Post by Kelley on Mar 4, 2005 5:58:43 GMT 9.5
In 1905, the first canine movie star was featured in "Rescued by Rover". The name Rover, uncommon until then, became popular.
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Goofy
Goofy first appeared six decades ago in Mickey's Revue (1932). Then a bit player (as an obnoxious "laugher" in a barnyard audience), he sported
whiskers and square spectacles and was called Dippy Dawg.
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Rin Tin Tin - Official Site
The nation’s first canine movie star. Born in Germany, he was rescued from the trenches as a puppy and brought to the United States by Lee
Duncan, an American pilot in World War I, who was also his trainer. First appearing in “Where The North Begins” in 1925, Rin Tin Tin went on to make 25 movies, sign his own contracts with a paw print, and at the height of his success was his studio’s major wage earner, earning approx. 5 Million Dollars.
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Snoopy
The Red Baron Hunting beagle from Charles Schultz' extremely popular comic strip, Peanuts. Snoopy also guest starred in the movie special snoopy vs. The Red baron as of course the fly boy.
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Eddie - (from Paramount TV )
Moose, a Jack Russell Terrier, portrays Eddie in the hit comedy series FRASIER. Eddie is Martin's faithful companion and partner in crime. Having graced the covers of such notable publications as Life, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly, as
well as joining the ranks of Cindy Crawford and Kathy Ireland with his own calendar.
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Spuds MacKenzie
The original party animal, made his debut in a Bud Light beer commercial during the Super Bowl in 1987. Spuds, who was also a senior party consultant for the Anheuser-Busch Company, had a black circle around one eye. He became a hit almost overnight. Spuds was water skiing, skateboarding, lounging by a pool with beautiful women or something
else glamorous. His likeness appeared on T-shirts, sweaters, mugs, posters and stuffed animals, outdoing other popular characters of the time, including ALF and Max Headroom.
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Ch. Bolero Dolce Sinfonia
He is not only a great top winner and champion, but he is definitely a Star. Of all the show dogs in the world, he was the one recently used by Eukanuba dog food, shooting in Hollywood for one or more of their advertisements (Saatche & Saatche of New York).
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He is the model used by some dog fashions, and is going to be seen in posters and more advertising programs by Eukanuba and others.
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Laika
The first living creature to orbit the earth was a dog. Named Laika(‘barker’ in Russian) she blasted off aboard the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. With no way to bring her back to earth, she became the first creature to give her life for the exploration of space.
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Goofy
Goofy first appeared six decades ago in Mickey's Revue (1932). Then a bit player (as an obnoxious "laugher" in a barnyard audience), he sported
whiskers and square spectacles and was called Dippy Dawg.
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Rin Tin Tin - Official Site
The nation’s first canine movie star. Born in Germany, he was rescued from the trenches as a puppy and brought to the United States by Lee
Duncan, an American pilot in World War I, who was also his trainer. First appearing in “Where The North Begins” in 1925, Rin Tin Tin went on to make 25 movies, sign his own contracts with a paw print, and at the height of his success was his studio’s major wage earner, earning approx. 5 Million Dollars.
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Snoopy
The Red Baron Hunting beagle from Charles Schultz' extremely popular comic strip, Peanuts. Snoopy also guest starred in the movie special snoopy vs. The Red baron as of course the fly boy.
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Eddie - (from Paramount TV )
Moose, a Jack Russell Terrier, portrays Eddie in the hit comedy series FRASIER. Eddie is Martin's faithful companion and partner in crime. Having graced the covers of such notable publications as Life, TV Guide and Entertainment Weekly, as
well as joining the ranks of Cindy Crawford and Kathy Ireland with his own calendar.
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Spuds MacKenzie
The original party animal, made his debut in a Bud Light beer commercial during the Super Bowl in 1987. Spuds, who was also a senior party consultant for the Anheuser-Busch Company, had a black circle around one eye. He became a hit almost overnight. Spuds was water skiing, skateboarding, lounging by a pool with beautiful women or something
else glamorous. His likeness appeared on T-shirts, sweaters, mugs, posters and stuffed animals, outdoing other popular characters of the time, including ALF and Max Headroom.
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Ch. Bolero Dolce Sinfonia
He is not only a great top winner and champion, but he is definitely a Star. Of all the show dogs in the world, he was the one recently used by Eukanuba dog food, shooting in Hollywood for one or more of their advertisements (Saatche & Saatche of New York).
view larger picture
He is the model used by some dog fashions, and is going to be seen in posters and more advertising programs by Eukanuba and others.
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Laika
The first living creature to orbit the earth was a dog. Named Laika(‘barker’ in Russian) she blasted off aboard the Soviet Union’s Sputnik 2 on November 3, 1957. With no way to bring her back to earth, she became the first creature to give her life for the exploration of space.