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Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Sabrina (1954) Poodle (Miniature) David Sabrina (Audrey Hepburn) names it after the guy she has a crush on (William Holden).
Sabrina (1995) Poodle (Miniature)
Sabrina, the Teenage Witch (1996) Poodle (Miniature)
Safe Passage Belgian Tervuren Daisy Red Owned by Mary Theriot.
The Sailor's Sacrifice Mutt Jean Jean See Jean and the Calico Doll.
The Saint (1997) German Shepherd None given I'm not sure why an orphanage has attack dogs....
Salt Water Moose
Sam (1978; TV) Labrador Retriever Sam
Samantha Grumpers
Sammy the Way Out Seal Various None given
The Sandlot Mastiff Beast Gunner, Ch. Mountain Oaks Gunner
Sarah, Plain and Tall: Winter's End Border Collie
Saturday Night Live ("Dogshow") Poodle (Miniature) Rocky Balboa
Mister Bojangles
("Xmas Ornament 2000 skit") Golden Retriever Stormy
Saturn 3 Cairn Terrier
Savage Sam Savage Sam Sequel to Old Yeller.
Savannah (1996; TV) Labrador Retriever
Save the Dog! Petey
The Scarecrow (1920) American Pit Bull Terrier / American Staffordshire Terrier None given Buster Keaton movie.
Scarlett (1994)
Schindler's List Great Dane None given
Scream 3 Golden Retriever Cherokee Cosmos, Solar
Screwed (2000) Pomeranian Muffin
Scrubs (2001; TV)
("My Old Lady") 		German Shepherd None given Police dog.
Bulldog None given Gone for a carry in the park.
The Searchers Mutt
Second Sight (TV) Old English Sheepdog
Border Collie
The Secret Garden (1993) Mastiff
The Secret Heart (1946) Cairn Terrier
The Secret Life of Girls Poodle (Standard) Bear
The Secret of My Success (1987) Chihuahua
See Spot Run Bullmastiff Agent Eleven aka "Spot" Bob, Buster, Charlie, Goliath and Tyson Super dog movie.
American Staffordshire Terrier Tyson Zeus
Jack Russell Terrier Boodles Enzo Also in Frasier and My Dog Skip.
Mutt (Sheepdog mix) Auto
French Bulldog Linus
St. Bernard Andre
Golden Retriever
Old English Sheepdog Wolfie
Mastiff Agents in Training Also in the park: GSDs, Chihuahuas, BCs and Greyhound.
Seems Like Old Times St. Bernard Plus lots of other dogs.
Seinfeld Australian Shepherd Ginger Also on Murphy Brown. Trained by Michele Boardman.
Chihuahua Speedy Also on Boston Common, Murphy Brown.
Yorkshire Terrier Stolen by Kramer.
Sense and Sensibility (1995) Italian Greyhound
Sentinel (1996; TV) Mutt
(Malamute/timberwolf mix) 		Kavik Also in Call of the Wild and Stargate SG-1.
Serendipity Dalmatian Stumpy Also a small dog, unidentified.
Sgt. Bilko Greyhound
Sergeant Preston of the Yukon Alaskan Malamute Yukon King
Serpico (1973) Old English Sheepdog Alfie Barnaby
Servants of Twilight Brandy
Seven (1995) These are Brad Pitt's personal pooches.
Seven Brides for Seven Brothers Various mutts & Collies (Smoothe) None given My favorite musical.
Seven Chances Great Dane Buster Keaton film.
7th Heaven
(1996; TV) 		Mutt Herself Happy Happy was rescued from the pound. She acted in the pilot when she was 7 months old. Shawna Suffredini trains Happy for Boone's Animals. Happy lives with Maui & Lacey (from Mad About You and Bingo).
("The Tribes That Bind") Sid Vicious
("All Dogs Go To Heaven") Mutt Mom
Mutt Huck
Sex, Love and Cold Hard Cash Badness
Sexton Blake and the Hooded Terror Bloodhound Himself Pedro
The Shadow (1994) Chow Chow None given
Shadow of the Wolf
Shadows of the Night (1928) German Shepherd Flash See Flash, the Wonder Dog.
Shadows of the North German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin See Where the North Begins.
Shaft (2000) American Bulldog See also American Bulldog
The Shaggy DA Old English Sheepdog Chiffon Sam See below.
Great Dane Brutus
The Shaggy Dog (1959) Old English Sheepdog Chiffon Sam Sam was rescued from the pound for $3.
The Shaggy Dog (1994)
Shakes the Clown Also a poodle on TV.
Shakespeare in Love Mutt Crab Sam Sam is also in Tom's Midnight Garden, Frankenstein and Gamesworld.
Shall We Dance? (1937) All sorts. Fred Astaire walks the dogs and Gershwin plays "Walking the Dog."
Mutt Walter Linda's (Ginger Rogers) pooch.
The Shamrock Handicap Irish Wolfhound
Shane (1953)
She-Devil (1989) Mutt (Golden Retriever mix) Frizzy
Poodle
Sheepdog of the Hills
The Sheik Great Dane None given
Shep Comes Home German Shepherd Shep Flame Best known as Rusty.
Shep the Hero Collie (Rough) Himself Shep Owned by Larry Trimble (Strongheart, Jean).
Shep the Sentinel Collie (Rough) Himself Shep Also in Heartbroken Shep.
Shep's Race with Death Collie (Rough) Himself Shep Also in Violin of Monsieur.
Sherlock: Undercover Dog Mutt Sherlock Talking dog flick.
Shiloh Beagle Shiloh
Shiloh 2: Shiloh Season Beagle Shiloh
Shooting Fish Staffordshire Bull Terrier Georgie Girl Owned by Peter McNamara.
The Shop on High Street Mutt
Short Cuts Suzie
The Siege Rottweiler None given "The dog works for the CIA?"
The Sign of Four Mutt Toby
The Sign of the Claw German Shepherd Peter Also in Wild Justice.
Sign of the Wolf (1931) German Shepherd King
Sign of the Wolf (1941) German Shepherd Smokey, Shadow and Grey Shadow
Signs German Shepherd
Silence of the Lambs Poodle (Miniature) Precious
The Silent Accuser (1924) German Shepherd Himself Peter Billed as "Peter the Great," he was MGM's first attempt to clone Rin Tin Tin's success. See The Thirteenth Hour.
The Silent Avenger German Shepherd Himself Thunder Also in Wolf Fangs and Wings of the Storm.
The Silent Call (1921) German Shepherd Himself Strongheart, formerly Etzel von Oeringen This was his first movie. Trained as a police attack dog, the 115 lb. (52 kg) Strongheart had to be carefully "deprogrammed" over many months. Strongheart became the first moviedog superstar.
The Silent Call (1961) Pete Yet another "incredible journey" type film.
Silent Friends German Shepherd
The Silent Hero German Shepherd Napoleon Also in The Thirteenth Hour.
Silent Pal German Shepherd Thunder Also in Silent Avenger.
Silent Predators Rottweiler
The Silent Sentinel German Shepherd Himself Champion Also in The Sky Rider.
Silent Trail German Shepherd Fearless
Silver Stallion (1941) Mutt (GSD mix) Himself Boots
The Silver Stallion (1993; aka The Silver Brumby)
The Silver Trail German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
Simon & Simon: Precious Cargo Bassett Hound
Pit Bull
American Foxhound
Simon Birch Great Dane Brutus Smitty's Big Chill Owned by Smitty's Great Danes.
A Simple Plan Marybeth
A Simple Twist of Fate Australian Shepherd
Since You Went Away Bulldog Soda
Single White Female Golden Retriever
Sins of the Father (2002; TV) German Shepherd
Sirens (1994)
Sister Act Mutt
(Corgi cross) 		Herself Al Yes, Al is a girl; she's also Kathy Najimy's pet. Also in Hocus Pocus.
Sitting Pretty (1948) Great Dane Henry A "Mr. Belvedere" movie.
The Six Degrees of Separation Cocker Spaniel
Six of a Kind Great Dane Rang Tang Tang, Herman
The Six Million Dollar Man German Shepherd Max After you have a Bionic Bigfoot and a Bionic Boy, you need the The Bionic Dog... nananana.
The 6th Day Mutt Oliver Oatmeal Owned by Terry Knapp.
Doberman Pinscher None given
The 6th Man German Shepherd Himself Solo Best known for the TV show Prince.
The Sixth Sense Siberian Husky Sebastian Also a Golden in a TV commercial and a Pug on Cole's jammies.
Ski Party Samoyed None given Sled doggin'.
St. Bernard None given
Ski Patrol (1940)
Ski Patrol (1990) Bulldog Dumpster
Skinner
Skippy (1931) Mutt Want tears? Kill the dog.
Skull and Crown German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
Sky King Cocker Spaniel Sugar Penny's pooch. Visit Kent Volgamore's superb Sky King page.
German Shepherd
The Sky Rider German Shepherd Himself Champion Also in Silent Sentinel.
Skylark (1993; TV) Sarah Plain and Tall movie.
Slappy and the Stinkers Gordon
Slaughterhouse Five
Sleeper German Shepherd None given White GSD.
Sleepwalkers (1997; TV) Mutt
(Malamute/timberwolf mix) 		Kavic Also in Call of the Wild and Stargate SG-1.
Sliders Rottweiler
Slipping Into Darkness (1988)
Small Time Crooks Poodle None given
Smoke (1970; TV) German Shepherd Smoke
Smoke Signals Mutt See comment The only dog shown isn't named, and the only dog named (Kafka) isn't shown.
Smokey and the Bandit Bassett Hound Fred
Smudge
Snatch Staffordshire Bull Terrier The first dog who played the part had to be replaced bacause he sexually assaulted an actor. (Guy Ritchie on The Tonight Show, 1/18/01.)
Rottweiler
Snow Dog
Snow Dogs Siberian Husky Diesel, Mack, Demon, Scooper, Duchess, Yodel, Sniff
Border Collie Nana
Soccer Dog: The Movie Mutt Lincoln Kimble
Rottweiler
Portuguese Podengo Also in Zeus and Roxanne.
Soft Fruit Rottweiler None given The other dog shown is a mutt.
Soldier Doberman Pinscher None given
Soldier in the Rain Irish Setter Donald Eustas Clay's (Steve McQueen) dog.
Somebody is Watching (1996)
Somebody to Love (1994) Mutt None given A coydog played the coyote.
Something in the Air Alan Dogs come and go. Happily, Alan comes back.
Something to Talk About Hoover
Sommersby Jethro
Son of Lassie Collie (Rough) Laddie Pal Pal, who played Lassie, plays his own son.
Son of Rusty German Shepherd Rusty Flame A slew of GSDs, inclusing a white one.
Song of the Thin Man Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Himself Asta, Jr. William Powell was so taken by the original Asta, he asked for a puppy from Asta's first litter, naming the puppy "Half Asta."
The Soul Collector Border Collie Lucky
Soulkeeper Vizsla
Sounder Coonhound Sounder Frank Weatherwax, trainer.
Sour Grapes (1998) Mutt Scotty
Spaced Invaders
Spawn (1997) Spaz
Species The dogs are actual police dogs from the Jordan, Utah, K-9 Unit.
Speechless Old English Sheepdog Ruffles
Speedy
Spin City Brussels Griffon (Smooth) Rags Wes, aka Uncle Wesley Bruce Pelaccio, trainer.
("Gobbler the Wonder Turkey Saves the Day") Great Dane Brutus Mayor's Dad's dog.Mike: "I had the caterer ride your dog out to the stables."
("Dog Day Afternoon") German Shepherd "Bingo" Stand-in for deceased police dog.
The Spiral Staircase (1946) Bulldog Carlton
Spirit of the Wind Dog sled movie.
Spoilers of the Plains German Shepherd Himself Bullet The first teaming of Bullet and Roy Rogers.
Sporting Dog Australian Shepherd Herself Tazi Trained by Laura Hyer.
Spot Marks the X Spot
Stagecoach Days Border Collie Tuffy Also in The Mighty Treve, Daredevils of the Red Circle, Hawk of the Wilderness, Old Hutch.
Stalker Laika (?)
Stand By Me (1986) Golden Retriever Chopper Writer: "Chopper was my first lesson in the vast difference between myth and reality."
Star Trek
("The Enemy Within") 		Mutt None given Unicorn dog and evil twin unicorn dog.
Star Trek: Generations Great Dane Butler
Star Trek: Voyager ("Caretaker") Mutt None given
Stargate SG-1 ("Singularity") Shiba Inu None given Col. O'Neill: "We have a rule on Earth: every kid has to have a dog."
("Emancipation") Belgian Malinois None given Just ignore the fact that Mongols living on another planet for 900 years can speak perfect English.
Mutt
(Malamute/timberwolf mix) 		Takia, the Wolf Spirit Kavic Also in Call of the Wild.
Stark Raving Mad (TV) Edgar
The Stars Fell on Henrietta
Starting Over
State and Main Dalmatian Bucky Dot
Stay Tuned (1992)
Steal Big, Steal Little
Steel (1997) Lillie
Steel Magnolias St. Bernard Rhett
Step By Step (1991; TV)
("It's a Dog's Life") 		Mr. Fritz Chris
Stepmom Golden Retriever Multiple dogs played the part.
Steptoe and Son Ride Again Greyhound
Sticks and Stones (1996)
Stir of Echoes German Shepherd None given Played by a real police dog.
The Stone Boy (1984) Golden Retriever
Mutt
Stone Fox Bearded Collie Morgan O.J. Sled-doggin'.
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot! Pixie
Storm in a Teacup
Storybook Leo
Doberman Pinscher When it looks like they're attacking Leo, the Dobies are actually playing with a stuffed toy.
Stowaway (1936) Pekingese None given Unknown, later Ching-Ching. Shirley Temple insisted she get the Peke as a perq. She named it after her character once the owner was forced to give it up.
The Straight Story Labrador Retriever Farm dog Max the Wonder Dog
Strange Brew Hosehead
Strangers on a Train Great Dane None given The world’s worst watchdog.
Stray Dogs (2001) Mutt
Strays (1991) Benny When cats attack.
Street Hunter Doberman Pinscher Munch Four dogs played Munch.
Streets The dog is only acting crippled.
Strictly Dynamite Great Dane None given The dogfight was spontaneous.
String of Diamonds German Shepherd Himself Fearless Also in Detective K-9.
Strip Mall Chihuahua
Strongheart (1914) German Shepherd
The Student Prince Boston Terrier Oscar Also in The Leather Pushers, The Love Parade and the "Dogville" shorts.
Summer Fling Border Collie Parnell Murphy The other dog in the film is a mutt who goes unidentified. (This movie is better than the title indicates.)
The Summer House Pug
Summer of Sam Labrador Retriever None given Chatty Lab.
None given
Summer of the Monkeys Mutt Rowdy
Summer Rental Irish Setter Archie
Summer School (1987) Mutt Buck "That's not my dog, that's a beach dog. Get away from me, beach dog!"
The Sun Comes Up Collie (Rough) Lassie Pal
The Sundowners (1960) Kelpie Ollie
Border Collie Peter Ustinov's dog.
Dingo None given
Sunny's Ears Ears Hearing-ear dog.
Sunrise German Shepherd None given
Sunset Strip (1999)
Superstar (1999) Chinese Crested Frances
Support Your Local Sheriff Various None given Various town dogs.
Surviving the Game
Sweet Charity (1969) Yorkshire Terrier None given Yorkies like fudgecicles. A GSD and Dalmatian are also seen briefly.
Sweet Justice German Shepherd Shatzie
Sweet November (2001) Brussels Griffon
(rough coated) 		Ernie Jill, Timer and Sprout Also in As Good As It Gets and Teaching Mrs. Tingle.
Poodle (Standard) Tex, Lily, Cindy, Joey, Bennet, Nicky
Sweet Temptation Collie (Rough) Otis
The Swift Shadow German Shepherd Himself Ranger Also in Flashing Fangs.
Swiss Family Robinson (1960) Great Dane Duke, Turk Tommy Kirk & Kevin Corcoran play brothers, just as they did in Old Yeller, The Shaggy Dog and Savage Sam. Duke is also in The Ugly Dachshund.
Swiss Miss (1938) St. Bernard Laurel & Hardy film.
Swordfish Mutt (Terrier mix) Scrappy

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
A Tale of a Terrier Mutt (terrier mix)
A Tale of Two Cities (1935) Great Dane None given A six-Dane picture.
Tales from the Darkside ("Circus") Belgian Tervuren Herself Brat Owned by Mary Theriot.
Tales of the Gold Monkey Jack Russell Terrier Jack Leo Jack's owner (Stephen Collins of 7th Heaven) lost his glass eye in a poker game. (Leo had both eyes.)
Tales of the Klondike
Talk To Me (TV; 2000) Mutt Barney
Mutt Porky
Tall Tale
The Tao of Steve Doberman Pinscher
Teaching Mrs. Tingle Brussels Griffon Jill Two dogs played the part. Jill was also in As Good As It Gets and Sweet November.
Teddy at the Throttle Great Dane Himself Teddy Teddy may have been a Great Dane mix.
Teen Witch
Teen Wolf Mutt Daisy Also a Golden, Dobe and Beardie.
Teenage Cave Man (1958) Great Dane None given
Irish Wolfhound None given
Teenagers from Outer Space Sparky
10 Great Dane Blame it on the dog.
The Tender Years
The 10th Kingdom Golden Retriever Body-switched with a prince.
Tequila and Bonetti Mastiff Tequila Trained by Mathilde DeCagny, trainer of Frasier's Moose.
Tequila Sunrise Labrador Retriever None given Great movie; bad dogcatcher.
The Terminator German Shepherd None given Only dogs can sense Terminators; everyone knows that.
Terminator 2: Judgment Day German Shepherd
Terror Tract
The Test (1935) German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
German Shepherd Herself Nanette Used to lure Rinty away from his guard duties.
Texas Lightning German Shepherd
Texasville Shorty
That Darn Cat (1997) Smokey
Them (1996; TV) Labrador Retriever
Then Came You Golden Retriever
There's Something About Mary Border Terrier Puffy Slammer Magda's dog. She's a real dog lover.
Greater Swiss Mountain Dog None given Less movie, more dogs!
Great Dane None given Ditto.
They Only Kill Their Masters Doberman Pinscher Murphy
Thicker Than Water (1999)
Thieves (2001; TV)
("Pilot") 		Shih Tzu None given
("Liver Let Die") Doberman Pinscher None given
The Thin Man (1934) Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Himself Asta (formerly Skippy) This movie made Asta one of the world's most famous dogs.
The Thin Man
(1957; TV) 		Fox Terrier (Wirehaired) Himself Asta This is a different Asta.
The Thin Red Line
(1998) 		Various mutts None given Island dogs.
The Thing Mutt (Alaskan Malamute-Wolf cross None given Jed Also in Journey of Natty Gann and White Fang. Director John Carpenter praised Jed's acting.
Siberian Husky None given
The Thing Called Love (1993)
The Thing from Another World Alaskan Malamute None given Also Siberian Huskies.
Thinner American Pit Bull Terrier None given
Third Rock from the Sun
("Dick's Big Giant Headache") 		Bloodhound None given Not the Big Giant Head.
Labrador Retriever Pepper Also a JRT and some other dog.
The Thirteenth Hour German Shepherd Napoleon MGM's second attempt at a Rin Tin Tin clone. See Flash, the Wonder Dog.
The 13th Warrior Irish Wolfhound Rekkae Connor, aka Am. Can. Ch. Rainvale Connor; Flynn (stunt dog for his dad) Owned by Pauline Weisgerber. Wheaten-colored Connor was dyed red for the film, and was trained in a month. He died of cancer, 1/11/00.
thirtysomething Mutt Grendel Maxx Great show; good dog.
This Boy's Life Jack Russell Terrier Pepper Barkley Also in Volcano, Meego.
Bulldog
Thomas and the Magic Railroad Mutt Mutt Bentley
Those Calloways Sounder
Three Kings Mutt None given 2 second shot of mutt drinking milk.
The Three Musketeers (1973) Great Dane None given Used as chess pieces.
3 Strikes German Shepherd Police dog.
Rottweiler "Pit bulls" are also seen.
Three to Tango Maltese
Three Wishes (1995) Portuguese Podengo Betty Jane Also in Zeus and Roxanne.
Three Without Fear Mutt (German Shepherd mix) Bandit
(c.1966 – 1979) 		Rescued from a Glendale, CA, shelter by Ronald "Scotty" Bourne. Local kids called him Bandit for stealing food.
Thunder in the Valley Rud Wull Based on the book, "Bob, Son of Battle."
Thunderbolt German Shepherd Lobo
Thunderheart Mutt "Jimmy" Three-legged dogs can act, too. Also GSDs as police dogs.
The Tick (2001) Bulldog "Dog"
Ticks
Tiger Rose (1929) German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Timber Terrors German Shepherd Captain Also in Courage of the North.
A Time To Kill (1996) Labrador Retriever Max
Timeshare Jack Russell Terrier Merv Oliver
Titanic (1997) Pomeranian
Also seen briefly: Afghan, Airedale, Fox Terrier, French Bulldog. 		None given Old Rose's dog. Many dogs, including a St. Bernard, were on the real Titanic. Cameron filmed scenes of the dogs perishing but decided to cut them.
Titus (2000) Various None given
To Dance with the White Dog Australian Shepherd White Dog One of the most beautiful dogs I've ever seen.
Golden Retriever Max
To Die For (1995) Pomeranian Walter Misha
To the Ends of Time
Tom Jones (1963) Pug
Tomb Raider Siberian Husky
Tombstone
Tommy Labrador Retriever None given Guide dogs. Also GSD as police dog.
Tommy Boy (1995) Rottweiler
Tom's Midnight Garden (1998) Mutt Sam Also in Frankenstein, Shakespeare in Love and Gamesworld as "Roswell."
Top Dog German Shepherd
Briard Reno Digby AKA Ch. Mon Jovis Digby de l'Etat d'Or.
Topper (1953; TV) St. Bernard Neil Buck III The grandson of Buck from the 1935 Call of the Wild.
Topper Takes a Trip St. Bernard Neil Mister Atlas
Touching Evil
("Through the Clouds") 		Weimaraner Henry Bad guy's dog who helps solve the crime. Excellent show.
German Shepherd None given Police dogs.
Tough Guy (1936) German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr. Although owned by the same guy, Lee Duncan, Rinty Jr. wasn't related to the original.
Town & Country (2001) Bouvier Des Flandres
Tracked German Shepherd Ranger
Tracked by the Police German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Tracked in the Snow Country German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
Trader Hound Boston Terrier Oscar Also in The Student Prince, Leather Pushers and Love Parade.
Mutt Jiggs A "Dogville" film.
Mutt Trader Hound Buster
Traffic (2000) Various None given Real drug-sniffing dogs from the San Diego and Nogales Border Patrols.
Trail of Robin Hood German Shepherd White GSD.
Trail of the Lonesome Pine (1936) Border Collie Tuffy A part was written in just for Tuffy at producer Walter Wanger's insistence. Also in Stagecoach Days, The Mighty Treve.
Trail of the Yukon German Shepherd Chinook See Yukon Gold.
Trailing the Killer German Shepherd Caesar
Training Day Mutt (Pit Bull mix)
Trapped (1973) Doberman Pinscher Caesar
Trapped in Space Mutt
Travels With My Aunt King Charles Spaniel None given I'm guessing as to these dogs.
Trial and Error (1997)
The Trial of Old Drum Golden Retriever Drum
Trojan War
The Trouble with Normal Mutt
True Lies Chihuahua
Doberman Pinscher None given
The Truman Show Dalmatian Pluto Check out all the dog references: Truman buys Dog Fancy, the "star" that falls from the sky is Sirius....
Dachshund None given
Rottweiler None given Dog used to scare young Truman.
The Truth About Cats and Dogs Mutt Himself Hank Steve Berens trained Hank; his uncle Ray Berwick trained the The Birds' cranky fowl. Berens also did City of Angels and Man's Best Friend.
Turnabout (1940) Great Dane Dopey
Turner and Hooch Dogue de Bordeaux Hooch Beasley The ASPCA officer who takes Hooch away is really Beasley's trainer, Clint Rowe (White Fang).
Collie (Rough)
The Tuskegee Airmen
28 Days Bulldog None given
Twice in a Lifetime (1999; TV) Golden Retriever
Twin Beds (1942) Cairn Terrier Terry Most famous as Toto. Margaret "Wicked Witch of the West" Hamilton is in this, too.
Twister (1996) Cairn Terrier Toto, I don't think we're in Oklahoma any more...
Golden Retriever Moose Always rescue the dog first.
The Two Barks Brothers Various A "Dogville" flick. See also A Dog's Pal.
Two D's and a Dog Old English Sheepdog Fido
2 Days in the Valley Dachshund Bogey A Boxer is also seen.
Mutt Mark
Mutt
Two Family House German Shepherd
Two Fisted Justice (1931)
Two Guys, a Girl, and a Pizza Place / Two Guys and a Girl Pug None given Always rescue the dog first.
("Halloween 2:Mind Over Body") Scottish Terrier None given
("The One Without Dialogue") Mutt (Border Collie mix) None given Other dogs in the park.
Two Guys Talkin’ About Girls Paul
Two Much Buddy

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
U Turn (1997)
The Ugly Dachshund Dachshund Danke, Norma, Pesky
Great Dane Brutus
U.H.F.
Umarete Wa Mita Karedo (aka I Was Born, But…)
Umberto D Mutt Flick
The Unbearable Lightness of Being Karenin
Uncle Buck (1989)
Under Pressure (1997) Rottweiler
Under the Black Eagle German Shepherd Flash Also in Honeymoon.
Undercover Kid Bo
German Shepherd White GSD.
Undercurrent (1946) Cairn Terrier Rommy Son of Terry (the original Toto), owned by Rudd Weatherwax. Also in Without Love, Air Force, George Washington Slept Here, Reap the Wild Wind.
Unforgettable
The Uninvited (1944) Cairn Terrier
The Unofficial
("That Hang-Dog Look") 		Mutt
Up The Creek (1984) Border Collie Mike (billed as "Mike the Wonder Dog.") Also in Down & Out in Beverly Hills.
Upstairs, Downstairs (1971; TV) Cairn Terrier "Sneaking the dog inside" episode.
Urban Legend (1998) Yorkshire Terrier Hootie I hope it doesn't give wackos any ideas.
U.S. Marshals Bloodhound None given
Used Cars Beagle Toby Peanuts Nothing sells a car like a dog.
The Usual Suspects German Shepherd None given Director & Writer assure us the dog wasn’t blown up with the boat.
The Utilizer Mutt
(GSD mix) 		Jessie Jessie was rescued from the pound and is employed by the same people who own Doogan (Metro).

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Valley of Decision (1945) Cairn Terrier
Valmont Neapolitan Mastiff None given
Vanilla Sky Labrador Retriever
Vanity Fair (1998; TV) Pug
Vampire in Brooklyn Killer
Variety Girl Great Dane None given
The Velocity of Gary Mutt (Border Collie mix) Rodney
Vengeance of Rannah German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin, Jr.
Veronica's Closet Bulldog Buddy Veronica: "How can you not like dogs?"
("Veronica Says Goodbye") Pug Replacement for the passed-on Buddy.
Very Bad Things Mutt Bunker Wrangler (4 legged), Trooper (3 legged) Trooper was three-legged before he won the part.
A Very Brady Sequel Mutt Tiger So that's what happened to Tiger and Cousin Oliver.
Village of Dreams Mutt None given Village dogs.
The Village Scare A monstrous wolf-bird turns out to be a feather-covered dog.
The Violin of Monsieur Collie (Rough) Himself Shep Also in Shep, the Hero, Heartbroken Shep.
Viper (1996; TV)
("Thieves Like Us") 		Otterhound William I'm guessing the breed.
Visit to a Small Planet Skip
The Voice of Bugle Ann American Foxhound Bugle Ann
Volcano (1997) Jack Russell Terrier Phil Barkley Also in Meego, This Boy's Life.
Golden Retriever Max
Le Voyage Imaginaire
VR Troopers Jeb

Title

Breed

Character Name

Dog Name

Comments
Wag the Dog
Wait Until Spring, Bandini Jumbo
Waking Ned Devine Border Collie None given Pig farmin' pooch.
Waiting to Exhale
Walkabout (1971) Mutt None given Border Terrier mix, maybe.
Dingo None given
Walker, Texas Ranger Golden Retriever Lucky The joys a visitation dog brings are undeniable.
Walking Across Egypt Lots of dogs at the pound.
The Waltons Mutt Reckless The Walton family pet, she dies in episode "The Journal." (8th season.)
("The Gypsies") Wrongly accused Gypsy dog.
("The Best Christmas") Earl
("The Grandchild") Tiger Father of Reckless’ puppies.
("The Rumor") Samuel
("The Spirit") Nick Jeffrey’s dog’s debut.
Wanted: Dead or Alive (TV; 1958) Hey You
("No Trail Back")
War Dogs (1942) German Shepherd Ace Also in The Phantom and Rookie Cop.
The War of the Roses (1989) Benny
Wargames Golden Retriever Bo
Warkill German Shepherd
Warlock: The Armageddon
Warrior Spirit Siberian Husky
Warriors of Virtue
Washington Square (1997)
The Wasp Woman (1995)
The Watcher in the Woods Scottish Terrier Nerak Worst use of a dog as a plot device. Ditto for Bette Davis.
Watchers Golden Retriever Einstein The Not A Good Sign Dept.: I fell asleep ten minutes into this one.
Watchers II Golden Retriever
Watchers III Golden Retriever Einstein
Watchers Reborn Golden Retriever
The Water Dog American Staffordshire Terrier Himself Luke See Fatty and Mabel Adrift.
Water Rats
("Ghost Ship")
("Saltimbocca")
Wayne's World Collie (Rough)
Wayward Son German Shepherd
Bloodhound
We Think the World of You German Shepherd Evie From the novel by J.R. Ackerley.
Webster
("It's a Dog's Life")
("It's a Dog-Eat-Dog World") Webster as dogwalker.
Weekend at the Waldorf Scottish Terrier Susie Also a li'l mutt.
The Weight of Water
Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael
Welcome to Woop Woop Australian Cattle Dog None given This good dog comes to a bad end. I don't like that.
Westender Mutt (Wolf mix) Makuya
The Westerner (1960; TV) Mutt (Lab mix) Brown Spike Spike is most famous as Old Yeller.
The Wetback Hound
What About Bob? None given Background dog.
What Dreams May Come Dalmatian Katie Chris (Robin Williams): "I screwed up; I'm in dog heaven."
Mutt Ginger Dogs can see their dead masters.
What Lies Beneath? Mutt (St. Bernard / Bernese Mountain Dog mix) Cooper
What Women Want (2000) Poodle (Toy) None given Trained by Boone Narr.
What’s Cookin’? Dachshund Max
Mutt (Boxer mix) Caz
What’s the Worst That Could Happen? Yorkshire Terrier
When a Dog Loves German Shepherd Ranger
When the Bough Breaks (1993) German Shepherd
Poodle (Miniature)
When's Your Birthday? Mutt
Where the North Begins (1923) German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin Rinty was rescued from a bombed-out German kennel just after WW I. He was so popular he saved Warner Bros. from bankruptcy. To this day, WB has never acknowledged that. This is Rinty's 1st WB picture and first starring role. The Man From Hell's River is his first film.
Where the Red Fern Grows (1974) Redbone Coonhound Ann & Dan
Where the Red Fern Grows (2000) Ann & Dan
Where the Red Fern Grows II Redbone Coonhound Ann & Dan
Where Trails Begin German Shepherd Silverstreak
While London Sleeps German Shepherd Himself Rin Tin Tin
White Dog German Shepherd Trainer Karl Miller (Babe and Cujo) also acts here.
White Fang (1925) German Shepherd White Fang Strongheart Larry Trimble was Strongheart’s trainer and director.
White Fang (1936) White Fang
White Fang (1946) White Fang Russian version.
White Fang (1972) White Fang Italian version.
White Fang (1991) Mutt (Alaskan Malamute-Wolf cross) White Fang Jed Also in The Journey of Natty Gann and The Thing. Owned and trained by Clint Rowe (Turner and Hooch).
St. Bernard
American Pit Bull Terrier
White Fang (1993; TV) White Fang
White Fang and the Hunter (1974) White Fang Italian sequel to the 1972 film.
White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf White Fang White Fang was played by several dogs.
Who Killed Rover? Various Phido Vance among others. A "Dogville" short.
The Whole Dam Family and the Dam Dog
The Whole Nine Yards Maltese None given The Maltese belongs to hair stylist Peggy Semtob. Rosanna Arquette thought the dog was perfect for her character, so they used it.
German Shepherd None given Guard dogs.
Wild America
Wild and Wonderful Poodle Cognac Marquis Frank Weatherwax called Marquis one of the smartest dogs he ever trained.
Wild Bill
Wild is the Wind Border Collie King Also in The Proud Rebel. Charles Null, owner.
Wild Justice German Shepherd Himself Peter Billed as "Peter the Great." Also in Silent Accuser.
Wild Oranges
Wild Wild West (1999)
Wildcats Havanese None given I’m guessing the breed.
Wilder Napalm Chihuahua
Will & Grace
("The Truth About Will And Dogs") 		Labrador Retriever Cobra and Sunny. Owned and trained by Moe and Sue DiSesso.
("My Best Friend’s Tush") Maltese Paxcil Paxcil is similar to Prozac.
Willy (1954; TV) Rags
Wind at my Back (1996) Collie (Rough) Pal Introduced in Ep. 3, gone by Ep. 5.
Wings (1927) American Staffordshire Terrier Dave's dog.
Wings in the Dark German Shepherd Lightning
Wings of the Storm German Shepherd Himself Thunder Also in Wolf Fangs and Silent Avenger.
Winners (1985; TV)
("Tarflowers") 		Bog
Wishbone Jack Russell Terrier Wishbone Soccer (stunt dogs are Bear and Phoebe, body double is Shiner) Soccer did many commercials before hitting the big time. Soccer hates to swim, so Bear does all the swimming scenes and Phoebe does all the diving scenes.
Witch Hunt (1994; TV) Doberman Pinscher
Witchboard Doo
With Friends Like These German Shepherd
Within These Walls (2001) Labrador Retriever Billy, Skip (body double)
Australian Shepherd Nixon
English Springer Spaniel Gypsy
Without Love Cairn Terrier Rommy Son of Terry (the original Toto), owned by Rudd Weatherwax. Also in Air Force, George Washington Slept Here, Reap the Wild Wind, Undercurrent.
The Wizard of Oz (1939) Cairn Terrier Toto Terry, Romy Terry was also in Twin Beds.
The Wizard of Oz (1967; TV) Toto
Wolf Call German Shepherd Grey Shadow Also in Sign of the Wolf.
The Wolf Dog (1933) German Shepherd Pal Rin Tin Tin, Jr. 12 chapter serial.
Wolf Dog (1958) German Shepherd Prince
Wolf Fangs German Shepherd Himself Thunder Also in The Silent Avenger and Wings of the Storm.
Himself Zimbo
Himself White Fawn
Himself Oswald
The Wolf Hunters (1949) German Shepherd Chinook White GSD. See Yukon Gold.
The Wolf Man (1941) Mutt None given Moose Lon Chaney's dog. Also in Frankenstein Meets the Wolfman. Moose was run over by a truck on the Universal backlot while Chaney was shooting Cobra Woman.
Bloodhound None given
Wolfheart's Revenge German Shepherd Himself Wolfheart Also in The Big Stunt and Fangs of Wolfheart.
Wolf's Trail German Shepherd Dynamite Also in Fangs of Destiny.
The Wolves of Kromer Jack Russell Terrier Parsnip
The Women Mutt Sheba A Cairn, Chi, Yorkie, Doxie, Westie and English Sheepdog also appear.
Wonder Boys American Bulldog Poe Rattler & Screamer Also seen in Homeward Bound: The Incredible Journey.
Newfoundland None given
The Wonder Years Beagle Buster Kevin's dog.
Won-Ton-Ton: The Dog Who Saved Hollywood German Shepherd Won-Ton-Ton Gus Comedy based on Rin Tin Tin, Gus was trained by Karl Miller (Cujo, Babe).
Woof! (1988; TV) Norfolk Terrier A boy is his dog.
The World According to Garp Mutt Bonkers "Garp bit Bonky!"
Wuthering Heights (1939) Great Dane Prince

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Xena: Warrior Princess Various None given
The X-Files Rottweiler Graveyard dog.
("Alpha") St. Bernard Duke There were many dogs in this episode, but Duke was given the most screen time.
("Detour") Weimaraner Bo Also GSDs as SAR dogs.
("Quagmire") Pomeranian Queequeg Scully's dog; alligator snack. Queequeg's memorial page.
X-Men German Shepherd None given Guard/police dogs.

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The Yearling (1946) Trainer Mac Weatherwax also played a bear.
The Yellow Rolls Royce Pekingese Mandy Also in Diamonds for Breakfast.
Yes, Dear German Shepherd
You Lucky Dog Mutt (St. Bernard mix) Lucky
You Never Can Tell German Shepherd King Flame A murdered GSD is reincarnated as private dick Rex Shepherd to solve his own murder.
Young Ramsay
("Story of a Shaggy Dog") 		Old English Sheepdog Butch Flomont Tassy Boy Debel U.D.
("Mr. Frederick’s Great Great Grandson") Poisoned seeing-eye dog episode.
("Yellow Dog") Dingo Poisoned dingo episode.
("Waltzing Matilda") Matilda Snake-bitten dog episode.
("Trust") Octopus-stung dog episode.
Young Sherlock Holmes Uncas
The Youngest Rebel Dogs trained by William Koehler. (Big Red, The Ugly Dachshund and The Shaggy Dog.)
You've Got Mail Golden Retriever Brinkley Bonnie, Clovis
Yukon Gold German Shepherd Chinook Owned by Dorothy Crider.
Yukon Manhunt German Shepherd Chinook
Yukon Vengeance German Shepherd Chinook

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Zack & Reba Bulldog
Zebra in the Kitchen German Shepherd
Zeus & Roxanne Portuguese Podengo Zeus Nikki, Rosa, Tito Each dog did different tricks. Also in Soccer Dog and Homeward Bound II.
Zoolander Poodle (Miniature) Kiva Kiva was 10 at the time of filming. The goat's name was Pete.
Zoya (1995) Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Sava

Updated December 21st, 2001