I’ve been compiling a list of famous dogs for my pet numerology website for some time now. I know which my favorites are, but I wondered which are the most famous overall. There were so many great famous dogs that I did five alphabetical groups, with a final round of the top most famous dogs. This is that final round, and I’ll reveal which are the most famous of these terrific dogs.
The top twenty most famous of all dogs (based on online chatter) are:
20. Goofy – from the classic Walt Disney cartoons
19. Chloe – a Chihuahua who is a lead character in the movie “Beverly Hills Chihuahua”
18. Mr. Peabody – who appeared in “Peabody’s Improbable History” cartoons with his boy Sherman in the 1960s
17. Benji – who starred of a series of “Benji” movies
16. Buddy – a Labrador Retriever who belonged to US President Bill Clinton
15. Gromit – from the “Wallace and Gromit” animated short films
14. Tinkerbell – a Chihuahua belonging to socialite Paris Hilton
13. Dogbert – from the “Dilbert” comic strip
12. Snowy – the White Wire Fox Terrier traveled with Tintin in the “Adventures of Tintin” comic books
11. Barney – a Scottish Terrier belonging to US President George W. Bush
10. Lassie – the Collie is a character seen in movies since the 1930s
9. Santa’s Little Helper – the Simpson’s family dog on the animated TV series “The Simpsons”
8. Bo – the Portuguese Water Dog belonging to US President Barack Obama and the First Family
7. Snoopy – the Beagle is a character in the “Peanuts” comic strip
6. Bolt – the white German Shepherd who is the title character of the animated movie “Bolt”
5. Eddie – the Jack Russell Terrier from the TV series “Frasier”
4. Odie – from the “Garfield” comic strip
3. Dug – the talking dog from the Pixar Animated movie “Up”
2. Scooby Doo – from the “Scooby-Doo” cartoons and movies
…and the most famous dog is…
1. Marley – the Labrador Retriever who is the title character in the book and movie “Marley and Me”
So a nice mix of breeds in the top twenty with two Yellow Labs (Marley and Buddy), two Chihuahuas (Tinkerbell and Chloe), a Portuegses Water Dog (Bo), a German Shepherd (Bolt), a Beagle (Snoopy), a Colie (Lassie), a Jack Russell Terrier (Eddie), a Scottish Terrier (Barney), and a White Wire Fox Terrier (Snowy).
I was a little surprised by the order of the top twenty. I always think Snoopy will be the most famous, but he was down at number seven. I’m sure Marley and Scooby Doo benefit from having their names in the title of their movie, book, or TV series.
Surprisingly, five of the top twenty dogs are real life dogs, as fictional dogs tend to be more famous than their real world counterparts. I’m sure it doesn’t hurt that most of these dogs have had their own books, movies, or extended press coverage.
I compiled this list by searching for the dog names listed on a number of search engines and ranking them by the number of web pages, discussion forums, photos, videos, etc that are available online.
Check out my complete list of Famous Dogs at www.PetNum.com.
