# 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:** 2
**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, 3:09am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/21 "2005-06-29T03:09:20Z")
> [@Rufus Xavier](#): > > Golden Retreiver - Buddy the basketball playing dog in Air Bud D’oh! How did I miss **The Hook** ’s post? :smack: :smack: :smack: ---
**Author:** ![Glassy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/ea666f/32.png) [@Glassy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Glassy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/22 "2005-06-29T03:16:26Z")
Cocker spaniel - “Lady” from **Lady and the Tramp**. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:19am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/23 "2005-06-29T03:19:56Z")
> [@carlb](#): > > Neopolitan Mastiff - Fang from the Harry Potter movies Well, with one head, anyway. ---
**Author:** ![ioioio](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ioioio/32/316_2.png) [@ioioio](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ioioio)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/24 "2005-06-29T03:24:45Z")
> [@boofuu](#): > > 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. But the most famous Corgis are probably those belonging to the queen of England. ---
**Author:** ![elfbabe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/b782af/32.png) [@elfbabe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/elfbabe)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 3:49am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/25 "2005-06-29T03:49:57Z")
> [@boofuu](#): > > 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. > [@laina\_f](#): > > But the most famous Corgis are probably those belonging to the queen of England. After Cowboy Bebop was shown on cartoon network, I heard of people reacting to Welsh Corgis with cries of “EEEEEEEEE! It’s EIN!!!” And I believe my sister’s friend, whose family has Corgis, was describing them as “Welsh Corgis, you know, like Ein in Cowboy Bebop” for a while. So I suppose it depends on whether one is more familiar with anime or with British royalty. ---
**Author:** ![StarvingButStrong](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/starvingbutstrong/32/335_2.png) [@StarvingButStrong](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/StarvingButStrong)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 4:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/26 "2005-06-29T04:40:14Z")
Dobermans: Zeus & Apollo (Magnum PI) Basset hound: ??? Don’t remember the name, but Colombo had one in several episodes. Beagle: Porthos from Voyager. Poodle. Ought to be a famous one (they’re really smart and trainable) but the best I can do is Josephine from "Not Tonight, Josephine by Suzanne What’shername who wrote Valley of the Dolls. There’s a dingo in “Road Games”, but I’m not sure how famous that is, or even if it counts as a dog breed. ---
**Author:** ![Leaper](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/4bbf92/32.png) [@Leaper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Leaper)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/27 "2005-06-29T05:01:58Z")
> [@RealityChuck](#): > > St. Bernard – **Neal** from the TV series **Topper** (in a role played by Skippy, BTW). You have to love a dog who drank martinis. Maybe for older folks, but these days, it’s probably Beethoven. ---
**Author:** ![wolf\_meister](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wolf_meister/32/15202_2.png) [@wolf\_meister](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/wolf_meister)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:04am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/28 "2005-06-29T05:04:13Z")
Scottish Terrier - FDR’s dog “Fala”; the Monopoly™ token; Dubya’s dog Jack Russell Terrier - Wishbone; The Captain’s dog in “Crimson Tide” **Reality Chuck** If you are talking about “Topper”, the TV show from the 1950’s then the Saint Bernard “Neil” was portrayed by “Buck”. > **[Topper (TV Series 1953–1955) - IMDb](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0045447/)** > > Topper: With Anne Jeffreys, Robert Sterling, Leo G. Carroll, Buck. This series was about a somewhat grumpy and uptight banker, Cosmo Topper, and the ghosts which only he could see or hear, George and Marion Kerby. The Kerbys would often try to get... And Sergeant Preston’s dog “King” was either a husky or a malamute. Well King, this case is closed. ---
**Author:** ![Richard\_Pearse](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/richard_pearse/32/13144_2.png) [@Richard\_Pearse](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Richard_Pearse)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/29 "2005-06-29T05:23:21Z")
I think the most famous dingo would be the one that allegedly kidnapped Azaria Chamberlain. However, he or she remains ever elusive, so is not useful for visually describing a dingo. ---
**Author:** ![Jeff\_Lichtman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jeff_lichtman/32/1531_2.png) [@Jeff\_Lichtman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jeff_Lichtman)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/30 "2005-06-29T05:24:12Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Basset hound: ??? Don’t remember the name, but Colombo had one in several episodes. > . The dog’s name was Dog. Lt. Columbo never gave him a name, which figures since Columbo’s first name was never revealed, either. The character of Dog was introduced in Columbo’s second season. Despite the show’s success, the executives of NBC thought that every T.V. detective needed a sidekick. Levinson and Link, the show’s creators, complied with Dog - a sidekick who never did anything. The most famous Husky is probably Balto, the lead dog of a team that in 1925 carried diptheria serum from Anchorage, Alaska to Nome. The feat is memorialized in the annual Iditarod race. ---
**Author:** ![GIGObuster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gigobuster/32/421_2.png) [@GIGObuster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/GIGObuster)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 5:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/31 "2005-06-29T05:56:26Z")
> [@StarvingButStrong](#): > > Poodle. Ought to be a famous one (they’re really smart and trainable) but the best I can do is Josephine from "Not Tonight, Josephine by Suzanne What’shername who wrote Valley of the Dolls. Quiche Lorraine came to mind 🙂 ---
**Author:** ![Snooooopy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ee7513/32.png) [@Snooooopy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Snooooopy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 6:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/32 "2005-06-29T06:02:57Z")
Pit bull: variable. Basically it’s whichever one most recently ate a child. ---
**Author:** ![OtakuLoki](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/ac8455/32.png) [@OtakuLoki](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/OtakuLoki)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/33 "2005-06-29T07:45:56Z")
Nimrod, from the movie version of [Tarka the Otter](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0079988/), is probably the only time many people have seen an Otterhound. I want [one](http://www.perrosargentinos.com.ar/otterhound.htm). Such a lovely [ugly](http://www.gotpetsonline.com/pictures-gallery/dog-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/otterhound-pictures-breeders-puppies-rescue/pictures/otterhound-0002.jpg) dog. [Rufus](http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0345423755/ref=ase_petguardiaangels/103-2715581-1028635?v=glance&s=books), I think is the most famous example of the [Brittany](http://www.cyberpet.com/dogs/1dogimages/shirley.jpg). Unfortunately for me, all breed spec Brittanies look odd to me. I grew up with a great dog in my family, who was a Britt, but he was… umm… 2 inches taller than breed spec, 20 pounds heavier, and had a head that didn’t look too small for his body. A very beautiful dog, but **not** conforming to the breed spec at all. _sigh_ And a true bird dog: Chicken. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/838e76/32.png) [@One\_And\_Only\_Wanderers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/One_And_Only_Wanderers)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 7:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/34 "2005-06-29T07:59:28Z")
> [@Mr. Blue Sky](#): > > German Shephard - Rin Tin Tin? Or London, the dog from the _Littlest Hobo_ ---
**Author:** ![Sarah\_Woodruff](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/df788c/32.png) [@Sarah\_Woodruff](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sarah_Woodruff)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 9:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/35 "2005-06-29T09:15:51Z")
Expertly Engineered Genius Intergalactic Robot Dog: [K9](http://news.bbc.co.uk/olmedia/1110000/images/_1113537_k9bbc.jpg) from Doctor Who. ---
**Author:** ![Trunk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/87869e/32.png) [@Trunk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Trunk)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 11:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/36 "2005-06-29T11:25:29Z")
**Akita** – The “OJ Dog” who someone heard release a [plaintive wail](http://www.bobaugust.com/plainivewail.htm). ---
**Author:** ![bienville](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/4bbf92/32.png) [@bienville](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bienville)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 11:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/37 "2005-06-29T11:52:16Z")
**Mog** - “Barf(olemew)” from _Spaceballs_ > [@RealityChuck](#): > > St. Bernard –\*\* Neal\*\* from the TV series **Topper** > [@Leaper](#): > > Maybe for older folks, but these days, it’s probably Beethoven. Uhh…excuse me, what part of **Cujo** do you two not understand? 😉 ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/38 "2005-06-29T12:25:53Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Well, with one head, anyway. You’re thinking of the wrong dog - Fluffy is the one with three heads. Fang is Hagrid’s regular pet dog who lives in his hut with him. ---
**Author:** ![badbadrubberpiggy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/57b2e6/32.png) [@badbadrubberpiggy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/badbadrubberpiggy)\ **Post date:** [June 29, 2005, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284/39 "2005-06-29T12:35:13Z")
briard - [Buck the dog](http://www.tvacres.com/dogs_sheep_buck.htm) from Married with Children ---
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Millie, GHW Bush’s Springer Spaniel. Nixon had an Irish Setter, King Timahoe (don’t know if I spelled that right). Tramp from “My Three Sons” was an Old English Sheepdog as was the dog in the Disney movie “The Shaggy Dog.” [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/most-famous-example-of-each-dog-breed/310284.md?page=3)