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List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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including in movies, TV, comics, books, history

 

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Dogs in Books For All Years

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Randolph  Randolph     
Harry's poetry-loving dog in the book A Dog About Town. Like most Manhattan dogs Randolph spends his days sifting through a world of scents and his owner's neuroses; written by J.F. Englert.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
Kitty  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: 
Christmas  Christmas      (Movie Christmas)   
Todd's dog in the book and in the movie A Dog Named Christmas; about a mentally challenged young man living with his parents in the rural midwest; written by Greg Kincaid.
BREED: Labrador Retriever (Black Labrador in the book, Yellow Labrador in the movie)  YEARS: 
Slugger  Slugger      (Movie Christmas)   
Leigh's service dog in the book A Dog Named Slugger; a true story about a young woman who finds confidence and happiness with a Labrador retriever by her side; written by Leigh Brill.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
Patrasche  Patrasche      (1999 movie Patrasche)   
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: 
Toby  Toby      (Movie Toby)   
The narrator of the story in the book A Dog's Journey; about a dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives; a sequel to A Dog's Purose by W. Bruce Cameron; also a movie. (The Buddy reincarnation derives from the earlier book.)
BREED: Beagle (Originally a Black Labrador as Buddy, then a Cocker Spaniel as Molly, then a Poodle mix as Max, before ending up as Toby.)  YEARS: 
Buddy  Buddy      (Book Buddy)   
Ethan's dog in the movie A Dog's Purpose starring Dennis Quaid; about one endearing dog's search for his purpose over the course of several lives; based on the book by W. Bruce Cameron. (In the book, originally the dog was a mixed breed as Toby, then a Golden Retriever as Bailey, then a German Shepard as Ellie, before ending up as Buddy). (See the book sequel A Dog's Journey and movie.)
BREED: Golden Retriever and other breeds in the movie  YEARS: 
Bella  Bella      (Book cover Bella)   
Lucas's dog in the book and movie A Dog's Way Home, about a dog who treks 400 miles to return to her former home; the movie stars Ashley Judd, and is based on the book by Bruce Cameron.
BREED: Pit Bull mix  YEARS: 
Snuff  Snuff      (Book cover Bella)   
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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Gyp  Gyp      (Book cover Bella)   
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: 
Tickie  Tickie      (Book cover Bella)   
Agaton's dog in the Swedish detective novels, animated TV series, and the animated movie Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival (Agaton Sax och Byköpings gästabud); about an owner of a detective agency chasing two villains.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: 
Fly  Fly      (Book cover 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: 
Beautiful Joe  Beautiful Joe      (Book cover Fly)   
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: 
Winn-Dixie  Winn-Dixie      (Book cover Fly)   
Opal's new-found friend in the book and in the movie Because of Winn-Dixie; about a mischievous dog who befriends a lonely young girl in a new town and helps her make new friends; starring AnnaSophia Robb and Jeff Daniels; written by Kate DiCamillo.
BREED: Picardy Shepherd   YEARS: 
Gelert  Gelert      (Book cover Fly)   
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: 
Belle  Belle      (TV series 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: 
Big Red  Big Red      (Book cover Big Red)   
A show dog in the book and the movie by Disney Big Red; about a dog that would rather run through the woods than be the perfectly-trained and groomed show dog; written by Jim Kjelgarrd. (Also in the book and movie is dog Molly.)
BREED: Irish Setter   YEARS: 
Biscuit  Biscuit      (Book cover Big Red)   
A puppy in the children's book series, including Biscuit Storybook Collection. The books, published over recent years, are easy reading for youngsters; written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Pat Schories.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Mouse  Mouse      (Book cover Big Red)   
Harry's extraordinary dog in the series of novels The Dresden Files first appearing in the book Blood Rites; about the world's only "consulting wizard" who accepts supernatural cases from both human and non-human clients; written by Jim Butcher.
BREED: Tibetan Mastiff probably  YEARS: 

 

 

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Bob  Bob      (Book cover Big Red)   
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: 
Whitey  Whitey      (Book cover Big Red)   
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: 
Prince Terrien  Prince Terrien      (Book cover Big Red)   
The dog that Jess gave Leslie in the book and the movie Bridge to Terbithia; about a young boy whose life is changed after meeting a new friend; by Katherine Paterson
BREED: Terrier mix   YEARS: 
Buck  Buck      (2020 movie Buck)   
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: 
Charlie, the Ranch Dog  Charlie, the Ranch Dog      (2020 movie Buck)   
A lovely dog in the several children's book Charlie the Ranch Dog; in which the family dog deals with various situation; by Ree Drummond
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: 
Granite  Granite      (2020 movie Buck)   
A runaway dog in the book Child of the Wolves; about a dog who doesn't want to be a sled dog so runs away and joins a wolf pack; written by Elizabeth Hall.
BREED: Siberian Husky   YEARS: 
Edison  Edison      (2020 movie Buck)   
The family dog in the book in the movie and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; about a wrecked racing motorcar in the early twentieth century; originally written by Ian Fleming.
BREED: English Sheepdog mix  YEARS: 
Nathaniel  Nathaniel      (2020 movie Buck)   
The first of Bruce Webster's modified dogs in the sci-fi fix-up novel City, a collection of eight tales that pastoral Dogs, in some future time, recite as oral legend of a creature known as Man; written by Clifford D. Simak.
BREED: Scottish Terrier (character based on Simak's dog, Scootie)  YEARS: 
Cleo  Cleo      (2020 movie Buck)   
One of Clifford's friends in the animated TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog; about a big dog that gets in constant trouble; written by Norman Bridwell. (Also in the series are dogs Mimi, T-Bone, Hamburger, K.C., Artie, and Mac.)
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: 
Clifford  Clifford      (Book Clifford)   
Emily's dog in the children book series and animated TV series Clifford the Big Red Dog; about a big dog that gets in constant trouble; written by Norman Bridwell. (Also in the series are dogs Mimi, T-Bone, Hamburger, K.C., Artie, Jorge and Mac.)
BREED: Bloodhound  (maybe)  YEARS: 

 

 

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Cujo  Cujo      (Book Clifford)   
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: 
Charkie  Charkie      (Book 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: 
Jip  Jip      (Book 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: 
Sweetie  Sweetie      (Book Jip)   
The family dog in the movie Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days; based on the popular illustrated children's book series Diary of a Wimpy Kid; written by author and cartoonist Jeff Kinney.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Spot  Spot      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Dingo  Dingo      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Bello  Bello      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Gaspode  Gaspode      (Book Jip)   
A thinking and speaking dog in the fantasy books Discworld. In particular he appears in the 1990 novel Moving Pictures; written by Terry Pratchet.
BREED: Terrier   YEARS: 
Jip  Jip      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Dog Man  Dog Man      (Book Jip)   
Part-dog, part-man police officer in the book series Dog Man; about a part-dog, part-man police officer who protects the city against rotten robots, catty criminals and other evils; created by Dav Pilkey.
BREED: Generic (part-dog, part-man)  YEARS: 

 

 

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Chet  Chet      (Book Jip)   
Bernie's partner and narrator in the book series, including Dog On It; about a detective and his smart canine who helps him solve his cases; written by Peter Abrahams under the alias Spencer Quinn.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Diogenes  Diogenes      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Bob  Bob      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.  Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.      (Book Jip)   
A seeing-eye dog in the book and in the movie Everything Is Illuminated; about a Jewish American who tries to find the woman who saved his grandfather during World War II; by the writer Jonathan Safran Foer.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: 
Fluke  Fluke      (Book Jip)   
The reincarnated human in the movie Fluke; about a workaholic who dies in an auto accident and comes back to life as a dog; based on the book by James Herbert.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: 
Gaspard and Lisa  Gaspard and Lisa      (Book Jip)   
Two canine friends in the children's book series Gaspard and Lisa; about two dogs, Gaspard (the black dog with a blue scarf) and Lisa (the white dog with a red scarf) who go on various adventures; created by wife and husband Anne Gutman and Georg Hallensbelen.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Pickles  Pickles      (Book Jip)   
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: 
Ginger  Ginger      (Book Jip)   
Jerry's dog in the book Ginger Pye; about a smart dog who gets stolen; written by Eleanor Estes.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Carl  Carl      (Another 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: 
McTavish  McTavish      (Another Carl)   
The Peachey family dog in the children's book Good Dog McTavish; about a family in crisis because the mom has taken up yoga and a rescue dog with a plan to save the family; written by Meg Rosoff and illustrated by Grace Easton.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 

 

 

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Lady  Lady      (Book cover Lady)   
Skeeter's dog in the book and in the movie Goodbye My Lady; about an old man and a young boy living in the Georgia swamps who are brought together by the love of a dog; written by James H. Street. The movie starred Walter Brennan and Brandon DeWilde.
BREED: Basenji   YEARS: 
Greyfriars Bobby  Greyfriars Bobby      (Book cover Lady)   
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: 
Hachiko  Hachiko      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
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: 
Wee Jock  Wee Jock      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
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: 
Hank the Cowdog  Hank the Cowdog      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
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: 
Harry  Harry      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
A friendly little dog in the children's book Harry by the Sea who visits the seashore only to be mistaken for a sea serpent when a big wave covers him with seaweed; written by Gene Zion and illustrated by Margaret Bloy Graham. Also in the book Harry and the Lady Next Door.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: 
Fang  Fang      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
Hagrid's pet in the books and in the movies Harry Potter; a fantasy series about young children learning to become wizards; written by the British author J. K. Rowling.
BREED: Neapolitan Mastiff   YEARS: 
Josef  Josef      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
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: 
Anni  Anni      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
Andrea's dog in the book Hello Love; about a dog who brings two lost souls in need of a second chance at happiness; written by Karen McQuestion.
BREED: Hound   YEARS: 
Ribsy  Ribsy      (2009 movie Hachiko)   
Henry's dog in the book series about Henry Higgins; about a young boy's adventures in Portland, Oregon in the 1950s; written by Beverly Cleary.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 

 

 

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Jennie  Jennie      (Book Jennie)   
In the movie and the book Higglety Pigglety Pop!; about a dog who is not content with having everything but must go out in the world to find something she doesn't have; starring Meryl Streep and Forest Whitaker. The book was written by Maurice Sendak.
BREED: Sealyham Terrier   YEARS: 
Friday  Friday      (Book Jennie)   
Andi and Bruce's dog in the movie Hotel for Dogs; about 2 orphans who hide their dog at an abandoned hotel when their guardians forbid pets at home; based on the book by Lois Duncan. (Also dogs Angela, Cooper, Friday, Georgia, Henry, Juliet, Lenny, MacTavish, Madison, Preston, Romeo, Red Rover and others.)
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: 
DJ Dog  DJ Dog      (Book Jennie)   
In the comic strip Housebroken; about a rap artist pit bull who lives with the Watson family; created by Steve Watkins.
BREED: Pit Bull   YEARS: 
Rocket  Rocket      (Book Jennie)   
A playful dog in the children's book How Rocket Learned to Read; in which a tiny yellow bird teaches the dog how to read; by Tad Hills. Other books include Rocket Writes a Story and Rocket's Mighty Words
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Samantha  Samantha      (Book Jennie)   
In the book and the movie I am Legend; a post-apocalyptic science fiction story with Will Smith as the lead in the movie; written by Francis Lawrence.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: 
Jasper  Jasper      (Book Jennie)   
Meredith Vieira's dog and subject of the book I Want to Kill the Dog; in which author and journalist Richard M. Cohen recounts with humor how his wife's beloved pet becomes a dominate player in the family.
BREED: Mixed breed (probably Australian Shepherd and Poodle)  YEARS: 
Mike  Mike      (Book Jennie)   
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: 
Pilot  Pilot      (Book Jennie)   
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: 
Jerry  Jerry      (Book Jennie)   
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: 
Jock of the Bushveld  Jock of the Bushveld      (Movie Jock of the Bushveld)   
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: 

 

 

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Mr. Mosely  Mr. Mosely      (Movie Jock of the Bushveld)   
The Corey family dog in the book Just a Dog; about a dog who seems to know what everyone in family needs; written by Michael Gerard Bauer.
BREED: Great Dane and Dalmatian mix  YEARS: 
Kashtanka  Kashtanka      (Statue Kashtanka)   
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: 
Kipper  Kipper      (Statue Kashtanka)   
The main character in a series of books and in the animated TV series Kipper; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends; written by Mick Inkpen. (More about Kipper.)
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Tiger  Tiger      (Statue Kashtanka)   
Kipper's friend in a series of children's books and in the animated TV series Kipper the Dog; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends; written by Mick Inkpen.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Lad  Lad      (Real-life dog Lad)   
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: 
Lampo  Lampo      (Statue Lampo)   
Elvio's dog in life and in the book Lampo, the Traveling Dog. The dog rode trains by himself to various parts of Italy and always returned. Station workers everywhere would tie rail ticket stubs to his collar showing where he'd been. His statue is at Campiglia Marittima Station.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Lassie  Lassie      (Statue Lampo)   
A dog who treks many miles to be reunited with the boy she loves in the book Lassie Come Home; written by Eric Knight. (More about Lassie.)
BREED: Rough Collie   YEARS: 
Lily  Lily      (Statue Lampo)   
Rowley's dog in the book Lily and the Octopus; about paralegal screenwriter and his old dog with brain cancer; written by Steven Rowley.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: 
Bandit  Bandit      (Statue Lampo)   
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  Jack      (Statue Lampo)   
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: 

 

 

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Genevieve  Genevieve      (Movie poster Genevieve)   
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: 
Marley  Marley      (Children's book Marley)   
The Grogan family dog in the movie and the book Marley and Me; about a man and and his family's life during the thirteen years that they lived with their dog; written by John Grogan. Also, a series of illustrated children books, the first of which was Marley's Big Adventure.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
Martha  Martha      (Children's book Marley)   
Helen's talking dog in the book and animated TV series Martha Speaks; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain; on PBS based on the 1992 book by Susam Meddaough.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Skits  Skits      (Children's book Marley)   
Helen's second dog in the book and animated TV series Martha Speaks; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain; on PBS based on the 1992 book by Susam Meddaough.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
McDuff  McDuff      (Children's book Marley)   
Fred and Lucy's adopted dog in the children's book series McDuff; a series of illustrated books about a puppy who finds a home and the various adventures afterwards; created by Rosemary Wells (with later coauthor Susan Jeffers.)
BREED: West Highland Terrier   YEARS: 
Merle  Merle      (Children's book Marley)   
Ted's dog in the book Merle's Door: Lessons from a Freethinking Dog; about the relationship between a man and a dog and how they learn from each other; by Ted Kerasote.
BREED: Labrador Retriever mix  YEARS: 
Merlin  Merlin      (Children's book Marley)   
A mischievous puppy in the Australian animated TV series (stop-motion) and children's book series Merlin the Magical Puppy; whose make-believe and playful dreams become a reality thanks to his magical red collar; by Keith Littler. (Also his playmate, dog Kizzie.)
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
Mo  Mo      (Children's book Marley)   
Martin's adopted dog in the book Mo: The Talking Dog; about a dog who has a voice box transplant and learns to talk; written by Michelle Booth.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Petula  Petula      (Movie Petula)   
Molly's cute and lovable pet in the series of children's books Molly Moon; about a young girl who discovers she has many unusual powers; by Georgia Byng. Also as the movie Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of Hypnotism starring Raffey Cassidy.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: 
Sorry O-O  Sorry O-O      (Comic 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: 

 

 

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Mother Teresa  Mother Teresa      (Comic Sorry O-O)   
Sarah's brother's dog in the movie Must Like Dogs; about a teacher who looks in the personals ads for a change of pace and a relationship; based on the book written by Claire Cook; starring Diane Lane and John Cusak.
BREED: Newfoundland   YEARS: 
Skip  Skip      (Comic Sorry O-O)   
Willie's childhood dog in the movie and book My Dog Skip; about a boy and his dog in a small sleepy Southern town; an autobiographical story by Willie Morris.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: 
Tulip  Tulip      (Comic Sorry O-O)   
Ackerley's dog in the book and animated movie My Dog Tulip; based on the memoirs of J. R. Ackerley; starring the voices of Christopher Plummer, Lynn Redgrave and Isabella Rossellini.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: 
Mabel  Mabel      (Comic Sorry O-O)   
The Hampton's dog in the children's book Naughty Mabel; about a pampered pup who takes center stage at her parent's party; by actor Nathan Lane and partner Devlin Elliott.
BREED: Bulldog, French   YEARS: 
Bumpy  Bumpy      (Stuffed toy Bumpy)   
Noddy's companion in the children's books and British animated TV series for children about Noddy; a character created by British children's author Enid Blyton.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Disreputable Dog  Disreputable Dog      (Stuffed toy Bumpy)   
A character in the Australian fantasy book Old Kingdom: A Trilogy; the dog appears in the first two books of the Trilogy, Sabriel, Lirael; written by Garth Nix.
BREED: Various   YEARS: 
Old Yeller  Old Yeller      (Stuffed toy Bumpy)   
In the book and the movie Old Yeller; about a boy who brings a yellow dog home; written by Fred Gipson.
BREED: Blackmouth Cur   YEARS: 
Olive  Olive      (Stuffed toy Bumpy)   
Tim's dog in the book and animated movie Olive, the Other Reindeer; about a dog who replaces an injured reindeer so Christmas won't be canceled; voice by Drew Barrymore; written by Steve Young and based upon the children's book by the same name by Vivian Walsh.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: 
Bullseye  Bullseye      (Book 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: 
Chance  Chance      (Book Bullseye)   
Adam's dog in the book One Good Dog; about hard-luck man who meets a hard-luck dog, and how they save each other; written by Susan Wilson.
BREED: Pit Bull   YEARS: 

 

 

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Gyp  Gyp      (Book Bullseye)   
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: 
Bob  Bob      (Book Bullseye)   
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: 
Wheely Willy  Wheely Willy      (Book Bullseye)   
The paraplegic chihuahua on wheelsfrom Long Beach California who became a celebrity as the subject of two bestselling children's books How Willy Got His Wheels. (More about Wheely Willy.)
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: 
Duke  Duke      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
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: 
Nana  Nana      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
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. BernardYEARS: 
Danny  Danny      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
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: 
Garrick  Garrick      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
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: 
Jump  Jump      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
Kel's pet in the fantasy book Protector of the Small; the second of the quartet Protector of the Small, about a girl page who must prove herself on her way to becoming a knight; by Tamora Pierce
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: 
Rab  Rab      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
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: 
Cisco  Cisco      (Book cover & movie poster Duke)   
Raine's dog in the book series Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries; about a small town girl from the mountains of North Carolina who trains dogs and solves murders; written by Donna Ball.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: 

 

 

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Jasper  Jasper      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Red Dog  Red Dog      (2020 movie Jasper)   
The dog who unites the people of Dampier, Western Australia, in the movie Red Dog; based on the book Red Dog written by Louis de Bernières which was based upon a real life dog called Red Dog.
BREED: Kelpie-Cattle Dog mix   YEARS: 
Renni  Renni      (2020 movie Jasper)   
A military working dog in the German book Renni der Retter: Das Leben eines Kriegshundes, (Renni the Rescuer: A Dog of the Battlefield), a fictional account of a dog raised and trained for war; written by Felix Salten. The English translation of the book differs from the original.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: 
Wolf  Wolf      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Rover Red Charlie  Rover Red Charlie      (2020 movie Jasper)   
The survivors in the book series Rover Red Charlie; about three canine companions against the backdrop of Armageddon; by Garth Ennis.
BREED: Bassethound, Irish Setter, Border Collie   YEARS: 
Santa Paws  Santa Paws      (2020 movie Jasper)   
A dog that helps people in trouble in the book series Santa Paws; a series of nine books written by Ellen Emerson White under the alias Nicholas Edwards.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: 
Scuppers  Scuppers      (2020 movie Jasper)   
A dog who goes to sea and gets shipwrecked in the book Scuppers The Sailor Dog; written by Margaret Wise Brown.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Endal  Endal      (2020 movie Jasper)   
Famous English service dog who helped people with mental disabilities including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and severe depression; and in the book Endal by Allen and Sandra Parton. (More about Endal.)
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
Pedro  Pedro      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Shiloh  Shiloh      (2020 movie Jasper)   
Marty's dog in the movie Shiloh and its sequels Shiloh Season and Saving Shiloh; about the adventures of a boy and his dog; starring Michael Moriarty and Blake Heron; based on the books by Phyllis Reynolds Naylor.
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: 

 

 

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Ubi  Ubi      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Chaser  Chaser      (2020 movie Jasper)   
John W. Pilley's dog known as the smartest dog in the world, featured in the book Chaser: Unlocking the Genius of the Dog Who Knows a Thousand Words.
BREED: Border Colliw   YEARS: 
Sounder  Sounder      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Spot the Dog  Spot the Dog      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Stella  Stella      (2020 movie Jasper)   
A dog no one seems to like in the children's book Stella is a Star; about a dog who learns the lessons of self-acceptance, following her heart's desires and that it's okay just to be herself; written by Bernadette Peters and illustrated by Liz Murphy.
BREED: Pit Bull   YEARS: 
Stickeen  Stickeen      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Searchlight  Searchlight      (2020 movie Jasper)   
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: 
Ricochet  Ricochet      (2020 movie Jasper)   
One of the original Surfing Dogs that started the dog surfing circuit. She also helps people with disabilities through surfing and community outreach; raised and trained by Judy Fridono. Also Ricochet has been the subject of several books and media appearances.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: 
Maggie  Maggie      (2020 movie Jasper)   
Scott's dog in the book Suspect; a soldier and dog have both lost their partners in the line of duty, and and both have been shot and suffering from PTSD. Yet their partnership enables them to solve the mysterious murder; written by Robert Crais.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: 
Raggedy Dog  Raggedy Dog      (TV Raggedy Dog)   
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: 

 

 

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Enzo  Enzo      (Book cover Enzo)   
Denny's dog in the movie The Art of Racing in the Rain; about a race car driver and his dog who believes in the Mongolian legend that a dog who is prepared will be reincarnated in his next life as a human; based on the book by Garth Stein.
BREED: Labrador Retriever Terrier mix  YEARS: 
Flush  Flush      (Book Flush)   
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: 
Moreover  Moreover      (1940 movie Moreover)   
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: 
Sergeant Murphy  Sergeant Murphy      (1940 movie Moreover)   
One of the characters in the children's books and animated TV series The Busy World of Richard Scarry; about anthropomorphic animals in the fictional city of Busytown; based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Kavik  Kavik      (Book cover 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: 
Black Bob  Black Bob      (Book cover 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: 
Frank  Frank      (Book cover Black Bob)   
Don's dog in the children's book The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa; about a family in a mining town in the 1950s with many problems and a dog who tries to make everyone happy; the last of 37 dog stories by author Bill Wallace.
BREED: Bloodhound   YEARS: 
Mutt  Mutt      (Book cover Black Bob)   
The author's dog in the book The Dog Who Wouldn't Be; about the author's boyhood on the Canadian prairies; written by Farley Mowat.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Lorelei  Lorelei      (Book cover Black Bob)   
Paul's dog in the book The Dogs of Babel; about a man who tries to come to terms with his wife's death, witnessed only by the dog; written by Carolyn Parkhurst. (Book title is Lorelei's Secret in the United Kingdom.)
BREED: Rhodesian Ridgeback   YEARS: 
Roger  Roger      (Book cover Black Bob)   
Gerry's dog in the book and the British TV series The Durrells (also known as The Durrells in Corfu on American television); about a English family trying to survive on the Greek island of Corfu in the late 1930s; based on Gerald Durrell's three autobiographical books. The story was also told in a 2005 TV film, My Family and Other Animals.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 

 

 

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Timmy  Timmy      (Animated TV series Timmy)   
The childrens' dog in the books, the TV series and animated TV series The Famous Five; a series of children's stories by Enid Blyton and later adapted for British TV in the late 1970s, then in the 1990s, then as an animated series.
BREED: Border Collie in the TV series; mixed breed in the books  YEARS: 
Buster  Buster      (Animated TV series Timmy)   
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: 
Buster  Buster      (Another Buster)   
Fatty's dog who often stumbles upon clues in the children's book series The Five Find-Outers; about five children and a dog who solve mysteries; written by Enid Blyton.
BREED: Scottish Terrier   YEARS: 
Chief  Chief      (Book Chief)   
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: 
Copper  Copper      (Book 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: 
McKinley  McKinley      (Book Chief)   
The canine narrator in the book The Good Dog; about a town's dogs as they face the call of the pack; written by Edward Irving Wortis. (Also in the story are dogs Duchess and Redburn.)
BREED: Malamute   YEARS: 
Kambyses  Kambyses      (Book Chief)   
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: 
Buller  Buller      (Book Chief)   
Marcus Castle's dog in the book and the movie The Human Factor; about a British spy and his South African wife; directed by Otto Preminger and starring Nicol Williamson; based on the book by Graham Greene.
BREED: Boxer   YEARS: 
Missus  Missus      (Book Chief)   
The mother dog in the book The Hundred and One Dalmations; about the travails of two Dalmatians and their puppies; written by Dodie Smith, illustration by Janet and Anne Grahame Johnstone. (Source for the 1961 film One Hundred and One Dalamtians and 1996 film 101 Dalmatians.)
BREED: Dalmatian   YEARS: 
Bodger  Bodger      (Movie Bodger)   
In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; Bodger is Shadow, a Golden Retriever.)
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: 

 

 

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Luath  Luath      (Movie Bodger)   
In the book and the movie The Incredible Journey; about two dogs and a cat; written by Sheila Burnford. (In the 1993 remake Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey Luath is Chance an American Bulldog.)
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: 
McTavish  McTavish      (Movie Bodger)   
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: 
Jack  Jack      (Movie Bodger)   
Logan's dog in the book The Last Dog on Earth; about a boy and a dog in a world threatened by an incurable disease spreading across the nation; written by Daniel Ehrenhaft.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 
Lado  Lado      (Movie Bodger)   
The Casagrande family's pet dog in the animated TV series and graphic novels The Loud House; about the chaotic everyday life of the only boy in a family of eleven children; created Chris Savino. (A spin-off series The Casagrandes premiered in 2019.) (Many other dogs are in the series.)
BREED: English Mastiff   YEARS: 
Cleo  Cleo      (Book Cleo)   
"Sock" Miller's dog in the TV series The People's Choice; about an ex-Marine and politician whose dog voice his master's dilemmas; starring Jackie Cooper. Also in the Little Golden Books series of children's books.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: 
Tock  Tock      (Book Tock)   
Milo's companion in the animated movie The Phantom Tollbooth; about a boy and his dog who go from live-action to animation as his toy car transports them to the enchanted Kingdom of Wisdom and the cities of Digitopolis and Dictionopolis; based on the children's book by Norton Juster.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Rowf  Rowf      (Book Tock)   
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: 
Snitter  Snitter      (Book Tock)   
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: 
Poky  Poky      (Book Tock)   
One of the family dogs in the children's book The Poky Little Puppy; about a litter of pups one of which avoids mischief because he is in his own world; written by Janette Sebring Lowrey.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Petey  Petey      (Group 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: 

 

 

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John Joiner  John Joiner      (Group Petey)   
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: 
Scamper  Scamper      (Group Petey)   
Janet and Peter's pet dog in the children's book series The Secret Seven; about a group of child detectives solving mysteries; created by Enid Blyton.
BREED: English Cocker Spaniel   YEARS: 
Huan  Huan      (Group Petey)   
Celegorm's companion in the book The Silmarillion; written by J. R. R. Tolkien a Middle-earth hound. (More about Huan.)
BREED: Wolfhound   YEARS: 
Kazak  Kazak      (Group Petey)   
Companion of Rumfoor in the book The Sirens of Titan; about the richest, most depraved man on Earth who takes a journey to distant worlds with his dog; by Kurt Vonnegut.
BREED: English_Mastiff   YEARS: 
Shadow  Shadow      (Group Petey)   
Trobar's dog in the book series The Sorcerer in the North; about two young adventurers in a fantasy world; written by John Flanagan.
BREED: Border Shepherd   YEARS: 
Ollie  Ollie      (Group Petey)   
Seans dog in the movie based on the book The Sundowners; about an Australian outback family torn between the father's desires to continue his nomadic sheep-herding ways and the wife's and son's desire to settle down in one place; by Jon Cleary
BREED: Australian Kelpie   YEARS: 
Kep  Kep      (Group Petey)   
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: 
Duchess  Duchess      (Group Petey)   
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: 
Asta  Asta      (Book Asta)   
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 SchnauzerYEARS: 
Brutus  Brutus      (Book Asta)   
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: 

 

 

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Bugle Ann  Bugle Ann      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Nerak  Nerak      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Toto  Toto      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Montmorency  Montmorency      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Boots  Boots      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Mr. Bones  Mr. Bones      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
Willy's dog in the book Timbuktu; set in the early 1990s and told through the eyes of Mr Bones centering centres on his last journey with his ailing master, Willy G Christmas; written by Paul Auster
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: 
Cora  Cora      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
Sam's vision of a dog in the book and the movie for TV by Hallmark To Dance with the White Dog; about a mysterious dog that the old man starts to see after his wife Cora dies... which apparently is her; the book by Terry Kay; the movie starring Hume Cronym and Jessica Tandy.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: 
White Dog  White Dog      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
The dog that comes into Sam's life in the movie To Dance with the White Dog; about a old man whose wife has died and taken possession of a stray dog's body so she can keep an eye on her widowed husband; based upon the novel by Terry Kay.
BREED: Australian Shepherd   YEARS: 
Towser  Towser      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Towser  Towser      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
In the book Towser Dog's Story; by Amy Prentis part of a collection called "Aunt Amy's Animal Stories."
BREED: Collie Rough   YEARS: 

 

 

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Charley  Charley      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
Steinbeck's companion in the book Travels With Charley; a travelogue by John Steinbeck as he traveled around the U.S. with his dog.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: 
Sinbad  Sinbad      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Tuesday  Tuesday      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
Luis's dog in the book Until Tuesday; about a veteran's struggles with PTSD, combat injuries, and his experiences with his service dog; written by Luis Carlos Montalvan.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: 
Walter  Walter      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
The family dog in the children's book series Walter the Farting Dog; about a dog who has a gas problem that always turns out to not be a problem; written by William Kotzwinkle and Glenn Murray, and illustrated by Audrey Colman.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: 
Einstein  Einstein      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Katie  Katie      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
The Nielsen's dog in the book and the movie What Dreams May Come; about a death in the family... in fact several; starring Robin Williams; based on a novel by Richard Matheson.
BREED: Dalmatian   YEARS: 
What-A-Mess  What-A-Mess      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
Little Ann  Little Ann      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
One of Billy's dogs in the children's book Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows.
BREED: Redbone Coonhound   YEARS: 
Old Dan  Old Dan      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
One of Billy's dogs in the children's book and the movie Where the Red Fern Grows; about a boy and his quest for his own red-bone hound hunting dogs; written by Wilson Rawls. Also in the movie Where the Red Fern Grows.
BREED: Redbone Coonhound   YEARS: 
Willie  Willie      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 

 

 

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White Dog  White Dog      (Movie Bugle Ann)   
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: 
White Fang  White Fang      (Animated TV White Fang)   
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: 
Bowser  Bowser      (Animated TV White Fang)   
Birdie's dog in the book series beginning with Woof; about a young girl and her dog solving mysteries; written by Peter Abrahams under the alias Spencer Quinn.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: 

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2. Adam Bede  (Gyp)
3. Bob, Son of Battle  (Bob)
4. Cujo  (Cujo)
5. Dog On It  (Chet)
6. Goodbye My Lady  (Lady)
7. Higglety Pigglety Pop!  (Jennie)
8. Just a Dog  (Mr. Mosely)
9. Madeline  (Genevieve)
10. Must Like Dogs  (Mother Teresa)
11. Only One Woof  (Gyp)
12. Rebecca  (Jasper)
13. Sit, Ubu, Sit  (Ubi)
14. The Art of Racing in the Rain  (Enzo)
15. The Famous Five  (Timmy)
16. The Incredible Journey  (Luath)
17. The Roly-Poly Pudding  (John Joiner)
18. The Voice of Bugle Ann  (Bugle Ann)
19. Travels With Charley  (Charley)
20. White Dog  (White Dog)

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1.  A Dog About Town  (Randolph)
2.  A Dog Called Kitty  (Kitty)
3.  A Dog Named Christmas  (Christmas)
4.  A Dog Named Slugger  (Slugger)
5.  A Dog of Flanders  (Patrasche)
6.  A Dog's Journey  (Toby)
7.  A Dog's Purpose  (Buddy)
8.  A Dog's Way Home  (Bella)
9.  A Night in the Lonesome October  (Snuff)
10.  Adam Bede  (Gyp)
11.  Agaton Sax and the Bykoebing Village Festival  (Tickie)
12.  Babe  (Fly)
13.  Beautiful Joe  (Beautiful Joe)
14.  Because of Winn-Dixie  (Winn-Dixie)
15.  Beddgelert  (Gelert)
16.  Belle et Sébastien  (Belle)
17.  Big Red  (Big Red)
18.  Biscuit Storybook Collection  (Biscuit)
19.  Blood Rites  (Mouse)
20.  Bob, Son of Battle  (Bob)
21.  Boston Blackie  (Whitey)
22.  Bridge to Terbithia  (Prince Terrien)
23.  Call of the Wild  (Buck)
24.  Charlie the Ranch Dog  (Charlie, the Ranch Dog)
25.  Child of the Wolves  (Granite)
26.  Chitty Chitty Bang Bang  (Edison)
27.  City  (Nathaniel)
28.  Clifford the Big Red Dog  (Cleo)
29.  Clifford the Big Red Dog  (Clifford)
30.  Cujo  (Cujo)
31.  Curious George  (Charkie)
32.  David Copperfield  (Jip)
33.  Diary of a Wimpy Kid  Dog Days
34.  Dick and Jane  (Spot)
35.  Dick Sand, A Captain at Fifteen  (Dingo)
36.  Dirk's Dog, Bello  (Bello)
37.  Discworld  (Gaspode)
38.  Doctor Dolittle  (Jip)
39.  Dog Man  (Dog Man)
40.  Dog On It  (Chet)
41.  Dombey and Son  (Diogenes)
42.  Dumb Witness  (Bob)
43.  Everything Is Illuminated  (Sammy Davis Jr. Jr.)
44.  Fluke  (Fluke)
45.  Gaspard and Lisa  (Gaspard and Lisa)
46.  Ginger and Pickles  (Pickles)
47.  Ginger Pye  (Ginger)
48.  Good Dog Carl  (Carl)
49.  Good Dog McTavish  (McTavish)
50.  Goodbye My Lady  (Lady)
51.  Greyfriars Bobby  (Greyfriars Bobby)
52.  Hachiko  The True Story of a Loyal Dog
53.  Hamish Macbeth  (Wee Jock)
54.  Hank the Cowdog  (Hank the Cowdog)
55.  Harry by the Sea  (Harry)
56.  Harry Potter  (Fang)
57.  Heidi  (Josef)
58.  Hello Love  (Anni)
59.  Henry Higgins  (Ribsy)
60.  Higglety Pigglety Pop!  (Jennie)
61.  Hotel for Dogs  (Friday)
62.  Housebroken  (DJ Dog)
63.  How Rocket Learned to Read  (Rocket)
64.  I am Legend  (Samantha)
65.  I Want to Kill the Dog  (Jasper)
66.  Irish Red, Son of Big Red  (Mike)
67.  Jane Eyre  (Pilot)
68.  Jerry of the Islands  (Jerry)
69.  Jock of the Bushveld  (Jock of the Bushveld)
70.  Just a Dog  (Mr. Mosely)
71.  Kastanka  (Kashtanka)
72.  Kipper  (Kipper)
73.  Kipper the Dog  (Tiger)
74.  Lad  A Dog
75.  Lampo, the Traveling Dog  (Lampo)
76.  Lassie Come Home  (Lassie)
77.  Lily and the Octopus  (Lily)
78.  Little House on the Prairie  (Bandit)
79.  Little House on the Prairie  (Jack)
80.  Madeline  (Genevieve)
81.  Marley and Me  (Marley)
82.  Martha Speaks  (Martha)
83.  Martha Speaks  (Skits)
84.  McDuff  (McDuff)
85.  Merle's Door  Lessons from a Freethinking Dog
86.  Merlin the Magical Puppy  (Merlin)
87.  Mo  The Talking Dog
88.  Molly Moon  (Petula)
89.  Moomin  (Sorry O-O)
90.  Must Like Dogs  (Mother Teresa)
91.  My Dog Skip  (Skip)
92.  My Dog Tulip  (Tulip)
93.  Naughty Mabel  (Mabel)
94.  Noddy  (Bumpy)
95.  Old Kingdom  A Trilogy
96.  Old Yeller  (Old Yeller)
97.  Olive, the Other Reindeer  (Olive)
98.  Oliver Twist  (Bullseye)
99.  One Good Dog  (Chance)
100.  Only One Woof  (Gyp)
101.  Owd Bob  (Bob)
102.  paraplegic chihuahua on wheels  (Wheely Willy)
103.  Penrod's Double Trouble  (Duke)
104.  Peter and Wendy  (Nana)
105.  Phantom Blood  (Danny)
106.  Poldark  (Garrick)
107.  Protector of the Small  (Jump)
108.  Rab and his Friends  (Rab)
109.  Raine Stockton Dog Mysteries  (Cisco)
110.  Rebecca  (Jasper)
111.  Red Dog  (Red Dog)
112.  Renni der Retter  Das Leben eines Kriegshundes
113.  Rip Van Winkle  (Wolf)
114.  Rover Red Charlie  (Rover Red Charlie)
115.  Santa Paws  (Santa Paws)
116.  Scuppers The Sailor Dog  (Scuppers)
117.  service dog  (Endal)
118.  Sexton Blake  (Pedro)
119.  Shiloh  (Shiloh)
120.  Sit, Ubu, Sit  (Ubi)
121.  smartest dog in the world  (Chaser)
122.  Sounder  (Sounder)
123.  Spot the Dog  (Spot the Dog)
124.  Stella is a Star  (Stella)
125.  Stickeen  An Adventure with a Dog and a Glacier
126.  Stone Fox  (Searchlight)
127.  Surfing Dogs  (Ricochet)
128.  Suspect  (Maggie)
129.  The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy  (Raggedy Dog)
130.  The Art of Racing in the Rain  (Enzo)
131.  The Barretts of Wimpole Street  (Flush)
132.  The Biscuit Eater  (Moreover)
133.  The Busy World of Richard Scarry  (Sergeant Murphy)
134.  The Courage of Kavik the Wolf Dog  (Kavik)
135.  The Dandy  (Black Bob)
136.  The Dog Who Thought He Was Santa  (Frank)
137.  The Dog Who Wouldn't Be  (Mutt)
138.  The Dogs of Babel  (Lorelei)
139.  The Durrells   (Roger)
140.  The Famous Five  (Timmy)
141.  The Fantastic Flying Journey  (Buster)
142.  The Five Find-Outers  (Buster)
143.  The Fox and the Hound  (Chief)
144.  The Fox and the Hound  (Copper)
145.  The Good Dog  (McKinley)
146.  The Hound of Florence  (Kambyses)
147.  The Human Factor  (Buller)
148.  The Hundred and One Dalmations  (Missus)
149.  The Incredible Journey  (Bodger)
150.  The Incredible Journey  (Luath)
151.  The Kennel Murder Case  (McTavish)
152.  The Last Dog on Earth  (Jack)
153.  The Loud House  (Lado)
154.  The People's Choice  (Cleo)
155.  The Phantom Tollbooth  (Tock)
156.  The Plague Dogs  (Rowf)
157.  The Plague Dogs  (Snitter)
158.  The Poky Little Puppy  (Poky)
159.  The Puppy's Further Adventures  (Petey)
160.  The Roly-Poly Pudding  (John Joiner)
161.  The Secret Seven  (Scamper)
162.  The Silmarillion  (Huan)
163.  The Sirens of Titan  (Kazak)
164.  The Sorcerer in the North  (Shadow)
165.  The Sundowners  (Ollie)
166.  The Tale of Jemima Puddle-Duck  (Kep)
167.  The Tale of the Pie and the Patty-Pan  (Duchess)
168.  The Thin Man  (Asta)
169.  The Ugly Dachshund  (Brutus)
170.  The Voice of Bugle Ann  (Bugle Ann)
171.  The Watcher in the Woods  (Nerak)
172.  The Wonderful Wizard of Oz  (Toto)
173.  Three Men in a Boat (To Say Nothing Of The Dog...)  (Montmorency)
174.  Thy Servant a Dog  (Boots)
175.  Timbuktu  (Mr. Bones)
176.  To Dance with the White Dog  (Cora)
177.  To Dance with the White Dog  (White Dog)
178.  Towser  (Towser)
179.  Towser Dog's Story  (Towser)
180.  Travels With Charley  (Charley)
181.  U.S. Coast Guard  (Sinbad)
182.  Until Tuesday  (Tuesday)
183.  Walter the Farting Dog  (Walter)
184.  Watchers  (Einstein)
185.  What Dreams May Come  (Katie)
186.  What-A-Mess  (What-A-Mess)
187.  Where the Red Fern Grows  (Little Ann)
188.  Where the Red Fern Grows  (Old Dan)
189.  Whistle for Willie  (Willie)
190.  White Dog  (White Dog)
191.  White Fang  (White Fang)
192.  Woof  (Bowser)
  


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