| | Beasley The Dog a Dogue de Bordeaux who starred in the film Turner & Hooch. |
| | Ashley Whippet, the first disc dog superstar and arguably the best. Certainly the most famous canine athlete. |
| | Baltique, dog of François Mitterrand |
| | 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 |
| | Bamse the St Bernard, symbol of the Free Norwegian Forces in the Second World War |
| | Barney, U.S. President George W. Bush's Scottish Terrier |
| | Beautiful Joe, an abused dog that inspired an 1894 bestselling novel |
| | Belka, a dog aboard Sputnik 5 |
| | Blondi, Adolf Hitler's German Shepherd |
| | Blue, Don Cherry's dog |
| | Boatswain, favorite pet of Lord Byron. See the Byron article for the poet's famous "Epitaph to a dog". |
| | Bounce, belonging to Alexander Pope |
| | Boy, Prince Rupert of the Rhine's dog who went into battle with him |
| | Brown Dog, killed after vivisection in February 1903; a memorial statue provoked riots |
| | Bud Nelson (canine), the first dog to travel across the United States |
| | Buddy the Dog a Golden Retriever star of the 1997 film Air Bud and its sequels. |
| | Buddy, first Seeing Eye Dog of Morris Frank, female German Shepard |
| | Buddy, U.S. President Clinton's chocolate Labrador Retriever |
| | Centaur Pendragon, Rudolph Valentino's Irish Wolfhound |
| | Chalky, Jack Russell Terrier belonging to English chef and presenter Rick Stein |
| | Checkers, U.S. President Nixon's Cocker Spaniel, made famous in the Checkers speech |
| | Chinook, team leader for the Byrd Antarctic Expeditions, dubbed an "All American Dog" in the 1920s |
| | Chips the dog, hero wardog of World War II |
| | Chiquita, Madonna's Chihuahua who can be seen in the Human Nature music video. |
| | Chloe, owned by WWE Diva Torrie Wilson and often travels with her. She is usually brought to ringside by Torrie during her appearances on WWE programming. |
| | Clipper, U.S. President John F. Kennedy's German Shepherd |
| | Cricket, the New England Black Dog of Jerry Springer fame |
| | D.J (dog) the Siberian husky known as Demon in Snowdog's movie & Max in Eight Below |
| | Dash, belonging to Charles Lamb |
| | Dash, U.S. President Benjamin Harrison and wife Caroline. |
| | Dempsey, condemned to death under the United Kingdom's Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 but finally reprieved after 3 years of legal battles |
| | Diamond, Sir Isaac Newton's favorite dog |
| | Duke Bush (dog) Golden Retriever dog belonging to Jay Bush and star of commericals for Bush Brothers and Company Beans and Chili. Has recently authored a book about his life as a spokesdog |
| | Faith, the only known bipedal dog in the world |
| | Fanny the Wonderdog, belonged to and appeared with comedian Julian Clary |
| | Flush, Elizabeth Barrett's Cocker spaniel, who didn't much like Robert Browning at first |
| | Gelert, legendary Wolfhound who killed a wolf protecting the son of Llywelyn the Great, Prince of Gwynedd. |
| | Girella, a female Portuguese Water Dog , who has been photographed with numerous musicians; Dog Likes Music |
| | Greyfriars Bobby, a dog loyal to its master long after the master's death |
| | Hachiko, an Akita who became a symbol of loyalty in Japan, now honored by a statue in Tokyo |
| | Handsome Dan, the Yale University mascot |
| | Higgins (dog) played the dog Benji in the movie of the same name and had a role on TV Series Petticoat Junction. |
| | Him and Her, U.S. President Lyndon Johnson's Beagles, made famous by Johnson lifting them by their ears |
| | Horrie the Wog Dog, found in Egypt by Australian Forces in 1942 during Second World War. Saved the lives of many Australian soldiers. Refused admission back to Australia after service in Europe, he was saved by his mates smuggling him to his new home in Australia. |
| | Jack, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's terrier |
| | Jeannie, James Thurber's Scottish terrier, who had her seventh puppy at the corner of 11th St. and 5th Ave. in New York City |
| | Judy - ship's dog, a pointer, who served with Royal Navy and helped find food when crew became POWs of Japanese. Awarded the Dickin Medal in 1946. |
| | Kato, Nicole Brown Simpson's Akita |
| | Kuma (dog), seen in many films |
| | Laika, the dog aboard Sputnik 2 and the first animal to enter orbit. |
| | Lava Mixed Breed Puppy adopted by a Marine Unit clled the Lava Dogs and rescued by Lieutentant Colonel Jay Kopelman from Iraq in 2005 and subject of the book From Baghdad, With Love by Kopelman and Melinda Roth |
| | Liberty, U.S. President Gerald R. Ford's Golden Retriever, who gave birth to eight puppies in the White House in 1975 |
| | Lou dog , Dalmatian, Bradley Nowell's (Sublime (band)'s volcalist & guitarist) dog, often featured on the band's CD art. |
| | Man Ray and Fay Ray, photography subjects of William Wegman |
| | Manchu, Alice Roosevelt's small black Pekingese which she received as a gift from the last empress of China |
| | Mancs, Hungarian rescue dog who saved the lives of many people. |
| | Marley, a Labrador Retriever featured in the memoir Marley and Me |
| | Mick the Miller, first great greyhound to race in England. |
| | Millie, U.S. First Lady Barbara Bush's Springer Spaniel |
| | Moose and his son Enzo played Eddie on the TV show Frasier |
| | Mr. Winkle, "the cutest dog in the universe" Mr. Winkle |
| | Muggs, James Thurber's family's Airedale, the dog that bit people |
| | 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 |
| | Nigger, a black Labrador Retriever who gave his name as the codename for the Dam Busters mission in World War II. (His name is usually edited out of modern versions of the film about the mission.) |
| | 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. |
| | Oscar the Pug, launched into international fame as the result of a school assignment at the VCU Adcenter. |
| | Owney, the official United States Postal Service dog, who rode the trains with the mail in the 19th century, and now, stuffed, is in the National Postal Museum in Washington, D.C. |
| | Pal, the dog who played Lassie in the movie Lassie Come Home, based on the novel by Eric Knight |
| | Pavlov's dogs, who were subjects of Pavlov's famous research on classical conditioning. |
| | Pete, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Bull Terrier, who bit so many people he was exiled from the White House |
| | 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 |
| | Pippo, the greatest dog chef |
| | Pompe, Charles XII of Sweden's dog |
| | Poppy, (died c.2000), chihuahua belonging to "quirky" movie director Tim Burton and his ex-fiance, model Lisa Marie(Smith), Poppy was found in Tokyo, Japan, while Tim, Lisa, and some friends were driving. Poppy starred in Burton's film Mars Attacks! and possibly had a role in Ed Wood as one of Bela Lugosi's dogs (which in reality were of a large breed, but in the movie were tiny chihuahuas). Poppy died in the early 2000s around the time that Burton started dating Helena Bonham Carter. Burton claims that he wants to be buried alongside his dog, so long as the cemetery owners agree to it. |
| | Rags (dog), Signal Corps mascot during World War I. |
| | Rex, James Thurber's family's Bull terrier, who dragged home a chest of drawers |
| | 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 |
| | Roger, Widdle, and Puke, Gerald Durrell's dogs, and his companions on many excursions in his books about growing up on Corfu |
| | Sailor Boy, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's Chesapeake Bay Retriever. |
| | Sam, a blind Chinese Crested hairless dog, that was three times winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest |
| | Schnorbitz, St. Bernard which belonged to and appeared with comedian Bernie Winters |
| | Seaman, Meriwether Lewis's Newfoundland during the expedition |
| | Sergeant Stubby, the most decorated American war dog in US history for service during World War I. Also a mascot at Georgetown University. |
| | Shep the Border Collie, another Blue Peter dog |
| | Skidboot, a dog known for performing specific commands by his master; appeared on The Tonight Show and Pet Star. (Skidboot) |
| | Skip, U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt's mongrel |
| | Sluggo, dog of comedian Ron White |
| | Snuppy, an Afghan Hound, the first cloned dog. |
| | Spot "Spotty" Fetcher, U.S. President George W. Bush's English Springer Spaniel, named after Scott Fletcher, a former Texas Rangers baseball player |
| | Spuds McKenzie, Budweiser spokes-dog. |
| | Strelka, a dog aboard Sputnik 5 |
| | Strongheart, first German Shepherd Dog with name-above-the-title billing in film |
| | Sui, dog of Steve Irwin who was featured in the Crocodile Hunter series on Animal Planet |
| | Tango (dog), a golden retriever who stars as Bailey the dog in the film Bailey's Billion$. |
| | Terry, the Cairn Terrier who played Toto in the movie adaptation of The Wizard Of Oz. |
| | Tinkerbell, dog of Paris Hilton |
| | 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 |
| | Trixie Koontz, Golden retriever, a retired service dog, purported author of Life Is Good, and companion of Dean Koontz - meet Trixie |
| | Tulip, J. R. Ackerley's German shepherd, written about in My Dog Tulip |
| | Uga, members of a line of English bulldogs who serve as mascots for the University of Georgia |
| | Winston |
| | Zorba (Mastiff), an English Mastiff recognized by the Guinness Book of World Records as the heaviest dog in the world. |