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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 Axelrod
Axelrod 
In advertisments for Flying A Service Station; owned by Tidewater Oil Company.
BREED: Basset Hound   YEARS: Ads: 1965-1966.
famous dog Baskerville the Hound
Baskerville the Hound  (See also Rowlf)
In the puppet TV series The Muppet Show; a puppet dog created by Jim Henson for advertisements for Purina Dog Chow. (More about Baskerville.)
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Ads: 1962. The Muppet Show: 2015.
famous dog Big Mo
Big Mo  (Also known as Moses)
In advertisments for Alpo dog food a subsidiary of Nestlé.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Ads: since 2005.
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 Blackie and Whitey
Blackie and Whitey 
The two mascots in the advertisement for Black and White; a blended Scotch whisky, originally produced by the London-based James Buchanan & Co Ltd.
BREED: Scottish Terrier and a Westie  YEARS: Ads: 1890s.
famous dog Bonzo the dog
Bonzo the dog 
A comic strip dog famous for branded advertisements created by British artist George E. Studdy in 1924 as an animated film short. The character was crafted in all kinds of merchandise.
BREED: Mixed breed   YEARS: Movie short: 1924. Comic strip: 1926. Ads: 1924-1927.
famous dog Bullseye
Bullseye 
In advertisements for the retailer Target. (More about Bullseye.)
BREED: Bull Terrier minature   YEARS: Ads: 1962-1968.
famous dog Cheeka
Cheeka 
In advertisemants for Hutchison Essar cellular service in India, familiarly known as Hutch , now Vodafone Essar.
BREED: Pug   YEARS: Ads: 2003.

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famous dog Chip the Dog
Chip the Dog 
On of the mascots for Cookie Crisp, a breakfast cereal made to recreate the taste of chocolate chip cookies and manufactured by General Mills .
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Mascot: 1990-2005.
famous dog Churchill
Churchill  (Promotional toy Churchill)   
Talking, nodding mascot in advertisements for Churchill Insurance Company based in Bromley, London. Over the years, there have been promotional toys and bobbleheads of the mascot as well as a large hot air balloon.
BREED: Bulldog   YEARS: Ads: 1996.
famous dog Dinky
Dinky 
In advertisements for Taco Bell, played by Gidgit. (More about Gidgit.)
BREED: Chihuahua   YEARS: Dog: 1994-2009. Ads: 1997-2000.
famous dog Duke
Duke  (Also known as Paddington)
In advertisements for Bush's Baked Beans.
BREED: Golden Retriever   YEARS: Ads: 1995-2012.
famous dog Farfel
Farfel 
Ventriloquist Jimmy Nelson's dog and in advertisements for Nestlé's Quik .
BREED: Generic puppet with long ears  YEARS: Ads: 1953-1965.
famous dog Frankie
Frankie 
In advertising for the Frankenmuth Brewery, a brewery and restaurant in Frankenmuth, one of the oldest breweries in Michigan.
BREED: Dachshund   YEARS: Advertising: 1930's.
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 Lady Geryhound
Lady Geryhound 
In advertisements for Greyhound Lines bus company. (More about Lady Greyhound.)
BREED: Greyhound   YEARS: Ads: since 1914.
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 Nipper
Nipper 
In advertisements for The Gramophone Company, then RCA. (More about Nipper.)
BREED: Terrier mix  YEARS: Dog: 1884-1895. Ads: early 1900-1977.

 

 

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famous dog Rocket
Rocket 
In advertisements for The Life is Good Company, a New England-based apparel and accessories wholesaler retailer and lifestyle brand.
BREED: Generic   YEARS: Ads: 1994- now.
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 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 Sparky
Sparky 
Official advertisement mascot for National Fire Protection Association. The cartoon character has been promoted through comic books and a web site.
BREED: Dalmatian   YEARS: Ad: since 1951.
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.
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 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.

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1. Alex  (Stroh's beer)
2. Chip the Dog  (Cookie Crisp)
3. Rocket  (The Life is Good Company)

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  Dog Name  (Venue)


1.  Alex  (Stroh's beer)
2.  Axelrod  (Flying A Service Station)
3.  Baskerville the Hound  (The Muppet Show)
4.  Big Mo  (Alpo)
5.  Bingo  (Cracker Jacks)
6.  Blackie and Whitey  (Black and White)
7.  Bonzo the dog  (advertisements)
8.  Bullseye  (Target)
9.  Cheeka  (Hutch )
10.  Chip the Dog  (Cookie Crisp)
11.  Churchill  (Churchill Insurance Company)
12.  Dinky  (Taco Bell)
13.  Duke  (Bush's Baked Beans)
14.  Farfel  (Nestlé's Quik )
15.  Frankie  (Frankenmuth Brewery)
16.  Jason  (Hush Puppies)
17.  Lady Geryhound  (Greyhound Lines)
18.  McGruff  (National Crime Prevention Council)
19.  Nipper  (The Gramophone Company)
20.  Rocket  (The Life is Good Company)
21.  Rowlf the Dog  (The Muppet Show)
22.  Sensation  (Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show)
23.  Sparky  (National Fire Protection Association)
24.  Spuds Mackenzie  (Budweiser)
25.  Tige  (Buster Brown)
26.  Ubi  (Sit, Ubu, Sit)
  


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