At The Cocoanut Grove

I've made posts before on Dog Days of Summer, you can view them here and here . For decades and decades ago shorts were popular and many featured dogs. Here's some that are live-action or animated.  Dogville Comedies  Ran from 1929-1931 From: MGM Studios Directed By: Zion Myers and Co-Directed By: Jules White *Note: These shorts are considered controversial as the methods of getting the dogs to walk, talk and stand was abusive.  Playful Pluto (1934) Directed By: Burt Gillett Voices of Walt Disney and Pinto Colvig Betty Boop's Little Pal (1934) Directed By: David Fleischer Voices of: Mae Questel Running Time: 7 Minutes Toby the Pup  Ran from: 1930-1931 From: RKO Studios Created By: Sid Marcus, Dick Huemer, Art Davis How to Play Golf (1944) Directed By: Jack Kinney Voices of: Pinto Colvig Narrated By: Fred Shields Running Time: 7 Minutes Dumb-Hounded (1943) Directed By: Tex Ave...

My blog usually posts on actors and actresses I've never included animals but I thought it would be fun to make a post on my favorite animal, dogs. Below are 5 famous dogs to get to know. Skippy Breed: Wire Fox Terrier Best know as Asta in The Thin Man series.  Also appeared in Bringing Up Baby  (1938) and The Awful Truth (1937) Terry Breed: Cairn Terrier Born: 1933 - Died: 1945 Best Know as Toto in The Wizard Of OZ   Terry has a permanent memorial at the Hollywood Forever Cemetery.  Rin Tin Tin Born 1918 - Died 1932 Breed: German Shepard Appeared in 27 films from 1922-1931 Was a rescue dog from World War 1, by American solider Lee Duncan. Pal Born: 1940 - Died: 1958 Breed: Rough Collie Best know for the films Lassie Come Home (1943) and Son of Lassie (1945) Was a male, portraying a female dog.  Pete Also known as Pal, The Wonder Dog. Born: 1924 - Died 1930 Best know...