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Lobo (Ronald LaVoie) wrote and sang "Me and You and a Dog Named Boo" in 1971. It reached number five on the Billboard Hot 100. Later in 1971 country singer Stonewall Jackson recorded it, his last top 40 country hit. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Rex, Sparky, Pugsley

Cujo was played by five different St. Bernards, two mechanical heads, one man in costume, and one rottweiler. Dog toys belonging to the dogs in the movie were kept in the car to make the dogs attack the vehicle. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

It, Tom Gordon, Misery

Snoopy and the rest of the "Peanuts" gang were created by Charles Schulz in 1950.

The characters, including Charlie Brown, Lucy, Linus and Snoopy, eventually were brought to TV first in advertisements for Ford Motor Co. in 1959.

Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Felix, Lassie, Pluto

This song, which made me shed buckets of tears as a child, has been recorded by several artists over the years, but the version by Elvis is perhaps the most well known of these. It tells of a boy who grew up with his much loved dog, Shep. The two spent years together until Shep grew too old and had to be put down. This is a HORRIBLY sad section of the song, which still gets to me yet. Those particular lyrics follow.

"As the years fast did roll
Old Shep, he grew old
His eyes were fast growing dim
And one day the doctor looked at me and said
"I can do no more for him, Jim"

With hands that were trembling
I picked up my gun
And aimed it at Shep's faithful head
I just couldn't do it, I wanted to run
I wish they would shoot me instead

He came to my side and looked up at me
And laid his old head on my knee
I had struck the best friend a man ever had
I cried so I scarcely could see

Old Shep, he has gone where the good doggies go
And no more with old Shep will I roam
But if dogs have a heaven there's one thing I know
Old Shep has a wonderful home" Difficulty: Easy.

 

Walking The Dog, Old King, Maga Dog

Buck was indeed a briard. Briards are herding dogs from France and excel at fending off foxes and wolves while guarding their flocks. The briard has the rare distinction of being able to split their time between herding and guarding. Most other working dogs are either herders or guarders. Difficulty: Hard.

 

German shepherd, He was just a lovable mutt, Spinone Italiano

Tramp, a shaggy mutt played by a dog named Spud, was featured on the sitcom "My Three Sons". He was trained by Frank Inn who won the PATSY Award (Picture Animal Top Star of the Year) from 1961-64 for this show. Difficulty: Average.

 

Stone, O'Hara, Lane

Yes, it's Snoopy, whose Happy Beagle Dance is legendary, along with his running battle with the Red Baron, his prowess as a shortstop, his uncanny imitations, his beagle scout troop, his failed attempts to become an author and his wide range of fantasy alter egos. Snoopy first appeared in Charles M. Schulz's comic strip "Peanuts" on 4 October 1950, although it took several years for the character to settle down and develop his own eccentric personality.

The other answers are the names of other characters in "Peanuts", including Snoopy's owner, Charlie Brown. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Charlie, Linus, Lucy

The World Cup trophy was stolen while on exhibit in central London in March 1966, just four months before the World Cup soccer tournament in England. A week later, Pickles became an English national hero when he found it - even more so when England went on to win the World Cup final! Not all shaggy dog stories have a happy ending though - Pickles choked on his lead the following year and died, and the Jules Rimet trophy was stolen for a second time in Brazil in 1983 and never recovered.
Difficulty: Hard.

 

Henry Moore's 'Reclining Figure' bronze, Henri Matisse's 'La Pastorale' painting, A pound of sausages

The name Laika means "barker" in English. She went into orbit on November 3, 1957, and only lived for the first few hours of the flight. The craft that she travelled in, Sputnik 2, was not designed to return to Earth so it was never intended for her to come back. A monument to her was erected in 2008 in Moscow. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Boris, Comrade, Sputnik

Nipper's true breeding has not been proven and he is variously described as a Rat Terrier, a Fox Terrier, a cross breed and an early Jack Russell. However, subsequent "Nippers" used by HMV have been Jack Russells.

Nipper was born in 1884, and was the dog immortalised in a painting by Francis Berraud, his owner's brother, which pictured him listening to an Edison Bell cylinder phonograph. A modified version of this painting became the trademark of RCA Victor and gave rise to the slogan "His Master's Voice".

Nipper, so named for his habit of biting visitors in the leg, died in 1895. Difficulty: Easy.

 

He was Queen Victoria's favourite pet., He was owned by Arthur Conan Doyle., He was the first rat catcher at the Tower of London.

In 1957, she circled the Earth in the Russian Sputnik 2. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Lucy, Dixie, Daisy

She had him while she was married to Arthur Miller. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Meg Ryan, Florence Henderson, Merryl Streep

Fala's loyalty to the former President is legendary. After the President's death, he lived with Eleanor Roosevelt but never forgot the President. Difficulty: Average.

 

Papillon, Keeshond, Clumber Spaniel

The dog was called a "Dollar-matian," and had dollar signs on it instead of spots. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Money, Junior, Peso

 

Sachi, Salad, Thor

After he and King caught the perpetrator, Sergeant Preston would say, 'I arrest you in the name of the Crown.' Difficulty: Hard.

 

Sitka, Dawson, Arctic

 

Comet, Rocket, Alien

Spuds MacKenzie was a Bull Terrier used in Bud Light commercials starting in 1987. He always seemed to be in the company of good-looking women. Amidst complaints from consumer- groups that Anheuser-Busch was using him to appeal to children he was retired in 1989. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Pitbull, Bruiser, Duke

Lobo, meaning wolf in Spanish, was the stage name taken by Roland Kent LaVoie, who wrote 'Me and You and a Dog Named Boo' under his real name. The song became his first hit single, reaching the top ten in the singles charts of both his native USA and the UK. Lobo had other hits, especially in the USA, although 'I'd Love You to Want Me' was the only other one to make its mark in the UK. The song itself was about the travels around America of the singer, his girlfriend and the dog, all of them 'living off the land'.

The other three singers have dog related hits - Cat Stevens sang 'I Love My Dog', Rufus Thomas brought us 'Walking the Dog' and 'Puppy Love' was written, and originally recorded, by Paul Anka. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Cat Stevens, Rufus Thomas, Paul Anka

Old Yeller was a yellow labrador retriever and mastiff mix found in a field by a boy named Travis. When Old Yeller was attacked by a rabid wolf, he had to be put down by Travis for everyone's safety. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Died of old age, Broken neck, Mauled by a bear

Lassie was a border collie in the original book "Lassie Come-Home" which was released in 1940.

The first movie, "Lassie Come Home" featuring the dog was released by MGM in 1951. The dog that played Lassie in that film and six follow-ups was named Pal.

Pal was also the first TV Lassie, for several seasons of the show that debuted in 1954. When a replacement dog was needed they used one of Pal's children. For more than fifty years Pal's offspring have portrayed Lassie in films and movies. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Labrador Retriever, Dachshund, Boston Terrier

Comet was a Golden Retriever. The Tanner's ended up with Comet when Minnie, a dog who had run away, ended up at the Tanner's. While there, she gave birth to puppies on Uncle Jesse's bed. The Tanner family got to keep a puppy and they picked a male dog and named him Comet. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Bullet, Chief, Barney

This song is all about a man travelling all around the countryside with a companion, and a dog named Boo, never staying long in one place, and picking up odd jobs here and there which earned them enough money to move on to the next place somewhere down the long and dusty road. One presumes the companion was his wife or girlfriend. She doesn't even merit a name. Boo, the dog, does however. One verse and the chorus follow below.

"I remember to this day, the bright red Georgia clay
How it stuck to the tires after the summer rain
Will power made that old car go, a woman's mind told me that it's so
Oh, how I wish we were back on the road again

Me and you and a dog named Boo
Travellin' and livin' off the land
Me and you and a dog named Boo
How I love bein' a free man" Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Black Eyed Dog, I Wanna Be Your Dog, Hey Bulldog

Moose was the original Eddie on the show. Moose retired from "Frasier" in 2000 at the age of 10. His son Enzo then took over for the remainder of the show and also worked as a stunt double for Moose when Moose starting getting too old to perform tricks. Enzo had two siblings. One went to a technician and the other one went to Peri Gilpin who played Roz Doyle on the show. Enzo was chosen as a replacement because he had almost the exact same facial markings as Moose. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Skippy and Sophie, Garfield and Odie, Poppie and Pippy

Jasper had a penchant for laying on the furniture, much to the frustration of attorney Bentley Gregg. Difficulty: Hard.

 

That Girl, Petticoat Junction, The Patty Duke Show

As the owner of a Cairn terrier, I cannot help but feel that Terry often steals the scene from her human companions. She was lucky to get the part - there was some uncertainty as to what breed of dog Toto was in the original book, as it was never stated and had to be deduced from a description and the illustrations. Opinion is divided as to whether "The Wonderful Wizard of Oz" (1900) showed a Cairn terrier or a Yorkshire terrier, which was very popular at that time. Some later books in the series showed him as a Boston terrier, a much larger dog (up to 44lbs, or 20 kg) with a smooth coat. Most movie, stage play and musical adaptations of the novel have chosen to use a smaller dog for the part of Toto! Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Dodo, Gogo, Hoho

Krypto (the original one, not the modern redevelopment) was the pet of Kal-El on Krypton, and was sent into space in a test rocket that went off course, landing on Earth years after the one carrying the infant who had been renamed Clark Kent by his adoptive parents. Superboy (and later Superman) was often assisted by his canine pal, whose canine super-senses were even more keen than those of a mere super-human. Krypto was a non-descript white dog, who wore a gold collar and a red cape flying over his back similar to that sported by Superman. Difficulty: Easy.

 

Batman, Spider-Man, The Phantom

Woolf published 'Flush: a biography' in 1933 through the Hogarth Press she owned and ran with her husband Leonard Woolf. Using both fiction and non-fiction styles, Woolf explored the lives of both Flush and his owner, Barrett Browning, as well as critiques on urban life, morality, class, and the role of women. Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1806-1861) had earlier written a poem, 'To Flush, my Dog', which commemorated the dog's unflagging companionship during her long illness.
Difficulty: Hard.

 

Katherine Mansfield, Lytton Strachey, E.M. Forster

Welsh folklore claims that Gelert was the favourite hound of Llywelyn the Great, who after hearing the dog's dying yelp never smiled again. The grave mound in Beddgelert, which is supposedly where the poor dog was buried, probably has more to do with the scheme of an 18th century hotel owner trying to attract tourists to the village. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Llewellyn, Rufus, Granville

"Wishbone" was an Emmy award winning PBS educational series designed to encourage children to read. The eponymous hero,a Jack Russell terrier, daydreams, imagining himself as the hero of such classic tales as Ivanhoe, Don Quixote and Robin Hood.

Soccer was born on May 17. 1988, and was so called because of both his coat markings and his love of soccer balls. Previously he had been the star of TV commercials for Mighty Dog and Chuck Wagon dog food. He beat over 100 other dogs to the role of Wishbone. He lived with his owner, Jackie Kaptan, on a ranch in Plano, Texas, and died of natural causes on 26 June 2001. Difficulty: Average.

 

Dog the Bounty Hunter, Dog Stars, 2 Stupid Dogs

Pluto is right, of course. I bet no one missed that one. Pluto was the Roman god of the underworld. Goofy was another Disney dog, but he did not function like one. He wore clothes like a person, even a hat, and he talked. Pluto was just a dog! Difficulty: Easy.

 

Goofy, Neptune, Mars

He sired four puppies with Laika's daughter, Pushinka. Difficulty: Hard.

 

St. Bernard, Charlie, Boxer, Duke, Pointer, Sport

Jackie played Socrates "Sock" Miller, a polititian with a basset hound named Cleo, whose thoughts are recorded on the sound track for the viewers' amusement. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Peaches, Josie, Lily

While it is really difficult to tell from Charles Schulz's drawing of Snoopy, he is indeed a beagle. While Schulz is no longer with us, his black and white dog on top of a red doghouse will live on. Difficulty: Very Easy.

 

Shetland Sheepdog, Bulldog, Australian Shepherd

Casey Kasem provided the voice of this beloved character. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Christopher Clemmens, Shagwell Bob, John Smith

The Bar Sinister by Richard Harding Davis is a wonderful rags to riches dog story about a Bull Terrier. The movie It's a Dog's Life was also called The Bar Sinister at times. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Lad, a Dog, The Twilight Barking, Dogs I Have Known

 

Sarah, Sassy, Tock

Neil liked to drink martinis from any glass that was left unattended. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Ace, Cosmos, Snob

Buck may look like a mutt but he was a briard. The first Buck died in an episode and was reincarnated as Lucky. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Spike, Sam, Eddie

Roly was originally owned by the Watts family, having been given to Sharon as a gift from her father, Den. When Sharon married Grant the dog was often seen being walked by him. Roly was a standard poodle, and Roly was also the real name of the canine 'actor' who portrayed him. Roly appeared on the show from 1985 until 1993, when the character was killed off after a collision with a lorry. The real life Roly died in 1995. Other 'EastEnders' canines include Willie the Pug, Wellard the Belgian Shepherd and Freda the greyhound. Difficulty: Hard.

 

Rottweiler, Chihuahua, Pug