It's a Dog's Life in Cartoons and Comics

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1. Buster Brown was one of the oldest children's shoe trademarks in the USA, and began life as a character in one of the earliest newspaper cartoon strips to appear. Please tell me the name of his pet dog that also appeared in these cartoon strips? Trigger Tronka Tonka Tige

2. What was the name of the bloodhound with no sense of smell, which was featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers"? Gnipper Stinko B. H. Calcutta Gnasher

3. This dog was a favourite character of mine when I was growing up. He featured in the British comic "The Dandy" and was a loyal, intelligent sheep dog. What was his name? Greyfriars Bobby Lassie Faithful Friend Black Bob

4. This large framed Old English Sheepdog was the loyal companion of the character Wellington featured in the British newspaper comic strip "The Perishers". What was the dog's name? Napoleon Snudge Smith Boot

5. From the land of Gaul this cartoon character features in many comic books as the faithful companion dog to Obelix. Who was he? Answer: (One Word. A very emphatic sounding dog of 8 letters)

6. This Berkeley Breathed cartoon character was supposedly a mix of antelope and Basset hound. What was the 'dog' called? Dogstar Floribunda Peony Rosebud

7. This character first appeared in the USA in 1984 as a syndicated newspaper cartoon strip dog owned by Mother Goose. He is described as a 'manic dog' can you identify him for me? Conan Attila Grimmy Genghis

8. This dog was the faithful, intelligent and resourceful companion of a boyish Belgian journalist and has appeared in many publications. Can you name the dog? Haddock Westy Snowy Thompson

9. "Little Orphan Annie" was a cartoon strip character based in the USA, and first appeared in 1924. Annie herself had a pet dog whose main contribution seems to have been "Arf, arf". What was the dog called please? Sandy Mandy Randy Dandy

10. Snoopy features in the cartoon strip "Peanuts", but who is his rarely smiling brother who usually lives in the desert? Spike Andy Olaf Peter