Famous Dogs and Famous Dog Names, with Images and information

Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1960 to 1979

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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 .

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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.

Edison
The family dog in the book in the movie and stage musical Chitty Chitty Bang Bang; about a wrecked racing motorcar in the early twentieth century; originally written by Ian Fleming.
BREED: English Sheepdog mix YEARS: Book: 1964. Movie: 1965. Stage musical: 2002, 2005.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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First Earliest Date on each page
1.	1847 (Pilot)
2.	1938 (Brutus)
3.	1958 (Hobo)
4.	1961 (Old Dan)
5.	1964 (Rontu)
6.	1969 (Jonnie)
7.	1973 (Digby)
8.	1977 (Fluke)
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Earliest Date (Dog Name)
1.	1847 (Pilot)
2.	1850 (Jip)
3.	1872 (Patrasche)
4.	1881 (Josef)
5.	1902 (Lad)
6.	1912 (Greyfriars Bobby)
7.	1925 (Sandy)
8.	1930 (Daisy)
9.	1936 (Devil)
10.	1938 (Brutus)
11.	1939 (Genevieve)
12.	1939 (Moreover)
13.	1943 (Lassie)
14.	1945 (Big Red)
15.	1945 (Willie)
16.	1947 (Scruffy)
17.	1951 (Ruff)
18.	1952 (Ollie)
19.	1955 (Tickie)
20.	1958 (Hobo)
21.	1960 (Buddy)
22.	1960 (Ladadog)
23.	1961 (Bodger)
24.	1961 (Charlie)
25.	1961 (Dooley)
26.	1961 (Little Ann)
27.	1961 (Luath)
28.	1961 (Melba)
29.	1961 (Nikki)
30.	1961 (Old Dan)
31.	1961 (Ole Rex)
32.	1961 (Pete)
33.	1962 (Bessie)
34.	1962 (Pickles)
35.	1963 (Candy)
36.	1963 (Savage Sam)
37.	1964 (Andrew)
38.	1964 (Cognac)
39.	1964 (Edison)
40.	1964 (Rontu)
41.	1965 (Clown)
42.	1965 (Rock)
43.	1967 (Jennie)
44.	1967 (Lucky)
45.	1968 (Albert)
46.	1968 (H. G. Wells)
47.	1968 (Kavik)
48.	1968 (Mrs. Brown)
49.	1969 (Barabbas)
50.	1969 (Jonnie)
51.	1969 (Scooby-Doo)
52.	1970 (White Dog)
53.	1971 (Friday)
54.	1971 (Joey)
55.	1971 (Red Dog)
56.	1972 (George)
57.	1972 (Murphy)
58.	1972 (Sounder)
59.	1972 (The Doberman Gang)
60.	1973 (Digby)
61.	1973 (Spot)
62.	1974 (Benji)
63.	1975 (Blood)
64.	1975 (Mooch)
65.	1976 (Butkus)
66.	1976 (Elwood)
67.	1976 (Nerak)
68.	1976 (Won Ton Ton)
69.	1977 (Beast)
70.	1977 (Fluke)
71.	1977 (Prince Terrien)
72.	1978 (Buller)
73.	1978 (Katie)
74.	1978 (Zoltan)
75.	1979 (Chomps)

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Famous Dogs in Movies Famous from 1960 to 1979

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