No animal is as loyal and faithful as a dog and thus, dogs are loved as pets by all of us. Whether it's a movie, sitcom, or a real life story, man has always enjoyed the company of dogs. If we are to make a list of some of the most famous dogs, the list is most likely to be unending. Nevertheless, we did try to come up with some lists, and we think we did a satisfactory job. 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
London	German Shepherd	The Littlest Hobo
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

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

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

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

U.S. Presidents' Companions

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

Other Famous Dogs in History Blondi Blondi, who lived from 1941 to 1945, was Adolf Hitler's pet dog. Hitler received this female German Shepherd as a gift from Martin Bormann., 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 April 30, 1945, Hitler asked his physician, Werner Haase, to test suicide pills on Blondi, which caused her death, and soon after that, Hitler committed suicide. Laika Laika (1954 -1957) being the first dog in space, certainly deserves a place in this list. She was a Soviet space dog and was launched into the space by the Russian spacecraft, Sputnik 2 in 1957. She was the first animal to orbit the Earth. Laika was a victim of orbital death due to overheating, stress, and problems inside the rocket. It's difficult to believe, but Laika was a stray dog, which was picked up from the streets of Moscow. Pickles Pickles was a mongrel who helped in searching the stolen FIFA World Cup of the year 1966. The trophy was stolen on March 20, just 4 months before the FIFA World Cup tournament was to begin in England. The trophy was found wrapped in a newspaper in South London by Pickles when it was taking a walk with its master. While the thief was never caught, Pickles and his owner, David Corbet, did receive a handsome reward from the police. Lassie Lassie was basically a fictional character, which was created by Eric Knight and used in a short story called Lassie Come-Home. This novel was then filmed by MGM and the character Lassie became very popular. The dog became a popular movie star and was seen on the silver screen throughout the 50s and 60s. It also starred in The Sun Comes Up, Lassie, Magic of Lassie, etc. Since then, the name has been used for several dogs belonging to the Border Collie breed that made a mark on the silver screen. Smoky Smoky, a Yorkshire Terrier, was a hero of World War II, who won eight battle stars. She was adopted by Corporal William Wynne and served with 5th Air Force in the 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. In the end, the examples of all these dogs does prove why dogs are considered man's best friend.