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Dogs in Advertisements Famous during the 1980s

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famous dog Sensation
Sensation  (Another Sensation)   
Representative dog image for the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show. A dog named Don which had won bench championships in England in 1875 and 1876, became the symbolic image for the Kennel Club because of the 1935 steel engraving of “Sensation” by artist J. Wellstood. From 1980-1982, a head study of the dog gained popularity. (More about Sensation.)
BREED: Pointer   YEARS: Dog: 1870s. In Kennel catalog: 1936- now.
famous dog Tige
Tige  (Advertising Tige)   
In advertising and in the comic strip Buster Brown; about a mischievous young boy and his dog; created by Richard Felton Outcault and on radio and in the TV series. Adopted as mascot by Brown Shoe Company.
BREED: Pit Bull Terrier   YEARS: Comic strip: 1901-1921. Ads: 1904-now. Radio: 1943-1954. TV series: 1951-1953.
famous dog Bingo
Bingo 
In advertisements for Cracker Jacks, a U.S. brand of snack consisting of caramel-coated popcorn and peanuts.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Ads: 1918- 2021.
famous dog Rowlf the Dog
Rowlf the Dog  (See also Muppy and Baskerville)
In several animated movies and the puppet TV series The Muppet Show; a puppet dog originally created by Jim Henson for advertisements for Purina Dog Chow. Also on The Jimmy Dean Show and Sesame Street. (More about Rowlf. Also in the show was Miss Piggy's dog Foo-Foo.)
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Ads: 1962. Movies: 1979, 2011. The Jimmy Dean Show: 1963-1966. TV series: 1976-1981, 2015.
famous dog Jason
Jason 
In advertisements for Hush Puppies, a brand of casual shoes by Wolverine Worldwide.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: Ads: since 1985- now. Dog: 1979-1990.
famous dog Alex
Alex  (Also known as Banjo)
In advertisements for Stroh's beer, currently made by the Pabst Brewing Company.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Ads: 1980s.
famous dog McGruff
McGruff 
In advertisements for National Crime Prevention Council; created by John Young.... (More about McGruff)
BREED: Bloodhound   YEARS: Ads: Since 1980.
famous dog Ubi
Ubi  (Ubi Roi)
Goldberg's Dog on TV promotional ads, and in the book Sit, Ubu, Sit; a book about an American writer and producer for television and film Gary David Goldberg best known for his work on Family Ties and Spin City. The closing tag for these Ubu Productions was a photograph of Ubu Roi with a frisbee in his mouth.
BREED: Black Labrador Retriever   YEARS: On screen: 1980s. Book: 2008.
famous dog Spuds Mackenzie
Spuds Mackenzie  (Also known as Honey Tree Evil Eye)
In advertisements for Budweiser beer one of the Anheuser-Busch brands played by a dog named Honey Tree Evil Eye. (More about Spuds.)
BREED: Bull Terrier   YEARS: Ads: 1987-1989. Dog: 1983-1993.

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The number of Dogs in Advertisements Famous during the 1980s is 9

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1.  1872  (Sensation)
2.  1901  (Tige)
3.  1918  (Bingo)
4.  1962  (Rowlf the Dog)
5.  1979  (Jason)
6.  1980  (Alex)
7.  1980  (McGruff)
8.  1982  (Ubi)
9.  1983  (Spuds Mackenzie)
  


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