No animal is as loyal and faithful as a dog, and hence dogs are loved as pets by mostly all of us. Whether it's a movie, a sitcom or a real life story, man has always enjoyed the company of dogs. When it comes to making a list of some of the most famous dogs, the list is unending. Here is an attempt of making such a list.

Famous Dogs in Movies and TV shows

Name of the Dog Dog Breed Movie
Fang Neapolitan Mastiff Harry Potter
Hooch Dogue De Bordeaux Turner and Hooch
Toto Cairn Terrier Wizard of Oz
Frank Pug Men in Black
Beethoven Saint Bernard Beethoven
Argus Irish Red and White Setter Familiar Strangers
Blair Collie Rescued by Rover
Lassie Collie Lassie
Rin Tin Tin German Shepherd Where The North Begins

Famous Dogs in Commercials

Name of the Dog Dog Breed Commercial
Alex Golden Retriever Stroh's Beer
Axelrod Basset Hound Flying "A" Service Station
Big Mo Golden Retriever Alpo
Bingo Generic Cracker Jack
Dinky Chihuahua Taco Bell

Famous Dogs as Mascots

Name of the Dog Mascot of
Jonathan the Husky University of Connecticut
Blue II Butler University
Bully Mississippi State University
Blitz Wofford College
Zeke the Wonder Dog Michigan State
Brian Boru Royal Irish Regiment
Mex University of Oklahoma
Mirabelle Detail Gallery

Famous Real Dogs in Literature

Name of the Dog Dog Breed
Beautiful Joe Airedale
Jock of the Bushveld Staffordshire bull terrier
Lad Rough collie
Charley Poodle
Marley Labrador Retriever
Tulip German shepherd
Wheely Willy Chihuahua
Mirabelle Boston terrier

Famous Dogs of U.S. Presidents

Name of the Dog Dog Breed Name of the President/First Lady
Bo Portuguese water dog Barack Obama
Barney Scottish Terrier George W. Bush
Buddy Chocolate Labrador Retriever Bill Clinton
Checkers Cocker Spaniel Richard Nixon
Dash Collie mix Caroline Harrison
Fala Scottish Terrier Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Him and Her Beagles Lyndon Johnson
Liberty Golden Retriever Gerald R. Ford
Manchu Black Pekingese Alice Roosevelt
Millie Springer Spaniel Barbara Bush
Pete Bull Terrier Theodore Roosevelt
Spot English Springer Spaniel George W. Bush

Famous Dogs in History

Blondi
Blondi, who lived from 1941 to 1945, was the pet of Adolf Hitler. This female German Shepherd was presented to Adolf Hitler as a gift by Martin Bormann, who was a prominent Nazi professional. Hitler loved his dear pet and also allowed her to sleep in his bedroom in his bunker. Reports say that, on 30th April 1945, Hitler asked his physician Werner Haase to test suicide pills on Blondi, which caused Blondi's death and soon after that Hitler committed suicide.

Laika
Laika (1954 -1957) being the first dog in space, certainly is one of the most famous dogs of all time. She was a Soviet space dog and was launched by the Russian spacecraft Sputnik 2 in November, 1957. Though she is the first animal to orbit the Earth, she was a victim of orbital death due to overheating, stress and problems inside the rocket. Laika was previously a stray, wandering dog which was found in the lanes of Moscow.

Pickles
Pickles was a mongrel dog who helped in searching the stolen FIFA World Cup of the year 1966. The trophy was stolen on 20th March, which was just 4 months before the FIFA World Cup tournament that was to be held in England. The trophy was then found wrapped in a newspaper in South London, by Pickles when it was taking a walk with its master. The thief of the trophy was never caught, but Pickles and his owner David Corbet, received handsome rewards from the police.

Lassie
Lassie is basically, a fictional character and a name for several dog actors that belonged to the Border Collie dog breed. This fictional character was created by Eric Knight and was used in a short story called Lassie Come-Home. This novel was then filmed by MGM and the character Lassie became very popular. This dog actor then became a popular movie star in the 1950s and 1960s and also starred in The Sun Comes Up, Lassie, Magic of Lassie, etc.

Smoky
Smoky, a Yorkshire Terrier, is a hero of World War II, who won eight battle stars. This dog was adopted by Corporal William Wynne and she served with 5th Air Force in Pacific. Yorkie Doodle Dandy: Or, the Other Woman Was a Real Dog, is a book written by William Wynne and it describes his adventures with this incredible war dog.

The list is quite long, and the aforementioned are some of the most popular ones. From the above given information it is clear, why we call dogs as man's best friend. I hope, this article will be helpful to you.