, Van Wilder Gladstone; famous dog in movie, Sherlock Holmes Rambo; famous dog in movie, Mannequin Spike; famous dog in movie, The Game Plan Duke; famous dog in movie, The Quiet American Hercules; famous dog in movie, The Sandlot Banjo; famous dog in movie, Banjo Rock; famous dog in movie, Git! Chiffon; famous dog in movie, The Shaggy Dog Patsy; famous dog in movie, Storm in a Teacup Edison; famous dog in movie, book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang Jane; famous dog in movie, The Young in Heart Paws; famous dog in movie, Search for Santa Paws Scruffy; famous dog in movie, TV, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir Bugle Ann; famous dog in movie, book, The Voice of Bugle Ann Sonny; famous dog in movie, Due Date Sunny; famous dog in movie, Due Date Beck; famous dog in movie, TV, comics, Beck Daisy; famous dog in movie, comics, Blondie Genevieve; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Madeline Ace; famous dog in movie, Ace of Hearts Ace the Wonder Dog; famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Rusty Beast; famous dog in movie, The Hills Have Eyes Blitzen; famous dog in movie, Torchy Gets Her Man Buck; famous dog in movie, Buck and the Magic Bracelet Buddy; famous dog in movie, Bring Him Home Buddy; famous dog in movie, My Dog Buddy Chips; famous dog in movie, Chips the War Dog Danny Boy; famous dog in movie, Danny Boy Delgado; famous dog in movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua Devil; famous dog in movie, comics, The Phantom Diggs; famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore Evie; famous dog in movie, We Think the World of You Friday; famous dog in movie, Eyes in the Night Hobo; famous dog in movie, TV, The Littlest Hobo Jerry Lee; famous dog in movie, K9 Kavik; famous dog in movie, book, The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog Kazan; famous dog in movie, Jaws of Justice Kelly; famous dog in movie, Kelly and me King; famous dog in movie, You Never Can Tell King; famous dog in movie, A Dog's Best Friend Lester; famous dog in movie, Halloween Lightning; famous dog in movie, Two in Revolt Lobo; famous dog in Thunderbolt Nelson; famous dog in movie, The Little Hut Prince; famous dog in movie, The Case of the Howling Dog Rabelais; famous dog in movie, Out of the Blue Rainy; famous dog in movie, Cool Dog Rex; famous dog in movie, Megan Leavey Rin Tin Tin; famous dog in movie, TV, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin Rusty; famous dog in movie, For the Love of Rusty Samantha; famous dog in movie, book, I am Legend Scoot; famous dog in movie, Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure Shane; famous dog in movie, Radio Flyer Shep; famous dog in movie, My Dog Shep Strongheart; famous dog in movie, White Fang Thor; famous dog in movie, Bad Moon Valentine; famous dog in movie, Year of the Dog White Dog; famous dog in movie, book, White Dog Wolf; famous dog in movie, My Pal Wolf Won Ton Ton; famous dog in movie, Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood Checkers; famous dog in movie, Dick Moreover; famous dog in movie, book, The Biscuit Eater Yellow; famous dog in movie, Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog Bailey; famous dog in movie, Bailey's Billion$ Bailey; famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup Brinkley; famous dog in movie, You've Got Mail Buddha; famous dog in movie, Space Buddies Buddy; famous dog in movie, Air Bud Cherokee; famous dog in movie, Scream 3 Diamond; famous dog in movie, Dog Gone Einstein; famous dog in movie, book, Watchers Fluke; famous dog in movie, book, Fluke Harvey; famous dog in movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial Lucky; famous dog in movie, My Magic Dog Napoleon; famous dog in movie, Napoleon Old Drum; famous dog in movie, The Trial of Old Drum Pilot; famous dog in movie, The Retrievers Puppy Paws; famous dog in movie, Santa Buddies Rex; famous dog in movie, Cybermutt Santa Paws; famous dog in movie, Santa Buddies Shadow; famous dog in movie, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Buddy; famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Purpose Albert; famous dog in movie, Live a Little Love a Little Bascomb Mr.; famous dog in movie, Hollywood or Bust Brutus; famous dog in movie, book, The Ugly Dachshund Chestnut; famous dog in movie, Chestnut: Hero Of Central Park Dougal; famous dog in movie, Little Lord Fauntleroy Duke; famous dog in movie, Bathing Beauty Duke; famous dog in movie, Seven Pounds Frou Frou; famous dog in movie, Dulcy Hamlet; famous dog in movie, Head Over Heels Hank; famous dog in movie, The Truth About Cats & Dogs Leonard; famous dog in movie, Ghost Town Mr. Twixzle; famous dog in movie, Rent-a-Kid Peewee; famous dog in movie, Breakfast for Two Prince; famous dog in movie, The Falcon in Danger Prince Dansker; famous dog in movie, Death of a Champion Scooby-Doo; famous dog in movie, TV, Scooby-Doo Where Are You Teddy; famous dog in movie, The Extra Girl Big Jeeter; famous dog in movie, Lauta mancia Porthos; famous dog in movie, Finding Neverland Cerberus; famous dog in movie, Man About Dog Gypsy; famous dog in movie, Johnny Eager Mrs. Brown; famous dog in movie, Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter Raving Beauty; famous dog in movie, The Gay Dog Skeletor; famous dog in movie, 50/50 The Mighty Celt; famous dog in movie, The Mighty Celt Ernie; famous dog in movie, Sweet November Lucky; famous dog in movie, Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep Over Butch; famous dog in movie, Swing Shift Maisie Einstein; famous dog in movie, Breakfast with Einstein Dooley; famous dog in movie, The Misfits Marlowe; famous dog in movie, Cop Dog Nanook; famous dog in movie, The Lost Boys Argus; famous dog in movie, Familiar Strangers Big Red; famous dog in movie, book, Big Red Dewey; famous dog in movie, Firehouse Dog Goodyear; famous dog in movie, Finch Arthur; famous dog in movie, Beginners Baby; famous dog in movie, Clean Slate Barkley; famous dog in movie, Clean Slate Binky; famous dog in movie, TV, Girl's Best Friend Flealick; famous dog in movie, Babe: Pig in the City Friday; famous dog in movie, book, Hotel for Dogs Jack; famous dog in movie, The Artist Jim; famous dog in movie, Station Jim Milo; famous dog in movie, TV, The Mask Rimshot; famous dog in movie, Ernest Scared Stupid Skip; famous dog in movie, book, My Dog Skip Sparky; famous dog in movie, Michael Quark; famous dog in movie, TV, Honey I Shrunk the Kids Buttons; famous dog in movie, Lady Be Good Red Dog; famous dog in movie, book, Red Dog Dash; famous dog in movie, TV, Young Victoria Pumpkin; famous dog in TV, The Gilded Age Wesley; famous dog in movie, Who Gets the Dog Banner; famous dog in movie, More Than Puppy Love Boomer; famous dog in movie, Independence Day Chum; famous dog in movie, Spanglish Daisy; famous dog in movie, Grand Torino Eddie; famous dog in movie, The Fabulous Baker Boys Luath; famous dog in movie, book, The Incredible Journey Maggie; famous dog in movie, The Wild River Marley; famous dog in movie, book, Marley and Me Zeus; famous dog in movie, The Dog Who Saved Christmas Christmas; famous dog in movie, book, A Dog Named Christmas Pete; famous dog in movie, The Silent Call Charlie; famous dog in movie, Joe Dirt Junkyard; famous dog in movie, Race to Witch Mountain Lucy; famous dog in movie, Wendy and Lucy Tyko; famous dog in movie, Life is Ruff Enzo; famous dog in movie, book, The Art of Racing in the Rain Quill; famous dog in movie, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog Pilot; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Jane Eyre Nikki; famous dog in movie, Nikki Wild Dog of the North Engels; famous dog in movie, Hail, Caesar! Oddball; famous dog in movie, OddBall Beast; famous dog in movie, The Sandlot Bosco; famous dog in movie, The Voices Francis; famous dog in movie, Superstar Tazzie; famous dog in movie, Honest Thief Woofer; famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Ociee Nash Abu; famous dog in movie, The Thief of Bagdad Aussie; famous dog in movie, Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure Babydoll; famous dog in movie, Heavy Petting Bazuka; famous dog in movie, Step by Step Beasley; famous dog in movie, Short Circuit Blood; famous dog in movie, A Boy and His Dog Boy; famous dog in movie, Talk About a Stranger Buck; famous dog in movie, Summer School Bugsy; famous dog in movie, The Babadock Buster; famous dog in movie, Bruce Almighty Chomps; famous dog in movie, C.H.O.M.P.S. Dorothy; famous dog in movie, 5 Flights Up Duke; famous dog in movie, book, Penrod's Double Trouble Duke; famous dog in movie, Bad Boys Eddie; famous dog in movie, Four's a Crowd Fang; famous dog in movie, Vampire Dog Flike; famous dog in movie, Umberto D Freeway; famous dog in movie, Darling Companion Hagen; famous dog in movie, White God Hambone; famous dog in movie, Hambone and Hillie Jake; famous dog in movie, Puppy Love Jax; famous dog in movie, Lou Johnny One-Eye; famous dog in movie, Johnny One-Eye Laughing Gravy; famous dog in movie, Laughing Gravy Lenny; famous dog in movie, Lenny the Wonder Dog Lucky; famous dog in movie, TV, Dr. Dolittle McDuff; famous dog in movie, Too Many Wives Mike; famous dog in movie, Bait Monty; famous dog in movie, The Hidden Room Napoleon; famous dog in movie, Riff Raff Ole Rex; famous dog in movie, Old Rex Otis; famous dog in movie, Son of the Mask Ozzie; famous dog in movie, My Spy Pard; famous dog in movie, I Died A Thousand Times Pard; famous dog in movie, High Sierra Penny; famous dog in movie, Skippy Pilot; famous dog in movie, Rachel and the Stranger Pluto; famous dog in movie, The Stray Rocks; famous dog in movie, Look Who's Talking Now Rontu; famous dog in movie, Island of the Blue Dolphins Rowdy; famous dog in movie, Summer of the Monkeys Sammy; famous dog in movie, Mr. Destiny Scraps; famous dog in movie, A Dog's Life Sheba; famous dog in movie, The Women Sherlock; famous dog in movie, Sherlock: Undercover Dog Sucker; famous dog in movie, They Shall Have Music Sweetie; famous dog in movie, book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days Taz; famous dog in movie, Rabbit Hole Vince; famous dog in movie, The Burbs Zochor; famous dog in movie, The Cave of the Yellow Dog Zoonie; famous dog in movie, The Southerner Sam and Brandy; famous dog in Dog Days Arthur; famous dog in movie, Arthur the King Hosehead; famous dog in movie, Strange Brew Zowie; famous dog in movie, Pet Sematary Fang; famous dog in movie, book, Harry Potter Buck; famous dog in movie, Hanging Up Mother Teresa; famous dog in movie, book, Must Like Dogs Winky; famous dog in movie, Best in Show Ambrosius; famous dog in movie, Labyrinth Clown; famous dog in movie, Billie Digby; famous dog in movie, Digby the Biggest Dog in the World Elwood; famous dog in movie, The Shaggy D. A. Wilby Daniels; famous dog in movie, TV, The Return of the Shaggy Dog Chilly; famous dog in movie, Chilly Christmas Sam; famous dog in movie, It Happened on Fifth Avenue Tucker; famous dog in movie, Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery Winn-Dixie; famous dog in movie, book, Because of Winn-Dixie Petey; famous dog in movie, Our Gang Bella; famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Way Home Rocco; famous dog in movie, The Drop Poe; famous dog in movie, Wonder Boys Fido; famous dog in movie, Fatty's Faithful Dog Camille; famous dog in movie, Hounded Dolce; famous dog in movie, Young Adult Dolores; famous dog in movie, Double Take Muffin; famous dog in movie, Screwed Porsche; famous dog in movie, Enemy of the State Quigley; famous dog in movie, Quigley Algonquin; famous dog in movie, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark Bonaparte; famous dog in movie, Beau Brumell Cognac; famous dog in movie, Wild and Wonderful Daphne; famous dog in movie, Look Who's Talking Now Fanto; famous dog in movie, It All Came True Pierrot; famous dog in movie, Designing Women Rhapsody in White; famous dog in movie, Best in Show David; famous dog in movie, Sabrina Melba; famous dog in movie, Five Golden Hours Betty Jane; famous dog in movie, Three Wishes Jack; famous dog in movie, The Lake House Lincoln; famous dog in movie, Soccer Dog-The Movie Zeus; famous dog in movie, Zeus and Roxanne Frank the Pug; famous dog in movie, Men in Black J.B.; famous dog in movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service Lloyd; famous dog in movie, Norbit Otis; famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Milo and Otis Patrick; famous dog in movie, Patrick Petula; famous dog in movie, book, Molly Moon Anwar Sadat; famous dog in movie, I Love You Man Little Ann; famous dog in movie, book, Where the Red Fern Grows Old Dan; famous dog in movie, book, Where the Red Fern Grows Sounder; famous dog in movie, TV, Sounder Hintza; famous dog in movie, A Far Off Place Cofi; famous dog in movie, Amores Perros Greta; famous dog in movie, Play Dead Max; famous dog in movie, Show Dogs Snots; famous dog in movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Lad; famous dog in movie, book, Lad: A Dog Sam; famous dog in movie, Hondo Shep; famous dog in movie, The Painted Hills Lassie; famous dog in movie, TV, Lassie Come Home Barabbas; famous dog in movie, My Dog, the Thief Josef; famous dog in book, Heidi Captain McTavish; famous dog in movie, The Kennel Murder Case McTavish; famous dog in movie, book, The Kennel Murder Case Nerak; famous dog in movie, book, The Watcher in the Woods Jennie; famous dog in movie, book, Higglety Pigglety Pop! Bonny; famous dog in movie, Seven Psychopaths Miss Agnes; famous dog in movie, Best of Show Snowdogs; famous dog in movie, Snow Dogs Beau; famous dog in movie, Iron Will Gus; famous dog in movie, Iron Will Simba; famous dog in movie, Oh My Dog Shasta; famous dog in movie, Snow Buddies 8 Below; famous dog in movie, Eight Below Greyfriars Bobby; famous dog in movie, book, Greyfriars Bobby Bradley, Jr.; famous dog in movie, Feast of Love Beethoven; famous dog in movie, Beethoven Cujo; famous dog in movie, book, Cujo George; famous dog in movie, TV, George! H. G. Wells; famous dog in movie, TV, Father Dear Father Rufus; famous dog in movie, Fluke Lucky; famous dog in movie, You Lucky Dog Daisy; famous dog in movie, Snatch Bobby; famous dog in movie, The Uninvited Baxter; famous dog in movie, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy Benji; famous dog in movie, Benji Mooch; famous dog in movie, Mooch Goes To Hollywood Betty; famous dog in movie, Under Cover of Night Nevins; famous dog in movie, The Cat in the Hat Prince Terrien; famous dog in movie, book, Bridge to Terbithia Ragsy; famous dog in movie, Fog Over Frisco Max; famous dog in movie, Man's Best Friend Angel; famous dog in movie, This Side of the Law Birba; famous dog in movie, The Truffle Hunters Bitsy; famous dog in movie, H. M. Pulham Esq. Channing Tatum; famous dog in movie, Puppy Love Cora; famous dog in movie, book, To Dance with the White Dog Elmer; famous dog in movie, The More Love Grows Moses; famous dog in movie, Dogville Mr. Jones; famous dog in movie, Murder on a Honeymoon Mystery; famous dog in movie, Vicky and her Mystery Red; famous dog in movie, Red Jip; famous dog in movie, book, TV, David Copperfield Beatrice; famous dog in movie, Best in Show Hardly Boys; famous dog in movie, The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold Candy; famous dog in movie, Little Dog Lost Skipper; famous dog in movie, Robinson Crusoe Wag; famous dog in movie, Dean Spanley Archie; famous dog in movie, Behave Yourself! Bastian; famous dog in movie, Game Night Pickles; famous dog in movie, The Spy with a Cold Nose Atlas; famous dog in movie, Topper Takes a Trip George; famous dog in movie, Bringing Up Baby George; famous dog in movie, The Devil to Pay Mr. Smith; famous dog in movie, The Awful Truth Asta; famous dog in movie, book, The Thin Man Miss Skippy; famous dog in movie, Midnight Alibi Jake; famous dog in movie, Theodora Goes Wild Jed; famous dog in movie, The Journey of Natty Gann White Fang; famous dog in movie, book, TV, White Fang Gonker; famous dog in movie, Dog Gone 

The number of Famous Dogs in Movies is 457

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famous dog in movie, Shaft in Africa

NAME: Spot

A dog that Shaft happens upon that he befriends in the movie Shaft in Africa; about a detective who is some how supposed to stop a human trafficking ring in Africa while people try to kill him for who knows why; starring Richard Roundtree.

BREED: Africanis

YEARS: Movie: 1973.

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famous dog in movie, comics, Little Orphan Annie

NAME: Sandy

Annie's dog in comics Little Orphan Annie on radio, in the Broadway musical Annie, and in the movies (1982, 1999 and 2014); created by Harold Gray.

BREED: Airedale

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YEARS: Radio: 1925-1942.

Comics: 1925- 2010.

Broadway stage: 1977-1983.

Movies: 1982, 1999, 2014.

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famous dog in movie, book, Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog

NAME: Hachiko (Also known as Hachi)

A Japanese dog remembered for his remarkable loyalty to his owner and in the children's book Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog; written by Pamela S. Turner; and in the movie (2009). (More about Hachiko.)

BREED: Akita

YEARS: Dog: 1923-1935.

Book: 2004.

Movies: 1987, 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Hero Dog: The Journey Home

NAME: Chinook

Royce's guide dog in the movie Hero Dog: The Journey Home; about a man who is blind trying to get home to his family after surviving a shipwreck; starring Steve Byers.

BREED: Alaskan Malamute

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Kate & Leopold

NAME: Bart

Stuart's dog in the movie Kate & Leopold; about an Englishman from the 1870s who comes to the 21st century and falls in love with a successful business woman; starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.

BREED: Anatolian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs

NAME: Butch (See also Lou)

An experienced field agent in the movie Cats & Dogs; about the top-secret high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs; starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins. (Also in the movie are Saluki Ivy, Chinese Crested dog Peek, Old English Sheepdog Sam, and Bloodhound Buddy.)

BREED: Anatolian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Secret Window

NAME: Chico

Mort Rainey's dog in the movie Secret Window; about a writer who is accused of plagiarism by a stranger who starts to terrorize him; starring Johnny Depp.

BREED: Australian Cattle Dog

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Road Warrior

NAME: Dog

In the movie (Australian) Road Warrior; also known as Mad Max 2. In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland a drifter agrees to help a small community against a band of bad guys.

BREED: Australian Cattle Dog

YEARS: Movie: 1981.

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famous dog in movie, Last of the Dogmen

NAME: Zip

Lewis' faithful companion in the movie Last of the Dogmen; about a bounty hunter who is hired to track down three fugitives but when he finds them mysteriously murdered; starring Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey.

BREED: Australian Cattle Dog

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, Dusty

NAME: Dusty

Tom's wild dog in the movie Dusty; about the friendship between a drover and his part-dingo dog.

BREED: Australian Kelpie

YEARS: Movie: 1983.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Sundowners

NAME: Ollie

Seans dog in the movie based on the book The Sundowners; about an Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife's and son's desire to settle down in one place; by Jon Cleary

BREED: Australian Kelpie

YEARS: Book: 1952.

Movie: 1960.

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famous dog in movie, The Noel Diary

NAME: Ava

Jake's dog in the rom-com movie The Noel Diary; about a man who returns home to settle his estranged mother's estate and discovers a diary that holds mysterious secrets.

BREED: Australian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, book, To Dance with the White Dog

NAME: White Dog

The dog that comes into Sam's life in the movie To Dance with the White Dog; about a old man whose wife has died and taken possession of a stray dog's body so she can keep an eye on her widowed husband; based upon the novel by Terry Kay.

BREED: Australian Shepherd

YEARS: Book: 1990.

Movie: 2002.

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famous dog in movie, Rescued by Ruby

NAME: Ruby

Dan's dog in the American Netflix biographical drama movie Rescued by Ruby; about a state trooper who has dreams of joining an elite K-9 unit a with clever but willful shelter dog; starring Grant Gustin.

BREED: Australian Shepherd and Border Collie mix

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, book, Goodbye My Lady

NAME: Lady (Also known as Isis)

Skeeter's dog in the book and in the movie Goodbye My Lady; about an old man and a young boy living in the Georgia swamps who are brought together by the love of a dog; written by James H. Street. The movie starred Walter Brennan and Brandon DeWilde.

BREED: Basenji

YEARS: Book: 1954.

Movie: 1956.

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famous dog in movie, The Smurfs

NAME: Elway

The Winslow dog in the movie The Smurfs; about tiny blue Smurfs who are chased from their village by the evil wizard Gargamel and end up in New York City; starring Hank Azaria, et. al.

BREED: Basset Hound

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, Smokey and the Bandit

NAME: Fred

Snow's dog in the movie Smokey and the Bandit; a science fiction comedy about buddies running a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a sheriff; starring Sally field and Burt Reynolds.

BREED: Basset Hound

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl

NAME: Grace

Kit's dog in the movie Kit Kittredge: An American Girl; set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression where a resourceful young girl helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job; starring Abigail Breslin.

BREED: Basset Hound

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, The Royal Tenenbaums

NAME: Buckley

The family dog in the movie The Royal Tenenbaums; about three siblings after their eccentric father leaves them in their teens; starring Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston. (Also in the movie is dog Spark Plug.)

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, John Wick

NAME: Daisy

John Wick's puppy in the first movie of the series John Wick, about an ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to serve retribution on a Russian crime syndicate; starring Keanu Reeves and dog Andy as the puppy. (In the sequels, there are other dogs, one named Bubba.)

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Sequels: 2017, 2019, 2022.

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famous dog in movie, My Stepmother Is an Alien

NAME: Dave

Jessie's dog in the movie My Stepmother Is an Alien; about an attractive alien on a secret mission to Earth and a father and daughter she incounters; starring Dan Aykroyd and Kim Bassinger.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 1988.

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famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs

NAME: Lou (See also Butch)

The Brody family dog in the movie Cats & Dogs; about the top-secret high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs; starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins. (Also in the movie are Saluki Ivy, Chinese Crested dog Peek, Old English Sheepdog Sam, and Bloodhound Buddy.)

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Spencer Confidential

NAME: Pearl

Spencer's dog in the movie Spencer Confidential; an ex-cop teams up with his no-nonsense roommate to take down cop killing criminals; starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Year of the Dog

NAME: Pencil (See also Valentine)

Peggy's first dog in the movie Year of the Dog; about a secretary whose life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies; starring Molly Shannon.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Rusty: The Great Rescue

NAME: Rusty

The family dog in the movie Rusty: The Great Rescue; about a courageous canine who protects his family from bad guys; starring Hal Holbrook and Rue McClanahan. (Released with the title Rusty: A Dog's Tale.)

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency

NAME: Sam Jr.

Sam's dog in the movie Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency; about a young boy who forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, book, Shiloh

NAME: Shiloh

Marty's dog in the movie Shiloh and its sequels Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh; about the adventures of a boy and his dog; starring Michael Moriarty and Blake Heron; based on the books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 1997, 1999, 2006.

Book: 1991.

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famous dog in movie, Underdog

NAME: Underdog (Also known as Shoeshine)

In the movie Underdog; about a hound named Shoeshine who accidentally gains superpowers; based on the cartoon series of the same name. (Also in the movie are dogs Sweet Polly Purebred, Supershep the Bulldog, and Riff Raff.)

BREED: Beagle

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Back to the Future

NAME: Einstein

Doc Brown's dog in the movie Back to the Future and its sequels about traveling back in time; starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.

BREED: Bearded Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1985, 1989, 1990.

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famous dog in movie, The Shaggy Dog

NAME: Khyi Yang Po (Also called Shaggy)

The dog that bites Dave transforming him into a dog in the movie The Shaggy Dog; about a deputy district attorney who changes into a dog when excited, then back again when calm; starring Tim Allen. (See Chiffon for the 1959 movie. In the 1994 remake for the Disney Family Movies series, the dog is named Bundles.)

BREED: Bearded Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Please Don't Eat the Daisies

NAME: Ladadog

The family dog in the TV series Please Don't Eat the Daisies; about a family who moves from a crowded apartment to an old house in the country; based on the movie, starring Doris Day and David Niven.

BREED: Bearded Collie

(In the movie, Old English Sheepdog played by Lord Nelson)

YEARS: Movie: 1960.

TV series: 1965-1967, 1968-1973.

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famous dog in movie, Mary Poppins

NAME: Andrew

The family dog in the movie Mary Poppins; about a magical nanny who comes to work for a unhappy family; starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.

BREED: Bearded Collie

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1964.

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famous dog in movie, The Absent-Minded Professor

NAME: Charlie

Professor Brainard's dog in the movie by Disney The Absent-Minded Professor; about a college professor who invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself; starring Fred MacMurray.

BREED: Bearded Collie mix

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Max

NAME: Max

Kyle's dog in the movie Max; about a dog whose handler, a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan, is killed, and who then is adopted by the soldier's family.

BREED: Belgian Sheepdog

(also called a Malinois)

YEARS: Movie: 2015.

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famous dog in movie, Dog

NAME: Lulu

Briggs's former partner's dog in the movie Dog; about a former Army Ranger with his partner's dog who races down the west coast to get to a partner's funeral on time; starring Channing Tatum.

BREED: Belgian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Max

NAME: Max

A military service dog returning from service in Afghanistan in the movie Max; about a dog traumatized by his handler's death and adopted by the Marine's family.

BREED: Belgian Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2015.

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famous dog in movie, Doggie B

NAME: Pijo

A dancing dog in the movie Doggie B; about woman whose dog who helps his owner and her dog-dancing uncle fulfill their dreams.

BREED: Bichon

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, The Duke

NAME: Hubert

The heir to a fortune in the movie The Duke; about a dog Hubert inheriting an English country mansion. (Also in the movie are a Poodle Coquette and a Basset Hound Daisy.)

BREED: Black and Tan Coonhound

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Boston Blackie

NAME: Whitey

The flippant detective's dog in book, in movies and in the TV series Boston Blackie; about a reformed jewel thief who solves crimes; in the movies starring Chester Morris, and in the TV series Kent Taylor. The characters of the stories were created by author Jack Boyle in the early 1900s.

BREED: Black Terrier

YEARS: Short Stories: 1914-1920.

Movies: 1918-1949.

Radio: 1944-1950.

TV series: 1951-1953.

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famous dog in movie, book, Old Yeller

NAME: Old Yeller (Played by Spike)

In the book and the movie Old Yeller; about a boy who brings a yellow dog home; written by Fred Gipson.

BREED: Blackmouth Cur

YEARS: Book: 1956.

Movie: 1957.

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famous dog in movie, Alice in Wonderland

NAME: Bayard

The Red Queen's dog in the movie Alice in Wonderland; a fantasy with live-action and animation directed by Tim Burton and based on the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.

BREED: Bloodhound

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Best in Show

NAME: Hubert (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Winky, and Rhapsody in White)

Harlan Pepper's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.

BREED: Bloodhound

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Fool's Parade

NAME: Joey

Captain "Doc" Council's dog in the movie Fool's Parade; about three ex-convicts who hope to go straight and an evil prison official who wants to steal their money and kill them; starring James Stewart and George Kennedy.

BREED: Bloodhound

YEARS: Movie: 1971.

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famous dog in movie, Savage Sam

NAME: Savage Sam

Old Yeller's son in the movie Savage Sam; about the hound helping find children who were snatched by a band Apache; a sequel to Old Yeller: by Disney.

BREED: Bluetick Coonhound

YEARS: Movie: 1963.

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famous dog in movie, Angel Dog

NAME: Cooper

The family dog in the movie Angel Dog; about a man who loses his wife and children in an accident and learns how to live again with the help of their dog that survived.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, A Dog Year

NAME: Devon

Jon's dog in the movie A Dog Year; about a guy suffering from a midlife crisis who takes in a dog that's crazier than he is; starring Jeff Bridges. (Also in the movie is dog Stanley.)

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Cowboys and Aliens

NAME: Dog

Jake's dog in the movie Cowboys and Aliens; about a town in the Arizona territory attacked by aliens in the 19th century; starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, book, Babe

NAME: Fly

Babe's companion in the movie and the book Babe; about a pig who befriends a dog that teaches him to herd sheep; the book was titled The Sheep-Pig; by Dick King-Smith. (Also in the movie is dog Rex.)

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Book: 1983.

Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Heck’s Way Home

NAME: Hector

The family dog in the movie for TV Heck’s Way Home; about a dog who escapes from the pound to journey his way back to his family; starring Alan Arkin.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: TV movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake

NAME: Jake

Mike's dog in the movie The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake; about a boy and his dog who are kidnapped by two bank robbers and left in the desert to die; starring Anthony De Longis.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Animal Farm

NAME: Jessie

The narrating dog in the movie for TV Animal Farm; about animals on a farm who revolt against their human owner and end up with a tyranny; base on George Orwell's book of the same name.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, You Lucky Dog

NAME: Lucky

Fashion designer Lisa's dog in the movie You Lucky Dog; about a sheep dog who helps rescue children trapped in a forest fire and brings them to safety; starring Natasha Henstridge and Harry Hamlin.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Down and Out in Beverly Hills

NAME: Matisse

The family dog in the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills; about a rich but dysfunctional couple who save the life of a suicidal bum; starring Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite!

NAME: Roger

A risk assessment analyst in the movie Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite!; about a dog and cat who must rein in a villain cockatoo who plans to destroy the ten-year truce between cats and dogs.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, The Conjuring

NAME: Sadie

The Perron family dog in the movie The Conjuring; about a family who move into a haunted house.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2013.

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famous dog in movie, book, Everything Is Illuminated

NAME: Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.

A seeing-eye dog in the book and in the movie Everything Is Illuminated; about a Jewish American who tries to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II; by the writer Jonathan Safran Foer.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Book: 2002.

Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, A Millions Ways to Die in the West

NAME: Plugger

Anna's companion in the movie A Millions Ways to Die in the West; a rambling comedy in the American West; starring Charlize Theron, Seth MacFarlane, and other name actors.

BREED: Border Collie

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Woman on the Run

NAME: Rembrandt

Eleanor's dog in the movie Woman on the Run; about a woman, whose husband has witnessed a murder and runs off; she tries to find him while trying to elude the police; starring Ann Sheridan.

BREED: Border Collie

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1950.

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famous dog in movie, Dog Park

NAME: Mogley

Andy's dog in the movie Dog Park; about a guy who loses his dog when he loses his girl; starring Luke Wilson.... (Also in the movie are dogs Peanut, Dew, Lily, Monte, and Poopy.)

BREED: Border Collie mix

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Good Boy!

NAME: Hubble

An intergalactic pilot in the movie Good Boy!; about a alien dog visiting Earth to verify that dogs don't control the planet; starring Matthew Broderick.... (Also in the movie are Poodle Barbara Ann, Boxer Wilson, Italian Greyhound Nelly, Bernese Mountain Dog Shep.)

BREED: Border Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, Something About Mary

NAME: Puffy

Magda's dog in the movie Something About Mary; about a guy who meets a girl from high school where his prior date with her was a embarrassing disaster; starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz.

BREED: Border Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Gremlins

NAME: Barney

Billy's dog in the movie Gremlins; about a group of teens who must deal with a foul beast during their last outing together.

BREED: Border Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 1984.

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famous dog in movie, Strays

NAME: Reggie (see also Bug)

Doug's dog in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.

BREED: Border Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Strays

NAME: Bug (see also Reggie)

A stray mutt in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.

BREED: Boston Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, A Dog of Flanders

NAME: Patrasche

Nello's companion in the Japanese animated TV series A Dog of Flanders and the movie version made in 1999, and earlier films; about a Flemish boy and his dog; based on the book by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the Japanese pseudonym Ouida.

BREED: Bouvier des Flandres

YEARS: Book: 1872.

TV series: 1975-1992.

Movies: 1935, 1960, 1997, 1999.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Human Factor

NAME: Buller

Marcus Castle's dog in the book and the movie The Human Factor; about a British spy and his South African wife; directed by Otto Preminger and starring Nicol Williamson; based on the book by Graham Greene.

BREED: Boxer

YEARS: Book: 1978.

Movie: 1979.

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famous dog in movie, The Karate Dog

NAME: Cho Cho

A talking dog who helps the police in the movie The Karate Dog; starring Jon Voight and Chevy Chase.

BREED: Briard

YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, Top Dog

NAME: Reno

Jake's partner in the movie Top Dog; about a cop and his dog who go after a Neo-Nazi group; starring Chuck Norris.

BREED: Briard

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, TV, comics, Dennis the Menace

NAME: Ruff

The family dog in the comic strip, the movie, the TV series, and animated TV series Dennis the Menace; about a boy who causes problems for everyone; created by Hank Ketcham.

BREED: Briard

YEARS: Comic strip: 1951-.

TV series: 1959-1963, 1986-1988.

Movie: 1987, 1993, 1998 .

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famous dog in movie, Ring of Bright Water

NAME: Jonnie

Mary's dog in the movie Ring of Bright Water; about a man with a pet otter who moves into a rustic cottage overlooking the sea in Scotland where he meets a woman and her dog; starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna; based on the book by Gavin Maxwell.

BREED: Brittany

YEARS: Movie: 1969.

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famous dog in movie, As good As It Gets

NAME: Verdell

Simon's dog in the movie As good As It Gets; about a single mother, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist who form an unlikely friendship; starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.

BREED: Brussels Griffon

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Rocky

NAME: Butkus

Rocky's dog in the movie Rocky; a rags to riches story of Rocky Balboa, a debt-collector who becomes a boxing champion; starring Sylvester Stallone.

BREED: Bull Mastiff

YEARS: Movie: 1976.

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famous dog in movie, Baxter

NAME: Baxter

Madame Deville's dog in the movie (French) Baxter; about a murderous bull terrier who tells the story of his search for a proper master.

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Incredible Journey

NAME: Bodger (See also Luath)

In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; Bodger is Shadow, a Golden Retriever.)

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1961.

Movie: 1963.

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famous dog in movie, Babe: Pig in the City

NAME: P. B.

One of the talking animals in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Frankenweenie

NAME: Sparky

Victor's dog in the movie and animated movie remake Frankenweenie; about a boy who creates a machines that revives his dead dog. The 2012 was a remake of the earlier movie both directed by Tim Burton.

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1984, 2012.

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famous dog in movie, It's a Dog's Life

NAME: Wildfire

The narrator in the movie It's a Dog's Life; about dog telling his life story from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.(Also in the movie are dogs Jimmy Jock and Miss Ladyship)

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1955.

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famous dog in movie, George S. Patton

NAME: Willie (formerly Punch; apparently the dog was not named after "William the Conqueror" as suggested in the movie Patton)

Companion pet for George S. Patton; the American general, devoted dog lover, acquired a terrier puppy in Europe during World War II. The dog folowed him around everywhere. The character Willie also appeared in the movie Patton.

BREED: Bull Terrier

YEARS: Dog: 1943-1955.

Movie: 1970.

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famous dog in movie, Mr. Magoo

NAME: Angus (See McBarker for cartoon version)

Mr. Magoo's dog in the movie Mr. Magoo; about a myopic millionaire (based upon the cartoon character) who defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner; starring Leslie Nielson.

BREED: Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj

NAME: Balzac

Taj's faithful bulldog in the movie Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj; about a guy who finds himself helping an uptight student make the most out of her academic career.

BREED: Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, Little Nicky

NAME: Mr. Beefy

In the movie Little Nicky; about which of Satan's three sons will succeed their father as ruler of Hell; starring Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette and Harvey Keitel.

BREED: Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Since You Went Away

NAME: Soda

The Hilton family dog in the movie Since You Went Away; about a wife whose husband goes to fight in World War II and how she and her daughters cope through the war years; starring Claudette Colbert, et. al.

BREED: Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 1944.

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famous dog in movie, The Dogfather

NAME: Sonny

An adopted dog in the movie The Dogfather; about a dog who swallows a mafia don's ring and his best soldiers try and retrieve it.

BREED: Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

NAME: Chance (Right in picture. See also Shadow)

The Hunter family dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ; a remake of the 1963 movie The Incredible Journey based on the book by Sheila Burnford. (In the earlier movie and book Chance is Luath a Labrador Retriever.)

BREED: Bulldog American

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, The Pooch and the Pauper

NAME: Liberty and Moocher

The President's dog and its look-alike in the movie for TV The Pooch and the Pauper ; about a snobby dog in the White House whose friendly look-alike accidently takes his place and brings a different spirit to the place; starring Fred Willard.

BREED: Bulldog American

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, The Number 23

NAME: Ned

The dog that bit Walter's hand in the movie (Australian) The Number 23; about a man who becomes obsessed with a book that he believes was written about him; starring Jim Carrey.

BREED: Bulldog, American

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Paterson

NAME: Marvin

Paterson's dog in the movie Paterson; about a week in the mundane life of a bus driver and his wife; starring Adam Driver . The dog is played by Nellie.

BREED: Bulldog, English

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, See Spot Run

NAME: Agent 11 (Also known as Spot)

Gordon's dog in the movie See Spot Run; about a mailman who takes in a stray bullmastiff only to learn that it is a trained FBI dog. (Also in the movie is dog Talia.)

BREED: Bullmastiff

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, The Dogwalker

NAME: Lucky

Alma's dog in the movie The Dogwalker; about a down-on-his-luck Los Angeles schemer whose luck changes when he rescues an elderly matron who has been knocked down by her misbehaving dog. (Not to be confused with the 2002 movie.)

BREED: Bullmastiff

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, See Spot Run

NAME: Spot (Agent 11)

Murdoch's dog in the movie See Spot Run; about a mailman who takes in a stray dog, then learns it's a trained FBI canine escaped from witness protection.

BREED: Bullmastiff

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Lost & Found

NAME: Jack

Lila's dog in the movie Lost & Found; about a restaurant owner who is in love with his new neighbor and attempts to get her affections by kidnapping her dog and offering to help her find him; starring David Spade.

BREED: Cairn Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, Anatomy of a Murder

NAME: Muffy

A beer-drinking dog in the movie Anatomy of a Murder; about a murder trial based on the novel by John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver; starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick.

BREED: Cairn Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1959.

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famous dog in movie, Pal Joey

NAME: Snuffy

Joey's dog, a gift from Linda, in the movie Pal Joey; about a second-rate, womanizing singer who meets a naive chorus girl; starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.

BREED: Cairn Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1957.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz

NAME: Toto

Dorothy's dog in the book The Wonderful Wizard of Oz; about a girl from Kansas and her dog who are off to see the wizard; written by L. Frank Baum; and in the movie The Wonderful Wizard of Oz.

BREED: Cairn Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1900.

Movie: 1939.

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famous dog in movie, Shall We Dance

NAME: My Little Darling (Watch the musical clip of Walking the Dog)

Linda's dog in the movie Shall We Dance; about a ballet dancer who chases after a tap dancer; starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The movie is famous for its Walking the Dog piece by George Gershwin.

BREED: Cairn Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, The Accidental Tourist

NAME: Edward

Muriel Pritchet's unruly dog in the movie The Accidental Tourist; about a writer of travel guides who tries to carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles; starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.

BREED: Cardigan Welsh Corgi

YEARS: Movie: 1988.

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famous dog in movie, Legally Blonde

NAME: Bruiser

Elle's dog in the movie Legally Blonde; about a sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by earning a law degreeand; starring Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson.

BREED: Chihuahua

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua

NAME: Chloe (See also Delgado)

In the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua; about a dog who gets dognapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman; starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore and Andy García. (Also in the movie are dogs German Shepherd Delgado, Chihuahua Papi, and Doberman Pinscher El Diablo.)

BREED: Chihuahua

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Meet the Fockers

NAME: Moses

The Focker's dog in the movie Meet the Fockers; about a couple who decide to meet each others family.

BREED: Chihuahua

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Easy Virtue

NAME: Poppy

The famiy's annoying, barking dog in the movie Easy Virtue; about a glamorous American widow trying to fit in with her husband's old English manored family; based upon the play by Noël Coward; starring Jessica Biel and Colin Firth.

BREED: Chihuahua

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Mars Attacks!

NAME: Poppy

Nathalie Lake's dog in the movie Mars Attacks!; about Martians who surround the planet with an armada of flying saucers; starring Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close. The dog actually belonged to director Tim Burton. (Also in the movie is dog Rusty.)

BREED: Chihuahua

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Dude Where's My Car?

NAME: Jackyl

Nelson's cannabis-loving dog in the movie Dude Where's My Car?; about two potheads who wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car; starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott.

BREED: Chihuahua

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Period of Adjustment

NAME: Bessie

George's dog in the movie Period of Adjustment; about two married couples both in a difficult period of their relationships; starring Anthony Franciosa and Jane Fonda and based on the play by Tennessee Williams.

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Movie: 1962.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Barretts of Wimpole Street

NAME: Flush

Elizabeth's dog in the movie The Barretts of Wimpole Street; about the real-life romance between poets Elizabeth Barrett and Robert Browning; starring Norman Shearer and Fredrick March. Also an imaginative biography of Elizabeth Barrett Browning's cocker spaniel by Virginia Woolf. (More about Flush).)

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Movie: 1934.

Book: 1933.

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famous dog in movie, book, Rebecca

NAME: Jasper

Maxim de Winter's dog in the movie Rebecca; about a self-conscious bride who is tormented by the memory of her husband's dead first wife; starring Laurence Olivier and Joan Fontaine, directed by Alfred Hitchcock and based on the book by Daphne du Maurier. Also a 2020 movie starring Lily James.

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Book: 1938.

Movie: 1940, 2020.

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famous dog in movie, Rescued by Rover

NAME: Rover

The dog who leads its master to his kidnapped baby in the movie Rescued by Rover; a British silent short; directed by Hepworth who had his family dog Blair in the starring role. As a result, the name became a household name and Blair is considered the first dog film star.

BREED: Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1905.

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famous dog in movie, Bingo!

NAME: Bingo

A runaway circus dog in the movie Bingo! who saves the life a young boy; starring Cindy Williams.

BREED: Collie

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1991.

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famous dog in movie, Once Upon a Crime

NAME: Napoleon

Madam Van Dougan's dog in the movie Once Upon a Crime; about a couple who find a dog with a $5000 reward whose owner turns up murdered; starring Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, and others.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Movie: 1992.

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famous dog in movie, Wiener Dog Nationals

NAME: Shelly

The family dog in the movie Wiener Dog Nationals; a family who adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter enters it in the nation's greatest wiener dog race.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Movie: 2103.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival

NAME: Tickie

Agaton's dog in the Swedish detective novels, animated TV series, and the animated movie Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival (Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud); about an owner of a detective agency chasing two villains.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Books: 1955-1978.

Animated TV series: 1976.

Movie: 1976.

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famous dog in movie, Wiener-Dog

NAME: Wiener-Dog

A dog owned by several people in the movie Wiener-Dog; a series of four short stories about a dog who goes from owner to owner for a mix of reasons; starring an ensemble cast including Danny DeVito.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, book, What Dreams May Come

NAME: Katie

The Nielsen's dog in the book and the movie What Dreams May Come; about a death in the family... in fact several; starring Robin Williams; based on a novel by Richard Matheson.

BREED: Dalmatian

YEARS: Book: 1978.

Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, 101 Dalmatians

NAME: Pongo and Perdy

The Dearly's dogs in the movie 101 Dalmatians; about two Dalmatians and their 15 puppies; based on the story by Dodie Smith; starring Glenn Close and Jeff Daniels.

BREED: Dalmatians

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Buckley's Chance

NAME: Buckley

Ridley's dog in the 2021 Australian/Canadian movie Buckley's Chance; about an American boy in lost in the outback of Australia who befriends a dingo; starring Bill Nighy and Milan Burch as Ridley.

BREED: Dingo

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Ruthless People

NAME: Adolph

Sam's dog in the movie Ruthless People; about a millionaire who plans on murdering his wife to get her $15 million family fortune and run off with his mistress but her kidnapping changes everything; starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler. (Also in the movie is dog Muffy.)

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Hugo

NAME: Maximilian

The policeman's dog in the movie Hugo; about an orphan living in the walls of a train station who seeks to solve a mystery involving his late father and an automaton; starring Asa Butterfield and Ben Kingsley.

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, They Only Kill Their Masters

NAME: Murphy

The victim's dog in the movie They Only Kill Their Masters; about a small-town sheriff attempts to uncover facts behind the killing of a pregnant woman by her Doberman pinscher; starring James Garner.

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 1972.

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famous dog in movie, It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog

NAME: Rodney

Julia's well-trained dog in the movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog; about a reporter whose life becomes complicated when he meets up with a woman in a tavern; starring Carole Landis.

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 1946.

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famous dog in movie, The Doberman Gang

NAME: The Doberman Gang

Robber dogs in the movie The Doberman Gang; about an ex-con and his friends who train dobermans to rob a bank. Two sequels followed: The Daring Dobermans in 1973 and The Amazing Dobermans in 1976. (In the movie are dogs Baby Face Nelson, Bonnie, Clyde, Dillinger, Ma Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd.)

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 1972, 1976.

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famous dog in movie, Zoltan Hound of Dracula

NAME: Zoltan

A vampire dog in the movie Zoltan Hound of Dracula; starring José Ferrer.

BREED: Doberman Pinscher

YEARS: Movie: 1978.

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famous dog in movie, El Perro

NAME: Bombón

Coco's dog in the movie (Argentine-Spanish) El Perro; about an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway.

BREED: Dogo Argentino

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Turner and Hooch

NAME: Hooch

Turner's dog in the movie Turner and Hooch; about a detective who adopts the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer; starring Tom Hanks.

BREED: Dogue de Bordeaux

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, Van Wilder

NAME: Colossus

Van Wilder's dog in the movie Van Wilder about a rich kid who likes the college life but isn't serious about it. There was also a prequel and a sequel.

BREED: English Bulldog

YEARS: Movies: 2002, 2006, 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Sherlock Holmes

NAME: Gladstone

Watson's dog in the movie Sherlock Holmes; about Holmes and Watson's efforts to prevent the ritual murder of a woman; starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law.

BREED: English Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Mannequin

NAME: Rambo

Captain Maxwell's dog in the movie Mannequin; about an underemployed artist who gets a job as a department-store window dresser and falls in love with a mannequin that comes to life; starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall.

BREED: English Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, The Game Plan

NAME: Spike

Kingman's dog in the movie The Game Plan; about football player living the bachelor lifestyle who discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter.

BREED: English Bulldog

YEARS: Movie : 2007.

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famous dog in movie, The Quiet American

NAME: Duke

Alden Pyle's dog in the movie The Quiet American; about a love triangle between an English journalist, a CIA agent, and a young Vietnamese girl, set in Viet Nam in the 1950s; starring Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Do Thi Hai Yen; based on the book by Graham Greene.

BREED: English Mastiff

YEARS: Movie: 2002.

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famous dog in movie, The Sandlot

NAME: Hercules

Mr. Mertle's dog in the movies The Sandlot; about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962.

BREED: English Mastiff

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, Banjo

NAME: Banjo

Patricia's dog in the movie Banjo; about a orphaned girl and her beloved dog who must reside with her hard-hearted aunt who won't allow the dog in her house. When the dog is sent back down South, the girl runs away to find him.

BREED: English Setter

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

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famous dog in movie, Git!

NAME: Rock

Deke's dog in the movie Git!; about a orphan boy who finds friendship with a dog that others think can't be tamed.

BREED: English Setter

YEARS: Movie: 1965.

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famous dog in movie, The Shaggy Dog

NAME: Chiffon

Wilby's reincarnation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy Dog; about a boy who changes into a sheepdog and back again; starring Fred MacMurray. (See Khyi Yang Po for the 2006 movie. In the 1994 remake for the Disney Family Movies series, the dog is named Bundles.)

BREED: English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movies: 1959.

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famous dog in movie, Storm in a Teacup

NAME: Patsy

Mrs. Hegarty's dog in the movie Storm in a Teacup; about a politician whose disregard for a dog is publicized by a reporter; starring Vivian Leigh and Rex Harrison.

BREED: English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, book, Chitty Chitty Bang Bang

NAME: Edison

The family dog in the book in the movie and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; about a wrecked racing motorcar in the early twentieth century; originally written by Ian Fleming.

BREED: English Sheepdog

mix

YEARS: Book: 1964.

Movie: 1965.

Stage musical: 2002, 2005.

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famous dog in movie, The Young in Heart

NAME: Jane (Jane of Aylesbury)

A pet given to old lady Fortune in the movie The Young in Heart; a family of con artists who are befriended by a rich old woman and from whom they hope to be inherit riches; starring Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.

BREED: Fluffy puppy

YEARS: Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, Search for Santa Paws

NAME: Paws

A stuffed animal turned into a real pup for Santa in the movie Search for Santa Paws; about a dog and a group of magical talking dogs who help save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.

BREED: fluffy puppy

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, TV, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir

NAME: Scruffy

The Muir's dog in the TV series The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and in the movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; about a young widow who has a ghost friend; starring Hope Lange.

BREED: Fox Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

TV series: 1968-1970.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Voice of Bugle Ann

NAME: Bugle Ann

Spring Davis' dog in the book and the movie The Voice of Bugle Ann; about a farmer's love for his hunting dog and the feud it sparks in the county; in the movie starring Lionel Barrymore and Maureen O'Sullivan; the book written by MacKinlay Kantor.

BREED: Foxhound American

YEARS: Book: 1935.

Movie: 1936.

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famous dog in movie, Due Date

NAME: Sonny

Ethan's dog in the movie Due Date; about a high-strung father-to-be who is forced to hitch a ride with an aspiring actor and his dog so he can see his child's birth; starring Robert Downey Jr.

BREED: French Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Due Date

NAME: Sunny

Ethan's dog in the movie Due Date; about two guys on a wild road trip trying to get to a birthing; starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Galifianakis.

BREED: French Bulldog

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, TV, comics, Beck

NAME: Beck

Ryusuke's dog in the Japanese comic books, animated TV series and the movie Beck about a teenage boy and his pursuit of a music career.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Comics: 1999-2008.

TV series: 2004-2005.

Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, comics, Blondie

NAME: Daisy

The family dog in the comic strip and the movie Blondie; about the Bumsteads, Dagwood and Blondie and their two children; created by Chic Young.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Comic strip: 1930- now.

Movies: 1938-1950.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, Madeline

NAME: Genevieve

Madeline's dog in the children's book series, in the movie, and animated TV series for children Madeline; about a girl who lives in Paris and attends a boarding school; written by Ludwig Bemelmans.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Books: 1939-1967.

TV series: 1991-2007.

Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Ace of Hearts

NAME: Ace

Dan's dog in the movie Ace of Hearts; about a K-9 dog accused of mauling a police suspect and his trainer's efforts to clear him

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Rusty

NAME: Ace the Wonder Dog

Dog actor in the movie The Adventures of Rusty and many others from 1938-1946 including the 1943 serial The Phantom. (More about Ace.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Dog: 1937-1947.

Movies: 1938-1946.

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famous dog in movie, The Hills Have Eyes

NAME: Beast (and Beauty)

The Carter family pet in the movie The Hills Have Eyes; about a family being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1977, 2006.

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famous dog in movie, Torchy Gets Her Man

NAME: Blitzen

Torchy's rented dog who tracks notorious counterfeiters and later leads rescuers to save her in the movie Torchy Gets Her Man; one of nine in the series of Torchy Blane movies. The fast-talking reporter was the inspiration for the Lois Lane character in Superman stories.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, Buck and the Magic Bracelet

NAME: Buck

Guardian of a camp of gold miners in the movie Buck and the Magic Bracelet; about a boy and his dog who, after narrowly escaping from an attack on the camp, use a shaman's magical bracelet to hunt down the assailants.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, Bring Him Home

NAME: Buddy

Ricky's dog in the movie Bring Him Home; about a tough street kid who loses his dog to a syndicate of vicious dognappers.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, My Dog Buddy

NAME: Buddy

Little Ted's dog in the movie My Dog Buddy; about a boy who is orphanded in a tragic car accident and his dog is left behind when he is taken to hospital. The dog is played by London.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1960.

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famous dog in movie, Chips the War Dog

NAME: Chips

Soldier Danny's dog in the movie Chips the War Dog; based upon the real dog Chips.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1990.

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famous dog in movie, Danny Boy

NAME: Danny Boy

Jimmy's dog in the movie Danny Boy; about a highly decorated war dog who returns home but is kidnapped by an animal abuser.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1946.

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famous dog in movie, Beverly Hills Chihuahua

NAME: Delgado (See also Chloe)

In the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua; about a dog who gets dogknapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman; starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore and Andy García. (Also in the movie are dogs German Shepherd Delgado, Chihuahua Papi, and Doberman Pinscher El Diablo.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, comics, The Phantom

NAME: Devil

The Phantom's dog in the comic strip and the movie serial The Phantom; about a masked crimefighter based upon the comics; created by Lee Falk. In the series the dog is played by Ace the Wonder Dog.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Comics: 1936- now.

Movie serial: 1943.

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famous dog in movie, Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore

NAME: Diggs

Police officer Larson's dog in the movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore; the war between the canines and felines is put on hold when they join forces to stop a rogue cat spy with plans for conquest. (Also in the movie are Butch, a gruff Anatolian Shepherd; Lou, an adult beagle; and Sam, an Old English Sheepdog.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, We Think the World of You

NAME: Evie

Johnny's dog in the movie We Think the World of You; about an aimless young man who is to sent prison and entrusts his dog to the care of his former lover; starring Gary Oldman and Alan Bates.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1988.

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famous dog in movie, Eyes in the Night

NAME: Friday

Duncan's dog in the movie Eyes in the Night; about a blind detective and his seeing-eye dog who solve a murder and capture the perpetrator; starring Edward Arnold and dog actor Friday. This movie and the sequel The Hidden Eye were based on the novel series by Baynard Kendrick. (In the book series, Duncan has two German Sheperds, Schnucke and Driest.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movies: 1942, 1945.

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famous dog in movie, TV, The Littlest Hobo

NAME: Hobo (Never actually named on-screen)

In the movie and the TV series (Canadian) The Littlest Hobo; about a stray dog who wanders from town to town helping people in need. He was often given names by his many temporary owners.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1958.

TV series: 1963-1965, 1979-1985.

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famous dog in movie, K9

NAME: Jerry Lee

A police dog in the movie K9; about a mischievous drug-sniffy dog.... Sequels include K-911 in 1999 and K-9: P.I. in 2002; starring Jim Belushi.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1989, 1999, 2002.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog

NAME: Kavik

Andy's adopted dog in the movie The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog; about the travails of a sled-dog (not really a wolf-dog) who finally finds a home; based on the book Kävik the Wolf Dog by Walt Morey.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Book: 1968.

Movie: 1980.

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famous dog in movie, Jaws of Justice

NAME: Kazan

Witness to murder in the movie Jaws of Justice; where Sgt. Kincaid of the Mounties comes to the aid of the murdered man's daughter and her mute friend Kickabout; starring Jack Perrin. Kazan starred in several other movies.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1933-1938.

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famous dog in movie, Kelly and me

NAME: Kelly

Len's dog in the movie Kelly and me; about a failed vaudevillean who finds a trained dog that helps him succeed in early talking films; starring Van Johnson and Piper Laurie.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1957.

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famous dog in movie, You Never Can Tell

NAME: King (Played by Flame)

Rex Shepherd's incarnation in the movie You Never Can Tell; about a murdered dog who is reincarnated as a detective intent on solving his murderer; starring Dick Powell. (Also in the movie are dogs Max and Tillie.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1951.

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famous dog in movie, A Dog's Best Friend

NAME: King

Pip's dog in the movie A Dog's Best Friend; about an orphaned boy who befriends a dog whose master was recently murdered and who saves him from the killer.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1959.

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famous dog in movie, Halloween

NAME: Lester

The Lindsay family dog in the movie Halloween; about a killer who gets out of a sanitarium to pursue is life's work; starring Malcolm McDowell; a remake of the 1978 thriller.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Two in Revolt

NAME: Lightning

Companion of horse Warrior in the movie Two in Revolt; about a horse and dog who were born on the same farm the same day, then months later, escape trouble going into the wild where they become close friends.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1936.

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famous dog in Thunderbolt

NAME: Lobo (the Marvel Dog)

Bobby's dog in the movie Thunderbolt about a man, his son and dog who set out to prove a cowboy innocent of murder.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Moive: 1935.

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famous dog in movie, The Little Hut

NAME: Nelson

Lady Ashlow's dog in the movie The Little Hut; about a husband and wife, along with her male friend and her protective dog, marooned on a island where they try to untangle a love triangle; starring Ava Gardner, David Niven and Stewart Granger.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1957.

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famous dog in movie, The Case of the Howling Dog

NAME: Prince

Clinton Foley's dog in the movie The Case of the Howling Dog; about lawyer Perry Mason who is hired to make a will but ends up solving a murder; starring Warren William and Mary Astor.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1934.

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famous dog in movie, Out of the Blue

NAME: Rabelais (Played by Flame)

Neighbor David's dog in the movie comedy Out of the Blue; about the supposed death of a woman and the turmoil it causes; starring George Brent and Virginia Mayo.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

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famous dog in movie, Cool Dog

NAME: Rainy

Jimmy's pet in the movie Cool Dog; about a dog who is left behind when a family moves, then finds his way home in New York City.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Megan Leavey

NAME: Rex

Megan's dog in the movie Megan Leavey (also known as Rex); about a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler; starring Kate Mara.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2017.

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famous dog in movie, TV, The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin

NAME: Rin Tin Tin

In the movies and the TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; about a orphan boy and his dog being raised by the soldiers at a U.S. Cavalry post.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movies: 1922-1931.

TV series: 1954-1959.

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famous dog in movie, For the Love of Rusty

NAME: Rusty

Danny's companion in the movie For the Love of Rusty; the third of eight movies about a dog and his young companion played by actor Ted Donaldson. (More on Rusty's films.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

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famous dog in movie, book, I am Legend

NAME: Samantha (or Sam)

In the book and the movie I am Legend; a post-apocalyptic science fiction story with Will Smith as the lead in the movie; written by Francis Lawrence.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Book: 1954.

Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure

NAME: Scoot

Kassie's dog in the movie for TV Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure; about friends and a dog who organize a holiday fundraiser but must protect the cash from crooks.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2013.

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famous dog in movie, Radio Flyer

NAME: Shane

The family dog in the movie Radio Flyer; about two brothers who imagine that their Radio Flyer wagon can fly and that in it they can escape their tormenting stepfather; narrated by Tom Hanks.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1992.

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famous dog in movie, My Dog Shep

NAME: Shep

Danny's dog in the movie My Dog Shep; about an unwanted orphan who decides to run away with his dog; starring Tom Neal.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1946.

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famous dog in movie, White Fang

NAME: Strongheart (Born as Etzel von Oeringen)

Dog actor in the movies such as White Fang in 1925. (More about Strongheart.)

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Dog: 1917-1929.

Movies: 1921-1927.

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famous dog in movie, Bad Moon

NAME: Thor

The family dog in the movie Bad Moon; about a man dealing with a werewolf curse; based on the novel by Wayne Smith; starring Mariel Hemingway.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Year of the Dog

NAME: Valentine (See also Pencil)

Peggy's second dog in the movie Year of the Dog; about a secretary whose life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies; starring Molly Shannon.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, book, White Dog

NAME: White Dog (The dog is not called by name)

The dog Julie adopts in the movie White Dog; about a woman who finds out the dog has been trained to attack black people; starring Kristy McNichol and Paul Winfield; loosely based on Romain Gary's 1970 French novel, Chien Blanc

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Book: 1970.

Movie: 1982.

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famous dog in movie, My Pal Wolf

NAME: Wolf

Gretchen's dog in the movie My Pal Wolf; about a little girl who finds an AWOL army dog, then struggles to keep him.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1944.

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famous dog in movie, Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood

NAME: Won Ton Ton

The ersatz Rin Tin Tin in the movie Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood; about a woman who goes to Hollywood in 1924 to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star; starring Madeline Kahn.

BREED: German Shepherd

YEARS: Movie: 1976.

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famous dog in movie, Dick

NAME: Checkers

The President's dog in the movie Dick about two teenage girls who uncover the Watergate coverup and are given the job of walking Checkers; starring Kirsten Dunst.

BREED: German Shorthaired Pointer

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Biscuit Eater

NAME: Moreover (Named Faith in the early movie version)

In the movie The Biscuit Eater; about a dog who has a strong relationship with two twelve-year-old boys; a remake of a 1940 film and based upon the book by James H. Street.

BREED: German Wirehaired Pointer

YEARS: Book: 1939.

Movie: 1940, 1972.

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famous dog in movie, Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog

NAME: Yellow

Angus' dog in the movie Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog; about a boy and his dog who become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat; starring Jesse Bradford.

BREED: Golden Labrador

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, Bailey's Billion$

NAME: Bailey

Constance's heir to a fortune in the movie Bailey's Billion$; about a talking dog whose devoted owner leaves him a billion-dollar fortune. (Also in the movie is Border Collie Tessa.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup

NAME: Bailey

In the movie The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup; about a family who moves to a new home and mistakenly leaves their puppy behind.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2010, 2017.

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famous dog in movie, You've Got Mail

NAME: Brinkley

Joe's dog in the movie You've Got Mail; about two letter-writing lovers completely unaware they are emailing each other; starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Space Buddies

NAME: Buddha (and others)

One of the talking dogs in the movie Space Buddies; about the dog buddies getting aboard the space shuttle and rocket to the Space Station. (Included in the movie are dogs B. Dawg, Mudbud, Rosebud, Spudnick, and Shasha.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movies: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Air Bud

NAME: Buddy

A dog who has the uncanny ability to play basketball in the movie Air Bud.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Scream 3

NAME: Cherokee

Sidney's dog in the movie Scream 3; about a woman trying to escape the horrors of a prior horror movie; starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Dog Gone

NAME: Diamond

Owen's adopted dog in the movie Dog Gone (also titled Diamond Dog Caper), about a boy who battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, book, Watchers

NAME: Einstein

In the book Watchers; about a boy who takes in a stray dog finding out that its an ultra-intelligent runaway from a genetic research lab; written by Dean Koontz; later in the movie and three sequels loosely based upon the book; by Walt Disney.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Book: 1988.

Movies: 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998.

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famous dog in movie, book, Fluke

NAME: Fluke (See also Rufus)

The reincarnated human in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Book: 1977.

Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial

NAME: Harvey

The family dog in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; about a meek and alienated little boy who finds a stranded extraterrestrial; starring Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote and Drew Barrymore.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1982.

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famous dog in movie, My Magic Dog

NAME: Lucky

An invisible dog in the movie My Magic Dog; about a dog who comes to a lonely young heir's rescue by preventing the lad's greedy aunt from bilking him out of his fortune. (Also known as My Ghost Dog.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Napoleon

NAME: Napoleon

A pup who wishes to be with the wild dogs in the movie Napoleon; about the adventures of a dog and his parrot friend who float away from their family in a ballon.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, The Trial of Old Drum

NAME: Old Drum

Charlie's dog in the movie The Trial of Old Drum; about an orphan dog that becomes a boy's best friend and is then forced to stand trial for killing a neighbor's sheep.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, The Retrievers

NAME: Pilot

The Lowry family dog in the movies The Retrievers; about a mother dog who tries to retriever her puppies that were given away at birth. (Also in the movie are the pups Chewy, Bandit, Georgia, Mr. Dumas, Wanderer and Milk Shake.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Santa Buddies

NAME: Puppy Paws (See also Santa Paws)

Son of Santa Paws in the movie Santa Buddies; the fourth installment of the Air Buddies spin-off series. (Also in the movie are dogs Budderball, Rosebud, Mudbud, Buddha, and B-Dawg.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Cybermutt

NAME: Rex

Nino's dog in the movie for TV Cybermutt; about a dog that is badly injured during his act of heroism rebuilt with super powers.

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2002.

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famous dog in movie, Santa Buddies

NAME: Santa Paws (See also Puppy Paws)

Santa's dog in the movie Santa Buddies; the fourth installment of the Air Buddies spin-off series. (Also in the movie are dogs Budderball, Rosebud, Mudbud, Buddha, and B-Dawg.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey

NAME: Shadow (Left in picture. See also Chance)

Jamie's dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; a remake of the 1963 movie based on the book by Sheila Burnford titled The Incredible Journey. (In the earlier movie and book Shadow is Bodger a Bull Terrier. Also in the movie are dogs Riley and others.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Purpose

NAME: Buddy (First named Bailey, then Ellie, then Tino, then Waffles, finally Buddy)

Ethan's dog in the movie A Dog's Purpose starring Dennis Quaid; about one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives; based on the book by W. Bruce Cameron. (In the book, originally the dog was a mixed breed as Toby, then a Golden Retriever as Bailey, then a German Shepard as Ellie, before ending up as Buddy). (See the book sequel A Dog's Journey and movie.)

BREED: Golden Retriever

and other breeds in the movie

YEARS: Book: 2010, 2012.

Movie: 2017, 2019.

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famous dog in movie, Live a Little Love a Little

NAME: Albert

Greg's dog in the movie Live a Little Love a Little; about a photographer who divides his time working for a skin magazine and a conservative newspaper and falls in love with a fashion model; starring Elvis Presley.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1968.

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famous dog in movie, Hollywood or Bust

NAME: Bascomb Mr.

Malcom Smith's drooling dog in the movie Hollywood or Bust; about a singer who can't pay his bookie and a nerdy movie fan with his Great Dane in a convertible ride to Hollywood; starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1956.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Ugly Dachshund

NAME: Brutus

Mark's dog in the movie The Ugly Dachshund; about a large dog who grows up with dachshund puppies thinking he is one of them; starring Dean Jones and Suzanne Pleshette; based on a novel by Gladys Bronwyn Stern. (Also in the movie are dogs Danke, Norma, and Pesky.)

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Book: 1938.

Movie: 1966.

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famous dog in movie, Chestnut: Hero Of Central Park

NAME: Chestnut

In the movies Chestnut: Hero Of Central Park; about two former orphans who try to keep their loveable Great Dane a secret from their adoptive parents; starring Abigail Breslin.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Little Lord Fauntleroy

NAME: Dougal

The Earl of Dorincourt's pet and Ceddie's new friend in the movie Little Lord Fauntleroy about an English earl who's life changes when he takes in the heir to his estate; starring Freddie Bartholomew and C. Aubrey Smith.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1936.

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famous dog in movie, Bathing Beauty

NAME: Duke

Willis' dog in the movie musical Bathing Beauty; about a contrived misunderstanding that leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancé; starring Red Skelton and Esther Williams.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1944.

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famous dog in movie, Seven Pounds

NAME: Duke

Emily's dog in the movie Seven Pounds; about a man with a fateful secret who sets out to change the lives of seven people; starring Will Smith.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Dulcy

NAME: Frou Frou

The dog at the resort in the movie Dulcy; about a ditsy woman who tries to arrange a meeting for her inventor-friend with a possible investor and all goes wrong.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1940.

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famous dog in movie, Head Over Heels

NAME: Hamlet

Jim's dog in the movie Head Over Heels; about a woman who thinks she has witnessed the man of her dreams committing a cold blooded crime; starring Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze, Jr.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, The Truth About Cats & Dogs

NAME: Hank

Brian's dog in the movie The Truth About Cats & Dogs; about a successful radio-show host with low self-esteem who asks her modeling friend to impersonate her when she is suppose to meet a handsome man; starring Janeane Garofalo and Uma Thurman.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Ghost Town

NAME: Leonard

Gwen's dog in the movie Ghost Town; about a dentist whose short-lived death allows him to see dead people, among them a man who wants to stop the wedding of his widow; starring Ricky Gervais and Téa Leoni.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Rent-a-Kid

NAME: Mr. Twixzle

The kids' dog in the movie Rent-a-Kid; about a salesman who hatches a scheme to rent out the kids to prospective adoptive parents; starring Leslie Nielsen.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, Breakfast for Two

NAME: Peewee

Mr. Blair's dog in the movie Breakfast for Two,about a Texas debutante who tries to reform a bankrupt playboy; starring Barbara Stanwyck.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, The Falcon in Danger

NAME: Prince

Mr. Palmer's dog in the 3rd movie of the Falcon series The Falcon in Danger; about an amateur detective (known as the Falcon) who investigates and discovers a plot against the government after two industrialists and $100,000 disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air; starring Tom Conway

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1943.

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famous dog in movie, Death of a Champion

NAME: Prince Dansker

The champion in the movie Death of a Champion; about a pitchman who fancies himself as an amateur detective and starts nosing around into the mystery of dog deaths.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1939.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Scooby-Doo Where Are You

NAME: Scooby-Doo (Formerly called Too Much)

Lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers in the animated TV series Scooby-Doo Where Are You; about a big dog and several teenage humans; a Hanna Barbera production, originally created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: TV series: 1969-1991, 2001- now.

Live-action movie:2002, 2004.

Animated movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, The Extra Girl

NAME: Teddy

Sue's dog in the movie The Extra Girl; about a small town girl who goes to Hollywood to escape marriage expecting to greeted with open arms but finds disappointment; starring Mabel Normand.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Movie: 1923.

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famous dog in movie, Lauta mancia

NAME: Big Jeeter

A lost dog in the movie (Italian) Lauta mancia; about a runaway dog who make friends with a young boy then must decide between his old home and his new young friend. (Also known by the title Big Dog Lost.)

BREED: Great Date

YEARS: Movie: 1958.

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famous dog in movie, Finding Neverland

NAME: Porthos

Sir James Matthew Barrie's dog in the movie Finding Neverland; about J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan; starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.

BREED: Great Pyrenees

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Man About Dog

NAME: Cerberus

A racing dog owned by boys from West Belfast in the British movie Man About Dog; owing money to a bookie, three guys leave town with their dog to try their luck elsewhere.

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Johnny Eager

NAME: Gypsy (Gypsy Princess)

A dog given to Johnny in the movie Johnny Eager; about a unloving but successful racketeer who wants to open a dog racing track while dating the D.A.'s daughter. He thinks he's bad because he never had a dog when he was a kid; starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 1941.

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famous dog in movie, Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter

NAME: Mrs. Brown

Herman's dog in the British movie Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter; about an English pop rock band who play gigs to raise money to pay the dog race entry fees; starring Herman's Hermits.

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 1968.

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famous dog in movie, The Gay Dog

NAME: Raving Beauty

Jim Gray's dog in the British movie The Gay Dog; about an owner of a racing greyhound who bets against his own dog; starring Wilfred Pickles and Petula Clark

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 1954.

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famous dog in movie, 50/50

NAME: Skeletor

Adam's dog in the movie 50/50; about a young journalist's struggle with a rare cancer; starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen.

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, The Mighty Celt

NAME: The Mighty Celt

Donal's favorite dog in the movie The Mighty Celt; about a 14-year old boy who works in a greyhound racing kennel, hoping to own one of the dogs.

BREED: Greyhound

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, Sweet November

NAME: Ernie

Sara's temporary dog in the movie Sweet November; about an adman whose life changes when it gets involved with a free-spirited woman; starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves.

BREED: Griffon Bruxellois

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep Over

NAME: Lucky

The dog in the movie for TV Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep Over about a dog who spends a night in the dog kennel, making new doggie friends and learning to use her imagination. (Also in the movie is dog Patches.)

BREED: Havanese

(probably)

YEARS: Movie 2003.

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famous dog in movie, Swing Shift Maisie

NAME: Butch

Maisie's dog in the movie Swing Shift Maisie; about a woman who loses her job as an assistant in a theatrical dog act and gets a a job at the airplane company during World War II; starring Ann Southern.

BREED: Havanese

probably

YEARS: Movie: 1943.

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famous dog in movie, Breakfast with Einstein

NAME: Einstein

Joey's dog in the movie for TV Breakfast with Einstein; about a talking dog who wreaks havoc on the household, making noise, tearing up furniture and more.

BREED: Havanese

probably

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, The Misfits

NAME: Dooley (Tom Dooley)

Gay's dog in the movie The Misfits; about a divorcée who falls for an over-the-hill cowboy in early-sixties Nevada; starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.

BREED: Hound mix

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Cop Dog

NAME: Marlowe

Robby's dog in the movie Cop Dog; about a boy and his dad's dog who set out to solve the death of the young boy's father.

BREED: Husky

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, The Lost Boys

NAME: Nanook

Sam's dog in the movie The Lost Boys; about two Arizonan brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of teenage vampires. (Also in the movie is German Shepherd Thorn.)

BREED: Husky Alaskan

YEARS: Movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, Familiar Strangers

NAME: Argus

The family dog in the movie Familiar Strangers; about a four-day Thanksgiving family gathering.

BREED: Irish Red and White Setter

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, book, Big Red

NAME: Big Red

A show dog in the book and the movie by Disney Big Red; about a dog that would rather run through the woods than be the perfectly-trained and groomed show dog; written by Jim Kjelgarrd. (Also in the book and movie is dog Molly.)

BREED: Irish Setter

YEARS: Book: 1945.

Movie: 1962.

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famous dog in movie, Firehouse Dog

NAME: Dewey (Also known as Rexxx)

The dog who teams up with a young kid to get the fire station back on its feet in the movie Firehouse Dog; starring Bruce Greenwood and Josh Hutcherson.

BREED: Irish Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Finch

NAME: Goodyear

Finch's dog in the movie Finch; a man on a journey to find a new home for his dog and his newly created robot; starring Tom Hanks.

BREED: Irish Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Beginners

NAME: Arthur

Oliver's adopted dog in the movie Beginners; about a young man who has to deal with his elderly father who he finds out has terminal cancer and has a young male lover; starring Ewan McGregor.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, Clean Slate

NAME: Baby

Pogue's dog in the movie Clean Slate; about a private eye who suffers total amnesia every day and gets entangled in a murder case; starring Dana Carvey.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, Clean Slate

NAME: Barkley

Pogue's dog one-eyed dog in the movie Clean Slate; a private detective who forgets everything when he goes to sleep and becomes the key witness in a murder trial.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Girl's Best Friend

NAME: Binky

Mary's inherited friend in the movie for TV Girl's Best Friend; about a disgruntled music critic who travels cross-country with her dog.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: TV movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Babe: Pig in the City

NAME: Flealick

One of Babe's friends in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, book, Hotel for Dogs

NAME: Friday (In the book, Sadie)

Andi and Bruce's dog in the movie Hotel for Dogs; about 2 orphans who hide their dog at an abandoned hotel when their guardians forbid pets at home; based on the book by Lois Duncan. (Also dogs Angela, Cooper, Friday, Georgia, Henry, Juliet, Lenny, MacTavish, Madison, Preston, Romeo, Red Rover and others.)

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1971.

Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, The Artist

NAME: Jack (Played by Uggie)

Valentin's dog in the movie The Artist; about a silent movie star who wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion; starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, Station Jim

NAME: Jim

A dog left at the staion in the movie for TV (British) Station Jim; about a station master and orphans who fight bad guys who threaten dognapping and assassin, with the help of the dog.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, TV, The Mask

NAME: Milo

Stanley Ipkiss' dog in the movie and in the animated TV series The Mask; about a bank clerk who is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask; starring Jim Carrey.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: TV series: 1995-1997.

Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, Ernest Scared Stupid

NAME: Rimshot

Ernest's dog in the movie Ernest Scared Stupid; a horror comedy about a screwball who unleashes an ugly troll that plots to turn children into wooden dolls; starring Jim Varney.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1991.

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famous dog in movie, book, My Dog Skip

NAME: Skip

Willie's childhood dog in the movie and book My Dog Skip; about a boy and his dog in a small sleepy Southern town; an autobiographical story by Willie Morris.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1995.

Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Michael

NAME: Sparky (The Wonder Dog)

Frank's dog in the movie Michael; about three tabloid reporters who find out the Archangel Michael is on vacation living with an old woman; starring John Travolta, Andie MacDowell and William Hurt.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Honey I Shrunk the Kids

NAME: Quark

Wayne's dog in the movie and the TV series Honey I Shrunk the Kids; about an inventor who accidentally shrinks and his neighbor's kids whose voices can only be heard by the dog.

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

in the movie, Border Terrier in the TV series

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

TV series 1997-2000.

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famous dog in movie, Lady Be Good

NAME: Buttons

Dixie's dog in the movie Lady Be Good; about two songwriters still in love after their divorce and a friend tries to get them back together; starring Ann Sothern and Robert Young. (Watch Buttons doing some fantastic tricks during Eleanor Powell's dance routine.)

BREED: Jack Russell Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1941.

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famous dog in movie, book, Red Dog

NAME: Red Dog (Originally named Tally Ho)

The dog who unites the people of Dampier, Western Australia, in the movie Red Dog; based on the book Red Dog written by Louis de Bernières which was based upon a real life dog called Red Dog.

BREED: Kelpie-Cattle Dog mix

YEARS: Dog: 1971-1979.

Book: 1993.

Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Young Victoria

NAME: Dash (See also dog Islay)

The queen's dog in the movie and first TV series Young Victoria; based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; starring Emily Blunt. The TV series Victoria starred Jenna Coleman.

BREED: King Charles Spaniel

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

TV series: 2016.

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famous dog in TV, The Gilded Age

NAME: Pumpkin

Aunt Ada's dog in the TV limited series The Gilded Age; set in 1890s New York City, the story follows the clashes between an old money family and a new-money family.

BREED: King Charles Spaniel

YEARS: TV series: 2022, 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Who Gets the Dog

NAME: Wesley

Olive and Cay's dog in the movie Who Gets the Dog; about a separated couple who wrangle over their dog; starring Alicia Silverstone.

BREED: Labador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, More Than Puppy Love

NAME: Banner

The Barnett family dog in the movie for TV More Than Puppy Love; about an serive puppy adopted by a family who find it hard to part with it when the time comes.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, Independence Day

NAME: Boomer

The Hiller family dog in the movie Independence Day; about aliens invading Earth and causing havoc; starring Will Smith.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1996.

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famous dog in movie, Spanglish

NAME: Chum

The Clasky family dog in the movie Spanglish; about a woman and her daughter who emigrate from Mexico to America where they start working for a family, the father a newly celebrated chef and the mother an insecure woman; starring Adam Sandler and Paz Vega.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Grand Torino

NAME: Daisy

Walt's dog in the movie Grand Torino; about a recently widowed Korean War veteran who is alienated from his family and angry at the world; starring Clint Eastwood.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, The Fabulous Baker Boys

NAME: Eddie

Jack's dog in the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys; about 2 brothers playing twin pianos at night clubs who improve their act with a singer; starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Incredible Journey

NAME: Luath (See also Bodger)

In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Luath is Chance an American Bulldog.)

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Book: 1961.

Movie: 1963.

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famous dog in movie, The Wild River

NAME: Maggie

The family dog in the movie The Wild River; about a husband and wife and son on a white water rafting trip who encounter two men who turn out to be armed killers; starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, book, Marley and Me

NAME: Marley

The Grogan family dog in the movie and the book Marley and Me; about a man and and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog; written by John Grogan. Also, a series of illustrated children books, the first of which was Marley's Big Adventure.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Book: 2005.

Movie: 2008.

Children's book: 2009.

Dog: 1991-2003.

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famous dog in movie, The Dog Who Saved Christmas

NAME: Zeus

An adopted family pet in the movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas; about a dog who can't bark but manages to save the family Christmas from burglars.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, book, A Dog Named Christmas

NAME: Christmas

Todd's dog in the book and in the movie A Dog Named Christmas; about a mentally challenged young man living with his parents in the rural midwest; written by Greg Kincaid.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

(Black Labrador in the book, Yellow Labrador in the movie)

YEARS: Book: 2008.

Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, The Silent Call

NAME: Pete

Guy's dog in the movie The Silent Call; about a dog who is left behind and takes on 1,000-mile journey to rejoin the family in Los Angeles.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

/ Mastiff mix

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Joe Dirt

NAME: Charlie

Brandy's dog in the movie Joe Dirt; about a man looking for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby at the grand canyon. (Also in the movie is dog Spot.)

BREED: Labrador Retriever

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Race to Witch Mountain

NAME: Junkyard

The dog the kids befriend in the movie Race to Witch Mountain; about a Las Vegas cabbie who enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two kids with paranormal powers from an evil organization; starring Dwayne Johnson.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Wendy and Lucy

NAME: Lucy

Wendy's dog in the movie Wendy and Lucy; about a woman who not only is down on her luck, but she also loses her dog; starring Michelle Williams.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Life is Ruff

NAME: Tyko

Calvin's dog on the movie for TV Life is Ruff; about a 13-year-old boy who adopts and trains a dog that proves to be more than anybody can handle.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

St. Bernard mix

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Art of Racing in the Rain

NAME: Enzo

Denny's dog in the movie The Art of Racing in the Rain; about a race car driver and his dog who believes in the Mongolian legend that a dog who is prepared will be reincarnated in his next life as a human; based on the book by Garth Stein.

BREED: Labrador Retriever

Terrier mix

YEARS: Book: 2008.

Movie: 2019.

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famous dog in movie, Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog

NAME: Quill

Mitsuru Watanabe's guide dog in the Japanese movie Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog; about a grumpy old blind man who reluctantly takes on a guide dog; starring Kaoru Kobayashi.

BREED: Labrador Retriever, Yellow

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, Jane Eyre

NAME: Pilot

Mr. Rochester's dog in the TV series (British) Jane Eyre; about a young governess who falls in love with her brooding and complex master; based upon the book by Charlotte Bronte. In the book the dog is a Newfoundland; in other films other kinds of dogs.

BREED: Landseer Newfoundland

(Irish Wolfhound in some portrayals)

YEARS: Book: 1847.

TV series: 2006.

Movies: 1914-2011.

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famous dog in movie, Nikki Wild Dog of the North

NAME: Nikki

Andre's dog in the movie Nikki Wild Dog of the North; about a dog separated from his owner in the rugged Canadian wilderness.

BREED: Malamute

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Hail, Caesar!

NAME: Engels

Gurney's dog in the movie Hail, Caesar!; a fictional take on the real-life fixer Eddie Mannix who works in the Hollywood movie industry in the 1950s; starring among others George Clooney.

BREED: Maltese

(perhaps)

YEARS: Movie: 2016.

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famous dog in movie, OddBall

NAME: Oddball

Swampy's dog in the Australian movie OddBall; about an eccentric chicken farmer who, with his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary.

BREED: Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 2015.

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famous dog in movie, The Sandlot

NAME: Beast (Real name is Hercules)

The dog beyond the fence in the movie The Sandlot; about a bunch of boys playing baseball and having to deal with the a ferocious dog who has their ball.

BREED: Mastiff English

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, The Voices

NAME: Bosco

One of Jerry's pets in the movie The Voices; about a cheerful guy who hallucinates that his cat prods him to be a serial killer while his dog insists that he be good.

BREED: Mastiff, English

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Superstar

NAME: Francis

Mary's dog in the movie Superstar about a homely girl who wants to become a superstar by performing in her school's talent show; starring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.

BREED: Mexican Hairless

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, Honest Thief

NAME: Tazzie

Agent Sean Meyers' dog in the movie Honest Thief; about a guy who, after a life of as a thief, falls in love and decides to turn himself in; starring Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh.

BREED: Mix breed

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Ociee Nash

NAME: Woofer

Ociee's dog in the movie The Adventures of Ociee Nash; about a 9-year-old girl who's father sends her to live with her straight-laced Aunt Mamie in North Carolina.

BREED: Mixed beed

YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, The Thief of Bagdad

NAME: Abu

The dog that the evil Jaffar turns the boy thief into in the movie The Thief of Bagdad; about the adventures of a naive King of Bagdad and a young thief, with a beautiful princess, a flying carpet, an all-seeing eye and a genie (djinn).

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1940.

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famous dog in movie, Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure

NAME: Aussie

Young Laney's companion in the movie Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure; about an Australian mutt who embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, Heavy Petting

NAME: Babydoll

Daphne's dog in the movie Heavy Petting; about a guy who falls in love with his girlfriend's dog and out of love with her.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Step by Step

NAME: Bazuka

Johnny's dog in the movie Step by Step; about an ex-marine and chance acquaintance who find themselves caught up in a plot involving Nazi spies.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1946.

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famous dog in movie, Short Circuit

NAME: Beasley

Stephanie's 3 legged dog in the movie Short Circuit; about an endearing little robot that escapes from an experimental electronics firm and takes refuge with a loopy woman who thinks it is an extraterrestrial; starring Ally Sheedy.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, A Boy and His Dog

NAME: Blood

Vic's dog in the movie A Boy and His Dog; about an orphan boy who doesn't understand morality as he wanders a desolate world; based on the science fiction novella by Harlan Ellison.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1975.

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famous dog in movie, Talk About a Stranger

NAME: Boy

Bud's dog in the movie Talk About a Stranger; about a boy who thinks a new neighbor has poisoned his dog and tries to find justice.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1952.

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famous dog in movie, Summer School

NAME: Buck

Mr. Shoop's dog in the movie Summer School; about a teacher forced into teaching a summer-school class but rather than put up with rowdy students he tries to spend his time with a pretty history teacher.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, The Babadock

NAME: Bugsy

Amelia's dog in the movie The Babadock; A mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, confronts her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house; an Australian-Canadian horror story.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Bruce Almighty

NAME: Buster

Bruce's dog in the movie Bruce Almighty; about a news reporter who gets powers from God and abuses them; starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie 2003.

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famous dog in movie, C.H.O.M.P.S.

NAME: Chomps

Brian's dog in the movie C.H.O.M.P.S.; about a young inventor who creates a robotic dog that is part of a home protection system.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1979.

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famous dog in movie, 5 Flights Up

NAME: Dorothy

The Carver's dog in the movie 5 Flights Up; about an older couple who tangle with the notion of moving to a new apartment; starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, book, Penrod's Double Trouble

NAME: Duke

Penrod's dog in the movie Penrod's Double Trouble; about a boy who is replaced by a look-alike by men who are after a reward; featuring the Mauch Twins based upon the books of Booth Tarkington.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Book: 1914.

Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, Bad Boys

NAME: Duke

Julie's dog in the movie Bad Boys; about two hip detectives trying to protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin; starring Will Smith and Téa_Leoni.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, Four's a Crowd

NAME: Eddie

Lorri's dog in the movie Four's a Crowd; about a newspaper reporter who believes the paper's former editor-in-chief can convince the owner not to shut it down and to resurrect it; starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, Vampire Dog

NAME: Fang

Ace's dog in the movie Vampire Dog; about a boy who unwittingly adopts a 600 year old talking vampire dog.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, Umberto D

NAME: Flike

Umberto's dog in the movie (Finnish) Umberto D; about an aged pensioner who can't afford to his rent and tries desperately to raise the money by selling his books and watch.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1952.

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famous dog in movie, Darling Companion

NAME: Freeway

Beth's dog in the movie Darling Companion; about a woman who loves her dog more than her husband who proceeds to lose the dog; starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, White God

NAME: Hagen

Lili's dog in the movie (Hungarian) White God; about a mongrel who organizes a pack of 250 half-breed followers to rise up against human.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Hambone and Hillie

NAME: Hambone

Hillie's dog in the movie Hambone and Hillie; about a dog who gets lost at an airport and treks cross country to be reunited with his owner; starring Lillian Gish and Candy Clark.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1983.

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famous dog in movie, Puppy Love

NAME: Jake (Also called Prince)

Ben's dog in the movie for TV Puppy Love; about man whose lost dog is found by a woman and her daughter, leading to them sharing him and romance; starring Candace Cameron Bure and Victor Webster.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, Lou

NAME: Jax

Lou's dog in the Netflix movie Lou; about a mother who teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper of her child.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Johnny One-Eye

NAME: Johnny One-Eye

Martin's dog in the movie Johnny One-Eye; about a former gangster turned legitimate businessman who ends up in trouble; starring Pat O'Brien.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1950.

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famous dog in movie, Laughing Gravy

NAME: Laughing Gravy

Laurel and Stan's dog in the movie Laughing Gravy; about two men who try to hide their pet dog from their mean-tempered landlord; starring Laurel and Hardy.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1931.

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famous dog in movie, Lenny the Wonder Dog

NAME: Lenny

A talking dog in the movie Lenny the Wonder Dog; about a mutt whose implanted microchip gives him special powers as he and a young boy go on a quest to save the world.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Dr. Dolittle

NAME: Lucky

The Doctor's dog in the movie Dr. Dolittle and sequels, about a doctor who discovers he can talk to animals; starred Eddie Murphy; based loosely on the children's book written by Hugh Lofting. (In the 1967 movie and the animated TV series (1970), the dog's name is Jip.)

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movies: 1967, 1998, 2001, 2006.

TV series: 1970-1971.

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famous dog in movie, Too Many Wives

NAME: McDuff

Betty's dog in the movie Too Many Wives; about a desperate dog walker who lies about being married with children ending in confusion; starring Anne Shirley

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, Bait

NAME: Mike

Ray's dog in the movie Bait; about two men and a woman searching for gold in remote mountains; written, directed and starring Hugo Hass.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie:1954.

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famous dog in movie, The Hidden Room

NAME: Monty

Mrs. Riordan's dog in the movie The Hidden Room; about a husband who plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover; originally released as Obsession in England and based on the book A Man About A Dog by Alec Coppel.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1949.

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famous dog in movie, Riff Raff

NAME: Napoleon

Dan Hammer's dog in the movie Riff Raff; about a less than honest private eye gets involved with finding a missing map; starring Pat O'Brien and Anne Jeffreys.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

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famous dog in movie, Old Rex

NAME: Ole Rex

A shaggy white dog in the movie Old Rex; about a boy who nurses a stray dog back to health then runs away with him.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Son of the Mask

NAME: Otis

Tim's dog in the movie Son of the Mask; about a man who finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, My Spy

NAME: Ozzie

Sophie's dog in the movie My Spy; about a tough CIA operative who finds himself manipulated by a precocious young girl during an undercover surveillance; starring Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, I Died A Thousand Times

NAME: Pard (See Pard in movie High Sierra, 1941)

Roy's dog in the movie I Died A Thousand Times,a remake of the 1941 movie, about an ex-con who helps a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Jack Palance and Shelly Winters

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1955.

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famous dog in movie, High Sierra

NAME: Pard (See Pard in movie I Died a Thousand Times, 1955)

Roy's dog in the movie High Sierra about an ex-con who is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1941.

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famous dog in movie, Skippy

NAME: Penny

Sooky's dog in the movie Skippy; about two boys who try to raise money to buy a dog license; starring Jackie Cooper. Skippy the character was based on Percy Crosby's Skippy comic strip.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1931.

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famous dog in movie, Rachel and the Stranger

NAME: Pilot

Young Davey's dog in the movie Rachel and the Stranger; about a widowed farmer who takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of an old friend complicates things; starring Robert Mitchum, William Holden, and Loretta Young.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1948.

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famous dog in movie, The Stray

NAME: Pluto

The Davis family adopted dog in the movie The Stray; about a young family who come upon a dog that seems to be miraculous.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2017.

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famous dog in movie, Look Who's Talking Now

NAME: Rocks (Rocks on the left, Daphne on the right) (See also Daphne)

One of the talking dogs in the movie Look Who's Talking Now; about a street-wise cross breed and a spoiled pedegree poodle who have to deal with human problems; starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, Island of the Blue Dolphins

NAME: Rontu

Karana's adopted dog in the movie Island of the Blue Dolphins; about a young Native American girl swims back to her abandoned home island to be with her brother; starring Celia Kaye.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1964.

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famous dog in movie, Summer of the Monkeys

NAME: Rowdy

Jay's companion in the movie Summer of the Monkeys; about a boy who hopes to buy a horse with the reward for returning lost circus chimps but inevitably befriends the chimps and can't bear to part with them.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Mr. Destiny

NAME: Sammy

The Burrow's family dog in the movie Mr. Destiny; about a man who gets to see how his life might have been had he hit a home run in high school instead of striking out; starring Jim Belushi.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 199.

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famous dog in movie, A Dog's Life

NAME: Scraps

Charlie's dog in the movie (silent) A Dog's Life; about a dog who helps a tramp and a dance hall singer survive in the city; starring, written by, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1918.

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famous dog in movie, The Women

NAME: Sheba

The Haines family dog in the movie The Women; about several women and their marital problems. The movie in notable in the it has no male players and stars many known female actors of the time, including Norma Shearer.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1939.

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famous dog in movie, Sherlock: Undercover Dog

NAME: Sherlock

Billy's talking dog in the movie for TV Sherlock: Undercover Dog; about a boy and his detective dog who rescue a kidnapped detective and catch the bad guys.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, They Shall Have Music

NAME: Sucker

Frankie's companion in the movie They Shall Have Music; about a run-away boy who ends up at a music school for poor children where he meets famous violinist Jascha Heifetz. Sucker is played by Zero, one of the first movie dogs.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1939.

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famous dog in movie, book, Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days

NAME: Sweetie

The family dog in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days; based on the popular illustrated children's book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid; written by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Book: 2009.

Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, Rabbit Hole

NAME: Taz

Danny's dog that he chased after into the street, in the movie Rabbit Hole, about a married couple who struggle to deal wth the death of their young son; starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

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famous dog in movie, The Burbs

NAME: Vince

The Peterson's dog in the movie The Burbs; about some suburban neighbors who are convinced that the new family on the block is a murderous Satanic family; starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher among others. (Also in the movie is dog Queenie.)

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, The Cave of the Yellow Dog

NAME: Zochor (Translated as Spot)

The dog Nansal found in the movie (Mongolian/German) The Cave of the Yellow Dog; about a little dog who saves the life of a boy whose family and mother finally see his good soul.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, The Southerner

NAME: Zoonie

The Tucker family dog in the movie The Southerner; about a poor family of cotton pickers who decide to get their own land, but must struggle against nature; starring Zachary Scott.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Movie: 1945.

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famous dog in Dog Days

NAME: Sam and Brandy

Elizabeth's dog and Jimmy's dog in the movie Dog Days; about a group of young people in Los Angeles whose lives become intertwined with the help of their canine companions. (Also in the movie are Labradoodle Charlie, Chihuahua Gertrude, and Pug Mabel)

BREED: Mixed breed

both Sam and Brandy

YEARS: Moive: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, Arthur the King

NAME: Arthur

Mikel's dog in the movie Arthur the King; about a captain of an adventure racing team that befriends a wounded stray dog who accompanies the team on an endurance race through the Dominican Republic; starring Mark Wahlberg.

BREED: Mongrel

YEARS: Movie: 2024.

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famous dog in movie, Strange Brew

NAME: Hosehead

Bob and Doug's dog in the movie Strange Brew, a comedy about two dimwit brothers and a murdering brewmaster.

BREED: Mongrel

YEARS: Movie: 1983.

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famous dog in movie, Pet Sematary

NAME: Zowie

Drew's dog in the movie Pet Sematary; about a young family with a terrible secret in the backyard; based on the book by Stephen King.

BREED: Mongrel

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, book, Harry Potter

NAME: Fang

Hagrid's pet in the books and in the movies Harry Potter; a fantasy series about young children learning to become wizards; written by the British author J. K. Rowling.

BREED: Neapolitan Mastiff

YEARS: Book: 1997-2007.

Movies: 2001-2011.

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famous dog in movie, Hanging Up

NAME: Buck

Maddy's large dog in the movie Hanging Up; about three sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the imminent death of their grouchy father; starring; Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau.

BREED: Newfoundland

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, book, Must Like Dogs

NAME: Mother Teresa

Sarah's brother's dog in the movie Must Like Dogs; about a teacher who looks in the personals ads for a change of pace and a relationship; based on the book written by Claire Cook; starring Diane Lane and John Cusak.

BREED: Newfoundland

YEARS: Book: 2003.

Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, Best in Show

NAME: Winky (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)

Gerry and Cookie Fleck's dog and winner in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.

BREED: Norwich Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Labyrinth

NAME: Ambrosius

Sarah's dog in the movie fantasy Labyrinth; about a woman's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother; starring David Bowie.

BREED: Old English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Billie

NAME: Clown

Billie's dog in the movie Billie; about a 15-year-old tomboy whose passion for track is due to the music in her head, and who teaches the other track guys how to do the same; starring Patty Duke.

BREED: Old English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 1965.

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famous dog in movie, Digby the Biggest Dog in the World

NAME: Digby

In British the movie Digby the Biggest Dog in the World; about an Old English Sheepdog who accidentally drinks a liquid growth formula and expands to gigantic proportions.

BREED: Old English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 1973.

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famous dog in movie, The Shaggy D. A.

NAME: Elwood

Wilby's transformation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy D. A.; about a lawyer who finds strange things happening to him; starring Dean Jones.

BREED: Old English Sheepdog

YEARS: Movie: 1976.

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famous dog in movie, TV, The Return of the Shaggy Dog

NAME: Wilby Daniels

The person turned into a dog in the movie for TV The Return of the Shaggy Dog; about a magical ring that turns a man into a sheepdog.

BREED: Old English Sheepdog

YEARS: TV movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, Chilly Christmas

NAME: Chilly

The family dog in the movie for TV Chilly Christmas; where the dog is about to be given away when a dog thief breaks into the family home and Chilly saves Christmas

BREED: Otterhound

(possibly)

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, It Happened on Fifth Avenue

NAME: Sam (Also known as Sammy)

Mr. McKeever's dog in the movie It Happened on Fifth Avenue; about a homeless man who lives in a mansion while the owner has gone south for the winter; and who shares the place with others, including eventually the original residents.

BREED: Parson Russell Terrier, Rough

possibly

YEARS: Movie: 1947.

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famous dog in movie, Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery

NAME: Tucker

Mary's dog in the movie for TV Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery; about a cat and dog who solve a murder for their amatuer sleuth owner; starring Ricki Lake.

BREED: Pembroke Welsh Corgi

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, book, Because of Winn-Dixie

NAME: Winn-Dixie

Opal's new-found friend in the book and in the movie Because of Winn-Dixie; about a mischievous dog who befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends; starring AnnaSophia Robb and Jeff Daniels; written by Kate DiCamillo.

BREED: Picardy Shepherd

YEARS: Book: 2000.

Movie: 2005.

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famous dog in movie, Our Gang

NAME: Petey (Also known as Pete the Pup)

The kids' dog in the movies Our Gang; a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures; also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals.

BREED: Pit Bull

YEARS: Movies: 1922-1938.

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famous dog in movie, book, A Dog's Way Home

NAME: Bella

Lucas's dog in the book and movie A Dog's Way Home, about a dog who treks 400 miles to return to her former home; the movie stars Ashley Judd, and is based on the book by Bruce Cameron.

BREED: Pit Bull

mix

YEARS: Book: 2018.

Movie: 2019.

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famous dog in movie, The Drop

NAME: Rocco

Bob's adopted dog in the movie The Drop; about a bartender who finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry; starring Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace.

BREED: Pit Bull

puppy

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Wonder Boys

NAME: Poe

The Gaskill's dog in the movie Wonder Boys; about an English Professor who tries to deal with the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in; starring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire.

BREED: Pit Bull Terrier, American

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Fatty's Faithful Dog

NAME: Fido (Fatty's real-life dog, Luke)

Fatty's dog in the short comedy silent movie Fatty's Faithful Dog; a confrontatial setting with many fights; starring Fatty Arbuckle.

BREED: Pitbull

YEARS: Movie: 1915.

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famous dog in movie, Hounded

NAME: Camille

The Van Dusen's dog in the movie Hounded; about a teenager who ends up being hounded by a well-groomed and seemingly cute and tiny dog that actually turns out to be a nightmare of a beast. (Also in the movie is dog Sarge.)

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Young Adult

NAME: Dolce

Mavis' dog in the movie Young Adult; about a fiction writer who returns to her home in Minnesota looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now married with kids; starring Charlize Theron.

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 2011.

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famous dog in movie, Double Take

NAME: Dolores

Freddy's dog in the movie. Double Take; about a man who likes to keep in his dog in a knapsack and trys to run away from trouble but finds it follows him in unexpected ways; starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones.

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 2001.

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famous dog in movie, Screwed

NAME: Muffin

Miss Crock's dog in the movie Screwed; about a chauffeur who kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but the plan goes awry.

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Enemy of the State

NAME: Porsche

The Reynolds family dog in the movie Enemy of the State; about a lawyer who accidentally receives key evidence to a crime and is pursued by a crooked politician's ruffians; starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman.

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Quigley

NAME: Quigley

The reincarnation of Archie in the movie Quigley; about a guy who dies and comes back as a dog to make up for his mistakes; starring Gary Busey.

BREED: Pomeranian

YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, Elvira, Mistress of the Dark

NAME: Algonquin

The dog Elvira inherits in the movie Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; about famed horror hostess Elvira who goes to a stuffy New England town to claim her inheritance of a haunted house.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1988.

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famous dog in movie, Beau Brumell

NAME: Bonaparte

Brumell's dog in the movie Beau Brumell; about a penniless soldier who gains favor with the Prince of York at the end of the 18th century; starring Stewart Granger, Peter Ustinov, and Elizabeth Taylor.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1954.

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famous dog in movie, Wild and Wonderful

NAME: Cognac

Giselle's dog in the movie Wild and Wonderful; about a pampered poodle who creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband; starring Tony Curtis.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1964.

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famous dog in movie, Look Who's Talking Now

NAME: Daphne (Daphne right, Rocks left. See also Rocks)

One of the talking dogs in the movie Look Who's Talking Now; about a street-wise mutt and a spoiled pedigree poodle who have to deal with human problems; starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, It All Came True

NAME: Fanto

The Great Boldini's companion in the movie It All Came True; about a crooked nightclub owner who blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house; starring Humphrey Bogart.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1940.

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famous dog in movie, Designing Women

NAME: Pierrot

Lori's dog in the movie Designing Women; about a sportswriter and a fashion-designer who marry after a whirlwind romance and discover they have little in common; starring Gregory Peck and Lauraen Bacall.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 1957.

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famous dog in movie, Best in Show

NAME: Rhapsody in White (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Winky)

Sherri Ann and Leslie Ward Cabot's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.

BREED: Poodle

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Sabrina

NAME: David

Sabrina's dog in the movie Sabrina; about a chauffeur's daughter who must sort out a tangled love affair by going to Paris; starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.

BREED: Poodle Miniature

YEARS: Movie: 1954.

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famous dog in movie, Five Golden Hours

NAME: Melba

Aldo Bondi's dog in the movie Five Golden Hours; about a petty crook who consoles wealthy widows until he falls in love with one of them; starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse and George Sanders.

BREED: Poodle toy

YEARS: Movie: 1961.

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famous dog in movie, Three Wishes

NAME: Betty Jane

McCloud's dog in the dream in the movie Three Wishes; about a drifter and his dog who temporarily move in with a family who discover the magic of kindness.

BREED: Portuguese Podengo

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, The Lake House

NAME: Jack

The dog that Alex and Kate share in the movie The Lake House; about two strangers who fall in love but are living in a different time; starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.

BREED: Portuguese Podengo

YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, Soccer Dog-The Movie

NAME: Lincoln

Clay's dog in the movie Soccer Dog-The Movie; about an adopted boy whose dog has an uncanny ability to play soccer.

BREED: Portuguese Podengo

YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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famous dog in movie, Zeus and Roxanne

NAME: Zeus

Terry's dog in the movie Zeus and Roxanne; about the friendship between a dog and a dolphin and a marine biologist and the dog's owner; starring Steve Guttenberg and Kathleen Quinlan.

BREED: Portuguese Podengo

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Men in Black

NAME: Frank the Pug

A alien in disguise in the movie Men in Black. Frank is also in the 2002 sequel and the 2007 movie Frank. (More about Frank.)

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 1997-2002.

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famous dog in movie, Kingsman: The Secret Service

NAME: J.B. (short for Jack Bauer)

Eggsy's dog in the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service; about a spy organization who recruits a street kid and whose goal is to end a global threat from a twisted tech genius; starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, and Samuel Jackson.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2014.

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famous dog in movie, Norbit

NAME: Lloyd

Mrs. Henderson's pet Pug dog in the movie Norbit; about a mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman and meets the woman of his dreams; starring Eddie Murphy.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, The Adventures of Milo and Otis

NAME: Otis

In the movie (Japanese) The Adventures of Milo and Otis; about the roving misadventures of a dog and a cat. The reworked English language version was released in 1989.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Patrick

NAME: Patrick

Sarah's dog in the movie Patrick; about a young woman whose life changes when her grandmother bequeaths her a spoiled Pug.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, book, Molly Moon

NAME: Petula

Molly's cute and lovable pet in the series of children's books Molly Moon; about a young girl who discovers she has many unusual powers; by Georgia Byng. Also as the movie Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism starring Raffey Cassidy.

BREED: Pug

YEARS: Book: 2002.

Movie: 2015.

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famous dog in movie, I Love You Man

NAME: Anwar Sadat

Sydney's dog in the movie I Love You Man; about a friendless guy who goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding.

BREED: Puggle

Crossbreed of a Beagle and a Pug

YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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famous dog in movie, book, Where the Red Fern Grows

NAME: Little Ann (See also Old Dan)

One of Billy's dogs in the children's book Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows.

BREED: Redbone Coonhound

YEARS: Book: 1961.

Movie: 1974.

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famous dog in movie, book, Where the Red Fern Grows

NAME: Old Dan (See also Little Ann)

One of Billy's dogs in the children's book and the movie Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows.

BREED: Redbone Coonhound

YEARS: Book: 1961.

Movie: 1974, 2003.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Sounder

NAME: Sounder (Also see book version)

The family dog in the movie Sounder and its 1976 sequel and the movie for TV by Disney Sounder; a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression Era of the South; based upon the book by William H. Armstrong but more upbeat.

BREED: Redbone Hound

YEARS: Movies: 1972, 1976.

TV movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, A Far Off Place

NAME: Hintza

Harry's dog in the movie A Far Off Place. Survivors of a massacre must flee across the kalahari desert; starring Reese Witherspoon.

BREED: Rhodesian Ridgeback

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, Amores Perros

NAME: Cofi

Octavio's dog in the movie (Mexican) Amores Perros. A horrific car accident connects three stories each involving characters dealing with loss regret and life's harsh realities all in the name of love.

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Play Dead

NAME: Greta

Hester's gift to her niece in the movie Play Dead; about a woman who uses her magic powers and a vicious Rotweiller dog to murder her relatives; starring Yvonne De Carlo.

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Movie: 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Show Dogs

NAME: Max

Police officer Frank's companion in the movie Show Dogs, about a macho police dog who goes undercover as a primped entant in a dog show to stop an animal-smuggling scheme; starring Will Arnett. (Also in the movie are dogs Daisy, Sprinkles, Karma, Philippe, and Dante.)

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation

NAME: Snots

Rocky and Ruby Sue's dog in the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; about a family Christmas get-together that turns into a disaster; starring Chevy Chase.

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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famous dog in movie, book, Lad: A Dog

NAME: Lad

The author's dog in the movie Lad: A Dog; starring Peter Breck; based on a series of short stories by Albert Terhune about his real-life Rough Collie.

BREED: Rough Collie

YEARS: Dog: 1902-1918.

Book: 1919.

Movie: 1962.

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famous dog in movie, Hondo

NAME: Sam

Hondo's dog in the movie Hondo; about a U.S. cavalry scout who discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches and he becomes their protector; starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page.

BREED: Rough Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1953.

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famous dog in movie, The Painted Hills

NAME: Shep

Prospector Jonathan's faithful companion in the movie The Painted Hills; about a guy who strikes gold and whose greedy partner attempts to lay claim on the find; starring the dog Pal as Lassie.

BREED: Rough Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1951.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Lassie Come Home

NAME: Lassie

In the TV series and in the movies beginning with the film Lassie Come Home; about a boy and his dog; starring Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor. In the TV series the boy was played by Tommy Retig. (More about Lassie.)

BREED: RoughCollie

YEARS: Movie: from 1943.

TV series: 1954-1973.

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famous dog in movie, My Dog, the Thief

NAME: Barabbas

Jack's dog in the movie My Dog, the Thief; about an traffic reporter who discovers that his dog has accidentally stolen a priceless necklace from a jewel-smuggling gang; starring Dwayne Hickman and Mary Ann Mobley.

BREED: Saint Bernard

YEARS: Movie: 1969.

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famous dog in book, Heidi

NAME: Josef

Heidi's dog in the children's book Heidi, about the life of a young girl in her paternal grandfather's care in the Swiss Alps; written by Swiss author Johanna Spyri. The story has been adapted in many media, but the dog is rarely feature (one exception is the 1974 Japanese anime series).

BREED: Saint Bernard

YEARS: Book: 1881.

Animation: 1974.

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famous dog in movie, The Kennel Murder Case

NAME: Captain McTavish

Philo Vance's dog in the movie The Kennel Murder Case; about a detective who investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important cluestarring; William Powell and Mary Astor.

BREED: Scottish Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1933.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Kennel Murder Case

NAME: McTavish

Philo Vance's dog in the book and the movie The Kennel Murder Case; about a private detective who solves a mysterious murder; starring William Powell and based on the 1933 novel by S. S. Van Dine. The remake of the movie in 1940 titled Calling Philo Vance starred James Stephenson.

BREED: Scottish Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1933.

Movies: 1933, 1940.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Watcher in the Woods

NAME: Nerak

Ellie's puppy in the movie The Watcher in the Woods; about a family who moves to a country home where the young girls experience haunting events linked to the past; based on a novel by Florence Engel Randall; starring Bette Davis.

BREED: Scottish Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1976.

Movie: 1981.

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famous dog in movie, book, Higglety Pigglety Pop!

NAME: Jennie

In the movie and the book Higglety Pigglety Pop!; about a dog who is not content with having everything but must go out in the world to find something she doesn't have; starring Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker. The book was written by Maurice Sendak.

BREED: Sealyham Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Book: 1967.

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famous dog in movie, Seven Psychopaths

NAME: Bonny

Charlie's dog in the movie Seven Psychopaths; about two guys who steal a gangster's beloved dog; starring Colin Farrell and Woody Harrelson.

BREED: Shih Tzu

YEARS: Movie: 2012.

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famous dog in movie, Best of Show

NAME: Miss Agnes (See also Beatrice, Winky, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)

Scott Donlan and Stefan Vanderhoof's dog in the movie Best of Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.

BREED: Shih Tzu

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, Snow Dogs

NAME: Snowdogs (Including Demon, Diesel, Duchess, Mac, Nana, Scooper, Sniff, and Yodel)

Dr. Brooks' dogs in the movie Snow Dogs; about a dentist who inherits a team of sled dogs and has to learn the sled-trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man; starring Cuba Gooding.

BREED: Siberian Huskies

except for Nana, a Border Collie

YEARS: Movie: 2002.

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famous dog in movie, Iron Will

NAME: Beau

Will's lead sled dog in the movie Iron Will; about a man who needs money and so joins a cross country dogsled race.

BREED: Siberian Husky

YEARS: Movie: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, Iron Will

NAME: Gus

Will's dog in the movie Iron Will. about a guy who decides to join a cross country dogsled race; starring Mackenzie Astin and Kevin Spacey.

BREED: Siberian Husky

YEARS: Movies: 1994.

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famous dog in movie, Oh My Dog

NAME: Simba

Arjun's dog in the Indian children's movie Oh My Dog; a bout a young boy who rescues a blind Siberian Husky puppy and decides to train him for a competition with his father and grandfather.

BREED: Siberian Husky

YEARS: Movie: 2022.

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famous dog in movie, Snow Buddies

NAME: Shasta

Adam's sled dog in the movie Snow Buddies; about young pups who accidentally get shipped to Alaska in an ice-cream truck. (Also in the movies are dogs B. Dawg, Budderball, Buddha, Mudbud, Rosebud, and Talon.)

BREED: Siberian Husky

(the other dogs are Golden Retrievers)

YEARS: Movies: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Eight Below

NAME: 8 Below (Including Dewey, Max, Maya, Old Jack, Shorty, Truman, Buck and Shadow)

In the movie Eight Below; based upon the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole and a remake of the 1986 Japanese film Nankyoku Monogatari.

BREED: Siberian Husky

Buck and Shadow were Alaskan Malamutes

YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, book, Greyfriars Bobby

NAME: Greyfriars Bobby

Auld Jock's loyal dog in the book and the movie Greyfriars Bobby; about a dog who follows a farm worker who ultimately dies in poverty and is buried in Greyfriar's Kirkyard. Bobby returns to his grave every night; based on the book by Eleanor Atkinson.

BREED: Skye Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1912.

Movies: 1961, 2005.

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famous dog in movie, Feast of Love

NAME: Bradley, Jr.

Bradley's dog (which he names after himself) in the movie Feast of Love; about a college professor who finds himself involved in the romantic lives of people around him; starring Morgan Freeman.

BREED: Springer Spaniel, Welsh

YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Beethoven

NAME: Beethoven

The Newton's dog in the movie Beethoven and its five sequels. (Also in the second movie are dogs Missy, Chubby, Dolly, Tchaikovsky, and Moe. And in the fourth movie dog Michelangelo. See also the animated television series entry Beethoven.)

BREED: St. Bernard

YEARS: Movies: 1992-2003.

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famous dog in movie, book, Cujo

NAME: Cujo

The rabid dog in the book and in the movie Cujo; about a family terrorized by the eponymous Cujo; written by Stephen King.

BREED: St. Bernard

YEARS: Book: 1981.

Movie: 1983.

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famous dog in movie, TV, George!

NAME: George

Jim's dog in the movie George! and the TV series (Swiss-Canadian), about an airplane pilot living in Switzerland whose sister gives him her 250-pound St. Bernard.

BREED: St. Bernard

YEARS: Movie: 1972.

TV series:1972-73.

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famous dog in movie, TV, Father Dear Father

NAME: H. G. Wells

The father's pet in the TV series (British) and the movie Father Dear Father; about a writer of trashy thriller novels who finds himself bringing up his two irrepressible daughters. An Australian sequel series followed in 1978.

BREED: St. Bernard

YEARS: TV series: 1968-1973.

Movie: 1973.

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famous dog in movie, Fluke

NAME: Rufus (See also Fluke)

Fluke's friend in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert.

BREED: St. Bernard

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, You Lucky Dog

NAME: Lucky

The heir to his deceased master's fortune in the movie for TV You Lucky Dog; about a dog psychiatrist who is famous for literally being able to read dog's minds; starring Kirk Cameron.

BREED: St. Bernard

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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famous dog in movie, Snatch

NAME: Daisy

Vinny's dog in the movie Snatch; about a bunch of unsavory characters who create mayhem while trying to track down a priceless stolen diamond.

BREED: Staffordshire Bull Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, The Uninvited

NAME: Bobby

Pamela's dog in the movie The Uninvited; about a brother and sister who discover their beautiful Gothic mansion is bedeviled by a ghost; starring Ray Milland.

BREED: Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1944.

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famous dog in movie, Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy

NAME: Baxter

Ron's dog in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; about a macho narcissistic news anchor from the 1970s; starring Will Ferrell.

BREED: Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Benji

NAME: Benji (See also actor dog Higgins)

A lovable stray dog in a small town befriended by the locals each of whom call him by a different name in the movie Benji and its sequels played by dog Higgins. (More about Benji.)

BREED: Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movies: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1987, 2004.

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famous dog in movie, Mooch Goes To Hollywood

NAME: Mooch

In the movie Mooch Goes To Hollywood; about an ambitious dog who attempts to become a canine star after befriending Zsa Zsa Gabor; played by the Benji dog Higgins and starring Vincent Price.

BREED: Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1975.

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famous dog in movie, Under Cover of Night

NAME: Betty

Professor Janet Griswald's dog in the movie Under Cover of Night; a professor is about to announce a great discovery in physics when her jealous husband, who collaborated with her, causes her to have a heart attack by throwing her dog out a window. When he can't find her notebook containing the discovery details, he ends up killing several other people; starring Henry Daniell, et. al.

BREED: Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, The Cat in the Hat

NAME: Nevins

The Waldens' pet dog in the movie The Cat in the Hat; about two bored kids whose life is turned up-side-down when a talking cat comes to visit them; starring Mike Myers.

BREED: Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, book, Bridge to Terbithia

NAME: Prince Terrien (Referred to as P.T.)

The dog that Jess gave Leslie in the book and the movie Bridge to Terbithia; about a young boy whose life is changed after meeting a new friend; by Katherine Paterson

BREED: Terrier mix

YEARS: Book: 1977.

Movie: 2007.

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famous dog in movie, Fog Over Frisco

NAME: Ragsy

Val's dog in the movie Fog Over Frisco; about two half-sisters from a respected San Francisco family whose life styles diverge as one of them takes up with criminals. (Great shots of San Francisco in 1934.)

BREED: Terrier mix

YEARS: Movie: 1934.

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famous dog in movie, Man's Best Friend

NAME: Max

The genetically altered dog in the movie Man's Best Friend; about a dog that turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves; starring Ally Sheedy.

BREED: Tibetan Mastiff

YEARS: Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, This Side of the Law

NAME: Angel

Deceased Mr. Taylor's dog in the movie This Side of the Law; about a vagrant who is bailed out of jail by an attorney to impersonate a missing millionaire whose estate is worth $3,000,000; starring Kent Smith and Janis Paige.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 1950.

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famous dog in movie, The Truffle Hunters

NAME: Birba

Aurelio's dog in the documentary movie The Truffle Hunters, about a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2020.

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famous dog in movie, H. M. Pulham Esq.

NAME: Bitsy

The Pulham family dog in the movie H. M. Pulham Esq.; about a successful man who reflects on the past wondering if he is now happy; starring Robert Young and Hedy Lamarr.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 1941.

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famous dog in movie, Puppy Love

NAME: Channing Tatum

Nicole's dog in the rom-com movie Puppy Love, about a couple who find love when there pets show the way. (Also in the movie is dog Cloe.)

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, book, To Dance with the White Dog

NAME: Cora

Sam's vision of a dog in the book and the movie for TV by Hallmark To Dance with the White Dog; about a mysterious dog that the old man starts to see after his wife Cora dies... which apparently is her; the book by Terry Kay; the movie starring Hume Cronym and Jessica Tandy.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Book: 1990.

Movie: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, The More Love Grows

NAME: Elmer

Helen's dog in the Hallmark movie The More Love Grows, about a woman who discovers happiness thanks to a stray dog and a helpful vet.

BREED: unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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famous dog in movie, Dogville

NAME: Moses

Chuck's dog in the movie Dogville; about a woman hiding from mobsters who arrives in the small town and is provided refuge in return for physical labor; starring Nicole Kidman, narrated by John Hurt. (The dog exists only as a chalk outline until the final scene.)

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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famous dog in movie, Murder on a Honeymoon

NAME: Mr. Jones

Phyllis's dog in the movie Murder on a Honeymoon; about a school-teacher/amateur-sleuth who suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a sea-plane gets sick and dies; starring Edna May Oliver.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 1935.

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famous dog in movie, Vicky and her Mystery

NAME: Mystery

Victoria's dog in the movie Vicky and her Mystery; about a 8 year old girl whose mother passed away finds solace in the adoption of a puppy.

BREED: unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2021.

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famous dog in movie, Red

NAME: Red

Avery's dog in the movie Red; about one man's revenge after his beloved dog dies in an attempted robbery.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, David Copperfield

NAME: Jip

Dog of David's first wife, Dora, in the movies and TV series based on the book David Copperfield; about the life of English chap in the early 19th century; written by Charles Dickens.

BREED: Unkown

(Spaniel in the book)

YEARS: Book: 1850.

Movies: 1911, 1913, 1922, 1935, 1969, 1993, 2000.

TV series: 1966, 1974, 1986.

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famous dog in movie, Best in Show

NAME: Beatrice (See also Winky, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)

Meg and Hamilton Swan's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.

BREED: Weimaraner

YEARS: Movie: 2000.

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famous dog in movie, The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold

NAME: Hardly Boys (Fay Ray, Battina, Crooky and Chundo) (See also Fay Ray)

Photographer William Wegman's dogs dressed up as people in the movie The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold where the Hardly family has to solve some mysteries while on vacation at the Hardly Inn in Maine.

BREED: Weimaraner

YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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famous dog in movie, Little Dog Lost

NAME: Candy

The family dog in the movie for TV Little Dog Lost; about the adventures of a little dog; as part of the Wonderful World of Disney television program.

BREED: Welsh Corgi

YEARS: Movie: 1963.

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famous dog in movie, Robinson Crusoe

NAME: Skipper

The captain's dog in the movie Robinson Crusoe; a loose adaptation of Daniel Defoe's classic novel; starring Pierce Brosnan.

BREED: Welsh Corgi

YEARS: Movie: 1997.

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famous dog in movie, Dean Spanley

NAME: Wag

Dean's being before being reincarnated in the movie Dean Spanley; about a man who can't come to grips with the loss of his son; starring Peter O'Toole andSam Neill.

BREED: Welsh Springer Spaniel

YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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famous dog in movie, Behave Yourself!

NAME: Archie

Bill Denny's accidental anniversary gift to his wife in the movie Behave Yourself!; about a gangland's messenger dog that instead follows a husband home and gets him involve with the mob, money and murder; starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters.

BREED: Welsh Terrier

mix

YEARS: Movie: 1951.

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famous dog in movie, Game Night

NAME: Bastian

Gary's dog in the movie Game Night; about a group of friends whose regular game night turns into a tangled real-life mystery when the boastful brother of one of them is kidnapped by thugs; starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams.

BREED: West Highland White Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 2018.

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famous dog in movie, The Spy with a Cold Nose

NAME: Pickles

Hero in finding the soccer World Cup trophy and a character in the British movie The Spy with a Cold Nose; about a dog is fitted with a covert listening device then passed between agents of the Russian and British intelligence branches; starring Laurence Harvey. (More about Pickles fame.)

BREED: White Collie

YEARS: Movie: 1966.

Dog: 1962-1067.

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famous dog in movie, Topper Takes a Trip

NAME: Atlas

Marion Kirby's dog in the movie Topper Takes a Trip; about a ghost and her dog who get Cosmo Topper and his wife back together; starring Constance Bennett and Skippy, the dog famously known as Asta.

BREED: Wire Fox Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, Bringing Up Baby

NAME: George

Susan's dog in the movie Bringing Up Baby; about a paleontologist pursued by a flighty heiress and her pet leopard; starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.

BREED: Wire Fox Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1938.

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famous dog in movie, The Devil to Pay

NAME: George

Willy's dog in the movie The Devil to Pay; about a free-spirited but lovable man who returns home penniless and falls in love; starring Ronald Colman and Loretta Young.

BREED: Wire Fox Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1930.

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famous dog in movie, The Awful Truth

NAME: Mr. Smith

Lucy's dog in the movie The Awful Truth; about a married couple dealing with unfounded suspicions and each other's attempts to find new romance; starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. The dog is played by Skippy aka Asta.

BREED: Wire Fox Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Thin Man

NAME: Asta

The Charles' dog in the book and several films such as the movie The Thin Man; about a murder solving couple; their dog played by Skippy; starring William Powell and Myrna Loy; the book by Dashiell Hammett.

BREED: Wire Fox Terrier

(Book dog was a Schnauzer)

YEARS: Book: 1934.

Movies: 1934 and 5 sequels.

Dog: 1931-1940.

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famous dog in movie, Midnight Alibi

NAME: Miss Skippy

The gift Vance gives Abigail (Old Doll) in the movie Midnight Alibi; about a gambler who befriends an old lady who later supplies him with an alibi; adapt from Damon Runyon's 1933 short story The Old Doll's House.

BREED: Wire-Hair Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1934.

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famous dog in movie, Theodora Goes Wild

NAME: Jake

Michael Grant's dog in the movie Theodora Goes Wild; about a small-town woman who is the anonymous author of a scandalous novel and, after falling in love with her pursuer, ends up revealing the secret: starring Irene Dunne, and Melvyn Douglas.

BREED: Wire_Fox_Terrier

YEARS: Movie: 1936.

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famous dog in movie, The Journey of Natty Gann

NAME: Jed

Nanny's wolf-dog in the movie The Journey of Natty Gann; about a tomboy in the 1930s who runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2000 miles away; starring Meredith Salenger and John Cusack.

BREED: Wolf-dog Hybrid

YEARS: Movie: 1985.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, White Fang

NAME: White Fang

A wolf-dog during the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 19th century in the book, the movie and the animated TV series White Fang; about a wild dog's journey to domestication; original story written by Jack London.

BREED: Wolf-dog Hybrid

YEARS: Book: 1906.

Movies: 1936, 1991, 1993, 1994.

TV series: 1993.

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famous dog in movie, Dog Gone

NAME: Gonker

Fielding's dog in the movie Dog Gone; about a father and son who repair their relationship during a trek on the Appalachian trail to find a lost dog. Based on the book Dog Gone by Pauls Toutonghi, which was based on a true story.

BREED: Yellow Labrador

YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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