Top Dogs: 125 Canine Pop Culture Icons

Miami Ad School has been a dog-friendly institution from the very start. Founders Ron and Pippa Seichrist had the help of their pack--chocolate lab Fudge and golden retriever Applesauce--when they first opened the doors in 1993. Today the founder's pack Includes Top Dog chocolate lab Smudge, yellow lab Moose, labradoodle Applesauce and German Labra-shepherd Chunk (Chunk prefers that to the more colloquial "mutt".)

This cool list comes to us via  the American Kennel Club® (AKC). As part of its 125th Anniversary, the AKC joined forces with PawNation.com to compile a list of the Top 125 Canine Pop Culture Icons. The list brings together canines from diverse backgrounds for a candid look at how dogs have been woven into every aspect of American culture from film and literature to sports and art. AKC experts and people across the country voted. In total, nearly 76,000 people had the final say in selecting the Top 125 Canine Pop Culture Icons.

1. Snoopy - Charlie Brown's pet Beagle in the comic strip Peanuts, drawn by Charles Schulz.
2. Texas A&M's "Reveille" – The official mascot, students adopted the first Reveille, a mixed-breed dog, in 1931. Eight years after the death of the first Reveille, a graduate of the university donated a Shetlan Sheepdog to be the second official Aggie mascot, Reveille II. The third Reveille was the first to be a purebred Collie; all subsequent mascots have belonged to this breed.
3. Scooby Doo – Norville "Shaggy" Rogers' pet Great Dane who is in the animated Saturday morning television series Scooby-Doo, Where Are You?
4. Eddie Spaghetti – The Jack Russell Terrier starred alongside Kelsey Grammer in the NBC sitcom Frasier.
5. Pound Puppies – Created in 1984 by Tonka, these toy puppies could be "adopted" by kids. The toys were also featured in an animated television series on ABC.
6. Dogs Paying Poker – A series of 16 oil paintings of anthropomorphized dogs playing poker by C.M. Coolidge was commissioned in 1903 by Brown & Bigelow to advertise cigars. Nine of the paintings, in which dogs are seated around a card table, have become mockingly known in the United States as examples of working-class taste in home decoration.
7. "How Much Is That Doggie in the Window?" – Written by Bob Merrill and recorded in 1953 by Patti Page.
8. Georgetown's "Jack the Bulldog" –In 1962, "Jack" and the breed of English Bulldog was formally adopted the official mascot of Georgetown.
9. "Who Let the Dogs Out?" - Written and originally recorded by Anslem Douglas for Trinidad and Tobago's Carnival season of 1998. The song was later covered by the Baha Men in 2000. The track went to win the 2001 Grammy for Best Dance Recording.
10. Brian Griffin – The Griffin family's cynical, substance-abusing, talking dog on the FOX animated series Family Guy.
11. Lassie – The genius heroine Collie in the 1943 movie Lassie Come Home who saved people from villains and natural threats in many sequels and also a television show.
12. University of Georgia's "UGA" – Solid white English Bulldog that have served as the mascot since 1956. To date, there have been seven dogs to carry the name "UGA", each is the son of his predecessor. Deceased UGAs are interred in a mausoleum near the main entrance to Sanford Stadium.
13. Bush's Baked Bean's "Duke" – The Bush family's Golden Retriever seen in as seen in advertisements entrusted with the secret family recipe.
14. Flash – Sheriff Roscoe P. Coltrane's Basset Hound from the CBS series The Dukes of Hazard
15. McGruff the Crime Dog - A cartoon Bloodhound used by the National Crime Prevention Council in commercials and other media to teach children about safety.
16. Petie – The American Staffordshire Terrier who played mascot to the children of Our Gang, later renamed The Little Rascals.
17. Marmaduke - The family pet of the Winslows, Marmaduke is a good-hearted 200-lb. Great Dane who has outgrown his cute puppy stage and become an accident-prone gentle giant whose many pranks and adventures routinely get him into trouble.
18. Clifford The Big Red Dog - An American children's book series written by Norman Bridwell based on a tiny Vizsla puppy who grew to 25 feet.
19. Taco Bell Dog - Spanish-speaking Chihuahua seen in a series of successful commercial in the late 1990s for Taco Bell. Played by Gidget the Dog, (a female) the male Taco Bell dog wanders busy streets, climbs fire escapes, and enters people apartments to beg for Taco Bell food products. His catchphrase is "Yo Quiero Taco Bell" (translated "I Want Taco Bell").
20. Homeward Bound – The Disney feature film based on two dogs – Chance, a fun-loving American Bulldog pup, and Shadow, a wise Golden Retriever – who trek across America with a cat and encounter numerous adventures in the quest to be reunited with their owners.
21. Lady and the Tramp – 1955 animated Walt Disney feature film that pairs a female American Cocker Spaniel named Lady who lives with a prosperous, upper middle-class family, and a male stray mutt named Tramp.
22. "Hound Dog" - Written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller and originally recorded by Willie Mae "Big Mama" Thorton in 1952. The 1956 remake by Elvis Presley is the best known version that hit #19 on Rolling Stone's list of The 500 Greatest Songs of All Time.
23. "Scotty" (Mr. Monopoly's dog) – Added as a Monopoly playing piece in the early 1950s along with the wheelbarrow and the horse and rider.
24. Toto – Dorothy's dog, played by a Cairn Terrier, in the movie The Wizard of Oz.
25. Odie – The brown-eared Beagle in the comic strip Garfield. Odie is also played by a Dachshund in the live action movies based on the Garfield franchise.
26. Beasley – The crime solving Dogue de Bordeaux in the Tom Hanks movie Turner & Hooch.
27. Benji - The focus of several movies since 1974, Benji was a small mixed-breed dog with an uncanny knack for being in the right place at the right time, usually helping a person overcome a problem.
28. Anheuser-Busch's "Spuds Mackenzie" - White English bull terrier with a rakish black mark around his right eye who was the canine mascot for the Anheuser-Busch Beer Company's Bud Light commercials from 1987-89. Billed as the "Ultimate Party Animal," Spuds with an entourage of 3 women known as the Spudettes, danced, skateboarded, high-dived, played hockey and rode horses across the TV screens of America.
29. Goofy - An anthropomorphic dog and one of Mickey Mouse's best friends made famous by Disney. In addition to displaying a lack of intelligence, Goofy tends to be very clumsy.
30. Poodle Skirts – Often considered a symbol of the 1950s, the wide swing felt skirt of a solid bold color displayed a design appliquéd of a coiffed French poodle.
31. Bruiser – Elle Woods Chihuahua in the movie Legally Blonde.
32. The Fox and the Hound - The Disney animated story of Tod, an orphaned baby fox, and the young hunting dog named Copper who didn't know they were supposed to be enemies.
33. "Puppy Love" - Written by Paul Anka in 1960 for Annette Funicello, with whom he was dating at the time, reached #2 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart. Twelve years later it was revived by Donny Osmond, who took it to #3 on the Billboard Hot 100.
34. Old Yeller – A novel by Fred Gipson. The title was taken from the name of the fictional Mountain Cur dog who is a main character in the book. The book was adapted into a Disney movie in 1957. The dog "Old Yeller" was cast thereafter from 1960-1962 in NBC's The Outlaws series.
35. Pluto (formerly known as Pluto the Pup) - Mickey Mouse's pet Bloodhound made famous in a series of Disney short cartoons.
36. Beethoven – The Newton family's St. Bernard in the Beethoven movie series.
37. Target's "Bullseye" – The Bull Terrier mascot of Target Corporation, which also uses a bullseye symbol as its logo.
38. Comet – The family's pet Golden Reteriever on the ABC series Full House.
39. Huckleberry Hound – The star of The Huckleberry Hound Show, the first Emmy Award winning animated series.
40. Black Dog T-Shirts – Simple white tees bearing the profile of the beloved "Black Dog," Captain Robert Douglas' ever-present Lab-Boxer mix companion, were originally created for the cooks of The Black Dog Tavern on Martha's Vineyard. Catching on, soon Islanders were sporting the Black Dog tees. The popularity of The Black Dog logo now inspired sweatshirts, hats, mugs and many more items.
41. Gromit – Wallace's faithful Beagle in the British animated short films Wallace & Gromit. Gromit spends most of his time saving Wallace from various scrapes and a number of mischievous characters.
42. Bo Obama - The highly anticipated first dog, of the United States. Given to the Obama family as a present from the late Senator Ted Kennedy
43. Marley & Me – The New York Times bestselling autobiographical book by journalist John Grogan that portrays Grogan and his family's life during the 13 years that they lived with their rambunctious Labrador Retriever Marley, and the relationships and lessons from this period.
44. Buddy – Bill Clinton's Labrador Retriever.
45. Blue – The star of Blue's Clues, a popular TV show for preschool aged children which aired on Nickelodeon.
46. Rin TinTin – This famous German Shepherd was found in a trench by an American soldier and appeared in films since 1922.
47. 101 Dalmatians –This Walt Disney movie centers on the fate of kidnapped Dalmatian puppies Pongo and Perdita and is based on the novel The Hundred and One Dalmatians by Dodie Smith.
48. Boston University Terriers' Rhett the Boston Terrier - The Boston University Terriers are the nine men's and twelve women's varsity athletic teams representing University in the NCAA Division I competition. The Boston University Terriers official mascot is Rhett the Boston Terrier. Since the school colors are scarlet and white, the mascot is named Rhett in a reference to Gone With the Wind, because "no one loves Scarlet more than Rhett."
49. Air Bud  – The basketball-playing Golden Retriever in the 1997 Walt Disney feature film.
50. Bingo - A well known English children's song about a farmer and his dog.
51. Santa's Little Helper – The Simpson family's rescued Greyhound in the animated television series The Simpsons.
52. Astro – Elroy's pet Great Dane in the Hanna-Barbera cartoon The Jetsons.
53. Underdog – The classic animated television series of the same name that features "Shoeshine," a Beagle superhero who gains heroic powers after a mysterious accident occurs in the laboratory of maniacal scientist Dr. Simon Barsinister. "Shoeshine" uses his new superhero powers to protect the beleaguered citizens of Capital City.
54. Triumph the Insult Comic Dog- A puppet character on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, he puffs a cigar while insulting celebrities and claims to be a Serbian Mountain Hound.
55. Fala- Franklin D. Roosevelt's Scottish Terrier. He traveled alongside his master and met many dignitaries during FDR's presidency.
56. Little House on the Prairie – Jack (a French Bull Dog in the books but a mixed breed in the TV show) and later Bandit, a Border Collie, belonged to little Laura Ingalls in the popular series
57. Einstein - Doc Brown's Sheepdog in the movie Back to the Future.
58. Yale's "Handsome Dan" – The first university in the United States to adopt a mascot, Yale's Bulldog established by a young gentleman from Victorian England, who attended Yale in the 1890's. The line now numbers 17, and the original successors have been the intimates of deans, directors, and coaches.
59. Tinker Bell – Paris Hilton's Chihuahua.
60. George Rodrigue's "Blue Dog" – Paintings of the blue-hued, ghostly spaniel/terrier with a white nose and yellow eyes attributed to Rodrigue's deceased dog named Tiffany and influenced by Loup Garou legend. The Blue Dog was featured in national ad campaigns by both Absolut Vodka and the Xerox Corporation and his symbol helped coin the term Blue Dog Democrat.
61. White Fang – The main character in Jack London's book of the same name. White Fang is the story of a wild Wolfdog's journey toward becoming civilized in Yukon Territory, Canada, during the Klondike Gold Rush at the end of the 19th century.
62. United States Marine Corps –Since 1922, the Bulldog has served as the mascot. The current mascot is the 12th in a series of mascots named "Chesty" after the famous Marine Lieutenant General Lewis B. "Chesty" Puller Jr.
63. Beverly Hills Chihuahua - Follows the story of "Chloe," a pampered Chihuahua from Beverly Hills, who finds herself accidentally lost in Mexico. Alone for the first time, she must rely on new friends to help her to find her way back home.
64. "Where, O Where Has My Little Dog Gone?" - A 1847 German song. In the original, the narrator laments a lost sock, not a lost dog. In 1864 the popular songwriter Septimus Winner set English lyrics to the melody. He called it Der Deitcher's dog (The Germans Dog) and set it in a pseudo-German dialect. Later it was transformed into its popular final version.
65. Checkers – Richard Nixon's Cocker Spaniel referenced in his famous "Checker's Speech" during his 1952 Vice Presidential bid.
66. Digger the Dog – A plastic hound dog with a Sherlock Holmes style hat that kids pulled with a cord. The ad featured a catchy song that went: "Digger the dog, digging he goes with you when you explore, just pull his leash and go for a walk, he's your dog for sure!"
67. Hush Puppies Spokesbasset – The Basset Hound is the shoe manufacturer's official logo.
68. Napoleon and Lafayette – The Bloodhound and Basset Hound in the animated Disney movie The Aristocats.
69. Cujo – The Saint Bernard in the horror novel by Stephen King (later a move).
70. Spot – The black & white Cocker Spaniel pet featured in the Fun with Dick and Jane book series created to teach children how to read.
71. DOG-OPOLY - A game based on the traditional "Opoly" games with some great doggie twists– including real estate arranged by breed size and the purchase of dog houses that can betraded for big bones.
72. Tiger – The family dog in The Brady Bunch.
73. "Shannon" – Written by Henry Gross about the passing of Beach Boy Carl Wilson's IrishSetter of the same name. The single went gold and reached #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in 1976.
74. Shiloh - The story of a boy who risks everything to save his lovable Beagle in the movie series of the same name.
75. My Dog Skip - An autobiographical book by Willie Morris that tells the tale of a boy and his Parson Russell Terrier dog in a small southern town that teaches about family, friendship, love, devotion and bravery. In 2000, the book was made into a movie by the same name.
76. "I Love My Dog" - Cat Stevens' first single about the pet Dachshund he found tied to a post when he was young that helped launch his career.
77. "Martha My Dear" - Sung by the Beatles written about Paul McCarthy's Sheepdog.
78. Max – Old English Sheepdog in the Disney animated movie The Little Mermaid.
79. Sandy – the mixed-breed that Annie rescues in the movie Little Orphan Annie.
80. Greyhound Bus Line – Official logo features a Greyhound dog.
81. Barbie's dogs – "Beauty," Barbie's Afghan Hound and "Prince," Barbie's Poodle
82. Percy – The pampered English Setter pet of Governor Ratcliffe in Disney's animated movie Pocahontas.
83. Big Red – A novel by author Jim Kjelgaard based on an Irish Setter (Big Red) that wouldrather run through the woods than be the perfectly-trained and groomed show dog his sportsman owner wants. A ten-year-old orphan boy helps look after the dog and rebels against his owner's strict discipline of "Big Red" (later a Disney movie).
84. Reckless – The family's hound from the popular CBS TV show The Waltons.
85. Cracker Jacks' "Bingo"– The boy on the Cracker Jack box is Sailor Jack and his dog is called Bingo. They were introduced as registered trademark logos in 1919 and were modeled on F. W. Rueckheim's grandson, Robert, and his dog.
86. Argos – The faithful dog of Odysseus in Homer's Odyssey.
87. Slinky – Toy Dachshund with a metal slinky for a mid-section in the Pixar Toy Story movie series.
88. Cap'n Crunch's "Seadog" - Served as the first mate on Cap'n Crunch's ship The S. S. Guppy. "Seadog" represented Vanilly Crunch in 1972.
89. RCA's "Nipper" - Company logo of a white Fox Terrier (Nipper) sitting aside an Edison phonograph record player and listening intently (head tilted) to "His Master's Voice" (trademark phrase of RCA)
90. Max - the Grinch's wary sleigh-driving dog from "How the Grinch Stole Christmas."
91. Best in Show - The comedic parody written by Christopher Guest that tells the tale of owners (and handlers) of five show dogs headed for the Mayflower Kennel Club Dog Show.
92. All Dogs Go to Heaven - Animated musical adventure about a dog newly released from prison, his Dachshund pal, and the trouble they get into. The film inspired a theatrical sequel, television series and a Christmas direct-to-video film.
93. Porkchop - Doug Funnie's dog in the animated Nickelodeon series Doug.
94. The Poky Little Puppy – A children's book written by Janette Sebring Lowry under the Little Golden Books series published by Simon and Schuster. As of the year as of 200, it sold nearly 15 million copies, making it the single all-time best-selling hardcover children's book in English; according to Publisher's Weekly.
95. Southern Illinois Saluki - The Mighty mascot of Southern Illinois University
96. Spike – The family dog in the Nickelodeon series Rugrats.
97. Dogbert – Dilbert's anthropomorphic pet dog from the Dilbert comic strip. Despite this dislike for humans, he is known to protect and help Dilbert when he falls victim to sinister motives.
98. Ren – The neurotic "asthma-hound" Chihuahua in the American/Canadian animated television series The Ren & Stimpy Show.
99. Wishbone – The Jack Russell Terrier and main character on the PBS Kids show Wishbone.
100. Millie – George H. W. Bush's English Springer Spaniel. She authored her own book called Millie's Book: As Dictated to Barbara Bush.
101. Rowlf – The piano playing dog was originally built to star in a dog food commercial. He made his primetime debut on The Jimmy Dean Show prior to his recurring role in the Muppets.
102. Travels with Charley: In Search of America – A travelogue by John Steinbeck that documents the road trip he took with his Standard Poodle Charley around the United States in 1960.
103. The Shaggy Dog – 1959 Walt Disney movie featuring Fred MacMurry that follows a boy who through an ancient spell changes into a Sheepdog and back again.
104. Where the Red Fern Grows - A children's novel written by American author Wilson Rawls about a boy who buys and trains two Redbone Coonhound hunting dogs (later a movie).
105. Goliath - Davey's pet dog in the children's television series Davey and Goliath. When Davey talks, only Goliath can hear him. Goliath sometimes acts as Davey's conscience.
106. The Call of the Wild – A novel by Jack London based on a previously domesticated and even somewhat pampered Saint Bernard/Scotch Shepherd cross named Buck, whose primordial instincts return after a series of events finds him serving as a sled dog in the treacherous, frigid Yukon during the days of the 19th century Klondike Gold Rushes.
107. Deputy Dawg – Portly, dim-witted white Bulldog on the half-hour Terrytoons cartoon Deputy Dawg. Lawman Deputy Dawg tried to keep the peace in rural Mississippi.
108. Dollar - The Rich family "Dollarmatian" (like a Dalmatian, but with dollar signs instead of spots) from comic Richie Rich.
109. Buster Brown's "Tige" - Buster Brown's canine companion. The catchphrase of the advertisements was "I'm Buster Brown, I live in a shoe. That's my dog, Tige, he lives there too!"
110. The Ugly Dachshund - The 1966 Disney comedy, starring Suzanne Pleshette, about a Great Dane who thinks he's a Dachshund.
111. DOGNY - America's Tribute to Search and Rescue Dogs. Colorful canine statues served as a visible reminder of the heroic acts performed by dogs and humans alike in the aftermath of September 11. The Honorable Michael R. Bloomberg declared December 16, 2002 "DOGNY Day" in the city of New York.
112. Fresno State Bulldogs "Timeout" - Fresno State University adopted the Bulldog mascot in 1921 after the student body president, Warren Moody, and friends were continually greeted on their way to football games outside the main campus building by a white bulldog. The live dog was adopted by the student body and brought to football games as the mascot for several decades, until the 1981 when a costumed Bulldog was introduced.
113. Daisy – The Bumsteads' pet dog in the comic strip Blondie.
114. Elizabeth Taylor Goldenblatt - A Cavalier King Charles Spaniel who belonged to Charlotte York from the HBO show Sex and the City.
115. Otto - Sgt. Snorkel's anthropomorphic dog, whom Sarge dresses up the same as himself in the comic strip Beetle Bailey.
116. Barfy - The family Labrador Retriever in the syndicated comic strip Family Circus.
117. Frankenweenie – The Bull Terrier named Sparky who is brought back to life in the Tim Burton short of the same name.
118. Anheuser-Busch Dalmatians - Dalmatians have traveled with the Clydesdale horses since the 1950s.
119. Jerry Lee - German Shepherd who is partnered with a police detective (played by Jim Belushi) to catch a drug dealer in the 1989 movie K-9.
120. Rex - An Irish Terrier featured in the Twentieth Century Fox movie Firehouse Dog.
121. Bullet the Wonder Dog - Roy Rogers' faithful German Shepherd on The Roy Rogers Show.
122. Asta – A Wire Fox Terrier primarily known for his namesake role in the Thin Man movies, Asta was the ever-present brainy canine sidekick who played alongside Myrna Loy and William Powell in the popular detective comedies.
123. "Waldi" from the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich – A rainbow-shaded Dachshund who was the first officially-named Olympic mascot.
124. Black & White Scotch Whisky – An avid animal lover, founder James Buchanan added a black Scottish Terrier and the West Highland White Terrier to his whiskey label and adopted them as the brand's motif.
125. Willie "William the Conqueror" - General Patton's White Bull Terrier. Willie had his own set of "dog tags," and had quite a reputation with the "lady" dogs. Gen. Patton doted on the dog and even hosted a birthday party for him.

And, as far as we're concerned, there is one glaring ommision to this list: Daddy The Pit Bull