List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

Spot 
A dog that Shaft happens upon that he befriends in the movie Shaft in Africa; about a detective who is some how supposed to stop a human trafficking ring in Africa while people try to kill him for who knows why; starring Richard Roundtree.
BREED: Africanis   YEARS: Movie: 1973.

Sandy  (1982 movie )   
Annie's dog in comics Little Orphan Annie on radio, in the Broadway musical Annie, and in the movies (1982, 1999 and 2014); created by Harold Gray.
BREED: Airedale mix  YEARS: Radio: 1925-1942. Comics: 1925- 2010. Broadway stage: 1977-1983. Movies: 1982, 1999, 2014.

Hachiko  (2009 movie )   (Also known as Hachi)
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: Dog: 1923-1935. Book: 2004. Movies: 1987, 2009.

Chinook 
Royce's guide dog in the movie Hero Dog: The Journey Home; about a man who is blind trying to get home to his family after surviving a shipwreck; starring Steve Byers.
BREED: Alaskan Malamute   YEARS: Movie: 2021.

Bart 
Stuart's dog in the movie Kate & Leopold; about an Englishman from the 1870s who comes to the 21st century and falls in love with a successful business woman; starring Meg Ryan and Hugh Jackman.
BREED: Anatolian Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Butch  (See also Lou)
An experienced field agent in the movie Cats & Dogs; about the top-secret high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs; starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins. (Also in the movie are Saluki Ivy, Chinese Crested dog Peek, Old English Sheepdog Sam, and Bloodhound Buddy.)
BREED: Anatolian Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Chico 
Mort Rainey's dog in the movie Secret Window; about a writer who is accused of plagiarism by a stranger who starts to terrorize him; starring Johnny Depp.
BREED: Australian Cattle Dog   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Dog 
In the movie (Australian) Road Warrior; also known as Mad Max 2. In the post-apocalyptic Australian wasteland a drifter agrees to help a small community against a band of bad guys.
BREED: Australian Cattle Dog   YEARS: Movie: 1981.

Zip 
Lewis' faithful companion in the movie Last of the Dogmen; about a bounty hunter who is hired to track down three fugitives but when he finds them mysteriously murdered; starring Tom Berenger and Barbara Hershey.
BREED: Australian Cattle Dog   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Dusty 
Tom's wild dog in the movie Dusty; about the friendship between a drover and his part-dingo dog.
BREED: Australian Kelpie   YEARS: Movie: 1983.

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.

Ava 
Jake's dog in the rom-com movie The Noel Diary; about a man who returns home to settle his estranged mother's estate and discovers a diary that holds mysterious secrets.
BREED: Australian Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2022.

White Dog 
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: Book: 1990. Movie: 2002.

Ruby 
Dan's dog in the American Netflix biographical drama movie Rescued by Ruby; about a state trooper who has dreams of joining an elite K-9 unit a with clever but willful shelter dog; starring Grant Gustin.
BREED: Australian Shepherd and Border Collie mix   YEARS: Movie: 2022.

Lady  (Book cover )   (Also known as Isis)
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: Book: 1954. Movie: 1956.

Elway 
The Winslow dog in the movie The Smurfs; about tiny blue Smurfs who are chased from their village by the evil wizard Gargamel and end up in New York City; starring Hank Azaria, et. al.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Fred 
Snow's dog in the movie Smokey and the Bandit; a science fiction comedy about buddies running a tractor trailer full of beer over county lines in hot pursuit by a sheriff; starring Sally field and Burt Reynolds.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Grace 
Kit's dog in the movie Kit Kittredge: An American Girl; set in Cincinnati at the height of the Great Depression where a resourceful young girl helps her mother run a boardinghouse after her father loses his job; starring Abigail Breslin.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Buckley 
The family dog in the movie The Royal Tenenbaums; about three siblings after their eccentric father leaves them in their teens; starring Gene Hackman and Anjelica Huston. (Also in the movie is dog Spark Plug.)
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Daisy 
John Wick's puppy in the first movie of the series John Wick, about an ex-hitman who comes out of retirement to serve retribution on a Russian crime syndicate; starring Keanu Reeves and dog Andy as the puppy. (In the sequels, there are other dogs, one named Bubba.)
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2014. Sequels: 2017, 2019, 2022.

Dave 
Jessie's dog in the movie My Stepmother Is an Alien; about an attractive alien on a secret mission to Earth and a father and daughter she incounters; starring Dan Aykroyd and Kim Bassinger.
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 1988.

Lou  (See also Butch)
The Brody family dog in the movie Cats & Dogs; about the top-secret high-tech espionage war going on between cats and dogs; starring Jeff Goldblum and Elizabeth Perkins. (Also in the movie are Saluki Ivy, Chinese Crested dog Peek, Old English Sheepdog Sam, and Bloodhound Buddy.)
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Pearl 
Spencer's dog in the movie Spencer Confidential; an ex-cop teams up with his no-nonsense roommate to take down cop killing criminals; starring Mark Wahlberg and Winston Duke.
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2020.

Pencil  (See also Valentine)
Peggy's first dog in the movie Year of the Dog; about a secretary whose life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies; starring Molly Shannon.
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Rusty 
The family dog in the movie Rusty: The Great Rescue; about a courageous canine who protects his family from bad guys; starring Hal Holbrook and Rue McClanahan. (Released with the title Rusty: A Dog's Tale.)
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Sam Jr. 
Sam's dog in the movie Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency; about a young boy who forms his own private detective agency to emulate his father.
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Shiloh 
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: Movie: 1997, 1999, 2006. Book: 1991

Underdog  (Also known as Shoeshine)
In the movie Underdog; about a hound named Shoeshine who accidentally gains superpowers; based on the cartoon series of the same name. (Also in the movie are dogs Sweet Polly Purebred, Supershep the Bulldog, and Riff Raff.)
BREED: Beagle   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Einstein 
Doc Brown's dog in the movie Back to the Future and its sequels about traveling back in time; starring Michael J. Fox and Christopher Lloyd.
BREED: Bearded Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1985, 1989, 1990.

Khyi Yang Po  (Also called Shaggy)
The dog that bites Dave transforming him into a dog in the movie The Shaggy Dog; about a deputy district attorney who changes into a dog when excited, then back again when calm; starring Tim Allen. (See Chiffon for the 1959 movie. In the 1994 remake for the Disney Family Movies series, the dog is named Bundles.)
BREED: Bearded Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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: Movie: 1960. TV series: 1965-1967, 1968-1973.

Andrew 
The family dog in the movie Mary Poppins; about a magical nanny who comes to work for a unhappy family; starring Julie Andrews and Dick Van Dyke.
BREED: Bearded Collie mix  YEARS: Movie: 1964.

Charlie 
Professor Brainard's dog in the movie by Disney The Absent-Minded Professor; about a college professor who invents an anti-gravity substance which a corrupt businessman wants for himself; starring Fred MacMurray.
BREED: Bearded Collie mix   YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Max 
Kyle's dog in the movie Max; about a dog whose handler, a U.S. Marine in Afghanistan, is killed, and who then is adopted by the soldier's family.
BREED: Belgian Sheepdog (also called a Malinois)  YEARS: Movie: 2015.

Lulu 
Briggs's former partner's dog in the movie Dog; about a former Army Ranger with his partner's dog who races down the west coast to get to a partner's funeral on time; starring Channing Tatum.
BREED: Belgian Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2022.

Max 
A military service dog returning from service in Afghanistan in the movie Max; about a dog traumatized by his handler's death and adopted by the Marine's family.
BREED: Belgian Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2015.

Pijo 
A dancing dog in the movie Doggie B; about woman whose dog who helps his owner and her dog-dancing uncle fulfill their dreams.
BREED: Bichon   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Hubert 
The heir to a fortune in the movie The Duke; about a dog Hubert inheriting an English country mansion. (Also in the movie are a Poodle Coquette and a Basset Hound Daisy.)
BREED: Black and Tan Coonhound   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Whitey 
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: Short Stories: 1914-1920. Movies: 1918-1949. Radio: 1944-1950. TV series: 1951-1953.

Old Yeller  (Played by Spike)
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: Book: 1956. Movie: 1957.

Bayard 
The Red Queen's dog in the movie Alice in Wonderland; a fantasy with live-action and animation directed by Tim Burton and based on the 1865 novel Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll.
BREED: Bloodhound   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Hubert  (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Winky, and Rhapsody in White)
Harlan Pepper's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.
BREED: Bloodhound   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Joey 
Captain "Doc" Council's dog in the movie Fool's Parade; about three ex-convicts who hope to go straight and an evil prison official who wants to steal their money and kill them; starring James Stewart and George Kennedy.
BREED: Bloodhound   YEARS: Movie: 1971.

Savage Sam 
Old Yeller's son in the movie Savage Sam; about the hound helping find children who were snatched by a band Apache; a sequel to Old Yeller: by Disney.
BREED: Bluetick Coonhound   YEARS: Movie: 1963

Cooper 
The family dog in the movie Angel Dog; about a man who loses his wife and children in an accident and learns how to live again with the help of their dog that survived.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Devon 
Jon's dog in the movie A Dog Year; about a guy suffering from a midlife crisis who takes in a dog that's crazier than he is; starring Jeff Bridges. (Also in the movie is dog Stanley.)
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Dog 
Jake's dog in the movie Cowboys and Aliens; about a town in the Arizona territory attacked by aliens in the 19th century; starring Daniel Craig, Harrison Ford, and Olivia Wilde.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Fly  (Book cover )   
Babe's companion in the movie and the book Babe; about a pig who befriends a dog that teaches him to herd sheep; the book was titled The Sheep-Pig; by Dick King-Smith. (Also in the movie is dog Rex.)
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Book: 1983. Movie: 1995.

Hector 
The family dog in the movie for TV Heck’s Way Home; about a dog who escapes from the pound to journey his way back to his family; starring Alan Arkin.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: TV movie: 1996.

Jake 
Mike's dog in the movie The Last Chance Detectives: Escape from Fire Lake; about a boy and his dog who are kidnapped by two bank robbers and left in the desert to die; starring Anthony De Longis.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Jessie 
The narrating dog in the movie for TV Animal Farm; about animals on a farm who revolt against their human owner and end up with a tyranny; base on George Orwell's book of the same name.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Lucky 
Fashion designer Lisa's dog in the movie You Lucky Dog; about a sheep dog who helps rescue children trapped in a forest fire and brings them to safety; starring Natasha Henstridge and Harry Hamlin.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Matisse 
The family dog in the movie Down and Out in Beverly Hills; about a rich but dysfunctional couple who save the life of a suicidal bum; starring Nick Nolte, Bette Midler and Richard Dreyfuss.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1986.

Roger 
A risk assessment analyst in the movie Cats & Dogs: Paws 3 Unite!; about a dog and cat who must rein in a villain cockatoo who plans to destroy the ten-year truce between cats and dogs.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2020.

Sadie 
The Perron family dog in the movie The Conjuring; about a family who move into a haunted house.
BREED: Border Collie   YEARS: Movie: 2013.

Sammy Davis Jr. Jr. 
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: Book: 2002. Movie: 2005.

Plugger 
Anna's companion in the movie A Millions Ways to Die in the West; a rambling comedy in the American West; starring Charlize Theron, Seth MacFarlane, and other name actors.
BREED: Border Collie mix  YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Rembrandt 
Eleanor's dog in the movie Woman on the Run; about a woman, whose husband has witnessed a murder and runs off; she tries to find him while trying to elude the police; starring Ann Sheridan.
BREED: Border Collie mix  YEARS: Movie: 1950.

Mogley 
Andy's dog in the movie Dog Park; about a guy who loses his dog when he loses his girl; starring Luke Wilson.... (Also in the movie are dogs Peanut, Dew, Lily, Monte, and Poopy.)
BREED: Border Collie mix   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Hubble 
An intergalactic pilot in the movie Good Boy!; about a alien dog visiting Earth to verify that dogs don't control the planet; starring Matthew Broderick.... (Also in the movie are Poodle Barbara Ann, Boxer Wilson, Italian Greyhound Nelly, Bernese Mountain Dog Shep.)
BREED: Border Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2003.

Puffy 
Magda's dog in the movie Something About Mary; about a guy who meets a girl from high school where his prior date with her was a embarrassing disaster; starring Ben Stiller and Cameron Diaz.
BREED: Border Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Barney 
Billy's dog in the movie Gremlins; about a group of teens who must deal with a foul beast during their last outing together.
BREED: Border Terrier mix   YEARS: Movie: 1984.

Reggie  (see also Bug)
Doug's dog in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.
BREED: Border Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2023.

Bug  (see also Reggie)
A stray mutt in the movie Strays; about an dog abandoned by his lowlife owner who falls in with a fast-talking, foul-mouthed mutt and his gang of strays; starring Will Ferrell and Jamie Foxx.
BREED: Boston Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2023.

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.

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.

Cho Cho 
A talking dog who helps the police in the movie The Karate Dog; starring Jon Voight and Chevy Chase.
BREED: Briard   YEARS: Movie: 2006.

Reno 
Jake's partner in the movie Top Dog; about a cop and his dog who go after a Neo-Nazi group; starring Chuck Norris.
BREED: Briard   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

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: Comic strip: 1951-. TV series: 1959-1963, 1986-1988. Movie: 1987, 1993, 1998 .

Jonnie 
Mary's dog in the movie Ring of Bright Water; about a man with a pet otter who moves into a rustic cottage overlooking the sea in Scotland where he meets a woman and her dog; starring Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna; based on the book by Gavin Maxwell.
BREED: Brittany   YEARS: Movie: 1969.

Verdell 
Simon's dog in the movie As good As It Gets; about a single mother, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist who form an unlikely friendship; starring Jack Nicholson and Helen Hunt.
BREED: Brussels Griffon   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Butkus 
Rocky's dog in the movie Rocky; a rags to riches story of Rocky Balboa, a debt-collector who becomes a boxing champion; starring Sylvester Stallone.
BREED: Bull Mastiff   YEARS: Movie: 1976.

Baxter 
Madame Deville's dog in the movie (French) Baxter; about a murderous bull terrier who tells the story of his search for a proper master.
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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.

P. B. 
One of the talking animals in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Sparky  (2012 movie )   
Victor's dog in the movie and animated movie remake Frankenweenie; about a boy who creates a machines that revives his dead dog. The 2012 was a remake of the earlier movie both directed by Tim Burton.
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1984, 2012.

Wildfire 
The narrator in the movie It's a Dog's Life; about dog telling his life story from the streets of the Bowery to a life of luxury.(Also in the movie are dogs Jimmy Jock and Miss Ladyship)
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1955.

Willie  (formerly Punch; apparently the dog was not named after "William the Conqueror" as suggested in the movie Patton)
Companion pet for George S. Patton; the American general, devoted dog lover, acquired a terrier puppy in Europe during World War II. The dog folowed him around everywhere. The character Willie also appeared in the movie Patton.
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Dog: 1943-1955. Movie: 1970.

Angus  (See McBarker for cartoon version)
Mr. Magoo's dog in the movie Mr. Magoo; about a myopic millionaire (based upon the cartoon character) who defeats jewel smugglers in his usual bumbling manner; starring Leslie Nielson.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 1997

Balzac 
Taj's faithful bulldog in the movie Van Wilder: The Rise of Taj; about a guy who finds himself helping an uptight student make the most out of her academic career.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2006.

Mr. Beefy 
In the movie Little Nicky; about which of Satan's three sons will succeed their father as ruler of Hell; starring Adam Sandler, Patricia Arquette and Harvey Keitel.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Soda 
The Hilton family dog in the movie Since You Went Away; about a wife whose husband goes to fight in World War II and how she and her daughters cope through the war years; starring Claudette Colbert, et. al.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 1944.

Sonny 
An adopted dog in the movie The Dogfather; about a dog who swallows a mafia don's ring and his best soldiers try and retrieve it.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Chance  (Right in picture. See also Shadow)
The Hunter family dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey ; a remake of the 1963 movie The Incredible Journey based on the book by Sheila Burnford. (In the earlier movie and book Chance is Luath a Labrador Retriever.)
BREED: Bulldog American   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Liberty and Moocher  (Another )   
The President's dog and its look-alike in the movie for TV The Pooch and the Pauper ; about a snobby dog in the White House whose friendly look-alike accidently takes his place and brings a different spirit to the place; starring Fred Willard.
BREED: Bulldog American   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Ned 
The dog that bit Walter's hand in the movie (Australian) The Number 23; about a man who becomes obsessed with a book that he believes was written about him; starring Jim Carrey.
BREED: Bulldog, American   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Marvin 
Paterson's dog in the movie Paterson; about a week in the mundane life of a bus driver and his wife; starring Adam Driver . The dog is played by Nellie.
BREED: Bulldog, English   YEARS: Movie: 2016.

Agent 11  (Also known as Spot)
Gordon's dog in the movie See Spot Run; about a mailman who takes in a stray bullmastiff only to learn that it is a trained FBI dog. (Also in the movie is dog Talia.)
BREED: Bullmastiff   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Lucky 
Alma's dog in the movie The Dogwalker; about a down-on-his-luck Los Angeles schemer whose luck changes when he rescues an elderly matron who has been knocked down by her misbehaving dog. (Not to be confused with the 2002 movie.)
BREED: Bullmastiff   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Spot  (Agent 11)
Murdoch's dog in the movie See Spot Run; about a mailman who takes in a stray dog, then learns it's a trained FBI canine escaped from witness protection.
BREED: Bullmastiff   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Jack 
Lila's dog in the movie Lost & Found; about a restaurant owner who is in love with his new neighbor and attempts to get her affections by kidnapping her dog and offering to help her find him; starring David Spade.
BREED: Cairn Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Muffy 
A beer-drinking dog in the movie Anatomy of a Murder; about a murder trial based on the novel by John D. Voelker under the pen name Robert Traver; starring Jimmy Stewart and Lee Remick.
BREED: Cairn Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1959.

Snuffy 
Joey's dog, a gift from Linda, in the movie Pal Joey; about a second-rate, womanizing singer who meets a naive chorus girl; starring Frank Sinatra and Kim Novak.
BREED: Cairn Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1957.

Toto 
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: Book: 1900. Movie: 1939.

My Little Darling  (Watch the musical clip of Walking the Dog)
Linda's dog in the movie Shall We Dance; about a ballet dancer who chases after a tap dancer; starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The movie is famous for its Walking the Dog piece by George Gershwin.
BREED: Cairn Terrier mix  YEARS: Movie: 1937

Edward 
Muriel Pritchet's unruly dog in the movie The Accidental Tourist; about a writer of travel guides who tries to carry on with his life after his son is killed and his marriage crumbles; starring William Hurt, Kathleen Turner and Geena Davis.
BREED: Cardigan Welsh Corgi   YEARS: Movie: 1988.

Bruiser 
Elle's dog in the movie Legally Blonde; about a sorority girl who struggles to win back her ex-boyfriend by earning a law degreeand; starring Reese Witherspoon and Luke Wilson.
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Chloe  (See also Delgado)
In the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua; about a dog who gets dognapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman; starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore and Andy García. (Also in the movie are dogs German Shepherd Delgado, Chihuahua Papi, and Doberman Pinscher El Diablo.)
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Moses 
The Focker's dog in the movie Meet the Fockers; about a couple who decide to meet each others family.
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Poppy 
The famiy's annoying, barking dog in the movie Easy Virtue; about a glamorous American widow trying to fit in with her husband's old English manored family; based upon the play by Noël Coward; starring Jessica Biel and Colin Firth.
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Poppy 
Nathalie Lake's dog in the movie Mars Attacks!; about Martians who surround the planet with an armada of flying saucers; starring Jack Nicholson and Glenn Close. The dog actually belonged to director Tim Burton. (Also in the movie is dog Rusty.)
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Jackyl 
Nelson's cannabis-loving dog in the movie Dude Where's My Car?; about two potheads who wake up from a night of partying and can't remember where they parked their car; starring Ashton Kutcher and Seann William Scott.
BREED: Chihuahua mix  YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Bessie 
George's dog in the movie Period of Adjustment; about two married couples both in a difficult period of their relationships; starring Anthony Franciosa and Jane Fonda and based on the play by Tennessee Williams.
BREED: Cocker Spaniel   YEARS: Movie: 1962.

Flush  (Book )   
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: Movie: 1934. Book: 1933.

Jasper  (2020 movie )   
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: Book: 1938. Movie: 1940, 2020.

Rover 
The dog who leads its master to his kidnapped baby in the movie Rescued by Rover; a British silent short; directed by Hepworth who had his family dog Blair in the starring role. As a result, the name became a household name and Blair is considered the first dog film star.
BREED: Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1905.

Bingo 
A runaway circus dog in the movie Bingo! who saves the life a young boy; starring Cindy Williams.
BREED: Collie mix  YEARS: Movie: 1991.

Napoleon 
Madam Van Dougan's dog in the movie Once Upon a Crime; about a couple who find a dog with a $5000 reward whose owner turns up murdered; starring Richard Lewis, John Candy, James Belushi, Cybill Shepherd, and others.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: Movie: 1992.

Shelly 
The family dog in the movie Wiener Dog Nationals; a family who adopts a runt of a dachshund from a shelter enters it in the nation's greatest wiener dog race.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: Movie: 2103.

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.

Wiener-Dog 
A dog owned by several people in the movie Wiener-Dog; a series of four short stories about a dog who goes from owner to owner for a mix of reasons; starring an ensemble cast including Danny DeVito.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: Movie: 2016

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.

Pongo and Perdy 
The Dearly's dogs in the movie 101 Dalmatians; about two Dalmatians and their 15 puppies; based on the story by Dodie Smith; starring Glenn Close and Jeff Daniels.
BREED: Dalmatians   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Buckley 
Ridley's dog in the 2021 Australian/Canadian movie Buckley's Chance; about an American boy in lost in the outback of Australia who befriends a dingo; starring Bill Nighy and Milan Burch as Ridley.
BREED: Dingo   YEARS: Movie: 2021.

Adolph 
Sam's dog in the movie Ruthless People; about a millionaire who plans on murdering his wife to get her $15 million family fortune and run off with his mistress but her kidnapping changes everything; starring Danny DeVito and Bette Midler. (Also in the movie is dog Muffy.)
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 1986.

Maximilian 
The policeman's dog in the movie Hugo; about an orphan living in the walls of a train station who seeks to solve a mystery involving his late father and an automaton; starring Asa Butterfield and Ben Kingsley.
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Murphy 
The victim's dog in the movie They Only Kill Their Masters; about a small-town sheriff attempts to uncover facts behind the killing of a pregnant woman by her Doberman pinscher; starring James Garner.
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 1972.

Rodney 
Julia's well-trained dog in the movie It Shouldn't Happen to a Dog; about a reporter whose life becomes complicated when he meets up with a woman in a tavern; starring Carole Landis.
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 1946.

The Doberman Gang 
Robber dogs in the movie The Doberman Gang; about an ex-con and his friends who train dobermans to rob a bank. Two sequels followed: The Daring Dobermans in 1973 and The Amazing Dobermans in 1976. (In the movie are dogs Baby Face Nelson, Bonnie, Clyde, Dillinger, Ma Barker and Pretty Boy Floyd.)
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 1972, 1976.

Zoltan 
A vampire dog in the movie Zoltan Hound of Dracula; starring José Ferrer.
BREED: Doberman Pinscher   YEARS: Movie: 1978.

Bombón 
Coco's dog in the movie (Argentine-Spanish) El Perro; about an unemployed man has his luck change after being given a dog for helping a stranded woman on the highway.
BREED: Dogo Argentino   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Hooch 
Turner's dog in the movie Turner and Hooch; about a detective who adopts the dog of a dead man to help him find the murderer; starring Tom Hanks.
BREED: Dogue de Bordeaux   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

Colossus 
Van Wilder's dog in the movie Van Wilder about a rich kid who likes the college life but isn't serious about it. There was also a prequel and a sequel.
BREED: English Bulldog   YEARS: Movies: 2002, 2006, 2009.

Gladstone 
Watson's dog in the movie Sherlock Holmes; about Holmes and Watson's efforts to prevent the ritual murder of a woman; starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Jude Law.
BREED: English Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Rambo 
Captain Maxwell's dog in the movie Mannequin; about an underemployed artist who gets a job as a department-store window dresser and falls in love with a mannequin that comes to life; starring Andrew McCarthy and Kim Cattrall.
BREED: English Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 1987.

Spike 
Kingman's dog in the movie The Game Plan; about football player living the bachelor lifestyle who discovers that he has a 8-year-old daughter.
BREED: English Bulldog   YEARS: Movie : 2007.

Duke 
Alden Pyle's dog in the movie The Quiet American; about a love triangle between an English journalist, a CIA agent, and a young Vietnamese girl, set in Viet Nam in the 1950s; starring Michael Caine, Brendan Fraser, and Do Thi Hai Yen; based on the book by Graham Greene.
BREED: English Mastiff   YEARS: Movie: 2002.

Hercules 
Mr. Mertle's dog in the movies The Sandlot; about a group of young baseball players during the summer of 1962.
BREED: English Mastiff   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Banjo 
Patricia's dog in the movie Banjo; about a orphaned girl and her beloved dog who must reside with her hard-hearted aunt who won't allow the dog in her house. When the dog is sent back down South, the girl runs away to find him.
BREED: English Setter   YEARS: Movie: 1947.

Rock 
Deke's dog in the movie Git!; about a orphan boy who finds friendship with a dog that others think can't be tamed.
BREED: English Setter   YEARS: Movie: 1965.

Chiffon 
Wilby's reincarnation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy Dog; about a boy who changes into a sheepdog and back again; starring Fred MacMurray. (See Khyi Yang Po for the 2006 movie. In the 1994 remake for the Disney Family Movies series, the dog is named Bundles.)
BREED: English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movies: 1959

Patsy 
Mrs. Hegarty's dog in the movie Storm in a Teacup; about a politician whose disregard for a dog is publicized by a reporter; starring Vivian Leigh and Rex Harrison.
BREED: English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 1937.

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.

Jane  (Jane of Aylesbury)
A pet given to old lady Fortune in the movie The Young in Heart; a family of con artists who are befriended by a rich old woman and from whom they hope to be inherit riches; starring Janet Gaynor and Douglas Fairbanks, Jr.
BREED: Fluffy puppy   YEARS: Movie: 1938.

Paws 
A stuffed animal turned into a real pup for Santa in the movie Search for Santa Paws; about a dog and a group of magical talking dogs who help save St. Nick and show the world what Christmas is really all about.
BREED: fluffy puppy   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Scruffy 
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: Movie: 1947. TV series: 1968-1970.

Bugle Ann  (Movie )   
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: Book: 1935. Movie: 1936.

Sonny 
Ethan's dog in the movie Due Date; about a high-strung father-to-be who is forced to hitch a ride with an aspiring actor and his dog so he can see his child's birth; starring Robert Downey Jr.
BREED: French Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Sunny 
Ethan's dog in the movie Due Date; about two guys on a wild road trip trying to get to a birthing; starring Robert Downey, Jr. and Galifianakis.
BREED: French Bulldog   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Beck  (Movie )   
Ryusuke's dog in the Japanese comic books, animated TV series and the movie Beck about a teenage boy and his pursuit of a music career.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Comics: 1999-2008. TV series: 2004-2005. Movie: 2010

Daisy  (Movie )   
The family dog in the comic strip and the movie Blondie; about the Bumsteads, Dagwood and Blondie and their two children; created by Chic Young.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Comic strip: 1930- now. Movies: 1938-1950.

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.

Ace 
Dan's dog in the movie Ace of Hearts; about a K-9 dog accused of mauling a police suspect and his trainer's efforts to clear him
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Ace the Wonder Dog 
Dog actor in the movie The Adventures of Rusty and many others from 1938-1946 including the 1943 serial The Phantom. (More about Ace.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Dog: 1937-1947. Movies: 1938-1946.

Beast  (and Beauty)
The Carter family pet in the movie The Hills Have Eyes; about a family being stalked by a group of psychotic people who live in the desert.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1977, 2006

Blitzen 
Torchy's rented dog who tracks notorious counterfeiters and later leads rescuers to save her in the movie Torchy Gets Her Man; one of nine in the series of Torchy Blane movies. The fast-talking reporter was the inspiration for the Lois Lane character in Superman stories.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1938.

Buck 
Guardian of a camp of gold miners in the movie Buck and the Magic Bracelet; about a boy and his dog who, after narrowly escaping from an attack on the camp, use a shaman's magical bracelet to hunt down the assailants.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Buddy 
Ricky's dog in the movie Bring Him Home; about a tough street kid who loses his dog to a syndicate of vicious dognappers.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Buddy 
Little Ted's dog in the movie My Dog Buddy; about a boy who is orphanded in a tragic car accident and his dog is left behind when he is taken to hospital. The dog is played by London.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1960.

Chips 
Soldier Danny's dog in the movie Chips the War Dog; based upon the real dog Chips.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1990.

Danny Boy 
Jimmy's dog in the movie Danny Boy; about a highly decorated war dog who returns home but is kidnapped by an animal abuser.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1946.

Delgado  (See also Chloe)
In the movie Beverly Hills Chihuahua; about a dog who gets dogknapped in Mexico and has to escape from an evil Doberman; starring Jamie Lee Curtis, Drew Barrymore and Andy García. (Also in the movie are dogs German Shepherd Delgado, Chihuahua Papi, and Doberman Pinscher El Diablo.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Devil  (Movie )   
The Phantom's dog in the comic strip and the movie serial The Phantom; about a masked crimefighter based upon the comics; created by Lee Falk. In the series the dog is played by Ace the Wonder Dog.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Comics: 1936- now. Movie serial: 1943.

Diggs 
Police officer Larson's dog in the movie Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore; the war between the canines and felines is put on hold when they join forces to stop a rogue cat spy with plans for conquest. (Also in the movie are Butch, a gruff Anatolian Shepherd; Lou, an adult beagle; and Sam, an Old English Sheepdog.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Evie 
Johnny's dog in the movie We Think the World of You; about an aimless young man who is to sent prison and entrusts his dog to the care of his former lover; starring Gary Oldman and Alan Bates.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1988.

Friday  (Dogs Schnucke and Driest in the book cover )   
Duncan's dog in the movie Eyes in the Night; about a blind detective and his seeing-eye dog who solve a murder and capture the perpetrator; starring Edward Arnold and dog actor Friday. This movie and the sequel The Hidden Eye were based on the novel series by Baynard Kendrick. (In the book series, Duncan has two German Sheperds, Schnucke and Driest.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movies: 1942, 1945.

Hobo  (Never actually named on-screen)
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: Movie: 1958. TV series: 1963-1965, 1979-1985.

Jerry Lee 
A police dog in the movie K9; about a mischievous drug-sniffy dog.... Sequels include K-911 in 1999 and K-9: P.I. in 2002; starring Jim Belushi.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1989, 1999, 2002.

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.

Kazan 
Witness to murder in the movie Jaws of Justice; where Sgt. Kincaid of the Mounties comes to the aid of the murdered man's daughter and her mute friend Kickabout; starring Jack Perrin. Kazan starred in several other movies.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1933-1938.

Kelly 
Len's dog in the movie Kelly and me; about a failed vaudevillean who finds a trained dog that helps him succeed in early talking films; starring Van Johnson and Piper Laurie.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1957.

King  (Played by Flame)
Rex Shepherd's incarnation in the movie You Never Can Tell; about a murdered dog who is reincarnated as a detective intent on solving his murderer; starring Dick Powell. (Also in the movie are dogs Max and Tillie.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1951.

King 
Pip's dog in the movie A Dog's Best Friend; about an orphaned boy who befriends a dog whose master was recently murdered and who saves him from the killer.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1959.

Lester 
The Lindsay family dog in the movie Halloween; about a killer who gets out of a sanitarium to pursue is life's work; starring Malcolm McDowell; a remake of the 1978 thriller.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Lightning 
Companion of horse Warrior in the movie Two in Revolt; about a horse and dog who were born on the same farm the same day, then months later, escape trouble going into the wild where they become close friends.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1936.

Lobo  (the Marvel Dog)
Bobby's dog in the movie Thunderbolt about a man, his son and dog who set out to prove a cowboy innocent of murder.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Moive: 1935.

Nelson 
Lady Ashlow's dog in the movie The Little Hut; about a husband and wife, along with her male friend and her protective dog, marooned on a island where they try to untangle a love triangle; starring Ava Gardner, David Niven and Stewart Granger.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1957.

Prince 
Clinton Foley's dog in the movie The Case of the Howling Dog; about lawyer Perry Mason who is hired to make a will but ends up solving a murder; starring Warren William and Mary Astor.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1934.

Rabelais  (Played by Flame)
Neighbor David's dog in the movie comedy Out of the Blue; about the supposed death of a woman and the turmoil it causes; starring George Brent and Virginia Mayo.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1947.

Rainy 
Jimmy's pet in the movie Cool Dog; about a dog who is left behind when a family moves, then finds his way home in New York City.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Rex 
Megan's dog in the movie Megan Leavey (also known as Rex); about a US Marine corporal who served as a Military Police K9 handler; starring Kate Mara.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2017.

Rin Tin Tin 
In the movies and the TV series The Adventures of Rin Tin Tin; about a orphan boy and his dog being raised by the soldiers at a U.S. Cavalry post.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movies: 1922-1931. TV series: 1954-1959.

Rusty 
Danny's companion in the movie For the Love of Rusty; the third of eight movies about a dog and his young companion played by actor Ted Donaldson. (More on Rusty's films.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1947.

Samantha  (or Sam)
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: Book: 1954. Movie: 2007.

Scoot 
Kassie's dog in the movie for TV Scoot & Kassie's Christmas Adventure; about friends and a dog who organize a holiday fundraiser but must protect the cash from crooks.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2013.

Shane 
The family dog in the movie Radio Flyer; about two brothers who imagine that their Radio Flyer wagon can fly and that in it they can escape their tormenting stepfather; narrated by Tom Hanks.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1992.

Shep 
Danny's dog in the movie My Dog Shep; about an unwanted orphan who decides to run away with his dog; starring Tom Neal.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1946.

Strongheart  (Born as Etzel von Oeringen)
Dog actor in the movies such as White Fang in 1925. (More about Strongheart.)
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Dog: 1917-1929. Movies: 1921-1927.

Thor 
The family dog in the movie Bad Moon; about a man dealing with a werewolf curse; based on the novel by Wayne Smith; starring Mariel Hemingway.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Valentine  (See also Pencil)
Peggy's second dog in the movie Year of the Dog; about a secretary whose life changes in unexpected ways after her dog dies; starring Molly Shannon.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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.

Wolf 
Gretchen's dog in the movie My Pal Wolf; about a little girl who finds an AWOL army dog, then struggles to keep him.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1944.

Won Ton Ton 
The ersatz Rin Tin Tin in the movie Won Ton Ton - The Dog Who Saved Hollywood; about a woman who goes to Hollywood in 1924 to become an actress but the dog that followed her becomes the star; starring Madeline Kahn.
BREED: German Shepherd   YEARS: Movie: 1976.

Checkers 
The President's dog in the movie Dick about two teenage girls who uncover the Watergate coverup and are given the job of walking Checkers; starring Kirsten Dunst.
BREED: German Shorthaired Pointer   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

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.

Yellow 
Angus' dog in the movie Far from Home: The Adventures of Yellow Dog; about a boy and his dog who become stranded when turbulent waters capsize their boat; starring Jesse Bradford.
BREED: Golden Labrador   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Bailey 
Constance's heir to a fortune in the movie Bailey's Billion$; about a talking dog whose devoted owner leaves him a billion-dollar fortune. (Also in the movie is Border Collie Tessa.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Bailey 
In the movie The Adventures of Bailey: The Lost Pup; about a family who moves to a new home and mistakenly leaves their puppy behind.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2010, 2017.

Brinkley 
Joe's dog in the movie You've Got Mail; about two letter-writing lovers completely unaware they are emailing each other; starring Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Buddha  (Group )   (and others)
One of the talking dogs in the movie Space Buddies; about the dog buddies getting aboard the space shuttle and rocket to the Space Station. (Included in the movie are dogs B. Dawg, Mudbud, Rosebud, Spudnick, and Shasha.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movies: 2009.

Buddy 
A dog who has the uncanny ability to play basketball in the movie Air Bud.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Cherokee 
Sidney's dog in the movie Scream 3; about a woman trying to escape the horrors of a prior horror movie; starring Neve Campbell, Courteney Cox Arquette and David Arquette.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Diamond 
Owen's adopted dog in the movie Dog Gone (also titled Diamond Dog Caper), about a boy who battles a gang of bumbling thieves to rescue a dog carrying a fortune in stolen diamonds.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Einstein 
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: Book: 1988. Movies: 1989, 1990, 1994, 1998.

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.

Harvey 
The family dog in the movie E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial; about a meek and alienated little boy who finds a stranded extraterrestrial; starring Dee Wallace, Peter Coyote and Drew Barrymore.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1982.

Lucky 
An invisible dog in the movie My Magic Dog; about a dog who comes to a lonely young heir's rescue by preventing the lad's greedy aunt from bilking him out of his fortune. (Also known as My Ghost Dog.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Napoleon 
A pup who wishes to be with the wild dogs in the movie Napoleon; about the adventures of a dog and his parrot friend who float away from their family in a ballon.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Old Drum 
Charlie's dog in the movie The Trial of Old Drum; about an orphan dog that becomes a boy's best friend and is then forced to stand trial for killing a neighbor's sheep.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Pilot 
The Lowry family dog in the movies The Retrievers; about a mother dog who tries to retriever her puppies that were given away at birth. (Also in the movie are the pups Chewy, Bandit, Georgia, Mr. Dumas, Wanderer and Milk Shake.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Puppy Paws  (See also Santa Paws)
Son of Santa Paws in the movie Santa Buddies; the fourth installment of the Air Buddies spin-off series. (Also in the movie are dogs Budderball, Rosebud, Mudbud, Buddha, and B-Dawg.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Rex 
Nino's dog in the movie for TV Cybermutt; about a dog that is badly injured during his act of heroism rebuilt with super powers.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2002.

Santa Paws  (See also Puppy Paws)
Santa's dog in the movie Santa Buddies; the fourth installment of the Air Buddies spin-off series. (Also in the movie are dogs Budderball, Rosebud, Mudbud, Buddha, and B-Dawg.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Shadow  (Left in picture. See also Chance)
Jamie's dog in the movie Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey; a remake of the 1963 movie based on the book by Sheila Burnford titled The Incredible Journey. (In the earlier movie and book Shadow is Bodger a Bull Terrier. Also in the movie are dogs Riley and others.)
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Buddy  (Book )   (First named Bailey, then Ellie, then Tino, then Waffles, finally 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: Book: 2010, 2012. Movie: 2017, 2019.

Albert 
Greg's dog in the movie Live a Little Love a Little; about a photographer who divides his time working for a skin magazine and a conservative newspaper and falls in love with a fashion model; starring Elvis Presley.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1968.

Bascomb Mr. 
Malcom Smith's drooling dog in the movie Hollywood or Bust; about a singer who can't pay his bookie and a nerdy movie fan with his Great Dane in a convertible ride to Hollywood; starring Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1956.

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.

Chestnut 
In the movies Chestnut: Hero Of Central Park; about two former orphans who try to keep their loveable Great Dane a secret from their adoptive parents; starring Abigail Breslin.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Dougal 
The Earl of Dorincourt's pet and Ceddie's new friend in the movie Little Lord Fauntleroy about an English earl who's life changes when he takes in the heir to his estate; starring Freddie Bartholomew and C. Aubrey Smith.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1936.

Duke 
Willis' dog in the movie musical Bathing Beauty; about a contrived misunderstanding that leads to the breakup of a songwriter and his fiancé; starring Red Skelton and Esther Williams.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1944.

Duke 
Emily's dog in the movie Seven Pounds; about a man with a fateful secret who sets out to change the lives of seven people; starring Will Smith.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Frou Frou 
The dog at the resort in the movie Dulcy; about a ditsy woman who tries to arrange a meeting for her inventor-friend with a possible investor and all goes wrong.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1940.

Hamlet 
Jim's dog in the movie Head Over Heels; about a woman who thinks she has witnessed the man of her dreams committing a cold blooded crime; starring Monica Potter and Freddie Prinze, Jr.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Hank 
Brian's dog in the movie The Truth About Cats & Dogs; about a successful radio-show host with low self-esteem who asks her modeling friend to impersonate her when she is suppose to meet a handsome man; starring Janeane Garofalo and Uma Thurman.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Leonard 
Gwen's dog in the movie Ghost Town; about a dentist whose short-lived death allows him to see dead people, among them a man who wants to stop the wedding of his widow; starring Ricky Gervais and Téa Leoni.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 2008

Mr. Twixzle 
The kids' dog in the movie Rent-a-Kid; about a salesman who hatches a scheme to rent out the kids to prospective adoptive parents; starring Leslie Nielsen.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Peewee 
Mr. Blair's dog in the movie Breakfast for Two,about a Texas debutante who tries to reform a bankrupt playboy; starring Barbara Stanwyck.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1937.

Prince 
Mr. Palmer's dog in the 3rd movie of the Falcon series The Falcon in Danger; about an amateur detective (known as the Falcon) who investigates and discovers a plot against the government after two industrialists and $100,000 disappear from an airplane while the plane is in the air; starring Tom Conway
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1943.

Prince Dansker 
The champion in the movie Death of a Champion; about a pitchman who fancies himself as an amateur detective and starts nosing around into the mystery of dog deaths.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1939.

Scooby-Doo  (Another )   (Formerly called Too Much)
Lifelong companion of Shaggy Rogers in the animated TV series Scooby-Doo Where Are You; about a big dog and several teenage humans; a Hanna Barbera production, originally created by Joe Ruby and Ken Spears.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: TV series: 1969-1991, 2001- now. Live-action movie:2002, 2004. Animated movie: 2020.

Teddy 
Sue's dog in the movie The Extra Girl; about a small town girl who goes to Hollywood to escape marriage expecting to greeted with open arms but finds disappointment; starring Mabel Normand.
BREED: Great Dane   YEARS: Movie: 1923.

Big Jeeter 
A lost dog in the movie (Italian) Lauta mancia; about a runaway dog who make friends with a young boy then must decide between his old home and his new young friend. (Also known by the title Big Dog Lost.)
BREED: Great Date   YEARS: Movie: 1958.

Porthos 
Sir James Matthew Barrie's dog in the movie Finding Neverland; about J.M. Barrie's friendship with a family who inspired him to create Peter Pan; starring Johnny Depp and Kate Winslet.
BREED: Great Pyrenees   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Cerberus 
A racing dog owned by boys from West Belfast in the British movie Man About Dog; owing money to a bookie, three guys leave town with their dog to try their luck elsewhere.
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Gypsy  (Gypsy Princess)
A dog given to Johnny in the movie Johnny Eager; about a unloving but successful racketeer who wants to open a dog racing track while dating the D.A.'s daughter. He thinks he's bad because he never had a dog when he was a kid; starring Robert Taylor and Lana Turner.
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 1941.

Mrs. Brown 
Herman's dog in the British movie Mrs. Brown, You've Got a Lovely Daughter; about an English pop rock band who play gigs to raise money to pay the dog race entry fees; starring Herman's Hermits.
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 1968.

Raving Beauty 
Jim Gray's dog in the British movie The Gay Dog; about an owner of a racing greyhound who bets against his own dog; starring Wilfred Pickles and Petula Clark
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 1954.

Skeletor 
Adam's dog in the movie 50/50; about a young journalist's struggle with a rare cancer; starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Seth Rogen.
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

The Mighty Celt 
Donal's favorite dog in the movie The Mighty Celt; about a 14-year old boy who works in a greyhound racing kennel, hoping to own one of the dogs.
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Ernie 
Sara's temporary dog in the movie Sweet November; about an adman whose life changes when it gets involved with a free-spirited woman; starring Charlize Theron and Keanu Reeves.
BREED: Griffon Bruxellois   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Lucky 
The dog in the movie for TV Doggie Tails, Vol. 1: Lucky's First Sleep Over about a dog who spends a night in the dog kennel, making new doggie friends and learning to use her imagination. (Also in the movie is dog Patches.)
BREED: Havanese (probably)  YEARS: Movie 2003.

Butch 
Maisie's dog in the movie Swing Shift Maisie; about a woman who loses her job as an assistant in a theatrical dog act and gets a a job at the airplane company during World War II; starring Ann Southern.
BREED: Havanese probably  YEARS: Movie: 1943

Einstein 
Joey's dog in the movie for TV Breakfast with Einstein; about a talking dog who wreaks havoc on the household, making noise, tearing up furniture and more.
BREED: Havanese probably  YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Dooley  (Tom Dooley)
Gay's dog in the movie The Misfits; about a divorcée who falls for an over-the-hill cowboy in early-sixties Nevada; starring Clark Gable and Marilyn Monroe.
BREED: Hound mix   YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Marlowe 
Robby's dog in the movie Cop Dog; about a boy and his dad's dog who set out to solve the death of the young boy's father.
BREED: Husky mix  YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Nanook 
Sam's dog in the movie The Lost Boys; about two Arizonan brothers who move to California and end up fighting a gang of teenage vampires. (Also in the movie is German Shepherd Thorn.)
BREED: Husky Alaskan   YEARS: Movie: 1987.

Argus 
The family dog in the movie Familiar Strangers; about a four-day Thanksgiving family gathering.
BREED: Irish Red and White Setter   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

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.

Dewey  (Also known as Rexxx)
The dog who teams up with a young kid to get the fire station back on its feet in the movie Firehouse Dog; starring Bruce Greenwood and Josh Hutcherson.
BREED: Irish Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Goodyear 
Finch's dog in the movie Finch; a man on a journey to find a new home for his dog and his newly created robot; starring Tom Hanks.
BREED: Irish Terrier mix   YEARS: Movie: 2021.

Arthur 
Oliver's adopted dog in the movie Beginners; about a young man who has to deal with his elderly father who he finds out has terminal cancer and has a young male lover; starring Ewan McGregor.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Baby 
Pogue's dog in the movie Clean Slate; about a private eye who suffers total amnesia every day and gets entangled in a murder case; starring Dana Carvey.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Barkley 
Pogue's dog one-eyed dog in the movie Clean Slate; a private detective who forgets everything when he goes to sleep and becomes the key witness in a murder trial.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Binky 
Mary's inherited friend in the movie for TV Girl's Best Friend; about a disgruntled music critic who travels cross-country with her dog.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: TV movie: 2008.

Flealick 
One of Babe's friends in the movie Babe: Pig in the City; about Babe the pig who has to go to the big city to save the farm. (Also in the movie are dogs Nigel a Bulldog, Alan a Neapolitan Mastiff, Punk a Poodle, and Snoopy a Beagle.)
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

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.

Jack  (Played by Uggie)
Valentin's dog in the movie The Artist; about a silent movie star who wonders if the arrival of talking pictures will cause him to fade into oblivion; starring Jean Dujardin and Bérénice Bejo.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Jim 
A dog left at the staion in the movie for TV (British) Station Jim; about a station master and orphans who fight bad guys who threaten dognapping and assassin, with the help of the dog.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Milo  (Animated TV )   
Stanley Ipkiss' dog in the movie and in the animated TV series The Mask; about a bank clerk who is transformed into a manic super-hero when he wears a mysterious mask; starring Jim Carrey.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: TV series: 1995-1997. Movie: 1994.

Rimshot 
Ernest's dog in the movie Ernest Scared Stupid; a horror comedy about a screwball who unleashes an ugly troll that plots to turn children into wooden dolls; starring Jim Varney.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1991.

Skip 
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: Book: 1995. Movie: 2000.

Sparky  (The Wonder Dog)
Frank's dog in the movie Michael; about three tabloid reporters who find out the Archangel Michael is on vacation living with an old woman; starring John Travolta, Andie MacDowell and William Hurt.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Quark 
Wayne's dog in the movie and the TV series Honey I Shrunk the Kids; about an inventor who accidentally shrinks and his neighbor's kids whose voices can only be heard by the dog.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier in the movie, Border Terrier in the TV series  YEARS: Movie: 1989. TV series 1997-2000.

Buttons  (Another )   
Dixie's dog in the movie Lady Be Good; about two songwriters still in love after their divorce and a friend tries to get them back together; starring Ann Sothern and Robert Young. (Watch Buttons doing some fantastic tricks during Eleanor Powell's dance routine.)
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier mix  YEARS: Movie: 1941.

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.

Dash  (TV series )   (See also dog Islay)
The queen's dog in the movie and first TV series Young Victoria; based on the early life and reign of Queen Victoria of the United Kingdom; starring Emily Blunt. The TV series Victoria starred Jenna Coleman.
BREED: King Charles Spaniel   YEARS: Movie: 2009. TV series: 2016.

Pumpkin 
Aunt Ada's dog in the TV limited series The Gilded Age; set in 1890s New York City, the story follows the clashes between an old money family and a new-money family.
BREED: King Charles Spaniel   YEARS: TV series: 2022, 2023.

Wesley 
Olive and Cay's dog in the movie Who Gets the Dog; about a separated couple who wrangle over their dog; starring Alicia Silverstone.
BREED: Labador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2016.

Banner 
The Barnett family dog in the movie for TV More Than Puppy Love; about an serive puppy adopted by a family who find it hard to part with it when the time comes.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Boomer 
The Hiller family dog in the movie Independence Day; about aliens invading Earth and causing havoc; starring Will Smith.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1996.

Chum 
The Clasky family dog in the movie Spanglish; about a woman and her daughter who emigrate from Mexico to America where they start working for a family, the father a newly celebrated chef and the mother an insecure woman; starring Adam Sandler and Paz Vega.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Daisy 
Walt's dog in the movie Grand Torino; about a recently widowed Korean War veteran who is alienated from his family and angry at the world; starring Clint Eastwood.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Eddie 
Jack's dog in the movie The Fabulous Baker Boys; about 2 brothers playing twin pianos at night clubs who improve their act with a singer; starring Jeff Bridges, Beau Bridges, and Michelle Pfeiffer.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1989

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.

Maggie 
The family dog in the movie The Wild River; about a husband and wife and son on a white water rafting trip who encounter two men who turn out to be armed killers; starring Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Marley  (Children's book )   
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: Book: 2005. Movie: 2008. Children's book: 2009. Dog: 1991-2003.

Zeus 
An adopted family pet in the movie The Dog Who Saved Christmas; about a dog who can't bark but manages to save the family Christmas from burglars.
BREED: Labrador Retriever   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Christmas  (Movie )   
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: Book: 2008. Movie: 2009.

Pete 
Guy's dog in the movie The Silent Call; about a dog who is left behind and takes on 1,000-mile journey to rejoin the family in Los Angeles.
BREED: Labrador Retriever / Mastiff mix  YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Charlie 
Brandy's dog in the movie Joe Dirt; about a man looking for his parents who abandoned him when he was a baby at the grand canyon. (Also in the movie is dog Spot.)
BREED: Labrador Retriever mix  YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Junkyard 
The dog the kids befriend in the movie Race to Witch Mountain; about a Las Vegas cabbie who enlists the help of a UFO expert to protect two kids with paranormal powers from an evil organization; starring Dwayne Johnson.
BREED: Labrador Retriever mix  YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Lucy 
Wendy's dog in the movie Wendy and Lucy; about a woman who not only is down on her luck, but she also loses her dog; starring Michelle Williams.
BREED: Labrador Retriever mix  YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Tyko 
Calvin's dog on the movie for TV Life is Ruff; about a 13-year-old boy who adopts and trains a dog that proves to be more than anybody can handle.
BREED: Labrador Retriever St. Bernard mix  YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Enzo  (Book cover )   
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: Book: 2008. Movie: 2019.

Quill 
Mitsuru Watanabe's guide dog in the Japanese movie Quill: The Life of a Guide Dog; about a grumpy old blind man who reluctantly takes on a guide dog; starring Kaoru Kobayashi.
BREED: Labrador Retriever, Yellow   YEARS: Movie: 2004.

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.

Nikki 
Andre's dog in the movie Nikki Wild Dog of the North; about a dog separated from his owner in the rugged Canadian wilderness.
BREED: Malamute   YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Engels 
Gurney's dog in the movie Hail, Caesar!; a fictional take on the real-life fixer Eddie Mannix who works in the Hollywood movie industry in the 1950s; starring among others George Clooney.
BREED: Maltese (perhaps)  YEARS: Movie: 2016.

Oddball 
Swampy's dog in the Australian movie OddBall; about an eccentric chicken farmer who, with his granddaughter, trains his mischievous dog to protect a wild penguin sanctuary.
BREED: Maremmano-Abruzzese Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 2015.

Beast  (Real name is Hercules)
The dog beyond the fence in the movie The Sandlot; about a bunch of boys playing baseball and having to deal with the a ferocious dog who has their ball.
BREED: Mastiff English   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Bosco 
One of Jerry's pets in the movie The Voices; about a cheerful guy who hallucinates that his cat prods him to be a serial killer while his dog insists that he be good.
BREED: Mastiff, English   YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Francis 
Mary's dog in the movie Superstar about a homely girl who wants to become a superstar by performing in her school's talent show; starring Will Ferrell and Molly Shannon.
BREED: Mexican Hairless   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Tazzie 
Agent Sean Meyers' dog in the movie Honest Thief; about a guy who, after a life of as a thief, falls in love and decides to turn himself in; starring Liam Neeson and Kate Walsh.
BREED: Mix breed   YEARS: Movie: 2020.

Woofer 
Ociee's dog in the movie The Adventures of Ociee Nash; about a 9-year-old girl who's father sends her to live with her straight-laced Aunt Mamie in North Carolina.
BREED: Mixed beed   YEARS: Movie: 2003.

Abu 
The dog that the evil Jaffar turns the boy thief into in the movie The Thief of Bagdad; about the adventures of a naive King of Bagdad and a young thief, with a beautiful princess, a flying carpet, an all-seeing eye and a genie (djinn).
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1940.

Aussie 
Young Laney's companion in the movie Aussie and Ted's Great Adventure; about an Australian mutt who embarks on a mission to return his young owner's missing Teddy Bear.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2009.

Babydoll 
Daphne's dog in the movie Heavy Petting; about a guy who falls in love with his girlfriend's dog and out of love with her.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Bazuka 
Johnny's dog in the movie Step by Step; about an ex-marine and chance acquaintance who find themselves caught up in a plot involving Nazi spies.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1946.

Beasley 
Stephanie's 3 legged dog in the movie Short Circuit; about an endearing little robot that escapes from an experimental electronics firm and takes refuge with a loopy woman who thinks it is an extraterrestrial; starring Ally Sheedy.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1987

Blood 
Vic's dog in the movie A Boy and His Dog; about an orphan boy who doesn't understand morality as he wanders a desolate world; based on the science fiction novella by Harlan Ellison.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1975.

Boy 
Bud's dog in the movie Talk About a Stranger; about a boy who thinks a new neighbor has poisoned his dog and tries to find justice.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1952.

Buck 
Mr. Shoop's dog in the movie Summer School; about a teacher forced into teaching a summer-school class but rather than put up with rowdy students he tries to spend his time with a pretty history teacher.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1987.

Bugsy 
Amelia's dog in the movie The Babadock; A mother, plagued by the violent death of her husband, confronts her son's fear of a monster lurking in the house; an Australian-Canadian horror story.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Buster 
Bruce's dog in the movie Bruce Almighty; about a news reporter who gets powers from God and abuses them; starring Jim Carrey, Jennifer Aniston and Morgan Freeman.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie 2003.

Chomps 
Brian's dog in the movie C.H.O.M.P.S.; about a young inventor who creates a robotic dog that is part of a home protection system.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1979.

Dorothy 
The Carver's dog in the movie 5 Flights Up; about an older couple who tangle with the notion of moving to a new apartment; starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2014

Duke  (Book cover & movie poster )   
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: Book: 1914. Movie: 1938.

Duke 
Julie's dog in the movie Bad Boys; about two hip detectives trying to protect a witness to a murder while investigating a case of stolen heroin; starring Will Smith and Téa_Leoni.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1995

Eddie 
Lorri's dog in the movie Four's a Crowd; about a newspaper reporter who believes the paper's former editor-in-chief can convince the owner not to shut it down and to resurrect it; starring Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1938.

Fang 
Ace's dog in the movie Vampire Dog; about a boy who unwittingly adopts a 600 year old talking vampire dog.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Flike 
Umberto's dog in the movie (Finnish) Umberto D; about an aged pensioner who can't afford to his rent and tries desperately to raise the money by selling his books and watch.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1952.

Freeway 
Beth's dog in the movie Darling Companion; about a woman who loves her dog more than her husband who proceeds to lose the dog; starring Diane Keaton and Kevin Kline.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Hagen 
Lili's dog in the movie (Hungarian) White God; about a mongrel who organizes a pack of 250 half-breed followers to rise up against human.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Hambone 
Hillie's dog in the movie Hambone and Hillie; about a dog who gets lost at an airport and treks cross country to be reunited with his owner; starring Lillian Gish and Candy Clark.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1983.

Jake  (Also called Prince)
Ben's dog in the movie for TV Puppy Love; about man whose lost dog is found by a woman and her daughter, leading to them sharing him and romance; starring Candace Cameron Bure and Victor Webster.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Jax 
Lou's dog in the Netflix movie Lou; about a mother who teams up with the mysterious woman next door to pursue the kidnapper of her child.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2022.

Johnny One-Eye 
Martin's dog in the movie Johnny One-Eye; about a former gangster turned legitimate businessman who ends up in trouble; starring Pat O'Brien.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1950

Laughing Gravy  (See another )   
Laurel and Stan's dog in the movie Laughing Gravy; about two men who try to hide their pet dog from their mean-tempered landlord; starring Laurel and Hardy.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1931.

Lenny 
A talking dog in the movie Lenny the Wonder Dog; about a mutt whose implanted microchip gives him special powers as he and a young boy go on a quest to save the world.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Lucky 
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: Movies: 1967, 1998, 2001, 2006. TV series: 1970-1971.

McDuff 
Betty's dog in the movie Too Many Wives; about a desperate dog walker who lies about being married with children ending in confusion; starring Anne Shirley
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1937.

Mike 
Ray's dog in the movie Bait; about two men and a woman searching for gold in remote mountains; written, directed and starring Hugo Hass.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie:1954.

Monty 
Mrs. Riordan's dog in the movie The Hidden Room; about a husband who plans a devilish revenge against his wife's lover; originally released as Obsession in England and based on the book A Man About A Dog by Alec Coppel.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1949.

Napoleon 
Dan Hammer's dog in the movie Riff Raff; about a less than honest private eye gets involved with finding a missing map; starring Pat O'Brien and Anne Jeffreys.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1947.

Ole Rex 
A shaggy white dog in the movie Old Rex; about a boy who nurses a stray dog back to health then runs away with him.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Otis 
Tim's dog in the movie Son of the Mask; about a man who finds himself in a predicament when his dog stumbles upon the mask of Loki.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Ozzie 
Sophie's dog in the movie My Spy; about a tough CIA operative who finds himself manipulated by a precocious young girl during an undercover surveillance; starring Dave Bautista and Chloe Coleman.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2020.

Pard  (See Pard in movie High Sierra, 1941)
Roy's dog in the movie I Died A Thousand Times,a remake of the 1941 movie, about an ex-con who helps a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Jack Palance and Shelly Winters
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1955.

Pard  (See Pard in movie I Died a Thousand Times, 1955)
Roy's dog in the movie High Sierra about an ex-con who is hired by his old boss to help a group of inexperienced criminals to carry out a robbery; starring Humphrey Bogart and Ida Lupino.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1941.

Penny 
Sooky's dog in the movie Skippy; about two boys who try to raise money to buy a dog license; starring Jackie Cooper. Skippy the character was based on Percy Crosby's Skippy comic strip.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1931.

Pilot 
Young Davey's dog in the movie Rachel and the Stranger; about a widowed farmer who takes an indentured servant as his new wife, but the arrival of an old friend complicates things; starring Robert Mitchum, William Holden, and Loretta Young.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1948.

Pluto 
The Davis family adopted dog in the movie The Stray; about a young family who come upon a dog that seems to be miraculous.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2017.

Rocks  (Rocks on the left, Daphne on the right) (See also Daphne)
One of the talking dogs in the movie Look Who's Talking Now; about a street-wise cross breed and a spoiled pedegree poodle who have to deal with human problems; starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

Rontu 
Karana's adopted dog in the movie Island of the Blue Dolphins; about a young Native American girl swims back to her abandoned home island to be with her brother; starring Celia Kaye.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1964.

Rowdy 
Jay's companion in the movie Summer of the Monkeys; about a boy who hopes to buy a horse with the reward for returning lost circus chimps but inevitably befriends the chimps and can't bear to part with them.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Sammy 
The Burrow's family dog in the movie Mr. Destiny; about a man who gets to see how his life might have been had he hit a home run in high school instead of striking out; starring Jim Belushi.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 199.

Scraps 
Charlie's dog in the movie (silent) A Dog's Life; about a dog who helps a tramp and a dance hall singer survive in the city; starring, written by, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1918.

Sheba 
The Haines family dog in the movie The Women; about several women and their marital problems. The movie in notable in the it has no male players and stars many known female actors of the time, including Norma Shearer.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1939.

Sherlock 
Billy's talking dog in the movie for TV Sherlock: Undercover Dog; about a boy and his detective dog who rescue a kidnapped detective and catch the bad guys.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Sucker 
Frankie's companion in the movie They Shall Have Music; about a run-away boy who ends up at a music school for poor children where he meets famous violinist Jascha Heifetz. Sucker is played by Zero, one of the first movie dogs.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1939.

Sweetie 
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: Book: 2009. Movie: 2012.

Taz 
Danny's dog that he chased after into the street, in the movie Rabbit Hole, about a married couple who struggle to deal wth the death of their young son; starring Nicole Kidman and Aaron Eckhart.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2010.

Vince 
The Peterson's dog in the movie The Burbs; about some suburban neighbors who are convinced that the new family on the block is a murderous Satanic family; starring Tom Hanks, Carrie Fisher among others. (Also in the movie is dog Queenie.)
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

Zochor  (Translated as Spot)
The dog Nansal found in the movie (Mongolian/German) The Cave of the Yellow Dog; about a little dog who saves the life of a boy whose family and mother finally see his good soul.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 2005.

Zoonie 
The Tucker family dog in the movie The Southerner; about a poor family of cotton pickers who decide to get their own land, but must struggle against nature; starring Zachary Scott.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie: 1945.

Sam and Brandy  (Group )   
Elizabeth's dog and Jimmy's dog in the movie Dog Days; about a group of young people in Los Angeles whose lives become intertwined with the help of their canine companions. (Also in the movie are Labradoodle Charlie, Chihuahua Gertrude, and Pug Mabel)
BREED: Mixed breed both Sam and Brandy  YEARS: Moive: 2018.

Arthur 
Mikel's dog in the movie Arthur the King; about a captain of an adventure racing team that befriends a wounded stray dog who accompanies the team on an endurance race through the Dominican Republic; starring Mark Wahlberg.
BREED: Mongrel   YEARS: Movie: 2024.

Hosehead 
Bob and Doug's dog in the movie Strange Brew, a comedy about two dimwit brothers and a murdering brewmaster.
BREED: Mongrel   YEARS: Movie: 1983.

Zowie 
Drew's dog in the movie Pet Sematary; about a young family with a terrible secret in the backyard; based on the book by Stephen King.
BREED: Mongrel   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

Fang 
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: Book: 1997-2007. Movies: 2001-2011.

Buck 
Maddy's large dog in the movie Hanging Up; about three sisters who bond over their ambivalence toward the imminent death of their grouchy father; starring; Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow and Walter Matthau.
BREED: Newfoundland   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Mother Teresa 
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: Book: 2003. Movie: 2005.

Winky  (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)
Gerry and Cookie Fleck's dog and winner in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.
BREED: Norwich Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Ambrosius 
Sarah's dog in the movie fantasy Labyrinth; about a woman's quest to reach the center of an enormous otherworldly maze to rescue her infant brother; starring David Bowie.
BREED: Old English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 1986.

Clown 
Billie's dog in the movie Billie; about a 15-year-old tomboy whose passion for track is due to the music in her head, and who teaches the other track guys how to do the same; starring Patty Duke.
BREED: Old English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 1965.

Digby 
In British the movie Digby the Biggest Dog in the World; about an Old English Sheepdog who accidentally drinks a liquid growth formula and expands to gigantic proportions.
BREED: Old English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 1973.

Elwood 
Wilby's transformation as a dog in the movie The Shaggy D. A.; about a lawyer who finds strange things happening to him; starring Dean Jones.
BREED: Old English Sheepdog   YEARS: Movie: 1976.

Wilby Daniels 
The person turned into a dog in the movie for TV The Return of the Shaggy Dog; about a magical ring that turns a man into a sheepdog.
BREED: Old English Sheepdog   YEARS: TV movie: 1987.

Chilly 
The family dog in the movie for TV Chilly Christmas; where the dog is about to be given away when a dog thief breaks into the family home and Chilly saves Christmas
BREED: Otterhound (possibly)  YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Sam  (Also known as Sammy)
Mr. McKeever's dog in the movie It Happened on Fifth Avenue; about a homeless man who lives in a mansion while the owner has gone south for the winter; and who shares the place with others, including eventually the original residents.
BREED: Parson Russell Terrier, Rough possibly  YEARS: Movie: 1947.

Tucker 
Mary's dog in the movie for TV Murder She Purred: A Mrs. Murphy Mystery; about a cat and dog who solve a murder for their amatuer sleuth owner; starring Ricki Lake.
BREED: Pembroke Welsh Corgi   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Winn-Dixie 
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: Book: 2000. Movie: 2005.

Petey  (Also known as Pete the Pup)
The kids' dog in the movies Our Gang; a series of American comedy short films about a group of poor neighborhood children and the adventures; also known as The Little Rascals or Hal Roach's Rascals.
BREED: Pit Bull   YEARS: Movies: 1922-1938.

Bella  (Book cover )   
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: Book: 2018. Movie: 2019.

Rocco 
Bob's adopted dog in the movie The Drop; about a bartender who finds himself at the center of a robbery gone awry; starring Tom Hardy and Noomi Rapace.
BREED: Pit Bull puppy  YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Poe 
The Gaskill's dog in the movie Wonder Boys; about an English Professor who tries to deal with the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in; starring Michael Douglas and Tobey Maguire.
BREED: Pit Bull Terrier, American   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Fido  (Fatty's real-life dog, Luke)
Fatty's dog in the short comedy silent movie Fatty's Faithful Dog; a confrontatial setting with many fights; starring Fatty Arbuckle.
BREED: Pitbull   YEARS: Movie: 1915

Camille 
The Van Dusen's dog in the movie Hounded; about a teenager who ends up being hounded by a well-groomed and seemingly cute and tiny dog that actually turns out to be a nightmare of a beast. (Also in the movie is dog Sarge.)
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Dolce 
Mavis' dog in the movie Young Adult; about a fiction writer who returns to her home in Minnesota looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now married with kids; starring Charlize Theron.
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 2011.

Dolores 
Freddy's dog in the movie. Double Take; about a man who likes to keep in his dog in a knapsack and trys to run away from trouble but finds it follows him in unexpected ways; starring Eddie Griffin and Orlando Jones.
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 2001.

Muffin 
Miss Crock's dog in the movie Screwed; about a chauffeur who kidnaps his rich boss's dog to hold it for ransom, but the plan goes awry.
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Porsche 
The Reynolds family dog in the movie Enemy of the State; about a lawyer who accidentally receives key evidence to a crime and is pursued by a crooked politician's ruffians; starring Will Smith and Gene Hackman.
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Quigley 
The reincarnation of Archie in the movie Quigley; about a guy who dies and comes back as a dog to make up for his mistakes; starring Gary Busey.
BREED: Pomeranian   YEARS: Movie: 2003.

Algonquin 
The dog Elvira inherits in the movie Elvira, Mistress of the Dark; about famed horror hostess Elvira who goes to a stuffy New England town to claim her inheritance of a haunted house.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1988.

Bonaparte 
Brumell's dog in the movie Beau Brumell; about a penniless soldier who gains favor with the Prince of York at the end of the 18th century; starring Stewart Granger, Peter Ustinov, and Elizabeth Taylor.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1954.

Cognac 
Giselle's dog in the movie Wild and Wonderful; about a pampered poodle who creates marital problems for his pretty owner Giselle when he becomes jealous of her new husband; starring Tony Curtis.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1964.

Daphne  (Daphne right, Rocks left. See also Rocks)
One of the talking dogs in the movie Look Who's Talking Now; about a street-wise mutt and a spoiled pedigree poodle who have to deal with human problems; starring John Travolta and Kirstie Alley.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

Fanto 
The Great Boldini's companion in the movie It All Came True; about a crooked nightclub owner who blackmails his piano player to allow him to stay at his eccentric mother's boarding house; starring Humphrey Bogart.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1940

Pierrot 
Lori's dog in the movie Designing Women; about a sportswriter and a fashion-designer who marry after a whirlwind romance and discover they have little in common; starring Gregory Peck and Lauraen Bacall.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 1957

Rhapsody in White  (See also Beatrice, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Winky)
Sherri Ann and Leslie Ward Cabot's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.
BREED: Poodle   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

David 
Sabrina's dog in the movie Sabrina; about a chauffeur's daughter who must sort out a tangled love affair by going to Paris; starring Audrey Hepburn, Humphrey Bogart and William Holden.
BREED: Poodle Miniature   YEARS: Movie: 1954.

Melba 
Aldo Bondi's dog in the movie Five Golden Hours; about a petty crook who consoles wealthy widows until he falls in love with one of them; starring Ernie Kovacs, Cyd Charisse and George Sanders.
BREED: Poodle toy   YEARS: Movie: 1961.

Betty Jane 
McCloud's dog in the dream in the movie Three Wishes; about a drifter and his dog who temporarily move in with a family who discover the magic of kindness.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Jack 
The dog that Alex and Kate share in the movie The Lake House; about two strangers who fall in love but are living in a different time; starring Sandra Bullock and Keanu Reeves.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo   YEARS: Movie: 2006.

Lincoln 
Clay's dog in the movie Soccer Dog-The Movie; about an adopted boy whose dog has an uncanny ability to play soccer.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo   YEARS: Movie: 1999.

Zeus 
Terry's dog in the movie Zeus and Roxanne; about the friendship between a dog and a dolphin and a marine biologist and the dog's owner; starring Steve Guttenberg and Kathleen Quinlan.
BREED: Portuguese Podengo   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Frank the Pug 
A alien in disguise in the movie Men in Black. Frank is also in the 2002 sequel and the 2007 movie Frank. (More about Frank.)
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Movie: 1997-2002.

J.B.  (short for Jack Bauer)
Eggsy's dog in the movie Kingsman: The Secret Service; about a spy organization who recruits a street kid and whose goal is to end a global threat from a twisted tech genius; starring Colin Firth, Michael Caine, and Samuel Jackson.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Movie: 2014.

Lloyd 
Mrs. Henderson's pet Pug dog in the movie Norbit; about a mild-mannered guy who is engaged to a monstrous woman and meets the woman of his dreams; starring Eddie Murphy.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Movie: 2007.

Otis 
In the movie (Japanese) The Adventures of Milo and Otis; about the roving misadventures of a dog and a cat. The reworked English language version was released in 1989.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Movie: 1986.

Patrick 
Sarah's dog in the movie Patrick; about a young woman whose life changes when her grandmother bequeaths her a spoiled Pug.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Movie: 2018.

Petula  (Movie )   
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: Book: 2002. Movie: 2015.

Anwar Sadat 
Sydney's dog in the movie I Love You Man; about a friendless guy who goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding.
BREED: Puggle Crossbreed of a Beagle and a Pug  YEARS: Movie: 2009.

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.

Sounder  (Also see book version)
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: Movies: 1972, 1976. TV movie: 2003.

Hintza 
Harry's dog in the movie A Far Off Place. Survivors of a massacre must flee across the kalahari desert; starring Reese Witherspoon.
BREED: Rhodesian Ridgeback   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Cofi 
Octavio's dog in the movie (Mexican) Amores Perros. A horrific car accident connects three stories each involving characters dealing with loss regret and life's harsh realities all in the name of love.
BREED: Rottweiler   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Greta 
Hester's gift to her niece in the movie Play Dead; about a woman who uses her magic powers and a vicious Rotweiller dog to murder her relatives; starring Yvonne De Carlo.
BREED: Rottweiler   YEARS: Movie: 1986.

Max 
Police officer Frank's companion in the movie Show Dogs, about a macho police dog who goes undercover as a primped entant in a dog show to stop an animal-smuggling scheme; starring Will Arnett. (Also in the movie are dogs Daisy, Sprinkles, Karma, Philippe, and Dante.)
BREED: Rottweiler   YEARS: Movie: 2018.

Snots 
Rocky and Ruby Sue's dog in the movie National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation; about a family Christmas get-together that turns into a disaster; starring Chevy Chase.
BREED: Rottweiler   YEARS: Movie: 1989.

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.

Sam 
Hondo's dog in the movie Hondo; about a U.S. cavalry scout who discovers a woman and her son living in the midst of warring Apaches and he becomes their protector; starring John Wayne and Geraldine Page.
BREED: Rough Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1953.

Shep 
Prospector Jonathan's faithful companion in the movie The Painted Hills; about a guy who strikes gold and whose greedy partner attempts to lay claim on the find; starring the dog Pal as Lassie.
BREED: Rough Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1951.

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: Movie: from 1943. TV series: 1954-1973.

Barabbas 
Jack's dog in the movie My Dog, the Thief; about an traffic reporter who discovers that his dog has accidentally stolen a priceless necklace from a jewel-smuggling gang; starring Dwayne Hickman and Mary Ann Mobley.
BREED: Saint Bernard   YEARS: Movie: 1969

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.

Captain McTavish 
Philo Vance's dog in the movie The Kennel Murder Case; about a detective who investigates the locked-room murder of a prominent and hated collector whose broken Chinese vase provides an important cluestarring; William Powell and Mary Astor.
BREED: Scottish Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1933.

McTavish 
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: Book: 1933. Movies: 1933, 1940.

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.

Bonny 
Charlie's dog in the movie Seven Psychopaths; about two guys who steal a gangster's beloved dog; starring Colin Farrell and Woody Harrelson.
BREED: Shih Tzu   YEARS: Movie: 2012.

Miss Agnes  (See also Beatrice, Winky, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)
Scott Donlan and Stefan Vanderhoof's dog in the movie Best of Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.
BREED: Shih Tzu   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Snowdogs  (Including Demon, Diesel, Duchess, Mac, Nana, Scooper, Sniff, and Yodel)
Dr. Brooks' dogs in the movie Snow Dogs; about a dentist who inherits a team of sled dogs and has to learn the sled-trade or lose his pack to a crusty mountain man; starring Cuba Gooding.
BREED: Siberian Huskies except for Nana, a Border Collie  YEARS: Movie: 2002.

Beau 
Will's lead sled dog in the movie Iron Will; about a man who needs money and so joins a cross country dogsled race.
BREED: Siberian Husky   YEARS: Movie: 1994.

Gus 
Will's dog in the movie Iron Will. about a guy who decides to join a cross country dogsled race; starring Mackenzie Astin and Kevin Spacey.
BREED: Siberian Husky   YEARS: Movies: 1994.

Simba 
Arjun's dog in the Indian children's movie Oh My Dog; a bout a young boy who rescues a blind Siberian Husky puppy and decides to train him for a competition with his father and grandfather.
BREED: Siberian Husky   YEARS: Movie: 2022.

Shasta  (Group )   
Adam's sled dog in the movie Snow Buddies; about young pups who accidentally get shipped to Alaska in an ice-cream truck. (Also in the movies are dogs B. Dawg, Budderball, Buddha, Mudbud, Rosebud, and Talon.)
BREED: Siberian Husky (the other dogs are Golden Retrievers)  YEARS: Movies: 2008.

8 Below  (Including Dewey, Max, Maya, Old Jack, Shorty, Truman, Buck and Shadow)
In the movie Eight Below; based upon the 1958 ill-fated Japanese scientific expedition to the South Pole and a remake of the 1986 Japanese film Nankyoku Monogatari.
BREED: Siberian Husky Buck and Shadow were Alaskan Malamutes  YEARS: Movie: 2006.

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.

Bradley, Jr. 
Bradley's dog (which he names after himself) in the movie Feast of Love; about a college professor who finds himself involved in the romantic lives of people around him; starring Morgan Freeman.
BREED: Springer Spaniel, Welsh   YEARS: Movie: 2007

Beethoven 
The Newton's dog in the movie Beethoven and its five sequels. (Also in the second movie are dogs Missy, Chubby, Dolly, Tchaikovsky, and Moe. And in the fourth movie dog Michelangelo. See also the animated television series entry Beethoven.)
BREED: St. Bernard   YEARS: Movies: 1992-2003.

Cujo 
The rabid dog in the book and in the movie Cujo; about a family terrorized by the eponymous Cujo; written by Stephen King.
BREED: St. Bernard   YEARS: Book: 1981. Movie: 1983.

George 
Jim's dog in the movie George! and the TV series (Swiss-Canadian), about an airplane pilot living in Switzerland whose sister gives him her 250-pound St. Bernard.
BREED: St. Bernard   YEARS: Movie: 1972. TV series:1972-73.

H. G. Wells 
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: TV series: 1968-1973. Movie: 1973.

Rufus  (See also Fluke)
Fluke's friend 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: St. Bernard   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Lucky 
The heir to his deceased master's fortune in the movie for TV You Lucky Dog; about a dog psychiatrist who is famous for literally being able to read dog's minds; starring Kirk Cameron.
BREED: St. Bernard mix  YEARS: Movie: 1998.

Daisy 
Vinny's dog in the movie Snatch; about a bunch of unsavory characters who create mayhem while trying to track down a priceless stolen diamond.
BREED: Staffordshire Bull Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Bobby 
Pamela's dog in the movie The Uninvited; about a brother and sister who discover their beautiful Gothic mansion is bedeviled by a ghost; starring Ray Milland.
BREED: Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1944

Baxter 
Ron's dog in the movie Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy; about a macho narcissistic news anchor from the 1970s; starring Will Ferrell.
BREED: Terrier mix  YEARS: Movie: 2004.

Benji  (See also actor dog Higgins)
A lovable stray dog in a small town befriended by the locals each of whom call him by a different name in the movie Benji and its sequels played by dog Higgins. (More about Benji.)
BREED: Terrier mix  YEARS: Movies: 1974, 1977, 1978, 1980, 1981, 1987, 2004.

Mooch 
In the movie Mooch Goes To Hollywood; about an ambitious dog who attempts to become a canine star after befriending Zsa Zsa Gabor; played by the Benji dog Higgins and starring Vincent Price.
BREED: Terrier mix  YEARS: Movie: 1975.

Betty 
Professor Janet Griswald's dog in the movie Under Cover of Night; a professor is about to announce a great discovery in physics when her jealous husband, who collaborated with her, causes her to have a heart attack by throwing her dog out a window. When he can't find her notebook containing the discovery details, he ends up killing several other people; starring Henry Daniell, et. al.
BREED: Terrier mix   YEARS: Movie: 1937

Nevins 
The Waldens' pet dog in the movie The Cat in the Hat; about two bored kids whose life is turned up-side-down when a talking cat comes to visit them; starring Mike Myers.
BREED: Terrier mix   YEARS: Movie: 2003.

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.

Ragsy 
Val's dog in the movie Fog Over Frisco; about two half-sisters from a respected San Francisco family whose life styles diverge as one of them takes up with criminals. (Great shots of San Francisco in 1934.)
BREED: Terrier mix   YEARS: Movie: 1934

Max 
The genetically altered dog in the movie Man's Best Friend; about a dog that turns from man's best friend into man's worst nightmare as he attacks everything that moves; starring Ally Sheedy.
BREED: Tibetan Mastiff   YEARS: Movie: 1993.

Angel 
Deceased Mr. Taylor's dog in the movie This Side of the Law; about a vagrant who is bailed out of jail by an attorney to impersonate a missing millionaire whose estate is worth $3,000,000; starring Kent Smith and Janis Paige.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 1950.

Birba 
Aurelio's dog in the documentary movie The Truffle Hunters, about a handful of men, seventy or eighty years old, hunt for the rare and expensive white Alba truffle.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2020.

Bitsy 
The Pulham family dog in the movie H. M. Pulham Esq.; about a successful man who reflects on the past wondering if he is now happy; starring Robert Young and Hedy Lamarr.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 1941.

Channing Tatum 
Nicole's dog in the rom-com movie Puppy Love, about a couple who find love when there pets show the way. (Also in the movie is dog Cloe.)
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2023.

Cora 
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: Book: 1990. Movie: 1993.

Elmer 
Helen's dog in the Hallmark movie The More Love Grows, about a woman who discovers happiness thanks to a stray dog and a helpful vet.
BREED: unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2023.

Moses 
Chuck's dog in the movie Dogville; about a woman hiding from mobsters who arrives in the small town and is provided refuge in return for physical labor; starring Nicole Kidman, narrated by John Hurt. (The dog exists only as a chalk outline until the final scene.)
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2003.

Mr. Jones 
Phyllis's dog in the movie Murder on a Honeymoon; about a school-teacher/amateur-sleuth who suspects foul play when a fellow passenger on a sea-plane gets sick and dies; starring Edna May Oliver.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 1935.

Mystery 
Victoria's dog in the movie Vicky and her Mystery; about a 8 year old girl whose mother passed away finds solace in the adoption of a puppy.
BREED: unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2021

Red 
Avery's dog in the movie Red; about one man's revenge after his beloved dog dies in an attempted robbery.
BREED: Unknown   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

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.

Beatrice  (See also Winky, Miss Agness, Hubert, and Rhapsody in White)
Meg and Hamilton Swan's dog in the movie Best in Show; about five dogs and their owners at the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show held in Philadelphia.
BREED: Weimaraner   YEARS: Movie: 2000.

Hardly Boys  (Fay Ray, Battina, Crooky and Chundo) (See also Fay Ray)
Photographer William Wegman's dogs dressed up as people in the movie The Hardly Boys in Hardly Gold where the Hardly family has to solve some mysteries while on vacation at the Hardly Inn in Maine.
BREED: Weimaraner   YEARS: Movie: 1995.

Candy 
The family dog in the movie for TV Little Dog Lost; about the adventures of a little dog; as part of the Wonderful World of Disney television program.
BREED: Welsh Corgi   YEARS: Movie: 1963.

Skipper 
The captain's dog in the movie Robinson Crusoe; a loose adaptation of Daniel Defoe's classic novel; starring Pierce Brosnan.
BREED: Welsh Corgi   YEARS: Movie: 1997.

Wag 
Dean's being before being reincarnated in the movie Dean Spanley; about a man who can't come to grips with the loss of his son; starring Peter O'Toole andSam Neill.
BREED: Welsh Springer Spaniel   YEARS: Movie: 2008.

Archie  (Another )   
Bill Denny's accidental anniversary gift to his wife in the movie Behave Yourself!; about a gangland's messenger dog that instead follows a husband home and gets him involve with the mob, money and murder; starring Farley Granger and Shelley Winters.
BREED: Welsh Terrier mix  YEARS: Movie: 1951.

Bastian 
Gary's dog in the movie Game Night; about a group of friends whose regular game night turns into a tangled real-life mystery when the boastful brother of one of them is kidnapped by thugs; starring Jason Bateman and Rachel McAdams.
BREED: West Highland White Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 2018.

Pickles 
Hero in finding the soccer World Cup trophy and a character in the British movie The Spy with a Cold Nose; about a dog is fitted with a covert listening device then passed between agents of the Russian and British intelligence branches; starring Laurence Harvey. (More about Pickles fame.)
BREED: White Collie   YEARS: Movie: 1966. Dog: 1962-1067.

Atlas 
Marion Kirby's dog in the movie Topper Takes a Trip; about a ghost and her dog who get Cosmo Topper and his wife back together; starring Constance Bennett and Skippy, the dog famously known as Asta.
BREED: Wire Fox Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1938.

George 
Susan's dog in the movie Bringing Up Baby; about a paleontologist pursued by a flighty heiress and her pet leopard; starring Cary Grant and Katharine Hepburn.
BREED: Wire Fox Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1938.

George 
Willy's dog in the movie The Devil to Pay; about a free-spirited but lovable man who returns home penniless and falls in love; starring Ronald Colman and Loretta Young.
BREED: Wire Fox Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1930

Mr. Smith 
Lucy's dog in the movie The Awful Truth; about a married couple dealing with unfounded suspicions and each other's attempts to find new romance; starring Cary Grant and Irene Dunne. The dog is played by Skippy aka Asta.
BREED: Wire Fox Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1937.

Asta  (Book )   
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 Schnauzer)  YEARS: Book: 1934. Movies: 1934 and 5 sequels. Dog: 1931-1940.

Miss Skippy 
The gift Vance gives Abigail (Old Doll) in the movie Midnight Alibi; about a gambler who befriends an old lady who later supplies him with an alibi; adapt from Damon Runyon's 1933 short story The Old Doll's House.
BREED: Wire-Hair Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1934.

Jake 
Michael Grant's dog in the movie Theodora Goes Wild; about a small-town woman who is the anonymous author of a scandalous novel and, after falling in love with her pursuer, ends up revealing the secret: starring Irene Dunne, and Melvyn Douglas.
BREED: Wire_Fox_Terrier   YEARS: Movie: 1936.

Jed 
Nanny's wolf-dog in the movie The Journey of Natty Gann; about a tomboy in the 1930s who runs away from her guardian to join her single father who is 2000 miles away; starring Meredith Salenger and John Cusack.
BREED: Wolf-dog Hybrid   YEARS: Movie: 1985.

White Fang  (Animated TV )   
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: Book: 1906. Movies: 1936, 1991, 1993, 1994. TV series: 1993.

Gonker 
Fielding's dog in the movie Dog Gone; about a father and son who repair their relationship during a trek on the Appalachian trail to find a lost dog. Based on the book Dog Gone by Pauls Toutonghi, which was based on a true story.
BREED: Yellow Labrador   YEARS: Movie: 2023.