FAMOUS DOGS

The famous dogs cover all sections of the dog community and achieve their fame from:

• Famous Movie Dogs

• Famous TV Dogs

• Famous Fictional Dogs

• Dogs owned by Famous People and celebrities

• Famous Police Dogs

Their names and their stories are all detailed in this section. If you are looking for some inspiration for a dog's name for a new puppy perhaps celebrity dog names will provide you with the inspiration you are looking for.

Nipper - His Master's Voice
Nipper was the most famous dog recognised by millions of music lovers. The record label for HMV (His Master's Voice) featured a picture of Nipper listening to his master's gramophone - take a look at the picture at the top of the page which might stir a few happy memories!

Fluffy
Who can forget the three-headed dog who guarded the Philosopher's Stone at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry? Certainly not Harry Potter, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger!

Toto - Dorothy's dog - The Wizard of Oz
Toto was Dorothy's dog in The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by L. Frank Baum. A mischievous dog portrayed as a Cairn Terrier in the movie The Wizard of Oz starring Judy Garland.

Lassie
There have been many dogs called Lassie but the first Lassie a rough collie starred in the 1942 movie 'Lassie Come Home'. Lassie was played by several male dogs, despite the female name, because male collies were thought to look better on camera.

Bingo
Bingo is the name of the dog on the Cracker Jack box

Lady and Tramp
Walt Disney's family dog was a poodle named Lady. Perhaps this name was the inspiration for Disney's famous animated movie 'Lady and the Tramp.

Crab - The Shakespearean Dog
The only dog to ever appear in a play by William Shakespearean was Crab who appeared in "The Two Gentlemen of Verona." To find out more about William Shakespeare visit the most comprehensive site on the great Bard - William Shakespeare.info

Thisbe
The tragic Queen of France Marie Antoinette, who was beheaded on the Guillotine, owned a spaniel dog named Thisbe.

Pongo and Perdita - 101 Dalmations
Pongo and Perdita were the stars of the famous animated Disney movie - 101 Dalmatians. Pongo has 72 spots, Perdita has 68 and each of the puppies has 32 !

Blondi
Adolf Hitler's favorite dog was an alsatian called Blondi. Adolf Hitler used Blondi to make sure cyanide capsules were lethal. Hitler then used the cyanide to commit suicide when he saw it worked on Blondi

Greyfriars Bobby
Greyfriars Bobby was a famous Skye Terrier immortalised in the Disney movie of the same name. In 1858 a man named John Gray (Old Jock) was buried in old Greyfriars Churchyard, in Edinburgh. This loyal dog slept on his master's grave for the next 14 years until his own death. A statue commemorates this most loyal of dogs.