List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Actual Dogs on TV Famous from 1960 to 1979

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Meatball
The squads mascot in the TV series Baa Baa Black Sheep; a group of fighter pilots based in the Solomon Islands during World War II.
BREED: Bull Terrier YEARS:

Muffit II
In the TV series (science fiction) Battlestar Galactica. The robotic dog is played by a chimp in costume.
BREED: Daggit (Robot; cross between a bear and a dog) YEARS:

Belle (TV series )
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:

Barney (TV series )
Blue Peter's dog in the British TV series for children Blue Peter where the presenters show the viewers how to make things, how to care for your pet and other features. Blue's prior dogs were Petra, Patch, Shep, Goldie, Bonnie, Mabel, Lucy and Meg.
BREED: Irish Setter (Dachshund cross) YEARS:

Bismarck (TV series )
Dr. Hyatt's dog in the TV series Checkmate; about the detective agency Checkmate, Inc. run by Don Corey and his partner who solves mysteries with the advise of Professor Hyatt.
BREED: Dachshund YEARS:

Dog (TV series )
Columbo's dog in the TV series Columbo about a unkempt but clever police detective; starring Peter Falk.
BREED: Bassett Hound 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:

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:

Lucky (Movie )
The Doctor's dog in the movie Dr. Dolittle and sequels, about a doctor who discovers he can talk to animals; starred Eddie Murphy; based loosely on the children's book written by Hugh Lofting. (In the 1967 movie and the animated TV series (1970), the dog's name is Jip.)
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

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Boots (Mascot Henry's )
Squad 51's mascot in the TV series Emergency!; about two specially trained firefighters who were part of the then innovative field of paramedics; starring Robert Fuller and Julie London.
BREED: mixed breed (Henry was a Basset Hound.) YEARS:

H. G. Wells (Mascot Henry's )
The father's pet in the TV series (British) and the movie Father Dear Father; about a writer of trashy thriller novels who finds himself bringing up his two irrepressible daughters. An Australian sequel series followed in 1978.
BREED: St. Bernard YEARS:

Truffles (Mascot Henry's )
Mildred's dog in the TV series (British) George & Mildred; a sitcom about an ill-matched married couple who move into a modern upmarket housing estate.
BREED: Yorkshire Terrier YEARS:

Fang (Mascot Henry's )
Agent Smart's dog in the TV series Get Smart about a bumbling secret agent; starring Don Adams.
BREED: Briard YEARS:

Mignon (Mascot Henry's )
Lisa's dog in the TV series Green Acres; about an attorney and his wife who try to live as genteel farmers in the bizarre community of Hooterville; starring Eddie Albert and Eva Gabor.
BREED: Yorkshire Terrier YEARS:

Spunky (Mascot Henry's )
Fonzarelli's pet in the TV series Happys Days; about a teenager and his family and friends including a high school dropout who would eventually become Richie's best friend; starring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler.
BREED: Cocker Spaniel YEARS:

Freeway (Mascot Henry's )
The Hart's dog in the TV series Hart to Hart; about a self-made millionaire and beautiful freelance journalist who spend their free time as amateur detectives; starring Robert Wagner and Stefanie Powers.
BREED: Löwchen YEARS:

Smiley (Mascot Henry's )
The Baxter family dog in the TV series Hazel; about a competent take-charge live-in maid in the home of an attorney and his family; starring Shirley Booth.
BREED: Airedale Terrier YEARS:

Djinn Djinn (Mascot Henry's )
Jeannie's dog in the TV series I Dream of Jeannie; about a United States astronaut who finds his life vastly complicated by his genie companion.
BREED: Havanese YEARS:

Pilot (Mascot Henry's )
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:

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Lassie (TV series )
In the TV series and in the movies beginning with the film Lassie Come Home; about a boy and his dog; starring Roddy McDowall and Elizabeth Taylor. In the TV series the boy was played by Tommy Retig. (More about Lassie.)
BREED: RoughCollie YEARS:

Bandit (TV series )
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 (TV series )
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:

Pax (TV series )
Mike's seeing-eye dog in the TV series Longstreet; about a blind insurance investigator solving crimes; starring James Franciscus.
BREED: German Shepherd (white) YEARS:

Tramp (TV series )
The family dog in the TV series My Three Sons; about a widower and aeronautical engineer raising his three sons and their dog; starring Fred MacMurray.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Dog (TV series )
The girls' canine companion (played by dog actor Higgins) in the TV series Petticoat Junction; about the misadventures of the family staff of The Shady Rest Hotel and their neighbors of Hooterville.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Ladadog (Movie )
The family dog in the TV series Please Don't Eat the Daisies; about a family who moves from a crowded apartment to an old house in the country; based on the movie, starring Doris Day and David Niven.
BREED: Bearded Collie (In the movie, Old English Sheepdog played by Lord Nelson) YEARS:

Garrick (Movie )
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:

Joe (Movie )
Sgt. Corey's dog in the TV series Run Joe Run; about a K-9 dog who is falsely accused of attacking his master escapes being put down and while on the run helps people he encountered.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Pedro (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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Hush Puppy (Movie )
In the TV show for children Shari Lewis Show; a puppet on the hand of Shari Lewis.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Sounder (Movie )
The family dog in the movie Sounder and its 1976 sequel and the movie for TV by Disney Sounder; a coming-of-age story of a boy living in the Depression Era of the South; based upon the book by William H. Armstrong but more upbeat.
BREED: Redbone Hound YEARS:

Fleegle (Movie )
The guitar player in the TV series The Banana Splits; a live-action hour-long TV variety program featuring a fictional rock band composed of four costumed funny animal characters; developed by Hanna-Barbera.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Claude (Movie )
Mrs. Drysdale's pampered pooch in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies; about a poor backwoods family transplanted to Beverly Hills after striking oil on their land.
BREED: Poodle YEARS:

Duke (Group )
The family dog in the TV series The Beverly Hillbillies; about a poor backwoods family transplanted to Beverly Hills California after striking oil on their land. (In the 1st season there was dog Albie.)
BREED: Bloodhound YEARS:

Maximillion (Group )
Jamie's dog in the TV series The Bionic Woman; about a rebuilt woman with great strength and her dog that has a bionic jaw and can run as fast as 90 mph; starring Lindsay Wagner.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Tiger (Group )
The family dog in the TV series The Brady Bunch; about a blended family from two former marriages including three boys and three girls and the housekeeper; starring Robert Reed and Florence Henderson.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Coco (Group )
Donna's pet in the TV series The Donna Reed Show; about the humorous situations and problems of a middle-class family in the late 1950s and early 1960s; starring Donna Reed.
BREED: mixed breed YEARS:

Flash (Group )
Rosco's loyal companion in the TV series The Dukes of Hazzard; about two cousins living in a rural part of Georgia racing around in their customized 1969 Dodge Charger.
BREED: Basset Hound YEARS:

Roger (Group )
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 (Animated TV series )
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:

Scruffy (Animated TV series )
The Muir's dog in the TV series The Ghost and Mrs. Muir and in the movie The Ghost and Mrs. Muir; about a young widow who has a ghost friend; starring Hope Lange.
BREED: Fox Terrier YEARS:

Hobo (Animated TV series )
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:

Muppy (Animated TV series )
In the TV show The Muppet Show; a puppet dog created and voiced by Jim Henson. (Also in the show was Miss Piggy's dog Foo-Foo.)
BREED: Generic shaggy YEARS:

Simone (Animated TV series )
The family dog in the first season of the TV series The Partridge Family; about a widowed mother and her five children who embark on a music career; starring Shirley Jones and David Cassidy.
BREED: Bearded Collie YEARS:

Bullet (Animated TV series )
Roy's dog in the TV series The Roy Rogers Show; about a rancher and friends doing good; starring Roy Rogers and Dale Evans who rescue the weak and helpless from the clutches of the "bad guys."
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Sweep (Animated TV series )
A grey dog with a penchant for bones and sausages in the TV series for children (British) The Sooty Show; about a a bear a panda and a dog all hand puppets. (More about Sweep)... (Also in the series is dog Butch.)
BREED: Spaniel YEARS:

Asta (Animated TV series )
The Charles' dog in the TV series The Thin Man; about a couple solving murders with their dog always underfoot; starring Peter Lawford and Phyllis Kirk; based on the book by Dashiell Hammett.
BREED: Wire Fox Terrier YEARS:

Reckless (Animated TV series )
The Walton's pet in the TV series The Waltons; about a family in a rural Virginia community during the Great Depression and World War II; starring Richard Thomas.
BREED: Golden Labrador YEARS:

Brown (Animated TV series )
Dave Blassingame's dog in the TV series The Westerner about a basically decent, ordinary man who was handy with a gun; starring Brian Keith.
BREED: Blackmouth_Cur YEARS:

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The number of Actual Dogs on TV Famous from 1960 to 1979 is 49

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

First Venue on each page
1.	Baa Baa Black Sheep (Meatball)
2.	Emergency! (Boots)
3.	Lassie Come Home (Lassie)
4.	Shari Lewis Show (Hush Puppy)
5.	The Famous Five (Timmy)
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Venue (Dog Name)
1.	Baa Baa Black Sheep (Meatball)
2.	Battlestar Galactica (Muffit II)
3.	Belle et Sébastien (Belle)
4.	Blue Peter (Barney)
5.	Checkmate (Bismarck)
6.	Columbo (Dog)
7.	David Copperfield (Jip)
8.	Dennis the Menace (Ruff)
9.	Dr. Dolittle (Lucky)
10.	Emergency! (Boots)
11.	Father Dear Father (H. G. Wells)
12.	George & Mildred (Truffles)
13.	Get Smart (Fang)
14.	Green Acres (Mignon)
15.	Happys Days (Spunky)
16.	Hart to Hart (Freeway)
17.	Hazel (Smiley)
18.	I Dream of Jeannie (Djinn Djinn)
19.	Jane Eyre (Pilot)
20.	Lassie Come Home (Lassie)
21.	Little House on the Prairie (Bandit)
22.	Little House on the Prairie (Jack)
23.	Longstreet (Pax)
24.	My Three Sons (Tramp)
25.	Petticoat Junction (Dog)
26.	Please Don't Eat the Daisies (Ladadog)
27.	Poldark (Garrick)
28.	Run Joe Run (Joe)
29.	Sexton Blake (Pedro)
30.	Shari Lewis Show (Hush Puppy)
31.	Sounder (Sounder)
32.	The Banana Splits (Fleegle)
33.	The Beverly Hillbillies (Claude)
34.	The Beverly Hillbillies (Duke)
35.	The Bionic Woman (Maximillion)
36.	The Brady Bunch (Tiger)
37.	The Donna Reed Show (Coco)
38.	The Dukes of Hazzard (Flash)
39.	The Durrells (Roger)
40.	The Famous Five (Timmy)
41.	The Ghost and Mrs. Muir (Scruffy)
42.	The Littlest Hobo (Hobo)
43.	The Muppet Show (Muppy)
44.	The Partridge Family (Simone)
45.	The Roy Rogers Show (Bullet)
46.	The Sooty Show (Sweep)
47.	The Thin Man (Asta)
48.	The Waltons (Reckless)
49.	The Westerner (Brown)