List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Dogs in Advertisements Famous during the 1980s

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Jason
In advertisements for Hush Puppies, a brand of casual shoes by Wolverine Worldwide.
BREED: Basset Hound YEARS:

Ubi
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:

McGruff
In advertisements for National Crime Prevention Council; created by John Young.... (More about McGruff)
BREED: Bloodhound YEARS:

Spuds Mackenzie
In advertisements for Budweiser beer one of the Anheuser-Busch brands played by a dog named Honey Tree Evil Eye. (More about Spuds.)
BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS:

Bingo
In advertisements for Cracker Jacks, a U.S. brand of snack consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Rowlf the Dog
In several animated movies and the puppet TV series The Muppet Show; a puppet dog originally created by Jim Henson for advertisements for Purina Dog Chow. Also on The Jimmy Dean Show and Sesame Street. (More about Rowlf. Also in the show was Miss Piggy's dog Foo-Foo.)
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Alex
In advertisements for Stroh's beer, currently made by the Pabst Brewing Company.
BREED: Golden Retriever YEARS:

Tige (Advertising )
In advertising and in the comic strip Buster Brown; about a mischievous young boy and his dog; created by Richard Felton Outcault and on radio and in the TV series. Adopted as mascot by Brown Shoe Company.
BREED: Pit Bull Terrier YEARS:

Sensation (Another )
Representative dog image for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. A dog named Don which had won bench championships in England in 1875 and 1876, became the symbolic image for the Kennel Club because of the 1935 steel engraving of “Sensation” by artist J. Wellstood. From 1980-1982, a head study of the dog gained popularity. (More about Sensation.)
BREED: Pointer YEARS:

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The number of Dogs in Advertisements Famous during the 1980s is 9

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First Breed on each page
1.	Basset Hound (Jason)
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Breed (Dog Name)
1.	Basset Hound (Jason)
2.	Black Labrador Retriever (Ubi)
3.	Bloodhound (McGruff)
4.	Bull Terrier (Spuds Mackenzie)
5.	Generic (Bingo)
6.	Generic (Rowlf the Dog)
7.	Golden Retriever (Alex)
8.	Pit Bull Terrier (Tige)
9.	Pointer (Sensation)