"this time the publishers had warned against using them to teach reading to children. Related merchandise, such as shirts and magnets, also gained wide popularity, particularly among people who had never been exposed to the original series, but were familiar with catchphrases like ""See Spot run!"". The title of one of the books, ""Fun with Dick and Jane"", was used for a 1977 film and its 2005 remake. In the mid-1950s, the texts for grades four, five and six were split into two books each (as was originally the pattern with the lower grades in the series) with the naming"
"United States, and it is also one of the most popular Monopoly game tokens, according to Matt Collins, vice president of marketing for Hasbro. In Disney's 1955 film ""Lady and the Tramp"", a Scottish terrier named Jock is the friend of Lady, the American Cocker Spaniel. A Scottish Terrier named Dulcinea is a scene-stealer in the 1998 Latin American novel Yo-Yo Boing! by Giannina Braschi. In May 2007, Carnegie Mellon University named the Scottish Terrier its official mascot. The Scottie had been a long-running unofficial mascot of the university, whose founder's Scottish heritage is also honored by the official athletic"
"a dormitory with Mike and Psmith in ""Mike and Psmith"". He is the proud owner of a clockwork rat, and also two Aberdeen Terriers, named John and Jane, which he keeps in a pub near the school during term. Maid to Kay Derrick, Miss Lippett joined the Derrick household at the age of twelve (her mother being housekepper to the Derrick's neighbours), and become Kay's personal maid on her eighteenth birthday, sticking to her post despite subsequent changes of fortune. A solid little figure with a perky nose, tow-coloured hair and a wide, friendly mouth, she is a temperamental girl,"
"Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, among others. Dog Jack Dog Jack is a 2010 film based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros. The story is based on the true story of the mascot of the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment The story revolves around an escaped slave boy named Jed (Benjamin Gardner) who joins the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is accompanied by his dog Jack (the namesake of the story) who becomes the mascot of the regiment during the war. The film was shot mostly in and around the borough of Darlington, Pennsylvania just"
"knowledge of; John is a superior litigator, and he takes pride in his superiority in the court room as it is one of the few places he feels comfortable and confident, proclaiming it to be one of the only places where he knows for certain he won't be ridiculed. John has a pet frog called Steffan whom he has trained to perform several tricks. He later gets a second frog from his colleague Nelle Porter which he calls Millie, as a tribute to the hamster that Nelle had as a child. To outsiders John often comes across as a 'funny"
"Dog Jack Dog Jack is a 2010 film based on the book of the same name by Florence W. Biros. The story is based on the true story of the mascot of the 102nd Pennsylvania Regiment The story revolves around an escaped slave boy named Jed (Benjamin Gardner) who joins the Union Army during the American Civil War. He is accompanied by his dog Jack (the namesake of the story) who becomes the mascot of the regiment during the war. The film was shot mostly in and around the borough of Darlington, Pennsylvania just outside the city of Pittsburgh. Other"
"as Rochester's innocuous dog Pilot has been interpreted as a subtle mockery of the mysteriousness and romanticism that surrounds his character and which clouds Jane's perception. Brontë's reference in 1847 is probably the earliest reference to the beast and forms the basis for subsequent citations. This spirit is also known as Guytrash and Guytresh according to ""The English Dialect Dictionary"" of Joseph Wright (1855–1930) where it is defined as a ghost that takes the form of an animal. These include a ""great black dog"" as well as ""an evil cow whose appearance was formerly believed in as a sign of"
"Dick the Mockingbird Dick the Mockingbird was the name of one of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson's pet birds. Although there had been previous presidential pets, Jefferson is thought to be ""the first president to have a pet [that lived] in the White House..."" Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four mockingbirds the president had while in office. During his time in the White House, Jefferson"
"Billina serves in this adventure, the role that Dorothy's pet dog Toto served in the first Oz book, ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). A spunky, sassy and talkative chicken, Billina was originally named Bill because, she tells Dorothy, ""no one could tell whether I was going to be a hen or a rooster"". Dorothy insists on changing the hen's name to a feminine form. Billina endures several scares with the Kansas farm girl before they defeat the Nome King as only a hen can since eggs are poisonous to Nomes. At the end of the novel, Billina settles in"
"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"
"The Good Dog The Good Dog is a children's novel by Newbery Medalist Edward Irving Wortis published under his pseudonym, Avi, in 2001. Written for ages 8–12, the book has been described as having ""a very cinematic feel"" comparable to the movies """" and ""Beethoven"". The story is set in the town of Steamboat Springs, Colorado. It is recounted from the dog's point of view, with animals communicating with each other in English. The protagonist is a Malamute named McKinley, who protects his ""human pup,"" Jack. While helping a runaway greyhound named Duchess, McKinley meets the wolf, Lupin, who is"
"dog Toni II (a black French poodle who looked just like the family's old dog, Toni) to take her with him. Because of this, Marjorie hasn't said Damian's name since then. Despite Walter Prime's understanding about not telling her, Marjorie suddenly asks for Damian in a bout of dementia. Tess finds a Bible in the living room table and accuses Julie (who had given it to Marjorie) of taking advantage of Marjorie's condition to religiously manipulate her (since Marjorie has always been an atheist), which prompts Marjorie to urinate herself. Later on, Tess and Marjorie are sitting on the couch"
"dogs and being a coward when more aggressive dogs are around. A small black Scottie (Scottish terrier) dog, Jock, is a regular companion, as well as Yorky (a Yorkshire terrier) in later years. A canine girlfriend, Fifi the poodle, appears too. An Alsatian dog, referred to as Brutus, is his adversary. Fred likes chasing cats but freely admits he would not know what to do with one if he caught it. ""Fred Basset"" features in many books worldwide, in the UK a long-running series of books reprints most of the newspaper strips. These are books number 1 (1963) to book"
"tricky and money-grubbing personality, willing to swindle even his colleagues the Changelings (intelligent rats). However, over the course of the book, he develops a conscience and eventually sacrifices one of his nine lives to save his friend Dangerous Beans. He is last seen at the end of the book setting up a new scam, which seems to be related to the story of Dick Whittington. Gaspode is a small terrier-like dog featured in seven novels. He possesses human-level intelligence and the ability to speak, as well as an extensive collection of diseases (including 'Licky end' which is only found in"
"feared, but they can also be benevolent, guiding lost travelers to the right road. In some parts of Lincolnshire and Yorkshire the gytrash was known as the 'Shagfoal' and took the form of a spectral mule or donkey with eyes that glowed like burning coals. In this form the beast was believed to be purely malevolent. The Gytrash's emergence as Rochester's innocuous dog Pilot has been interpreted as a subtle mockery of the mysteriousness and romanticism that surrounds his character and clouds Jane's perception. Brontë's reference in 1847 is probably the earliest reference to the beast and forms the basis"
"In some stories he dates Clarabelle Cow while other times he is shown as a single parent. His original name was Dippy Dawg. Pluto is Mickey Mouse's pet dog who was first introduced in 1930 as Minnie's dog Rover and in 1931 as Mickey's dog. Unlike the anthropomorphic Goofy, Pluto is characterized as a normal dog who walks on four legs, and almost never speaks. Clarabelle Cow is a tall, anthropomorphic cow who is Minnie Mouse's friend and is introduced in 1928. She is prone to gossip and occasionally plays a well-meaning but ineffective parent figure to Donald Duck. She"
"live at home with Heyhoe. His death was announced in October 2015 and was buried with his Dickin Medal and a Union Jack by Heyhoe. Treo (dog) Treo (c. 2001 - 2015) was a black Labrador Retriever-English Springer Spaniel crossbreed and a retired Arms and Explosives Search dog with the Royal Army Veterinary Corps. He was awarded the Dickin Medal (considered the equivalent of a Victoria Cross for animals) in February 2010. The military nominated Treo for the award in recognition of his help uncovering a number of improvised explosive devices (IED) during his time serving in Helmand Province, an"
"""Oh, he isn't my dog,"" Trimble replied. He told Smith that the little dog was a stray, suggested that he take him home as a pet, and said, ""Tomorrow I'll bring you the right dog for the picture."" The next morning Trimble arrived with his dog, a tri-color Scotch Collie named Jean. ""Jean, the Vitagraph Dog"" became the first canine to have a leading role in motion pictures. Trimble began his film career at Vitagraph in the spring of 1910. He became one of the studio's leading directors, responsible for all of Jean's films and most of those made by"
"Johnny as a guinea pig for their various experiments and inventions in their laboratory filled with highly advanced technology built in over the Tests' household attic, with most of which they try to impress their pretty boy next-door neighbor, Gil, for whom both harbor a deep love and obsession, although their attempts to come up with some way to attract his attention usually end in failure. Johnny is a troublesome and mischievous boy who causes problems in the family and often within the city. His best friend is his anthropomorphic talking pet dog, Dukey, who Susan and Mary gave human-level"
"something to love… his bird and his flowers became the objects of his tender care."" Dick the Mockingbird Dick the Mockingbird was the name of one of U.S. president Thomas Jefferson's pet birds. Although there had been previous presidential pets, Jefferson is thought to be ""the first president to have a pet [that lived] in the White House..."" Prior to his term in the Oval Office, Jefferson bought his first mockingbird in November 1772 from a slave of his father-in-law John Wayles for five shillings. Birds were Jefferson's favorite animal and Dick was the favorite from among at least four"
"2000, as ""Dog And Duck - The Best Of Friends"". Dog and Duck (TV series) Dog and Duck is a British preschool children's television show that was broadcast on CITV between 2000 and 2003. Dog and Duck was produced by United Productions, later part of the UNM Group (United News & Media) for Meridian. The show centres on the characters of Dog and Duck, two toys who came alive when their owners were not looking. Other characters in the series included Piano, Tele and Elephant. The show featured a young Carrie Hope Fletcher as Jenny. The series was produced by"
"bad tempered and most unsociable"", but everybody respected her. Jock’s father is only described as an imported dog in the book and there’s an ongoing debate on whether he was an American Staffordshire Terrier or of a breed like the Bull and Terrier. FitzPatrick describes the puppies: ""Five of the litter were fat strong yellow chaps with dark muzzles—like their father. The sixth one was about half the size of the others. He wasn't yellow like the others, nor dark brindled like Jess, but a sort of dirty pale half-and-half colour with dark faint wavy lines all over him; and"
"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"
"Toto (Oz) Toto is a fictional dog in L. Frank Baum's ""Oz"" series of children's books, and works derived from them. His name is pronounced with a long ""O"", a homophone of ""toe toe"". He was originally a small terrier drawn by W. W. Denslow for the first edition of ""The Wonderful Wizard of Oz"" (1900). He reappears in numerous adaptations, such as ""The Wizard of Oz"" (1939), ""The Wiz"" (1978) and ""Return to Oz"" (1985). Toto belongs to Dorothy Gale, the heroine of the first and many subsequent books. In the first book, he never spoke, although other animals,"
"Dogmatix Dogmatix () is a fictional tiny white terrier dog who is a companion to Obelix in the ""Asterix"" comics. Dogmatix is a pun on the words dog and dogmatic. In the original French, his name is ""Idéfix"", itself a pun on the French expression ""idée fixe"" (fixed idea) meaning an obsession. Dogmatix is the only animal among the main characters of the series. His role is minor in most of the stories, significant mainly as a 'bone' of contention between Asterix and Obelix as to whether he should be allowed to accompany them on their adventures. However, he is"
"in 1939. Originally entitled ""Jane's Journal, Or the Diary of a Bright Young Thing"", the salacious comic strip featured the misadventures of the title ingenue. The heroine had a habit of frequently (and most often inadvertently) losing her clothes. Her intimate confidant was a pet dachshund named Fritz. Her full name was Jane Gay, a play on the name Lady Jane Grey. (In contemporary usage, ""gay"" referred to her cheerful, fun-loving character, with no implication of homosexuality.) The strip became very popular during the Second World War and was considered morale-boosting, inspiring a similar American version, Milton Caniff's comic strip"
"trying to recruit dogs into her shrinking pack. McKinley must deal with Jack's desire to join the wolf pack, protect Lupin from hunters (including Duchess' ruthless owner, Pycraft), and figure out how to handle the local rival Redburn, an ambitious Irish Setter who wants to claim the role of head dog from McKinley. By the end of the book, after overcoming many obstacles, some with the help of his best friend Aspen, a female Retriever (breed not specifically named in book) that lives next door, McKinley is transformed from a happy-go-lucky pet into a true leader. ""Horn Book Magazine"" said"
"ensconced in the Queen Vic. Watch out Walford, The Carters are coming!"" Dyer said that Mick is protective of Nancy and does not think her fiancé, Wayne Ladlow (Malachi Kirby), is good enough for her. It was reported that Mick would be ""shocked"" to learn that Johnny is gay. Further details of the family's dog were revealed on 10 November. The dog is called Lady Di, named after Diana, Princess of Wales. ""Inside Soap"" reported that Lady Di is ""the apple of [...] Mick's eye"", would help show a softer side to his character, and adds credence to his patriotism."
"him a favorite amongst young readers. He is very ecstatic. Watch: is the dog of the Boxcar children. He acted as a ""watchdog"" when they lived in the boxcar and protected them. Watch was originally owned by a wealthy lady but ran away and was adopted by the Alden children. The lady was so charmed by the children that she permitted them to keep him. Watch is a Wire Fox Terrier, and the children found him while Henry was away at work. He had a thorn in his paw, and Jessie removed it. Because of this, he became known as"
"Blink dog The blink dog is a fictional magical beast from the ""Dungeons & Dragons"" role-playing game, an intelligent dog that has a limited teleportation ability known as Blinking. The blink dog was created for ""D&D"", and has appeared in every edition of the game. Blink dogs are Good or Lawful, and therefore can be allies of the players. In ""The Geeks' Guide to World Domination"", Garth Sundem describes the blink dog as ""one of fantasy's signature creatures"". Blink dogs sometimes appear in games inspired by ""Dungeons & Dragons"", but are sometimes designed to be opponents. Blink dogs first appeared"
"Wonder Dog (Super Friends) Wonder Dog is a fictional canine superhero from the original ""Super Friends "" television series. The character appeared in both the animated series, as well as the comic book of the same name, but wasn't incorporated into the DC Universe until 2008. In the ""Super Friends"" animated series, Wonder Dog is portrayed as the pet/sidekick of Wendy and Marvin. He appears in all 16 episodes of the original television series voiced by Frank Welker. This version of Wonder Dog also appeared in the first six issues of the ""Super Friends"" comic book series. Wonder Dog makes"
"romantic adventures and fall in love. Although a commercial success, the film was initially panned by critics upon release. Over the years, however, the film has since garnered critical acclaim and is considered a classic among Disney films. A direct-to-video sequel, """", was released in 2001. On Christmas morning, 1910, in a quaint Midwestern town, Jim Dear gives his wife Darling an American Cocker Spaniel puppy that she names Lady. Lady enjoys a happy life with the couple and befriends two local neighborhood dogs, Jock, a Scottish terrier, and Trusty, a bloodhound. Meanwhile, across town, a stray mongrel called the"
"of the Victoria Cross. Beauty (dog) Beauty (4 January 1939 – 17 October 1950), a wirehaired terrier, was a Second World War search and rescue dog considered to be the first rescue dog, who was awarded the Dickin Medal for bravery in 1945. She is among a number of Dickin Medal winners who are buried in Ilford Animal Cemetery. Beauty was born on 4 January 1939, and was owned by PDSA Superintendent Bill Barnet, who led one of the rescue squads in London for animals during the Blitz. The dog would accompany Barnet on rescue missions for company. One day"