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List Of Historical DogsDogs famous in their own right - Balto, final lead dog of 1925 serum run to Nome which relayed diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an epidemic
- Belka, a dog aboard Sputnik 5.
- Hachiko, a symbol of loyalty in Japan, now honored by a statue in Tokyo.
- Greyfriars Bobby, a dog loyal to its master long after the master's death.
- Laika, the dog aboard Sputnik 2.
- Nipper, the HMV (His Master's Voice) dog.
- Old Shep, after seeing the coffin of his master loaded onto a train in Fort Benton, Montana, Old Shep maintained a vigil at the station for over five years.
- Pal, the dog who played Lassie in the movie Lassie Come Home, based on the novel by Eric Knight.
- Pavlov's dog, who drools saliva involuntarily when hearing the sound of a bell (a signal of "dinner's ready!").
- Petra, the first Blue Peter dog.
- Pickles, discovered the Jules Rimet trophy (the Football World Cup) after it had been stolen in England in 1966.
- Rico, a dog with a huge vocabulary.
- Rin Tin Tin, German Shepherd Dog credited with saving Warner Brothers.
- Robot, dog who discovered the cave paintings at Lascaux.
- Strelka, a dog aboard Sputnik 5.
- Shep the Border Collie, another Blue Peter dog.
- Strongheart, first German Shepherd Dog with name-above-the-title billing in film.
- Stubby, an American Pit Bull Terrier, the most decorated American war dog in World War II.
- Togo, lead dog who covered the most distance during the 1925 serum run to Nome which relayed diphtheria antitoxin by dog sled across the U.S. territory of Alaska to combat an epidemic
Pets of famous people Famous pets of Presidents and their wives - Barney, U.S. President George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier.
- Buddy, U.S. President Clinton's chocolate Labrador Retriever
- Checkers, U.S. President Nixon's Cocker Spaniel, made famous in the Checkers speech
- Jack, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's terrier.
- Murray of Fala Hill (or Fala), U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier, given by his cousin, Margaret Suckley, and depicted in the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial.
- Manchu, Alice Roosevelt's small black Pekingese which she received as a gift from the last empress of China.
- Millie, U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush's Springer Spaniel.
- Pete, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Terrier, who bit so many people he was exiled from the White House.
- Sailor Boy, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Chesapeake Bay Retriever.
- Skip, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's mongrel.
- Spot "Spotty" Fetcher, U.S. President George W. Bush's English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a former Texas Rangers baseball player.
- See also the complete List of U.S. Presidential pets, famous and not so
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