List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Actual Dogs on TV Famous prior to 1940

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Bandit
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:

Jack
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:

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:

King (Comic )
A Mounted Policeman's sled dog in the radio and the TV series and comic book Challenge of The Yukon; aka Sergeant Preston of the Yukon, about the Monty and his dog fighting evildoers in the Northern wilderness in the 1890s; TV series starred Richard Simmons.... (More about Yukon King)
BREED: Alaskan Malamute YEARS:

Pedro (Comic )
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:

Pilot (Comic )
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:

Rin Tin Tin (Comic )
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:

Whitey (Comic )
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:

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The number of Actual Dogs on TV Famous prior to 1940 is 8

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1.	Bandit (Little House on the Prairie)
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Dog Name (Venue)
1.	Bandit (Little House on the Prairie)
2.	Jack (Little House on the Prairie)
3.	Jip (David Copperfield)
4.	King (Challenge of The Yukon)
5.	Pedro (Sexton Blake)
6.	Pilot (Jane Eyre)
7.	Rin Tin Tin (The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin)
8.	Whitey (Boston Blackie)