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Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
K-9 German Shepherd Jerry Lee Rando, credited as "Jerry Lee" Rando was one of three identical GSDs imported from Germany for the shoot. The other two became stunt dogs. They understood only German commands and had to learn English.
K-911 German Shepherd Jerry Lee Mac
Kate & Leopold Anatolian Shepherd Bart Noah, Moses Also in Cats & Dogs.
Poodle Charlie, Mario The cat is played by Mike, Joe and Krista.
Katts and Dog German Shepherd Rinty AKA "Rin Tin Tin K-9 Cop."
Kazan (1921) Kazan
Kazan (1949) German Shepherd Kazan Zorro White GSD.
Kazan (1994) Kazan
Keeping Up Appearances
("Retirement") 		Newfoundland Olive
Mutt None given He has the color of a Yorkie but the ears of a Norfolk.
Kelly German Shepherd Kelly Max The adventures of a retired police dog and crime-fighting kid pals Downunder.
Kelly and Me German Shepherd Kelly White GSD.
The Kennel Murder Case Doberman Pinscher Wm. Powell sleuths again and dogs are involved again at the Long Island Kennel Club.
The Kentuckian (1955) Pharoh
Kevin of the North
The Kid Golden Retriever Chester
Mutt Tripod
Kidsongs Border Collie Himself Mike the Dog Trained by Clint Rowe.
Great Dane
Kill Crazy Rottweiler
Killer Bud Pomeranian
Killer-Dog (1936) Mutt Rex
Killer-Dog (1981)
Killer Klowns from Outer Space Bloodhound Pooh Bear
The King and I (1956) Beagle None given
The King of Kings Mutt
Kingdom of the Spiders Border Collie Jake
King's Ransom King
Kingswood Country Greyhound
Kismet (1955) Afghan Hound None given
The Kiss
Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) Mutt Shakespeare
Kissin' Cousins Bloodhound Hezichia
Kommisar Rex German Shepherd Rex Reginald von Ravenhorst, Rhett Butler
Komodo Buster Dragon snack.
Die Kronung Bulldog Kinkie
K-Pax Golden Retriever Shasta
Kuffs
Kundun Tibetan Mastiff None given Only a brief glimpse is offered; also seen are mutts and Lhasa Apso

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Labyrinth (1986) Old English Sheepdog Ambrosius
Lad: A Dog Collie (rough) Lad Based on Albert Terhune's book.
Ladies Man (1999; TV) Poodle (Standard)
Lady Be Good (1941) Mutt (Jack Russell Terrier mix) Buttons Eleanor Powell found and trained her canine dance partner herself.
The Lady with a Dog Pomeranian
Ladyhawke Belgian Tervuren Navarre
Land of the Giants Chipper
Land of the Silver Fox German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Larger Than Life Rottweiler
Lassie (1954; TV) Collie (rough) Lassie
Bassett Hound Pokey Lassie's heroic, if slow, buddy.
("The Pit") American Pit Bull Terrier
("The Clown")
("The Dogcatcher") Various
("The War Dog") German Shepherd Army dog.
("Vigil")
("Graduation") Lost rabid dog.
("The Greyhound") Greyhound Abused racing dog.
("Seeing Eye Dog")
("The Mother")
("The Storm") Mike
("Stable Mates")
("The Bounty Hunter")
("The Maverick") Mutt
("The Blind Dog") Blind dog.
("The Mad Dog")
("The Patriot") German Shepherd Too abused to be an Army dog.
("Cully’s Hound Dog")
("The Long Chase")
("The Bloodhound") Bloodhound
("The Outlaw") German Shepherd
("The Dognappers") Cocker Spaniel
("Double Trouble") Various Dog show.
("The Musher") Various
("Lassie’s Good Deed") Mutt Ruff
("Desperate Search") Lost pregnant dog.
("Howling Hero") Dalmatian Smokey Frightened firehouse dog.
("Show Dog") Irish Setter Abused dog show dog.
("Decision") Yorkshire Terrier
("Swimmers") Labrador Retriever Jet
("Cully’s Revenge") Sam
("Silver Soldier") German Shepherd Army dog in training.
("Jeeper") Mutt Jeeper
("Guide Dog") Cowed seeing eye dog.
("Lassie and the Savage") Blaze Marauding wild dog.
("Lassie and the Fugitive") Wrongly accused stray dog.
("Little Dog Lost") Lost little dog.
("The Waif")
("Barney") Barney Cowed ranch dog.
("Inferno")
("Starfire") Marauding wild dog.
("Miracle of the Dove") Lost little dog at Xmas.
("The Lonely One") German Shepherd Atlas Marauding guard dog.
("Deadly Game") Beagle
("What Price Valor?") German Shepherd Wrongly accused war dog.
("Moonshiners") Mutt
("The Blessing") Deaf dog.
("Warm Heart, Cold Nose") Ranch dog in training.
("Chucka") Chucka
("Lassie’s Interlude") Collie (rough) Duke Start of Season 17, which has many episodes with Lassie’s puppies.
("Trouble Tracks") Mutt Mr. Higgins Best known as "Benji."
("Peace is Our Profession") Poodle
("The Visitor") Mutt Mr. Higgins
Lassie (1994) Collie (rough) Lassie
Lassie (1997; TV) Collie (rough) Lassie Buster, Hey Hey Due to legal wranglings, a collie other than a scion of Pal’s was used for some episodes (Buster). A write-in campaign restored the Weatherwax dog, Hey Hey.
Lassie Come Home Collie (rough) Lassie Pal Pal stole the show from the original dog cast as Lassie, even though he didn't match usual Collie conformation standards. Since then, all dogs playing Lassie are male descendants of Pal. Author Eric Knight based Lassie on his dog, Toots.
Mutt Shorty Also in "Molly and Me."
Lassie’s Great Adventure Collie (rough) Lassie Four episodes of the 1960s TV show edited together.
The Last Action Hero Rottweiler None given
Last Chance Detectives Border Collie Himself Jake
The Last Dinosaur Poodle (Miniature)
The Last Man on Earth (1964) Poodle (Standard) None given
Last of the Dogmen Australian Cattle Dog Zip Zip
The Last Place on Earth (1985)
The Last Place on Earth (2000)
Laughing Gravy Mutt Laughing Gravy
Lauta Mancia
(aka Big Jetter or Big Dog Lost) 		Great Dane Big Jetter
Law & Order (1990; TV)
("Who Let the Dogs Out?") 		Pit Bull
The Law of Fear German Shepherd Ranger
The Law of the Wild German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Also with Rex the Wonder Horse.
The Law's Lash German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Lawn Dogs Doberman Pinscher
Lawnmower Man 2 Mutt Harvey
Leap of Faith (1992) See comment. Jonas It's either a Lab or Golden puppy.
The Leather Pushers Boston Terrier Oscar Also in The Student Prince, The Love Parade and the "Dogville" shorts.
Leave It To Beaver (1957; TV)
("Beaver and Poncho") 		Chihuahua Poncho Sad Beaver has to give up his new dog, which belongs to Mr. Bennett.
("Beaver the Bunny") Various None given Dog pack.
("Beaver’s Laundry")
Legally Blonde Chihuahua Bruiser Moondoggie, Maverick Moonie is the roommate of Gidget, the Taco Bell Dog. (See The Fan.) In one shot he's watching her on TV.
Bulldog Rufus Lily Lily and Moonie got into a brief spat on the set. (From the DVD commentary.)
Legend of The Spirit Dog Mutt (Alaskan Malamute/wolf mix) Spirit Dog
Samoyed Dogsled Team Thunder, Glacier, etc. 15 Samoyeds played 8 dogs in harness for nearly 10 hours of filming in deep Colorado snow.
Leprechaun Rottweiler Andretti
Lethal Weapon Collie (rough) Sam
Lethal Weapon 3 Rottweiler
Lethal Weapon 4 Rottweiler & Collie Presumably the same characters.
Let's Dance (1950) Great Dane Hamlet
Letter of Introduction Great Dane Blitzen
Life
Life as a House Mutt (Lab mix) Guster JJ Kevin Kline insisted JJ be given a larger role because he liked the dog so much. Boone Narr, trainer.
Life Goes On (TV) Mutt (American Pit Bull Terrier/ Pointer mix) Arnold
Life Returns Scooter Re-animated dog movie.
Life With Blondie Mutt Daisy
Life With Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows Cairn Terrier Toto/Terry
The Light that Failed (1939) Scottish Terrier Mr. Binkie
The Lighthouse by the Sea German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
The Lightning Warrior German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Like Mother, Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes
The Lion, the Witch & the Wardrobe (1988; TV) Irish Wolfhound
Belgian Tervuren The Wolves
Little Cobras: Operation Dalmatian Dalmatian Vulcan
Little Dog Lost Welsh Corgi Candy Roam, roam on the range.
Little Heroes (1992; TV) Mutt (GSD mix)
Little Heroes (1999)
Little Heroes 2 Border Collie Samson
Mutt (Terrier mix) Hercules
Little House on the Prairie Border Collie Bandit, Jack
Little Lord Fauntleroy (1936) Great Dane Dougal
Little Nicky Bulldog Beefie Harvey, Harley & Roo Trained by Steve Berens. Adam Sandler got his own bulldog after making the movie & named him Meatball.
Cocker Spaniel None given Lucky
The Little Rascals / Our Gang Comedies (1922-1944) American Pit Bull Terrier / American Staffordshire Terrier Pete the Pup Pete The first Pete was poisoned by a dog-hating crewmember. Also in Buster Brown.
American Staffordshire Terrier Pete Petey Son of Pete I. Also in Buzzin' Around.
Pete Fritz A temporary Pete.
("Cat, Dog & Co." & "Dog Heaven") Great Dane
The Little Rascals (1994) American Bulldog Petey Petey
Little Shop of Horrors (1986) English Cocker Spaniel None given "Somewhere That’s Green" pooch.
Poodle (Standard) None given Walk-by.
Various None given Skid Row mongrels.
Little Voice Poodle (Standard)
Little Women (1933) Poodle (Miniature)
The Littlest Hobo (1958) German Shepherd Himself London Also in My Dog, Buddy. Owner/trainer Charles Eisenmann survived a V2 bomb in London, England, so named his dog for that city.
The Littlest Hobo (1963; TV) German Shepherd London London Different London. Same Eisenmann.
The Littlest Hobo (1979; TV) German Shepherd London Bo, Toro, London
("Manhunt") Bloodhound
("Wolf Hunt")
("The Five Labors of Hercules") Shih Tzu Also featuring Bassett Hound, Labrador Retriever, Shetland Sheepdog & Bulldog.
("Born to Run") Whippet Allegra
("Rookie")
The Littlest Horse Theives Whippet Danny
Live a Little, Love a Little (1968) Great Dane Albert Baron Also in Dr. Dolittle.
Living Single Great Dane Walter Ekan
("Reconcilable Differences") Brussels Griffon
(rough coated) 		Kingston Jill Also in As Good As It Gets and Sweet November.
The Lone Defender German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
The Lonely Guy
The Long Kiss Goodnight Irish Water Spaniel
The Longest Day German Shepherd
Longstreet German Shepherd Pax Blanco, Snowflake Longstreet is blind, Pax is his guide dog, a white GSD. trained by Karl Miller (Babe, Cujo).
Look Who's Talking Now Poodle (Standard) Daphne Lilly
Mutt Rocks Scrapper
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) Mutt None given No, I didn't expect Hobbits to have dogs, either.
Lost and Found (1999) Cairn Terrier Jack
The Lost Boys Alaskan Malamute Nanook Cody Also in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman and On Deadly Ground.
German Shepherd Thorn White GSD.
Lost in Alaska
Lost in Space (TV)
("One of our Dogs is Missing")
Lost Souls (2000) None given
The Lost World (1960) Poodle (Miniature) Himself Frosty As is so often the case, the dog is the best actor, although the lizards aren't bad....
The Lost World: Jurassic Park
The Lot Poodle (Miniature)
Love Crazy Cairn Terrier
Love Leads the Way German Shepherd This is about the first seeing-eye dog.
The Love Letter (1999) Golden Retriever Orbit
The Love Master German Shepherd Himself Strongheart Also in Silent Call, Brawn of the North, White Fang & The Return of Boston Blackie.
German Shepherd Herself Jule
The Love Parade Boston Terrier Oscar Also in The Leather Pushers, The Student Prince and the "Dogville" shorts.
Lovers Lane Doberman Pinscher
Love-Tails of Morocco Various A Dogville short film. See also Who Killed Rover? and Dogway Melody.
Los Luchadores Chihuahua The Whelp
A Lucky Dog (1921) Laurel & Hardy film.
Lucky Dog (1933)
Lure of the Swamp Trainer Frank Weatherwax tried in vain to buy the dog from the owner.

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Maborosi Various Mutts None given Fishing village dogs.
Mad About You (1992; TV) Mutt Murray Maui Understudy for his mom in Bingo, she's his understudy for this show. Maui and Lacey were rescued from the Castaic, CA, animal shelter by Boone Narr. Trained by Betty Linn.
("Home") Cairn Terrier Sophie
("The Last Scampi") Mutt Mona Bingo/Lacey Murray's mom is played by Maui's mom.
("The Final Frontier") Mutts, Collies and Border Collies Jiggs, Rusty, Poncho & Crackers Progeny of Murray and his charming bride Clarabelle, born 2004.
Mad Dog and Glory Bichon Frise None given Just a walk-by.
Mad Max Beyond Thunderdome Irish Wolfhound None given Another walk-by.
Mad TV Beagle None given The "Fat Sasso" bit.
Madeline (1998) Labrador Retriever Genevieve
Mafia! Poodle (Toy) Housebroken.
The Magic of Lassie Collie (Rough) Lassie
The Magician's House Spot Talking dog.
Magnolia Dogs supplied by Wesley Staples & Steve Berens Animals of Distinction.
The Majestic Golden Retriever Teddy The opossum's real name is Guido.
Mutt (Chihuahua mix) Jezebel
Major Payne German Shepherd None given
Malcolm in the Middle Jack Russell Terrier
The Man from Hell's River German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin Rinty's first film. See Where the North Begins for more.
The Man Hunter (1930) German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
The Man in the Gray Flannel Suit Mutt
Man Trouble German Shepherd Duke
The Man Who Laughs (1928) Zimbo
The Man Without a Face (1993) German Shepherd Mickey Rocky Good movie, good dog.
Manganinnie Kelpie Pace Grandfather to Gabe. (No Worries and Fighting Creed.)
Manos, the Hands of Fate Poodle Peppy
A Man's Best Friend (1916) Mutt
Man's Best Friend (1935) German Shepherd Himself Lightning
Man's Best Friend (1993) Tibetan Mastiff Max Just your average, misunderstood genetically altered killing machine.
Collie (rough)
Mansfield Park (1983; TV) Pug
Mark of the Gorilla Mutt
Marnie American Foxhound None given Fox-hunting dogpack.
Married... With Children Mutt
(Briard mix) 		Himself Buck Originally named Mike.
Cocker Spaniel Himself Lucky Lucky is Buck reincarnated.
("Buck the Stud") Briard Lady
("Change for a Buck") Floyd
Mars Attacks! Golden Retriever Rusty Heroic First Dog.
Chihuahua Herself Poppy Poppy belongs to actress Lisa Marie, who found her wandering on the streets of Tokyo.
Mary Poppins Mutt (Bearded Collie mix) Skippy Skippy starred in Absent-Minded Professor. Trained by Bob Blair, owned by Frank Inn.
M*A*S*H (TV) German Shepherd Corporal Cupcake
Mutt None given Radar's rabies scare.
Ranger Radar’s dog.
The Mask (1994) Jack Russell Terrier Milo Max Trained by Steve Berens. See Kuffs, Texasville, and The Truth About Cats and Dogs.
Maude ("Viv’s Dog")
Max Dugan Returns Great Dane Plato
Maximum Bob Rottweiler Carl Trained to attack anyone who says "honeymuffin."
McDuff, the Talking Dog McDuff Jack Lester did the voice.
McQ German Shepherd None given Police dog.
McVicar Mutt Lucky Lucky Luke
Me and Jack (1898) Gordon Setter Jack No, that date isn't a typo. Not much happens in this early film except a girl and her dog falling into the water.
Me Myself I (1999)
Mean Dog Blues Doberman Pinscher Rattler Prisoners as attack dog bait.
Meego Jack Russell Terrier Meego Barkley Also in Volcano, This Boy's Life.
Meet Prince Charming
Meet the Applegates Rottweiler Olaf
Meeting of Onesime and the Camel Bulldog
Melody Trail
Memphis Belle Mutt
Men in Black Pug Himself Frank
Men of Honor Pug
Poodle
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
Men, Women & Dogs
Merrily We Live Great Dane Get Off the Rug, You Too
Meteor Mutt
Metro (1997) Mutt Troy Doogan
The Mexican (2001) Labrador Retriever JJ JJ was rescued from the pound.
Michael Jack Russell Terrier Sparky Maybe they'll change his name to Lazarus....
Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil Bulldog Himself Uga V University of Georgia's mascot.
Mighty Joe Young (1998) Various There's a Rottie, a couple of small dogs and a dog pack with perhaps a Rhodesian Ridgeback.
The Mighty Treve Border Collie Treve Tuffy Also in Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Stagecoach Days, Old Hutch.
Millennium (1996; TV)
("Beware of the Dog") 		Belgian Malinois None given Also featured in Stargate SG-1.
Kenny
The Million-Dollar Collar (1927) German Shepherd Rinty Rin Tin Tin
Million Dollar Haul German Shepherd Himself Tarzan
Milo & Otis Pug Otis Supposedly "Otis" and his bear nemesis were reared together.
The Minus Man Mutt The General Little Jake
Mutt "Barking Dog" Petey
Mutt "Beach Dog" Bogus
The Miracle Man (1919) Mutt
Miraculous Journey German Shepherd Flame Best known as Rusty.
The Misfits (1961) Tom Dooley
Mr. Belvedere Spot
Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House Great Dane None given
Mr. Deeds Goes to Town (1969; TV) Sam
Mr. Magoo Bulldog Angus
Mr. Reliable Australian Cattle Dog
Mr. Smith Goes to Washington (1939) Various None given Town crowd scene dogs.
Mrs. Dalloway Irish Wolfhound None given
Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1934) Border Terrier Klondike Rex
The Mists of Avalon Irish Wolfhound None given
Mutt None given
Moesha
("The Nutty Moesha") 		Frisky Neeko
Molly and Me (1945) Mutt Shorty Also in Lassie Come Home.
Molly Make-Believe Bulldog
Mongrel
Mongrel and Master
Monkeybone Bassett Hound Buster Fred, Madison
The Monster and the Girl Skipper
Monster on the Campus German Shepherd None given Retro wolf-doggie.
Monty Python’s Flying Circus Mr. Patchinson
("Man’s Crisis of Identity in the Latter Half of the 20th Century") Josephine
Moon of the Wolf German Shepherd Wolf
Moonlighting (1985; TV) Tibetan Terrier Freeway Maddy's dream sequence where Blue Moon becomes Hart to Hart.
The Moon's Our Home Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young.
Moonstruck I'll have to see it again before I can enter the individual dogs.
Mork & Mindy Little Bickley Mr. Bickley’s dog.
Mother and Son (1983; TV)
("The Dog")
Mountain Family Robinson Mutt (Lab mix) Also in The Adventures of the Wilderness Family.
Move (1970) Various
Mowgli's Story
The Mummy (1932) German Shepherd Wolfram, aka "Wolfie" Killed (offscreen) by the evil Cat.
Murder Call
("The Burial")
("Dared to Death") Himself Tommy
("A Dress to Die For") Herself Madge
Murder She Purred Pembroke Welsh Corgi Tucker Baci, Thomas (aka Brookshire Royal Flush) & Murphy "Tucker" was named after author Rita Mae Brown's Corgi. Baci is the lead actor, owned by trainer Cheryl Harris. Thomas is owned by Gwen Platt. Murphy, owned by Debbie Pearl, was the stunt dog, used for jumping scenes.
Murphy Brown Australian Shepherd Herself Ginger Also on Seinfeld.
Chihuahua Speedy Also on Seinfeld, Boston Common.
The Music Man Trained by Bob Blair.
Music of the Heart Mutt
(Cairn Terrier mix) 		Allegra Sam 3 purebred Cairn Terriers played puppies.
My Chauffeur Poodle (Toy) None given Politically incorrect but worth 20,000 points.
My Dad German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
My Dog, Buddy German Shepherd Buddy London Also in The Littlest Hobo.
My Dog Rusty German Shepherd Rusty Flame Also in Miraculous Journey.
My Dog Shep German Shepherd Shep Flame Same Flame who's Rusty.
My Dog Skip Jack Russell Terrier Skip Enzo, Moose Also on Frasier as a fill-in "Eddie" with his dad, Moose, who plays the older Skip. Four other dogs played Skip as a puppy. The real Skip was an English Fox Terrier.
My Dog the Thief
My Father the Hero (1994) Norwich Terrier
My Favorite Martian (1963; TV)
("The Matchmakers") 		George
Bassett Hound Chloe
("Doggone Martin") Mutt Uncle Martin becomes a talking dog.
("Crash Diet") Mutt Clyde
("Rocket to Mars") Boo-Boo
("To Make Rabbit Stew – First Catch a Martian")
My First Mister Pug
My Friend Flicka (1943) Border Collie
My Goodness Great Dane Himself Teddy Also in Teddy at the Throttle.
My Life as a Dog (1985) Sikan
My Life as a Dog (1996) German Shepherd Jack Teaseann
My Magic Dog Golden Retriever Lucky
My Pal, Wolf German Shepherd Wolf Grey Shadow Also in Wolf Call.
My Sister Eileen (1955) Mutt None given
My Six Loves Airedale Himself Pluto Also on Hazel. Trained by Bob Blair, owned by Frank Inn.
My Stepmother is an Alien Beagle Dave A Rottweiler is also seen briefly. Inside a purse.
My Summer Vacation Cairn Terrier
My Three Sons Mutt Tramp Spud Frank Inn (Benji) was Spud's owner.
Wilson Ernie's dog.
("Tramp, The Hero") German Shepherd
("Windfall")
("What About Harry") Harry
Mysterious Ways Mutt Mole Sam Rescued from an L.A. pound by trainer Dana Dube.

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Nacho Chihuahua Chihuahua Nacho, Nina Bucky, Maria Also some Chi puppies.
Rottweiler Rebel A Golden makes a brief appearance -
Doberman Pinscher None given - as do some Beagle puppies.
The Naked Gun 2 1/2 Doberman Pinscher
The Nanny (1993; TV) Pomeranian Himself Chester Chester was also in Cadillac Man. Fran Drescher's personal pet Pom.
Napoleon (1995) Golden Retriever Napoleon
Nash Bridges Chihuahua Ginger
Great Dane King Deja (CH. Oneida's Current Affair) Owned by Judi Grimaldi.
Great Dane King Runner (CH. Estate's Bladerunner) Owned by Sue Bockover.
Poodle (Standard) Sophie
National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation Rottweiler Snot Rottweiler v. Squirrel. The loser: the house.
National Lampoon's Vacation Golden Retriever Dinky
National Velvet (1944) Jacob
Nevada (1935) Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, The Moon's Our Home, Stagecoach Days.
Never a Dull Moment (1950) Poodle (Standard) Porgy ...but there's no "Bess."
Border Collie None given Also various other farm dogs and puppies.
Never Give a Sucker an Even Break Great Dane None given
The New Adventures of Rin Tin Tin German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin
The New Adventures of Skippy
("Skippy and the Foxy Dog")
The New Lassie Collie (Rough) Lassie
New York Undercover Mutt
(also various "pit bulls") 		Brutus "You must’ve known that making dogs hurt each other is wrong." Det. J.C. Williams
NewsRadio ("Apartment" & "Hair") Beagle Daisy A mere pawn in Lisa's ploy to win an apartment.
("Twins") Labrador Retriever None given One of Jimmy James' dogs.
("Christmas") Mutt (Briard mix) None given Dave's parents' dog.
The Next Best Thing Labrador Retriever Himself Mo Mo (born 1990) belongs to actor Rupert Everett.
Next Friday Chihuahua
Bull Terrier
The Next Karate Kid Doberman Pinscher
Next Stop, Wonderland Greyhound None given Greyhounds = racing.
The Next Time I Marry
Nichols Slump
Nick and Nora
(TV movie) 		Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Asta Scruffy Also in The Ghost and Mrs. Muir TV series.
A Night at the Roxbury Golden Retriever
The Night Cry German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Night Flier
Night Shift (1982)
Night Wind German Shepherd Flame Best known as Rusty.
Nightmare (1942) Great Dane
Nikki, Wild Dog of the North Alaskan Malamute Nikki
The Ninth Gate Great Dane
No Time for Sergeants (1958) Bloodhound Old Blue Stretch Most famous as Duke on The Beverly Hillbillies, Stretch originally played Old Ring on The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show.
No Worries Kelpie Dingo Gabe Gabe and Gayleen belong to Noonbarra Working Stud.
Kelpie Gayleen Gayleen Littermate Boss II was a stand-in. See also Fighting Creed and Manganinnie.
Noah (1998; TV) Australian Cattle Dog Sparky
Nobody's Fool (1994) Doberman Pinscher "Bowser"
Noddy Jack Russell Terrier Jessie
The Norm Show / Norm Dachshund Weiner Dog Norm's dog.
Dachshund Chez Marie One of the many doxies Weiner Dog is stud for.
Poodle (Miniature) Fifi Weiner Dog's true love, belongs to Norm's boss.
The Normal Life Golden Retriever Two dogs played the pet, one as the puppy, the other adult.
North Star (1926) German Shepherd Strongheart
North to Alaska Mutt (Bearded Collie mix) Clancy
Northern Exposure
("Animals 'R' Us") 		Mutt Rick Maggie thinks this is her boyfriend Rick, reincarnated.
Mutt (Golden Retriever mix) Ginger Also appeared in Practical Magic and Legends of the Fall.
Mutt (Beagle-Springer mix) None given Cubby Also in Born to be Wild.
Northern Patrol German Shepherd Chinook White GSD.
Northwest Stampede German Shepherd Flame Flame is famous as Shep and Rusty.
Northwest Territory German Shepherd Chinook White GSD. See Yukon Gold.
Not Another Teen Movie Mutt (Akita mix) Roscoe Bosco CeCe and Fanny play Sasha the Pig.
Nothing too Good for a Cowboy Mutt
(Malamute/timberwolf mix) 		Kavic Also in Call of the Wild and Stargate SG-1.
Novocaine
Nowhere Man Border Collie
Jack Russell Terrier
German Shepherd
Doberman Pinscher

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
O Brother, Where Art Thou? Black and Tan Coonhound
Obsession (1949) Monty
Occasionally Yours Boots
Ocean's 11 (2001) Greyhound
Ode to Billy Joe Rags
Of Mice and Men (1992) The dead puppy was a puppet.
Of Urban Myths and Other Stories Rottweiler
Old Explorers Poodle
Old Hutch Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young, Nevada.
Old Shep Shep
Old Yeller Mutt
(Labrador mix) 		Old Yeller Spike Spike's onscreen enemy was a bear named Doug. Cool. (Neither animal was hurt.) Also in A Dog of Flanders. Spike was rescued from the Van Nuys, CA, animal shelter.
Ole Rex Mutt Rex
Oliver! (1968) Bull Terrier Bull's Eye
Oliver Twist (1948) Bull Terrier Bull's Eye
Oh, Grow Up Mutt Mom
Oh, Heavenly Dog! Mutt Higgins Another vehicle for Higgins, aka Benji.
The Omen Rottweiler
On Deadly Ground Alaskan Malamute Cody Most famous as Wolf in Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.
On Her Majesty's Secret Service St. Bernard None given
On the Border German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Once Before I Die Beagle None given Neither bikinis nor baby beagles can save this one.
Once Upon a Crime Dachshund "We must find the dog - the dog is key."
The One (2001) Mutt (Pit Bull mix) Ali Amber
Rottweiler None given Dasia, Dominique
187 Golden Retriever The strangled dog is fake. Coyote is a coydog.
100 Deeds for Eddie McDowd Mutt (Australian Shepherd / Husky mix) Eddie Rowdy Rowdy was recued from an L.A. pound.
Pug Salvador
101 Dalmatians (1996) Dalmatian Pongo, Perdita 4 dogs played Pongo, 3 played Perdita. I won't even try listing the pups....
Airedale Kipper 3 dogs played Kipper.
102 Dalmatians Dalmatian Dipstick, Dottie, Oddball Don’t buy your kid a Dal just because s/he wants it.
Chinese Crested Fluffy Thousands of Dals were killed after the last film came out because they didn’t
Border Terrier Chomp Bo, Monty naturally act like the highly-trained dogs in the movie.
Bullmastiff Drooler Get your kid a stuffed doll, not a real dog.
Borzoi Digger 3 birds played Waddlesworth.
Poodle (Standard)
One Life to Live Some sort of Bichon or Poodle-mix.
The One Man Dog German Shepherd Ranger
One Night Stand Oscar
1,000 Eyes of Dr. Mabuse
The Optimists Mutt
(Poodle mix) 		Bella Suzy
Orgazmo
Orlando (1992) Irish Wolfhound None given The Queen's sighthounds.
Scottish Deerhound
Orphans of the Street German Shepherd Ace Also in Rookie Cop.
The Other Sister Labrador Retriever None given Also seen: St. Bernard, GSD, Yorkie, Dal and a terrier.
Our Man Flint Caesar
Out For Justice
Out of Africa Scottish Deerhound
The Out-of-Towners (1970) Great Dane
Out on a Limb Dudley
Outbreak
The Outcast (1934) Greyhound If it has a greyhound, it must be about racing.
The Outer Limits
("Inconstant Moon") 		I missed the beginning of this episode, so I didn't hear his name.
The Outlaw Dog German Shepherd Ranger
The Outlaw Josey Wales Redbone Coonhound
Outside Providence Mutt Cyclops, aka Clopsy Sammy, aka Samantha Belonging to the director’s sister, Sammy is a rescue. She broke her leg chasing squirrels, resulting in amputation. The eyepatch is fake.
The Outsiders (TV Australia)
("Change of Image") 		Bruno
Overboard (1987) Golden Retriever Dale's dog.
Blue Tick Coonhound I'm guessing on this guy.
Lhasa Apso
Owd Bob (1938)
Owd Bob (1997) Border Collie Zack

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Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
The Pack
The Package (2001) Boo
The Painted Hills Collie (Rough) Shep Pal Pal is most famous as Lassie.
Pal Joey Cairn Terrier Fremont (stand-in was Snuffy) Also in I Love Lucy and Dennis the Menace.
Mutt Snuffy Snuffy won the part originally; both trained by Frank Inn, Bob Blair, Neil Gazeley.
Palookaville Doberman Pinscher None given
The Paper Brigade
Paradise, Hawaiian Style Poodle (Standard) Also an Irish Setter, I think.
Paradise Road
Paradise Valley German Shepherd None given Zandra
The Parent Trap (1961) German Shepherd Andromeda
The Parent Trap (1998) Golden Retriever Sammy Bob
Parenthood Bassett Hound None given Sight gag dawg.
Parker Rottweiler Mary MacPhail, owner.
The Partridge Family Simone
The Patriot (2000) Great Dane Mars, Jupiter Charity, Vanilla Charity is a rescue.
Patton Bull Terrier William Abraxas Aaran
Maltese Abigail
The Patty Duke Show Old English Sheepdog Tiger The Lanes' dog.
Paws Jack Russell Terrier PC Forrest Billy Connolly does PC's voice.
Pay It Forward Great Dane None given
Payback (1999) Dogue de Bordeaux Porter Mel clearly likes dogs.
Pearl Harbor Jack Russell Terrier
Bullmastiff Grace Belongs to one of the producers.
Fala
Pee Wee’s Big Adventure Speck
Peg O' My Heart (1922)
The People Under the Stairs Rottweiler
The People's Choice Bassett Hound Cleo Bernadette Trained by Frank Inn (Benji and Asta).
The Perils of Nyoka German Shepherd Himself Ace Also in Danny Boy.
Petticoat Junction Mutt Mr. Higgins Higgins Higgins first became famous at the Junction, before becoming superstar Benji.
Boy Bradley's dog.
The Phantom (1943) German Shepherd Devil Ace Also in War Dogs and Rookie Cop.
Phantom Gold (1938) Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young, Nevada.
The Phantom of the Forest
The Piano Lesson Blue Tick Coonhound Jiggs
The Pick-Up Artist Doberman Pinscher None given
Ping!
The Pink Panther Amber
The Pink Panther Strikes Again Dachshund (Wirehaired) None given "Does your dog bite?"
Pioneer Trail Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young, Phantom Gold.
Playing By Heart Mastiff Barley Meredith's (Gillian Anderson) 175 lb. dog.
Pleasantville (1998) Dalmatian None given Firehouse dog, natch.
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1960) Old English Sheepdog Hobo
Please Don't Eat the Daisies (1965; TV) Old English Sheepdog Ladadog Lord Nelson See Todd Fuller's "Please Don't Eat the Daisies" page.
The Pledge Mutt None given
Poco:Little Dog Lost Poco Another "dog on his own" flick.
Point Blank (1967) Yorkshire Terrier None given
Poirot
("Dumb Witness") 		Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Bob Snubby Agatha Christie based Bob on her terrier, Peter.
Poison Ivy Rhodesian Ridgeback Fred
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment Newfoundland Lou Kodiak, aka Ch. Riptide's Brown Kodiak Bear Kodiak ignored the men on the set, deciding how many rehearsals a scene needed. The most-titled Newfoundland in history, he alerted owner Kathie Cullen to a fire in her home.
Police Dog (1955) Rex
Police Dog Story
Police Rescue (1990; TV)
("Rescue")
Pollock Border Collie Young Gyp Jake
Border Collie Old Gyp Trecker
Maltese None given
Mutt None given
Poltergeist Golden Retriever Ebuzz
The Pooch and the Pauper American Bulldog Liberty & Moocher Screamer, Petey Also in Homeward Bound.
The Poof Point Einstein
Portrait of a Lady (1996) Cairn Terrier
Postman's Knock
Power Rangers Turbo Labrador Retriever Jetson
Practical Magic Labrador Retriever None given Apparently supposed to be a version of the dread Black Dog.
Practically Yours Cairn Terrier
Prairie Justice Australian Cattle Dog Himself Smokey Possibly the earliest appearance of an ACD in American films. (1938)
Prehysteria! Ruby
Pride and Prejudice (1995) Great Dane None given
Pride of the Legion German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Rinty II took up where Rinty left off. Despite the name, the two dogs weren't related. This is R2's first film.
Prince (1991) German Shepherd Prince Solo, Ross Solo was also in The 6th Man and Hate.
Prisoner (1979; TV) Rottweiler Major
Mutt Himself Nicky
Private Benjamin (1980) Great Dane Scrabble
Profiler German Shepherd
The Proud Rebel Border Collie Himself King Also in Wild is the Wind.
Providence (1999; TV) Various The guy's a vet... I'm not even gonna try to do this show.
Pumpkinhead Mutt I just saw this movie but it was so bad I forgot the dog's name.
Punky Brewster Golden Retriever Brandon Punky's pet pooch, named after Brandon Tartikoff.
Puppies For Sale
A Puppy from the Constellation of the Dog
The Pursuers (1961; TV) German Shepherd Ivan

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Queen Christina Great Dane None given
Quicksilver Highway Mutt Wolfie
Quigley Down Under Dingo None given

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
A Race for Life German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Radio Flyer (1992) German Shepherd Shane Rocky
Rags (1915) Mutt Mary Pickford, not the dog, is Rags.
The Railway Children Border Collie
Rain (2001; TV) German Shepherd Rain
Raising Arizona Doberman Pinscher None given And various other dogs chase H.I. about.
Ranger of the North German Shepherd Himself Ranger
Rat Race (2001) Mutt
The Real Blonde
Real Genius Great Dane None given
The Real Macaw Great Dane None given
The Real McCoys Mutt "Alphonso" A $35 mutt. A bargain.
Reap the Wild Wind Cairn Terrier Romulus Rommy Rommy’s first film; renamed for his character, he was originally named "Tough Guy" because he was the only survivor of a premature litter. Also in Without Love, Undercurrent, George Washington Slept Here, Air Force.
Rear Window (1954) Yorkshire Terrier None given Also in Gypsy. Trained by Bob Blair.
Rear Window (1998; TV) None given
Rebecca Cocker Spaniel Jasper
Red Balloon Mutt None given
Red Letters Chihuahua
The Ref Rottweiler Cannibal
Regarding Henry Beagle Buddy
La Regle du Jeu (aka The Rules of the Game) Bloodhound A mutt is also seen.
Relative Fear Chubby
Renegades (1989) German Shepherd None given
Rent-a-Kid Great Dane Mr. Twixzle Chance (Legacy Changes in Attitude) & Bubba (Ch. Legacy's Legend in My Time) Owned by Trish and Carol Elwood.
Repossessed Poodle Foo Foo
Rescued by Rover (1904) Collie (rough) Rover Blair The film was so popular, they wore the negative out making prints. The film was remade twice to satisfy demand.
Restoration (1995) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel King Charles is surrounded by Cavalier King Charles Spaniels!
Resurrection (1980) Bearded Collie
The Retrievers (2001) Golden Retriever Pilot Ajax, Solar Ajax and Solar were males playing the female Pilot. The Golden seen in the whelping box was a neighborhood dog who'd just had puppies. The owners allowed the filmmakers to film her nursing.
Golden Retriever Chewy, Bandit, Georgia, Mr. Dumas, Wanderer, and Milkshake Pilot's puppies.
The Return of Boston Blackie German Shepherd Strongheart Also in Silent Call, Brawn of the North, Love Master, & White Fang.
The Return of Grey Wolf German Shepherd Himself Leader
The Return of Rin Tin Tin German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin Sgt. Rin Tin Tin III Rinty III was Rin Tin Tin's grandson, a Purple Heart winning veteran of WW II.
The Return of the Shaggy Dog
Return to Me (2000) American Bulldog Mel See also American Bulldog.
Return to Oz (1985) Border Terrier Toto
Revenge (1990) Labrador Retriever
Revenge of the Nerds II Various Tamu, Mamu, Shamu
Il Richiamo del lupo Based on Jack London story.
Richie Rich's Christmas Wish Jack Russell Terrier Dollar Scooter
Rin Tin Tin, Jr. German Shepherd Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
Rinty of the Desert German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
River's End (1920)
River's End (1930)
River's End (1940)
The Road To Utopia St. Bernard Buck II This is the son of the Buck who starred in 1935's Call of the Wild.
Road Trip Mutt (St. Bernard mix) Duke Owned by Boone Narr.
The Road Warrior Australian Cattle Dog Himself Dog Dog was rescued from the Yagoona RSPCA pound. He retired to a stuntman's home.
Robin Hood, Men in Tights Pongo
Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves Irish Wolfhound None given
Scottish Deerhound None given
Robinson Crusoe (1996) Cardigan Welsh Corgi Skipper
The Rocketeer Bulldog None given Just a glimpse.
Rocky Bullmastiff Himself Butkus Sylvester Stallone's dog.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show German Shepherd & others. None given
Rocky Mountain Spot
The Rogue's Tavern German Shepherd Silver Wolf
Rolling Caravans Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young, Rose of the Rancho.
Ronin German Shepherd None given
The Rookie Cop German Shepherd Himself Ace Also in War Dogs and The Phantom.
Room for One More (1952) Tramp, Jr.
Rose of the Rancho (1936) Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Brigham Young, Stagecoach Days.
Rose of the Yukon
Rose Red Jack Russell Terrier
La Roue (1922)
Rough Waters German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Round the Twist Jack Russell Terrier
Rounders Rogue
The Roy Rogers Show German Shepherd Himself Bullet Bullet can be seen, stuffed, in Roy Roger's museum, next to the equally stuffed Trigger. Why didn't they stuff Roy, too?
The Royal Tenenbaums Beagle Buckley Reba, Cooper Reba is 4 ½ , Cooper is 5.
Dalmatian Spark Plug Taz Taz is 5.
Rough Waters Police dog movie.
Rugged Gold Mutt
The Rum Runners (1923) German Shepherd Fearless
Rumpelstiltskin (1996) Rocky
Run Apaloosa, Run Australian Shepherd Owner/trainer Jay Sieler.
Run Joe, Run German Shepherd Joe Heinrich Heinrich's double, Gus, starred in Won-Ton-Ton.
The Runaway Bride (1999) Bloodhound Baron
Brussels Griffon Sprout Stand-in for Jill in As Good as it Gets.
The Runner (1999) German Shepherd
Rusty: A Dog’s Tale Beagle Rusty
Rusty Leads the Way German Shepherd Rusty Flame See below.
American Bulldog
Rusty Saves a Life German Shepherd Rusty Flame See below.
Rusty’s Birthday German Shepherd Rusty Flame Also in Son of Rusty and The Adventures of Rusty.
Ruthless People Doberman Pinscher Adolph
Poodle Muffy

Updated December 21st, 2001