Dogs in Books Famous from 1960 to 1979Sorted by Breed |
 Ollie 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: Book: 1952. Movie: 1960. |
 Copper (See also 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: Book: 1967. Movies: 1981, 2006. |
 Pedro 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: Comic strips: 1939-1979. Movies: 1930-1958. TV: 1967-1971. |
 Clifford (Book  ) (See also Cleo)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: Book: 1963. TV series: 2000-2003, 2019-now. |
 Black Bob (Book cover ) 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: Comics: 1944-1982. Book: 1950-1965. |
 Harry 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: Book: 1976, 1978. |
 Jack (See also Bandit) 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: Book: 1935-1939. TV series: 1974-1977. |
 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: Book: 1942-1963. TV series: 1978-1979 1995-1997. TV series: 2008. |
 Patrasche (1999 movie ) Nello's companion in the Japanese animated TV series A Dog of Flanders and the movie version made in 1999, and earlier films; about a Flemish boy and his dog; based on the book by Marie Louise de la Ramée under the Japanese pseudonym Ouida. BREED: Bouvier des Flandres YEARS: Book: 1872. TV series: 1975-1992. Movies: 1935, 1960, 1997, 1999. |
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 Buller 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: Book: 1978. Movie: 1979. |
 Bodger (Movie ) (See also Luath)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: Book: 1961. Movie: 1963. |
 Bullseye (Book ) Bill Sikes's dog in the book Oliver Twist; about a orphan boy caught in the misery of old London; by Charles Dickens and in the many movie adaptations including the movie Oliver. BREED: Bull Terrier or Bulldog YEARS: Book: 1837-1839. Movies: 1922, 1948, 1968, 1988, 1997, 2005. TV: 1999, 2007. |
 Bandit (See also Jack) 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: Book: 1935-1943, 1962, 1971, 1974. TV series: 1977-1983. |
 Charkie (Book ) 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: Book: since 1941. TV series: 2004, 2006. Movie: 2006. |
 Tickie 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: Books: 1955-1978. Animated TV series: 1976. Movie: 1976. |
 Willie 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: Book: 1964. TV series: 1984. |
 Katie 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: Book: 1978. Movie: 1998. |
 Scamper 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: Book: 1949-1963. |
 Edison 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: Book: 1964. Movie: 1965. Stage musical: 2002, 2005. |
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 Bob 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: Book: 1937, TV show: 1996. |
 Snitter (See also Rowf) 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: Book: 1977. Movie: 1982. |
 Chief (Book ) (See also Copper)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: Book: 1967. Movie: 1981. Movie sequel: 2006. |
 Bumpy (Stuffed toy ) 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: Book: 1949-1963. TV series: 1975, 1992, 1998, 2001. |
 Genevieve (Movie poster ) Madeline's dog in the children's book series, in the movie, and animated TV series for children Madeline; about a girl who lives in Paris and attends a boarding school; written by Ludwig Bemelmans. BREED: Generic YEARS: Books: 1939-1967. TV series: 1991-2007. Movie: 1998. |
 Poky (Actually The Poky Little Puppy) 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: Book: 1942, 1970. |
 Sergeant Murphy (See also Billy Dog) 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: Books: 1963. TV series: 1994-1997. |
 Sorry O-O (Comic ) 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: Books: 1945-1970. Comic strip: 1945-1975. TV series: 1959-1991. |
 Spot 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: Book: 1936-1965. |
 Tock (Book ) 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: Book: 1961. Movie: 1970. |
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 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: Book: 1968. Movie: 1980. |
 White Dog (The dog is not called by name) 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: Book: 1970. Movie: 1982. |
 Moreover (1940 movie ) (Named Faith in the early movie version)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: Book: 1939. Movie: 1940, 1972. |
 Fluke (See also Rufus) 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: Book: 1977. Movie: 1995. |
 Brutus 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: Book: 1938. Movie: 1966. |
 Big Red (Book cover ) 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: Book: 1945. Movie: 1962. |
 Friday (In the book, Sadie) 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: Book: 1971. Movie: 2009. |
 Red Dog (Originally named Tally Ho) 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: Dog: 1971-1979. Book: 1993. Movie: 2011. |
 Luath (See also 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: Book: 1961. Movie: 1963. |
 Pilot 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: Book: 1847. TV series: 2006. Movies: 1914-2011. |
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 Garrick 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: Book: 1945-2002. TV series: 1975, 2015. |
 Lampo (Statue ) 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: Dog: 1953-1961. Book: 1963. |
 Roger 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: Books: 1956, 1969, 1978. TV film: 2005. TV series: 2016. |
 Rowf (See also Snitter) 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: Book: 1977. Movie: 1982. |
 Nana In the book Peter and Wendy and the original play Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie and in the stage musical Peter Pan. BREED: Newfoundland in the play and book. In film and on stage St. Bernard. YEARS: Play: 1904. Book: 1911. Stage: 1954, 1979, 1990, 1998. |
 Charley 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: Book: 1962. |
 Cleo (See also Clifford) 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: Book: 1963. TV series: 2000-2003. |
 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: Book: 1965. French TV series: 1965-1970. Japanese TV series: 1981-1982. |
 Little Ann (See also Old Dan) 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: Book: 1961. Movie: 1974. |
 Old Dan (See also Little 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: Book: 1961. Movie: 1974, 2003. |
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 Lad (Real-life dog ) The author's dog in the movie Lad: A Dog; starring Peter Breck; based on a series of short stories by Albert Terhune about his real-life Rough Collie. BREED: Rough Collie YEARS: Dog: 1902-1918. Book: 1919. Movie: 1962. |
 Josef 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: Book: 1881. Animation: 1974. |
 Buster (Another ) 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: Book: 1943-1961. |
 Nerak 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: Book: 1976. Movie: 1981. |
 Jennie (Book ) 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: Movie: 2010. Book: 1967. |
 Greyfriars Bobby 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: Book: 1912. Movies: 1961, 2005. |
 Buck (2020 movie ) In the book and in the several movies such as Call of the Wild; about a previously domesticated dog who ends up serving as a sled dog in the Yukon; written by Jack London. (2020 movie titled The Call of the Wild). BREED: St. Bernard mix YEARS: Book: 1903. Movies: 1923, 1935, 1972, 1997, 2020. |
 Prince Terrien (Referred to as P.T.) 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: Book: 1977. Movie: 2007. |
 Jip (Book ) (showing 1935 movie image)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: Book: 1850. Movies: 1911, 1913, 1922, 1935, 1969, 1993, 2000. TV series: 1966, 1974, 1986. |
 Huan (Also known as the Hound of Valinor) Celegorm's companion in the book The Silmarillion; written by J. R. R. Tolkien a Middle-earth hound. (More about Huan.) BREED: Wolfhound YEARS: Book: 1977. |
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The number of Dogs in Books Famous from 1960 to 1979 is 59 The contents of this page are available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license and the GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL). Also see: Dogs in Comics, Dogs in Movies, Dogs in Books, Dogs On TV, Complete List |
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| 1. | Australian Kelpie (Ollie) |
| 2. | Boxer (Buller) |
| 3. | Fox Terrier (Bob) |
| 4. | German Shepherd (Kavik) |
| 5. | Mixed breed (Garrick) |
| 6. | Rough Collie (Lad) |
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Breed (Dog Name) | |
| 1. | Australian Kelpie (Ollie) |
| 2. | Bloodhound (Copper) |
| 3. | Bloodhound (Pedro) |
| 4. | Bloodhound (Clifford) |
| 5. | Border Collie (Black Bob) |
| 6. | Border Collie (Harry) |
| 7. | Border Collie (Jack) |
| 8. | Border Collie (Timmy) |
| 9. | Bouvier des Flandres (Patrasche) |
| 10. | Boxer (Buller) |
| 11. | Bull Terrier (Bodger) |
| 12. | Bull Terrier (Bullseye) |
| 13. | Bulldog (Bandit) |
| 14. | Cocker Spaniel (Charkie) |
| 15. | Dachshund (Tickie) |
| 16. | Dachshund (Willie) |
| 17. | Dalmatian (Katie) |
| 18. | English Cocker Spaniel (Scamper) |
| 19. | English Sheepdog (Edison) |
| 20. | Fox Terrier (Bob) |
| 21. | Fox Terrier Smooth (Snitter) |
| 22. | Foxhound (Chief) |
| 23. | Generic (Bumpy) |
| 24. | Generic (Genevieve) |
| 25. | Generic (Poky) |
| 26. | Generic (Sergeant Murphy) |
| 27. | Generic (Sorry O-O) |
| 28. | Generic (Spot) |
| 29. | Generic (Tock) |
| 30. | German Shepherd (Kavik) |
| 31. | German Shepherd (White Dog) |
| 32. | German Wirehaired Pointer (Moreover) |
| 33. | Golden Retriever (Fluke) |
| 34. | Great Dane (Brutus) |
| 35. | Irish Setter (Big Red) |
| 36. | Jack Russell Terrier (Friday) |
| 37. | Kelpie-Cattle Dog mix (Red Dog) |
| 38. | Labrador Retriever (Luath) |
| 39. | Landseer Newfoundland (Pilot) |
| 40. | Mixed breed (Garrick) |
| 41. | Mixed breed (Lampo) |
| 42. | Mixed breed (Roger) |
| 43. | Mixed breed (Rowf) |
| 44. | Newfoundland (Nana) |
| 45. | Poodle (Charley) |
| 46. | Poodle (Cleo) |
| 47. | Pyrenean Mountain Dog (Belle) |
| 48. | Redbone Coonhound (Little Ann) |
| 49. | Redbone Coonhound (Old Dan) |
| 50. | Rough Collie (Lad) |
| 51. | Saint Bernard (Josef) |
| 52. | Scottish Terrier (Buster) |
| 53. | Scottish Terrier (Nerak) |
| 54. | Sealyham Terrier (Jennie) |
| 55. | Skye Terrier (Greyfriars Bobby) |
| 56. | St. Bernard mix (Buck) |
| 57. | Terrier mix (Prince Terrien) |
| 58. | Unkown (Jip) |
| 59. | Wolfhound (Huan) |
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