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Dogs in Books Famous during the 1980s

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Bandit; famous dog in book, TV, Little House on the Prairie Belle; famous dog in book, TV, Belle et Sébastien Bello; famous dog in book, Dirk's Dog, Bello Black Bob; famous dog in book, comics, The Dandy Bullseye; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Oliver Twist Buster; famous dog in book, TV, The Fantastic Flying Journey Carl; famous dog in book, Good Dog Carl Charkie; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Curious George Chief; famous dog in movie, book, The Fox and the Hound Copper; famous dog in movie, book, The Fox and the Hound Cujo; famous dog in movie, book, Cujo Danny; famous dog in book, comics, Phantom Blood Einstein; famous dog in movie, book, Watchers Fly; famous dog in movie, book, Babe Garrick; famous dog in book, TV, Poldark Gyp; famous dog in book, Only One Woof Hachiko; famous dog in movie, book, Hachiko: The True Story of a Loyal Dog Hank the Cowdog; famous dog in book, Hank the Cowdog Jip; famous dog in movie, book, TV, David Copperfield Kavik; famous dog in movie, book, The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog Kitty; famous dog in book, A Dog Called Kitty Mike; famous dog in book, Irish Red, Son of Big Red Nerak; famous dog in movie, book, The Watcher in the Woods Petey; famous dog in book, TV, The Puppy's Further Adventures Pilot; famous dog in movie, book, TV, Jane Eyre Raggedy Dog; famous dog in book, TV, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy Rowf; famous dog in movie, book, The Plague Dogs Searchlight; famous dog in movie, book, Stone Fox Snitter; famous dog in movie, book, The Plague Dogs Sorry O-O; famous dog in book, TV, comics, Moomin Spot the Dog; famous dog in book, TV, Spot the Dog Towser; famous dog in book, TV, Towser Ubi; famous dog in book, Sit, Ubu, Sit Wee Jock; famous dog in book, TV, Hamish Macbeth What-A-Mess; famous dog in book, TV, What-A-Mess White Dog; famous dog in movie, book, White Dog Willie; famous dog in book, TV, Whistle for Willie 

The number of Dogs in Books Famous during the 1980s is 37

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famous dog in book, TV, Little House on the Prairie

NAME: Bandit (See also Jack)

The family's second dog in the books and the TV series Little House on the Prairie; based on the memories of Laura Ingalls Wilder's childhood in the Midwest region of the United States during the late 19th century.

BREED: Bulldog

(mixed breed in TV series)

YEARS: Book: 1935-1943, 1962, 1971, 1974.

TV series: 1977-1983.

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famous dog in book, TV, Belle et Sébastien

NAME: Belle

In the book and the TV series broadcast in France and later in England Belle et Sébastien; about a six-year-old boy named Sebastien and his dog; written by Cécile Aubry. Also a Japanese animated TV series Meiken Jolie.

BREED: Pyrenean Mountain Dog

YEARS: Book: 1965.

French TV series: 1965-1970.

Japanese TV series: 1981-1982.

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famous dog in book, Dirk's Dog, Bello

NAME: Bello

Dirk's dog in the Dutch book Dirk's Dog, Bello; about A little Dutch boy who helps rescue a Great Dane washed up on the dike of his village; written by Meindert DeJong.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Book: 1980.

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famous dog in book, comics, The Dandy

NAME: Black Bob

Shepherd master Andrew Glenn's dog in the the comic The Dandy and the book Black Bob: The Dandy Wonder Dog; drawn by Jack Prout.

BREED: Border Collie

YEARS: Comics: 1944-1982.

Book: 1950-1965.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, Oliver Twist

NAME: Bullseye

Bill Sikes's dog in the book Oliver Twist; about a orphan boy caught in the misery of old London; by Charles Dickens and in the many movie adaptations including the movie Oliver.

BREED: Bull Terrier

or Bulldog

YEARS: Book: 1837-1839.

Movies: 1922, 1948, 1968, 1988, 1997, 2005.

TV: 1999, 2007.

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famous dog in book, TV, The Fantastic Flying Journey

NAME: Buster

In the book and animated TV series for children The Fantastic Flying Journey; about three kids their uncle and a dog traveling in a fantastic flying machine; written by Gerald Durrell.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Book: 1987.

TV series: 2001.

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famous dog in book, Good Dog Carl

NAME: Carl

Madeleine's dog in the illustrated children's book Good Dog Carl; about a Rottweiler and a little girl he takes care of -- the first in a series of 22 books (as of 2016); written and illustrated by Alexandra Day.

BREED: Rottweiler

YEARS: Book: 1985-2015.

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famous dog in movie, book, TV, Curious George

NAME: Charkie

Steve and Betsy's dog in the children's book, animated movie, and animated TV series Curious George; about a brown monkey who is brought from his home in Africa by "The Man with The Yellow Hat" to live in a big city; written by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey.

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Book: since 1941.

TV series: 2004, 2006.

Movie: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Fox and the Hound

NAME: Chief (See also Copper)

Friend of the fox in the book and animated movie The Fox and the Hound; about a red fox and a hunting dog who renew their friendship; book by Daniel P. Mannix. The movies The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 are not true to the book. (In sequel are dogs Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, Waylon and Floyd.)

BREED: Foxhound

YEARS: Book: 1967.

Movie: 1981.

Movie sequel: 2006.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Fox and the Hound

NAME: Copper (See also Chief)

A hunting dog who befriends a red fox in the book and the animated movie The Fox and the Hound; book by Daniel P. Mannix. The movies The Fox and the Hound and The Fox and the Hound 2 are not true to the book. (In sequel are dogs Dixie, Cash, Granny Rose, Waylon and Floyd.)

BREED: Bloodhound

YEARS: Book: 1967.

Movies: 1981, 2006.

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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 book, comics, Phantom Blood

NAME: Danny

Jonathan's dog in the Japanese comic (manga) Phantom Blood; the comic serial follows the adventures of a young man, relatives and his father's fortune; created by Hirohiko Araki.

BREED: Great Dane

YEARS: Comic book: 1987.

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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, 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 book, TV, Poldark

NAME: Garrick

Demelza'a dog in the book series and TV series Poldark, about the lives of a British army officer, his relatives and friends in the late 18th and early 19th century in Cornwall; creator of the 12 book series, Winston Graham. There were two TV series, the latest in 2015, starring Aidan Turner as Poldark.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Book: 1945-2002.

TV series: 1975, 2015.

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famous dog in book, Only One Woof

NAME: Gyp

One of the Wilkinson's dogs in the children's book Only One Woof; about a dog on a sheep farm that never barks; written by James Herriot.(Also in the book is dog Sweep.)

BREED: Sheep Dog

YEARS: Book: 1985.

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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 book, Hank the Cowdog

NAME: Hank the Cowdog

The self-styled "Head of Ranch Security" in the book series about Hank the Cowdog; about the proud but bumbling Hank; written by John R. Erickson.

BREED: Mixed breed

(pure-bred cowdog)

YEARS: Book: 1982-2009.

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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, 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 book, A Dog Called Kitty

NAME: Kitty

Ricky's dog in the children's book A Dog Called Kitty; about a boy terrified by dogs comes to cherish a helpless puppy; the first of 37 dog stories by author Bill Wallace.

BREED: Unknown

YEARS: Book: 1980.

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famous dog in book, Irish Red, Son of Big Red

NAME: Mike (Irish Red)

Danny's dog and son of Big Red in the book Irish Red, Son of Big Red; about a runt bird dog who eventually proves he is as good as his famous father; written by Jim Kjelgaard.

BREED: Irish Setter

YEARS: Book: 1951.

Reissue: 1984.

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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 book, TV, The Puppy's Further Adventures

NAME: Petey

A lonely orphan boy's dog in the animated TV series The Puppy's Further Adventures; based on a children's book The Puppy Who Wanted a Boy; written by Jane Thayer. (Also in the series are dogs Dolly, Duke, Dash, and Lucky.)

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Book: 1958.

TV series: 1983-1984.

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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 book, TV, The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy

NAME: Raggedy Dog (Also known as Raggedy Arthur)

One of the stuffed dolls who come to life in Marcella's bedroom, in the animated TV series The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy; based on the books by Johnny Gruelle; including several about the dog, such as Raggedy Dog to the Rescue.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Book: 1988.

TV series: 1988-1990.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Plague Dogs

NAME: Rowf (See also Snitter)

In the animated movie The Plague Dogs; about the escape of two dogs from a research station; based on the book The Plague Dogs; written by Richard Adams.

BREED: Mixed breed

YEARS: Book: 1977.

Movie: 1982.

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famous dog in movie, book, Stone Fox

NAME: Searchlight (Morgan in the movie version)

Little Willy's dog in the book Stone Fox; about a boy who enters a dog sled race to win money to save his grandpa's farm; written by John Reynolds Gerdiner. Also made into the movie for TV.

BREED: Samoyed;

(Bearded Collie in the movie)

YEARS: Book: 1980.

Movie: 1987.

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famous dog in movie, book, The Plague Dogs

NAME: Snitter (See also Rowf)

In the book The Plague Dogs; about the escape of two dogs from a research station; based on the book The Plague Dogs; written by Richard Adams.

BREED: Fox Terrier Smooth

YEARS: Book: 1977.

Movie: 1982.

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famous dog in book, TV, comics, Moomin

NAME: Sorry O-O

A melancholy and longing dog in the comic strip, TV series, and books about Moomin; a series of episodes with several eccentric and oddly-shaped characters, some of whom are related to each other; by Finnish author Tove Jansson.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Books: 1945-1970.

Comic strip: 1945-1975.

TV series: 1959-1991.

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famous dog in book, TV, Spot the Dog

NAME: Spot the Dog

The feature puppy in the children's book series Spot the Dog; written by Eric Hill and later a British animated TV series titled Spot.

BREED: Cocker Spaniel

YEARS: Book: series 1980-1996.

TV series: 1986-2000.

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famous dog in book, TV, Towser

NAME: Towser

In the animated TV show Towser and in the book series, about a clever dog; created by writer and illustrator Tony Ross.

BREED: Generic

YEARS: Book: 1984, 1985.

TV show: 1984.

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famous dog in book, Sit, Ubu, Sit

NAME: Ubi (Ubi Roi)

Goldberg's Dog on TV promotional ads, and in the book Sit, Ubu, Sit; a book about an American writer and producer for television and film Gary David Goldberg best known for his work on Family Ties and Spin City. The closing tag for these Ubu Productions was a photograph of Ubu Roi with a frisbee in his mouth.

BREED: Black Labrador Retriever

YEARS: On screen: 1980s.

Book: 2008.

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famous dog in book, TV, Hamish Macbeth

NAME: Wee Jock

Macbeth's dog in the TV series (British) Hamish Macbeth; about a man who keeps the peace in a small Scottish town without undue reliance on the letter of the law; loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton.

BREED: West Highland White Terrier

YEARS: Book: 1985-2013.

TV series: 1995-1997.

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famous dog in book, TV, What-A-Mess

NAME: What-A-Mess (Real name Prince Amir of Kinjan)

Title character in a series of British children books and animated TV series What-A-Mess; about an accident-prone puppy; created by Frank Muir.

BREED: Afghan Hound

YEARS: Book: series 1984-1981.

TV series: 1990 1995.

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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 book, TV, Whistle for Willie

NAME: Willie

Peter's dog in the children's book and animated TV series Whistle for Willie; about a boy who longs to whistle for his dog; written and illustrated by Ezra Jack Keats.

BREED: Dachshund

YEARS: Book: 1964.

TV series: 1984.

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