List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Actual Dogs in Movies Famous during the 1980s

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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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

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:

Benji
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:

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:

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:

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Daisy (Movie )
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:

Daphne (Movie )
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:

Dave (Movie )
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:

Devil (Movie )
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:

Dog (Movie )
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:

Dusty (Movie )
Tom's wild dog in the movie Dusty; about the friendship between a drover and his part-dingo dog.
BREED: Australian Kelpie YEARS:

Eddie (Movie )
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:

Edward (Movie )
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:

Einstein (Movie )
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:

Einstein (Movie )
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:

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Evie (Movie )
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:

Fly (Book cover )
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:

Greta (Book cover )
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:

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:

Hambone (2009 movie )
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:

Harvey (2009 movie )
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:

Hobo (2009 movie )
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:

Hooch (2009 movie )
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:

Hosehead (2009 movie )
Bob and Doug's dog in the movie Strange Brew, a comedy about two dimwit brothers and a murdering brewmaster.
BREED: Mongrel YEARS:

Jed (2009 movie )
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:

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Jerry Lee (2009 movie )
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:

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:

Kavik (Book cover )
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:

Matisse (Book cover )
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:

Nanook (Book cover )
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:

Nerak (Book cover )
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:

Otis (Book cover )
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:

Pilot (Book cover )
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:

Quark (Book cover )
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:

Rambo (Book cover )
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:

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Rocks (Book cover )
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:

Ruff (Movie )
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:

Sandy (1982 movie )
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 mix YEARS:

Snots (1982 movie )
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:

Sparky (2012 movie )
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:

Vince (2012 movie )
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:

White Dog (2012 movie )
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:

Wilby Daniels (2012 movie )
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:

Zowie (2012 movie )
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:

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The number of Actual Dogs in Movies Famous during the 1980s is 48

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Also see: Dogs in Comics, Dogs in Movies, Dogs in Books, Dogs On TV, Complete List

First Dog Name on each page
1.	Adolph (Ruthless People)
2.	Daisy (Blondie)
3.	Evie (We Think the World of You)
4.	Jerry Lee (K9)
5.	Rocks (Look Who's Talking Now)
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Dog Name (Venue)
1.	Adolph (Ruthless People)
2.	Algonquin (Elvira, Mistress of the Dark)
3.	Ambrosius (Labyrinth)
4.	Barney (Gremlins)
5.	Baxter (Baxter)
6.	Beasley (Short Circuit)
7.	Benji (Benji)
8.	Buck (Summer School)
9.	Cujo (Cujo)
10.	Daisy (Blondie)
11.	Daphne (Look Who's Talking Now)
12.	Dave (My Stepmother Is an Alien)
13.	Devil (The Phantom)
14.	Dog (Road Warrior)
15.	Dusty (Dusty)
16.	Eddie (The Fabulous Baker Boys)
17.	Edward (The Accidental Tourist)
18.	Einstein (Back to the Future)
19.	Einstein (Watchers)
20.	Evie (We Think the World of You)
21.	Fly (Babe)
22.	Greta (Play Dead)
23.	Hachiko (Hachiko
24.	Hambone (Hambone and Hillie)
25.	Harvey (E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial)
26.	Hobo (The Littlest Hobo)
27.	Hooch (Turner and Hooch)
28.	Hosehead (Strange Brew)
29.	Jed (The Journey of Natty Gann)
30.	Jerry Lee (K9)
31.	Jip (David Copperfield)
32.	Kavik (The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog)
33.	Matisse (Down and Out in Beverly Hills)
34.	Nanook (The Lost Boys)
35.	Nerak (The Watcher in the Woods)
36.	Otis (The Adventures of Milo and Otis)
37.	Pilot (Jane Eyre)
38.	Quark (Honey I Shrunk the Kids)
39.	Rambo (Mannequin)
40.	Rocks (Look Who's Talking Now)
41.	Ruff (Dennis the Menace)
42.	Sandy (Little Orphan Annie)
43.	Snots (National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation)
44.	Sparky (Frankenweenie)
45.	Vince (The Burbs)
46.	White Dog (White Dog)
47.	Wilby Daniels (The Return of the Shaggy Dog)
48.	Zowie (Pet Sematary)