"his own for Christmas. He asks Santa Claus for a dog. Unfortunately, his mother and older sister, Lucy do not believe that he is old enough to care for a dog. Frustrated, Rerun asks Charlie Brown if he can play with Snoopy. While initially cooperative, Snoopy quickly tires of Rerun's idea of fun and games, and after a while Snoopy begins to snub Rerun. At Rerun's request, Snoopy asks his brother Spike to leave his home in the desert near Needles, California and come to visit. When Spike arrives, Lucy is appalled at his skinny figure and takes him in"
"to be inducted with a star, after Schulz. Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ""Peanuts"" movies and television specials, like ""The Peanuts Movie"". Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip, and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in other countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is"
"Snoopy Snoopy is Charlie Brown's pet beagle in the comic strip ""Peanuts"" by Charles M. Schulz. He can also be found in all of the ""Peanuts"" movies and television specials, like ""The Peanuts Movie"". Since his debut on October 4, 1950, Snoopy has become one of the most recognizable and iconic characters in the comic strip, and is considered more famous than Charlie Brown in other countries. The original drawings of Snoopy were inspired by Spike, one of Schulz's childhood dogs. Snoopy is a loyal, innocent, imaginative and good-natured beagle who is prone to imagining fantasy lives, including being an"
"Charlie Dog (Looney Tunes) Charlie Dog, Charlie the Dog or Charles the Dog is an animated cartoon fictional character in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes series of cartoons. Bob Clampett minted the scenario that Charlie Dog would later inherit in his cartoon short ""Porky's Pooch"", first released on 27 December 1941. A homeless hound pulls out all the stops to get adopted by bachelor Porky Pig. Mel Blanc would provide the dog's gruff, Brooklyn-Bugs Bunny-like voice and accent which became Charlie's standard voice. As he did for so many other ""Looney Tunes"" characters, Chuck Jones took Clampett's hound and transformed"
"Brown, what will you give me if I let you down?"" The rider stuck in the air offers an imaginary payment of grandiose proportions (e.g., ""every Barbie doll ever,"" ""the Moon and all the stars""). Buster Brown Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier, were well-known to the American public in the early 20th century. The character's name was also used to describe a popular style of"
"Buster Brown Buster Brown was a comic strip character created in 1902 by Richard F. Outcault. Adopted as the mascot of the Brown Shoe Company in 1904, Buster Brown, his sweetheart Mary Jane, and his dog Tige, an American Pit Bull Terrier, were well-known to the American public in the early 20th century. The character's name was also used to describe a popular style of suit for young boys, the Buster Brown suit, that echoed his own outfit. The character of Buster Brown was loosely based on Granville Hamilton Fisher, a son of Charles and Anna Fisher of Flushing, New"
"Sutter Brown Sutter Brown (September 24, 2003 – December 30, 2016) was the pet dog of Governor Jerry Brown of California and his wife, Anne Gust Brown. Sutter was a Pembroke Welsh corgi, originally from Ketchum, Idaho. He is named after early Sacramento settler, John Sutter (known for his Sutter's Mill's role in the California Gold Rush). Sutter was first owned by Kathleen Brown who gave the pet to her brother after he won the 2010 California gubernatorial election. Sutter was adopted by the Brown family after Jerry Brown's black Labrador Dharma died in 2010. He was named for California"
"farm, who previously has crossed off all the puppies' names, reinstates Snoopy's name on the list. Charlie Brown firmly decides it's time for him to get a dog. He and Linus head to the Daisy Hill Puppy Farm. He haggles with the owner and convinces him to sell Snoopy for only $5 (as he has 5 dollars). The owner of the puppy farm warns Charlie Brown that the dog Snoopy could cost more than that, but finds out that since Charlie Brown is the right person, Snoopy can go for $5 (""I guess that I can let him go for"
"corgi, Sutter Brown, dubbed the ""first dog"" of California. Sutter was frequently seen in the company of the governor, accompanying him to political events and softening the governor's cerebral image. In 2015, the couple adopted a second dog, Colusa ""Lucy"" Brown, a Pembroke Welsh corgi/border collie mix. Sutter died in December 2016 from cancer. Jerry Brown Edmund Gerald Brown Jr. (born April 7, 1938) is an American politician serving as the 39th and current Governor of California since 2011, previously holding the position from 1975 to 1983. He is both the oldest and sixth-youngest officeholder as a consequence of the"
"Buddy (dog) Buddy (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored Labrador Retriever, was one of two pets kept by the Clinton family while Bill Clinton was President of the United States. The Clintons' other pet was a cat named Socks. Clinton acquired Buddy as a three-month-old puppy from Caroline County, Maryland in December 1997. He named him after his late great-uncle, Henry Oren ""Buddy"" Grisham, who had died the previous June and whom Clinton often cited as a major influence on his life. Socks did not get along with the frisky Buddy, so the White House had"
"relocated it to a safer location in the wild. For his services, he typically only received an amount sufficient to cover the cost of gasoline to drive to and from his destination. In each episode of ""Call of the Wildman"", Brown was accompanied by his best friend, Neal James, and his dog, Lolly. James serves as the secretary for Brown's business, fielding telephone calls from individuals in need of his services. Lolly has been Brown's pet ever since he rescued her from wandering the streets in the aftermath of a 2009 ice storm. He doesn't know her exact breed, but"
"$5"".). Charlie Brown asks if he can see the puppy. The owner says that the puppy Snoopy is in the shed next to the house. Then Charlie Brown gets Snoopy. Linus notices that Snoopy was returned from a previous owner, and tells Charlie Brown that he has a ""used dog"". He doesn't mind this, and Snoopy appears to appreciate his new owner and home. Charlie Brown tries to train him, and soon realizes that he is an unusual dog. A montage showcases some of his abilities, such as playing baseball, sledding, surfing, and tennis. After about four years have passed,"
"""Chalky's Bark"", brewed by Sharp's Brewery. Chalky was born in August 1989 and died on 13 January 2007, and was still filming with Rick until the last month of his life. His popularity was such that Conservative Member of Parliament Andrew Pelling tabled a motion in the House of Commons lamenting his death. Chalky Chalky was TV chef Rick Stein's rough-haired Jack Russell Terrier dog, who regularly accompanied Stein when filming his popular cookery shows and became recognised and popular in his own right - many of Stein's friends and interviewees claimed he was more famous than the chef himself."
"the Sacramento area. He died on December 30, 2016, at the age of 13, from cancer. Sutter Brown Sutter Brown (September 24, 2003 – December 30, 2016) was the pet dog of Governor Jerry Brown of California and his wife, Anne Gust Brown. Sutter was a Pembroke Welsh corgi, originally from Ketchum, Idaho. He is named after early Sacramento settler, John Sutter (known for his Sutter's Mill's role in the California Gold Rush). Sutter was first owned by Kathleen Brown who gave the pet to her brother after he won the 2010 California gubernatorial election. Sutter was adopted by the"
"Rab and his Friends ""Rab and his Friends"" (1859) is a short story by Scottish writer Dr John Brown. It was very popular in the 19th century and often considered John Brown's best, or at least most well known work. Even though short in length it was often published as a single volume with illustrations. The title character 'Rab' - the Lowland Scots form of 'Rob' - is ""a huge mastiff"" dog. He is described as being ""old, grey, brindled, as big as a Highland bull"", as well as being extremely loyal and loving. ""Rab and His Friends"" is a"
"and ""Breakfast at Tiffany's"" (1961), and appeared in the television series ""Our Miss Brooks"" with Eve Arden; Cleo, a basset hound who was in the film ""Bell, Book and Candle"" (1957) and in Jackie Cooper's 1950s television show, ""The People's Choice""; Arnold Ziffel, the pig from ""Green Acres""; the chimps from ""Lancelot Link, Secret Chimp"", the dog and two cats from ""The Secret Lives of Waldo Kitty"", Tramp the dog of ""My Three Sons"" and many of Elly May Clampett's exotic ""critters"" on ""The Beverly Hillbillies"". Possibly his most famous animal was Higgins, a fluffy brown mutt he rescued from"
"home, for he soon became as thin as before. He temporarily became Rerun's dog in ""I Want a Dog for Christmas, Charlie Brown"", and also had a television special, ""It's the Girl in the Red Truck, Charlie Brown"", in which he was the primary character. He was also a main character in ""Snoopy's Getting Married, Charlie Brown"", where he is shown traveling from Needles to visit Snoopy to be the best beagle at his wedding. Spike competes in a dog race to earn money for a bus ticket. He wins the race, but then gets disqualified for not being a"
"directed toward Grace Coolidge – was achieved by feeding it candy from Coolidge's hand throughout the portrait sittings. The life-size painting is featured in the White House China Room. Rob Roy (dog) Rob Roy (1922–1928) was a white male collie owned by Calvin Coolidge. Coolidge's favorite pet, he was acquired by Grace Coolidge in 1922 after she became enamored with collies, having seen one of the breed perform in a circus. He later lived with the family in the White House. Rob Roy was immortalized in a Howard Chandler Christy portrait of Grace Coolidge. He died in 1928 after a"
"strip), and it was initially not clear who his owner actually was. The September 29, 1951 strip implied that Snoopy was owned by Shermy. Charlie Brown was first portrayed as being responsible for Snoopy in the strips of November 1 and 3, 1955; it was not until September 1, 1958 that Snoopy was specifically said to be Charlie Brown's dog. (In the September 20, 1980 strip, Charlie Brown comments that he once told Snoopy to ""stay"" and ""he never went home."") Snoopy frequently tries to kiss Lucy on the cheek and/or nose, which Lucy, who is afraid of dog germs,"
"Poodle was a similar size to an Alsatian, Roly got the part. Roly was made the property of the BBC, given an ID card, and taken to live with Julia Smith at her home in London. Roly and Willy the pug shared a dressing room at Elstree studios. Roly Roly is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Roly is an apricot coloured Standard Poodle, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remained in the show until 19 October 1993. Roly was given to Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) by her father,"
"Pluto (Disney) Pluto, also called Pluto the Pup, is a cartoon dog created in 1930 at Walt Disney Productions. He is a yellow-orange color, medium-sized, short-haired dog with black ears. Unlike most Disney characters, Pluto is not anthropomorphic beyond some characteristics such as facial expression. He is Mickey Mouse's pet. Officially a mixed-breed dog, he made his debut as a bloodhound in the Mickey Mouse cartoon ""The Chain Gang"". Together with Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Daisy Duck, and Goofy, Pluto is one of the ""Sensational Six""—the biggest stars in the Disney universe. Though all six are non-human animals,"
"a pet shaggy sheepdog named ""Tramp"". The Shaggy Dog (1959 film) The Shaggy Dog is a black-and-white 1959 Walt Disney film about Wilby Daniels, a teenage boy who by the power of an enchanted ring of the Borgias is transformed into the title character, a shaggy Old English Sheepdog. The film was based on the story ""The Hound of Florence"" by Felix Salten. It is directed by Charles Barton and stars Fred MacMurray, Tommy Kirk, Jean Hagen, Kevin Corcoran, Tim Considine, Roberta Shore, and Annette Funicello. This was Walt Disney's first live-action comedy. Walt Disney Productions filmed a successful sequel"
"him ""a bit weird"" as a result. At his Kentish farm, he owned sheep, pigs, goats, donkeys, ducks, chickens, geese, ferrets, bats, mice, and dogs. Two of O'Grady's pet dogs became well known to the British public through appearances on ""The Paul O'Grady Show""; the first was Buster Elvis Savage, a Shih Tzu/Bichon Frise cross. A rescue dog, Buster was euthanised in November 2009 after a struggle with cancer. O'Grady dedicated the second volume of his autobiography to Buster, describing him as ""The greatest canine star since Lassie."" A second dog, the Cairn Terrier Olga, also attracted attention; in 2013"
"as the author of ""Millie's Book"", which was released in August 1990 and reached #1 on the ""New York Times"" bestseller nonfiction list that same year. In 1989, Millie gave birth to a litter of six puppies with the assistance of U.S. Army veterinarian Stephen Caldwell, including Spot Fetcher and Ranger, who became President George H. W. Bush's dog. Ranger was euthanized in April 1993 due to cancer. Spot would later become another presidential pet when George W. Bush moved into the White House. Millie was portrayed in an episode of ""Murphy Brown"" as well as an episode of ""Wings"""
"Roly Roly is a fictional dog from the BBC soap opera ""EastEnders"". Roly is an apricot coloured Standard Poodle, who appears in the first episode of the programme on 19 February 1985 and remained in the show until 19 October 1993. Roly was given to Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) by her father, Den (Leslie Grantham). Sharon's mother, Angie (Anita Dobson), does not like the dog much and once even accuses him of deliberately causing her to trip and fall on the stairs. However, during Den and Angie's divorce in 1987, Angie is horrified to hear that Den is considering selling"
"both rehearsals and ""The Big Breakfast"" proved incredibly exhausting for O'Grady. When the musical went on a tour of the UK, O'Grady accompanied it, taking a break from ""The Big Breakfast"" to do so. He took his new dog, a shih tzu-bichon frisé cross named Buster, with him on tour; O'Grady later commented that ""He was never happier than in a TV studio or theatre... Buster knew all the theatre doormen and loved being fussed over. He was a smashing dog."" At the time, O'Grady had been making greater attempts to get to know his teenage daughter; both her existence"
"the Dog, from the contemporary TV sitcom ""The People's Choice""), we learn the unusual breed of a Newfoundland puppy's grandfather, and a great dane named ""Victor Barky"" plays the piano. Reused animation from Chuck Jones' ""Often an Orphan"" (1949) and Friz Freleng's ""Piker's Peak"" (1957) is also seen here. In the former case, Charlie Dog makes a cameo - his final appearance in a Warner Bros. cartoon as well as his only cartoon to not be directed by Chuck Jones. This animated film features the voices of Mel Blanc, Robert C. Bruce and Julie Bennett, and was directed by Robert"
"Charlie (parrot) Charlie , also known as Charlie the Curser, is a female blue-and-yellow macaw living in a garden centre in Reigate, Surrey, England. Charlie became famous when ""The Daily Mirror"" published an article about her in January 2004 where it claimed Charlie was hatched on , age 105. The owner also claims that Charlie was the property of Sir Winston Churchill while he was prime minister during World War II. He claims that his father-in-law sold the parrot to Churchill in 1937 and then reclaimed the bird shortly after Churchill's death in 1965. According to his stories, the vocal"
"enrolled. Likewise she once confused a dog obedience school with a human private school, going so far as to enroll and graduate with the other dogs. It was only later, when she tried to use that diploma to show that she did not have to go to regular school, that she discovered that she had publicly humiliated herself for a meaningless honor. Although initially angry with Snoopy, who had recommended the school to her, she forgave him after she got into a fight with the cat named ""World War II"" that lived next door to Charlie Brown (having mistaken it"
"Chanel (dog) Chanel (May 6, 1988 – August 28, 2009) was a female dachshund, from the United States, that held the Guinness World Records as the world's oldest dog. She died at the age of 21 on August 28, 2009. Chanel was only 6 weeks old when Mrs. Shaughnessy, a single mother at the time, adopted her from a shelter while serving with the United States Army in Newport News, Virginia, in 1988. Along with her owner, Chanel spent six years in Germany while Shaughnessy was on assignment. In her later years, she wore tinted goggles for her cataracts, was"
"Clinton acquired another chocolate Lab whom he named ""Seamus"". First Lady Hillary Clinton wrote a children's book called ""Dear Socks, Dear Buddy: Kids' Letters to the First Pets"" in 1998. It included excerpts from more than 50 letters written to the First Pets by children and more than 80 photographs of Socks and Buddy. Buddy was a central character in Rick Cleveland's 2005 one-man show ""My Buddy Bill"", relating the writer's fictional friendship with Bill Clinton, which began when both men discovered their common interest in dogs. Buddy (dog) Buddy (August 7, 1997 – January 2, 2002), a male chocolate-colored"
"the left (a feature that she is distinctive for) possibly as a result of a brief case of vestibular disease. Her hearing impairment is also a probable effect of the disease. Braha routinely makes appearances with celebrities, some setting up meetings with Braha to meet Marnie. Braha also makes paid visits to events, and sells merchandise featuring Marnie. In 2016, Avvo featured a video of Marnie in one of its television commercials and some of its online advertisements. Marnie (dog) Marnie (born October 26, 2001) is a 17-year-old female Shih Tzu senior rescue dog adopted and owned by Shirley Braha."
"A Dog's Life A Dog's Life is a 1918 American short silent film written, produced and directed by Charlie Chaplin. This was Chaplin's first film for First National Films. Chaplin plays opposite an animal as ""co-star"". ""Scraps"" (the dog) was the hero in this film, as he helps Charlie and Edna toward a better life. Edna Purviance plays a dance hall singer and Charlie Chaplin, The Tramp. Sydney Chaplin (Chaplin's brother) had a small role in this film; this was the first time the two brothers were on screen together. Charles Lapworth, a former newspaper editor who had met Chaplin"