List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Dogs in Books Famous prior to 1940

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Gelert
The dog of legend associated with the village of Beddgelert in Wales made famous in a poem by William Robert Spencer. (More about Gelert. Image shown is a painting by Richard Ansdell.)
BREED: Irish Wolfhound YEARS:

Wolf
The old man's dog in the short story Rip Van Winkle; about a man who sleeps for 20 years; by Washington Irving.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Bullseye (Book )
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:

Pilot (Book )
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:

Diogenes (Book )
A dog befriended by Paul and adopted by Florence in the book Dombey and Son; a wealthy owner of the shipping company whose dream is to have a son to continue his business; written by Charles Dickens.
BREED: Unknown YEARS:

Jip (Book )
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:

Rab (Book )
James Noble's dog in the short story Rab and his Friends; based on a true incident about a dog and his relationship with an Edinburgh doctor and one of the doctor's patients in the 1830s; written by Scottish physician John Brown.
BREED: Mastiff YEARS:

Gyp (Book )
Adam's faithful dog in the book Adam Bede; about a love "rectangle" between beautiful woman, a young squire who seduces her, her unacknowledged suitor, and a fervent, virtuous Methodist preacher; written by George Eliot.
BREED: Generic Terrier YEARS:

Patrasche (1999 movie )
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:

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Dingo (1999 movie )
A dog brought into the ship and offered passage to America in the book Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen; about slavery, and the African slave trade; written by Jules Verne.
BREED: Unknown YEARS:

Josef (1999 movie )
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:

Kashtanka (Statue )
A dog who must choose between a circus life or a loving family in the book Kastanka; written by Anton Chekov.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Beautiful Joe (Statue )
In the book Beautiful Joe; about an abused dog who is rescued; written by Margaret Marshall Saunders.
BREED: Bull Terrier and Fox Terrier mix YEARS:

Stickeen (Statue )
John Muir's dog in the children's book Stickeen: An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier; about a trip Muir took in Alaska (1880) with his dog and their outing together on a glacier, as told by Donnell Rubay.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Bob (Statue )
James Moore's herder in the children's book Bob, Son of Battle; about a boy who is caught in the rivalry of his father and another sheep herder and their sheep dogs; written by Alfred Ollivant. (Also in the story is dog Red Wull.)
BREED: Sheep Dog YEARS:

Bob (Statue )
Widower Adam's dog in several movies, the latest being Owd Bob; about an old man and his sheepdog who is pulled into a old feud with his neighbor when his orphaned grandson visits for the summer; based on the 1898 novel Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant.
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Montmorency (Statue )
In the book Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog...); about three young men and a dog who show the humor of roughing it; written by Jerome K. Jerome.
BREED: Fox Terrier YEARS:

Toto (Statue )
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:

Lad (Real-life dog )
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:

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Buck (2020 movie )
In the book and in the several movies such as Call of the Wild; about a previously domesticated dog who ends up serving as a sled dog in the Yukon; written by Jack London. (2020 movie titled The Call of the Wild).
BREED: St. Bernard mix YEARS:

Nana (2020 movie )
In the book Peter and Wendy and the original play Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie and in the stage musical Peter Pan.
BREED: Newfoundland in the play and book. In film and on stage St. Bernard. YEARS:

Duchess (2020 movie )
The party honoree in the book The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan; about cat called Ribby and a tea party she holds for her housemate dog; written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
BREED: Pomeranian YEARS:

Towser (2020 movie )
In the book Towser Dog's Story; by Amy Prentis part of a collection called "Aunt Amy's Animal Stories."
BREED: Collie Rough YEARS:

White Fang (Animated TV )
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:

Jock of the Bushveld (Movie )
The author's dog in the book Jock of the Bushveld; based on the true story about the author's travels with his dog during the 1880s in South Africa; written by James Percy Fitzpatrick. It later was made into the movie Jock: A True Tale of Friendship and still later a 3D movie, Jock, the Hero Dog (see image).
BREED: Pit Bull YEARS:

John Joiner (Movie )
The carpenter in the children's book The Roly-Poly Pudding; also know as The Tale of Samuel Whiskers; written by Beatrix Potter.
BREED: Terrier YEARS:

Kep (Movie )
A friend of Jemima in the book for children The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck; about a duck who wants to keep her eggs safe; written by Beatrice (Webb) Potter.
BREED: Collie YEARS:

Pickles (Movie )
Ginger's partner n the children's book Ginger and Pickles; about two shopkeepers who extend unlimited credit to their customers and end up going out of business; written and illustrated by Beatrix Potter.
BREED: Terrier YEARS:

Greyfriars Bobby (Movie )
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:

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Duke (Book cover & movie poster )
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:

Jerry (Book cover & movie poster )
Mister Haggin's dog in the book Jerry of the Islands; about a dog and his master on a whaling ship in the South Seas; written by Jack London.
BREED: Irish Terrier YEARS:

Whitey (Book cover & movie poster )
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:

Jip (Book cover & movie poster )
One of the doctor's brood in the several children's books Doctor Dolittle; about a doctor who shuns human patients in favour of animals with whom he can speak; based loosely on the books written by Hugh Lofting.
BREED: Sheep Dog YEARS:

Hachiko (2009 movie )
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:

Kambyses (2009 movie )
Lukas's alternate form in the German book The Hound of Florence; about an adolescent who has lost his parents and lives in Vienna in poverty... but his wish to be rich living in Florence is granted, except he must be a dog every other day; written by Felix Salten.
BREED: Many types YEARS:

Sounder (2009 movie )
The family dog in the book Sounder; a sad tale of a poor black sharecropper's family and their dog; written by William H. Armstrong
BREED: Redbone Hound and Bulldog mix YEARS:

Boots (2009 movie )
The narrator in the book Thy Servant a Dog; about the adventures of a dog as seen through the eyes of a dog; written by Rudyard Kipling. (Also in the book is dog Slippers.)
BREED: Scottish Terrier YEARS:

McTavish (2009 movie )
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:

Snuff (2009 movie )
Jack the Ripper's companion and narrator of the story in the book A Night in the Lonesome October; about a good dog and his master collecting the gruesome ingredients needed for an eerie rite; written by Roger Zelazny.
BREED: Unknown YEARS:

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Asta (Book )
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:

Flush (Book )
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:

Bandit (Book )
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:

Bugle Ann (Movie )
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:

Jack (Movie )
The family's first 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: Border Collie YEARS:

Bob (Movie )
Emily's pet in the book and TV show Dumb Witness; a murder mystery featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot; about a wealthy spinster who believes she has been the victim of attempted murder.
BREED: Fox Terrier YEARS:

Spot (Movie )
A generic dog in the book Dick and Jane; about a generic boy and generic girl in a generic world; created by William S. Gray a children's reader series.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Sinbad (Movie )
The mascot of the U.S. Coast Guard and in the book written by George F. Foley Jr. Sinbad of the Coast Guard. (More about Sinbad.)
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Brutus (Movie )
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:

Jasper (2020 movie )
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:

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Genevieve (Movie poster )
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:

Moreover (1940 movie )
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:

Pedro (1940 movie )
Faithful companion of private detective Sexton Blake in the British TV series Sexton Blake, about a detective solving many kinds of mysteries.
BREED: Bloodhound YEARS:

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The number of Dogs in Books Famous prior to 1940 is 52

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First Earliest Date on each page
1.	1800 (Gelert)
2.	1878 (Dingo)
3.	1903 (Buck)
4.	1914 (Duke)
5.	1934 (Asta)
6.	1939 (Genevieve)
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Earliest Date (Dog Name)
1.	1800 (Gelert)
2.	1819 (Wolf)
3.	1838 (Bullseye)
4.	1847 (Pilot)
5.	1848 (Diogenes)
6.	1850 (Jip)
7.	1858 (Rab)
8.	1859 (Gyp)
9.	1872 (Patrasche)
10.	1878 (Dingo)
11.	1881 (Josef)
12.	1887 (Kashtanka)
13.	1893 (Beautiful Joe)
14.	1897 (Stickeen)
15.	1898 (Bob)
16.	1898 (Bob)
17.	1898 (Montmorency)
18.	1900 (Toto)
19.	1902 (Lad)
20.	1903 (Buck)
21.	1904 (Nana)
22.	1905 (Duchess)
23.	1906 (Towser)
24.	1906 (White Fang)
25.	1907 (Jock of the Bushveld)
26.	1908 (John Joiner)
27.	1908 (Kep)
28.	1909 (Pickles)
29.	1912 (Greyfriars Bobby)
30.	1914 (Duke)
31.	1917 (Jerry)
32.	1918 (Whitey)
33.	1920 (Jip)
34.	1923 (Hachiko)
35.	1923 (Kambyses)
36.	1929 (Sounder)
37.	1930 (Boots)
38.	1933 (McTavish)
39.	1933 (Snuff)
40.	1934 (Asta)
41.	1934 (Flush)
42.	1935 (Bandit)
43.	1935 (Bugle Ann)
44.	1935 (Jack)
45.	1936 (Bob)
46.	1936 (Spot)
47.	1937 (Sinbad)
48.	1938 (Brutus)
49.	1938 (Jasper)
50.	1939 (Genevieve)
51.	1939 (Moreover)
52.	1939 (Pedro)