# Most famous example of each dog breed **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 28, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284 "2005-06-28T22:45:21Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![scr4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/59ef9b/32.png) [@scr4](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scr4)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/1 "2005-06-28T22:45:21Z")
What’s the most famous example of each dog breed? Preferably famous enough and distinctive enough that you can use it to remind people what a particular breed looks like. (So Santa’s Little Helper doesn’t count - it’s established that he’s a Greyhound, but he’s not drawn with the distinctive features of that breed.) The only ones I can think of right now are: Rough collie - Lassie Border collie - Fly and her family in _Babe_ Dalmatian - 101 Dalmatians Great Dane - Scooby Doo? Saint Bernard - Beethoven ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/2 "2005-06-28T22:47:20Z")
German Shephard - Rin Tin Tin? Beagle - Snoopy Jack Russell Terrier - Eddie (from Frasier) Chihuahua - Taco Bell dog ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/3 "2005-06-28T22:50:59Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > Beagle - Snoopy Doesn’t fit the OP’s conditions: Snoopy doesn’t look anything like a real beagle. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/4 "2005-06-28T22:51:22Z")
Cairn- Toto Yes, Scooby Doo was supposed to be a Great Dame. ---
**Author:** ![Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/e47c2d/32.png) [@Biffy\_the\_Elephant\_Shrew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Biffy_the_Elephant_Shrew)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:52pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/5 "2005-06-28T22:52:50Z")
> [@Wolfian](#): > > Yes, Scooby Doo was supposed to be a Great Dame. I knew that Lassie was played by male dogs, but I didn’t know Scooby Doo was a dame… ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/6 "2005-06-28T22:55:07Z")
> [@Biffy the Elephant Shrew](#): > > Doesn’t fit the OP’s conditions: Snoopy doesn’t look anything like a real beagle. :smack: ---
**Author:** ![BMax](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bmax/32/4267_2.png) [@BMax](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BMax)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/7 "2005-06-28T22:57:02Z")
Pety of the _Little Rascals & Our Gang_was an American Staffordshire Terrier, aka American Pit Bull Terrier (actually 3 or them) bred by the Colby family of Massachusetts. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 10:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/8 "2005-06-28T22:58:27Z")
Bulldog - University of Georgia’s UGA series of mascots ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/9 "2005-06-28T23:19:37Z")
Nonsense – it’s the Yale Bulldog that’s representative of its breed. Wire hair terrier – **Skippy** – better known as **Asta** , who was a big movie star of the 30s and made more classic films than any other animal actor (e.g., **The Thin Man, the Awful Truth** and **Bringing Up Baby** ). St. Bernard – **Neal** from the TV series **Topper** (in a role played by Skippy, BTW). You have to love a dog who drank martinis. Weimerarner – **Man Ray** (my favorite), **Fay Ray, Bettina, Chundo, Crooky,** and all the rest of [William Wegman’s](http://www.wegmanworld.com/index.html) dogs. ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/10 "2005-06-28T23:30:04Z")
Brussels Griffon - Verdell, from “As Good As It Goets” Bull Terrier - Spuds McKenzie Greyhound - [Mick the Miller](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mick_the_Miller) ---
**Author:** ![Selkie](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@Selkie](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Selkie)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/11 "2005-06-28T23:45:29Z")
Dogue de Bordeaux - “Hooch” from _Turner and Hooch_ ---
**Author:** ![porcupine](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/ac91a4/32.png) [@porcupine](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/porcupine)\ **Post date:** [June 28, 2005, 11:50pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/12 "2005-06-28T23:50:55Z")
Norwegian Elkhound - Dante’s dog at the beginning of “Clerks.” (ok, it’s the only time I’ve ever seen a dog that looks like mine on TV or in a movie) ---
**Author:** ![Bearflag70](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Bearflag70](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bearflag70)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 12:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/13 "2005-06-29T00:06:49Z")
**Basset Hound** 1. Flash from _Dukes of Hazzard_ 2. The Hush-Puppies dog ---
**Author:** ![delphica](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/e9a140/32.png) [@delphica](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/delphica)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 1:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/14 "2005-06-29T01:42:25Z")
For Great Dane, I always thought Marmaduke was more easily recognized than Scooby Doo. I think more people could identify a picture of Scooby Doo, but of the people who know both Marmaduke and Scooby, I bet more people could name Marmaduke’s breed. ---
**Author:** ![bouv](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bc8723/32.png) [@bouv](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bouv)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/15 "2005-06-29T02:03:31Z")
> [@Selkie](#): > > Dogue de Bordeaux - “Hooch” from _Turner and Hooch_ AKA the breed of dog the NEVER stops drooling. Ew. ---
**Author:** ![carlb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carlb/32/5930_2.png) [@carlb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carlb)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/16 "2005-06-29T02:24:45Z")
Neopolitan Mastiff - Fang from the Harry Potter movies ---
**Author:** ![The\_Hook](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ccd318/32.png) [@The\_Hook](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/The_Hook)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/17 "2005-06-29T02:33:14Z")
Golden Retriever - Air Bud 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/839c29/32.png) [@Phedre\_no\_Delaunay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Phedre_no_Delaunay)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 2:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/18 "2005-06-29T02:41:16Z")
Bloodhound - Duke from the Beverly Hillbillies ---
**Author:** ![boofuu](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/f4b2a3/32.png) [@boofuu](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/boofuu)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/19 "2005-06-29T03:03:25Z")
Don’t know if you would call him “famous” but Ein from the anime _Cowboy Beebop_ is a perfect example of a Pembroke Welsh Corgi. ---
**Author:** ![Rufus\_Xavier](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@Rufus\_Xavier](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Rufus_Xavier)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/20 "2005-06-29T03:07:45Z")
Golden Retreiver - Buddy the basketball playing dog in Air Bud [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284.md?page=2)