List of Famous Dogs and Dog Names

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Dogs in Books Famous during the 1990s

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Biscuit
A puppy in the children's book series, including Biscuit Storybook Collection. The books, published over recent years, are easy reading for youngsters; written by Alyssa Satin Capucilli and illustrated by Pat Schories.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Bob
Widower Adam's dog in several movies, the latest being Owd Bob; about an old man and his sheepdog who is pulled into a old feud with his neighbor when his orphaned grandson visits for the summer; based on the 1898 novel Bob, Son of Battle by Alfred Ollivant.
BREED: Border Collie YEARS:

Buck (2020 movie )
In the book and in the several movies such as Call of the Wild; about a previously domesticated dog who ends up serving as a sled dog in the Yukon; written by Jack London. (2020 movie titled The Call of the Wild).
BREED: St. Bernard mix YEARS:

Bullseye (Book )
Bill Sikes's dog in the book Oliver Twist; about a orphan boy caught in the misery of old London; by Charles Dickens and in the many movie adaptations including the movie Oliver.
BREED: Bull Terrier or Bulldog YEARS:

Bumpy (Stuffed toy )
Noddy's companion in the children's books and British animated TV series for children about Noddy; a character created by British children's author Enid Blyton.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Carl (Another )
Madeleine's dog in the illustrated children's book Good Dog Carl; about a Rottweiler and a little girl he takes care of -- the first in a series of 22 books (as of 2016); written and illustrated by Alexandra Day.
BREED: Rottweiler YEARS:

Charkie (Book )
Steve and Betsy's dog in the children's book, animated movie, and animated TV series Curious George; about a brown monkey who is brought from his home in Africa by "The Man with The Yellow Hat" to live in a big city; written by Hans Augusto Rey and Margret Rey.
BREED: Cocker Spaniel YEARS:

Cora (Book )
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:

Einstein (Book )
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:

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Endal (Book )
Famous English service dog who helped people with mental disabilities including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and severe depression; and in the book Endal by Allen and Sandra Parton. (More about Endal.)
BREED: Labrador Retriever YEARS:

Fang (Book )
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:

Fluke (Book )
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:

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:

Garrick (Book cover )
Demelza'a dog in the book series and TV series Poldark, about the lives of a British army officer, his relatives and friends in the late 18th and early 19th century in Cornwall; creator of the 12 book series, Winston Graham. There were two TV series, the latest in 2015, starring Aidan Turner as Poldark.
BREED: Mixed breed YEARS:

Gaspode (Book cover )
A thinking and speaking dog in the fantasy books Discworld. In particular he appears in the 1990 novel Moving Pictures; written by Terry Pratchet.
BREED: Terrier YEARS:

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:

Granite (Movie poster )
A runaway dog in the book Child of the Wolves; about a dog who doesn't want to be a sled dog so runs away and joins a wolf pack; written by Elizabeth Hall.
BREED: Siberian Husky YEARS:

Hank the Cowdog (Movie poster )
The self-styled "Head of Ranch Security" in the book series about Hank the Cowdog; about the proud but bumbling Hank; written by John R. Erickson.
BREED: Mixed breed (pure-bred cowdog) YEARS:

Jip (Book )
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:

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Jock of the Bushveld (Movie )
The author's dog in the book Jock of the Bushveld; based on the true story about the author's travels with his dog during the 1880s in South Africa; written by James Percy Fitzpatrick. It later was made into the movie Jock: A True Tale of Friendship and still later a 3D movie, Jock, the Hero Dog (see image).
BREED: Pit Bull YEARS:

Katie (Movie )
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:

Kipper (Movie )
The main character in a series of books and in the animated TV series Kipper; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends; written by Mick Inkpen. (More about Kipper.)
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Martha (Movie )
Helen's talking dog in the book and animated TV series Martha Speaks; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain; on PBS based on the 1992 book by Susam Meddaough.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

McDuff (Movie )
Fred and Lucy's adopted dog in the children's book series McDuff; a series of illustrated books about a puppy who finds a home and the various adventures afterwards; created by Rosemary Wells (with later coauthor Susan Jeffers.)
BREED: West Highland Terrier YEARS:

Mr. Bones (Movie )
Willy's dog in the book Timbuktu; set in the early 1990s and told through the eyes of Mr Bones centering centres on his last journey with his ailing master, Willy G Christmas; written by Paul Auster
BREED: Unknown YEARS:

Nana (Movie )
In the book Peter and Wendy and the original play Peter Pan by J. M. Barrie and in the stage musical Peter Pan.
BREED: Newfoundland in the play and book. In film and on stage St. Bernard. YEARS:

Olive (Movie )
Tim's dog in the book and animated movie Olive, the Other Reindeer; about a dog who replaces an injured reindeer so Christmas won't be canceled; voice by Drew Barrymore; written by Steve Young and based upon the children's book by the same name by Vivian Walsh.
BREED: Jack Russell Terrier YEARS:

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:

Pilot (1999 movie )
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:

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Raggedy Dog (TV )
One of the stuffed dolls who come to life in Marcella's bedroom, in the animated TV series The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy; based on the books by Johnny Gruelle; including several about the dog, such as Raggedy Dog to the Rescue.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Red Dog (TV )
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:

Santa Paws (TV )
A dog that helps people in trouble in the book series Santa Paws; a series of nine books written by Ellen Emerson White under the alias Nicholas Edwards.
BREED: German Shepherd YEARS:

Sergeant Murphy (TV )
One of the characters in the children's books and animated TV series The Busy World of Richard Scarry; about anthropomorphic animals in the fictional city of Busytown; based on the books drawn and written by Richard Scarry.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Shiloh (TV )
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:

Skip (TV )
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:

Skits (TV )
Helen's second dog in the book and animated TV series Martha Speaks; about a girl who feeds her dog alphabet soup that travels to the dog's brain; on PBS based on the 1992 book by Susam Meddaough.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Sorry O-O (Comic )
A melancholy and longing dog in the comic strip, TV series, and books about Moomin; a series of episodes with several eccentric and oddly-shaped characters, some of whom are related to each other; by Finnish author Tove Jansson.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

Spot the Dog (Comic )
The feature puppy in the children's book series Spot the Dog; written by Eric Hill and later a British animated TV series titled Spot.
BREED: Cocker Spaniel YEARS:

Tiger (Comic )
Kipper's friend in a series of children's books and in the animated TV series Kipper the Dog; about a mischievous and funny dog and his friends; written by Mick Inkpen.
BREED: Generic YEARS:

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Timmy (Animated TV series )
The childrens' dog in the books, the TV series and animated TV series The Famous Five; a series of children's stories by Enid Blyton and later adapted for British TV in the late 1970s, then in the 1990s, then as an animated series.
BREED: Border Collie in the TV series; mixed breed in the books YEARS:

Wee Jock (Animated TV series )
Macbeth's dog in the TV series (British) Hamish Macbeth; about a man who keeps the peace in a small Scottish town without undue reliance on the letter of the law; loosely based on a series of mystery novels by M. C. Beaton.
BREED: West Highland White Terrier YEARS:

What-A-Mess (Animated TV series )
Title character in a series of British children books and animated TV series What-A-Mess; about an accident-prone puppy; created by Frank Muir.
BREED: Afghan Hound YEARS:

Wheely Willy (Animated TV series )
The paraplegic chihuahua on wheelsfrom Long Beach California who became a celebrity as the subject of two bestselling children's books How Willy Got His Wheels. (More about Wheely Willy.)
BREED: Chihuahua YEARS:

White Dog (Animated TV series )
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:

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:

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The number of Dogs in Books Famous during the 1990s is 45

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First Dog Name on each page
1.	Biscuit (Biscuit Storybook Collection)
2.	Endal (service dog)
3.	Jock of the Bushveld (Jock of the Bushveld)
4.	Raggedy Dog (The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy)
5.	Timmy (The Famous Five)
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Dog Name (Venue)
1.	Biscuit (Biscuit Storybook Collection)
2.	Bob (Owd Bob)
3.	Buck (Call of the Wild)
4.	Bullseye (Oliver Twist)
5.	Bumpy (Noddy)
6.	Carl (Good Dog Carl)
7.	Charkie (Curious George)
8.	Cora (To Dance with the White Dog)
9.	Einstein (Watchers)
10.	Endal (service dog)
11.	Fang (Harry Potter)
12.	Fluke (Fluke)
13.	Fly (Babe)
14.	Garrick (Poldark)
15.	Gaspode (Discworld)
16.	Genevieve (Madeline)
17.	Granite (Child of the Wolves)
18.	Hank the Cowdog (Hank the Cowdog)
19.	Jip (David Copperfield)
20.	Jock of the Bushveld (Jock of the Bushveld)
21.	Katie (What Dreams May Come)
22.	Kipper (Kipper)
23.	Martha (Martha Speaks)
24.	McDuff (McDuff)
25.	Mr. Bones (Timbuktu)
26.	Nana (Peter and Wendy)
27.	Olive (Olive, the Other Reindeer)
28.	Patrasche (A Dog of Flanders)
29.	Pilot (Jane Eyre)
30.	Raggedy Dog (The Adventures of Raggedy Ann and Andy)
31.	Red Dog (Red Dog)
32.	Santa Paws (Santa Paws)
33.	Sergeant Murphy (The Busy World of Richard Scarry)
34.	Shiloh (Shiloh)
35.	Skip (My Dog Skip)
36.	Skits (Martha Speaks)
37.	Sorry O-O (Moomin)
38.	Spot the Dog (Spot the Dog)
39.	Tiger (Kipper the Dog)
40.	Timmy (The Famous Five)
41.	Wee Jock (Hamish Macbeth)
42.	What-A-Mess (What-A-Mess)
43.	Wheely Willy (paraplegic chihuahua on wheels)
44.	White Dog (To Dance with the White Dog)
45.	White Fang (White Fang)