- *Lassie*, the famous collie from the 1940s and 1950s series of films and television shows.
- *Flicka*, the horse from the 1940s film of the same name and its sequels.
- *Rin Tin Tin*, the German Shepherd who starred in a series of Hollywood films in the 1920s and 1930s.
- *Cheeta*, the chimpanzee who played Tarzan's companion in the Tarzan films of the 1930s and 1940s.
- *Pal*, the collie from the 1950s television series "Lassie".
- *Benji* , the mixed-breed dog who starred in a series of films in the 1970s and 1980s.
- *Toto*, the cairn terrier from the 1939 film "The Wizard of Oz".
- *Hachikō*, the Akita dog who waited for his owner at a train station in Japan for 10 years after the man died.
- *Uggie* the Jack Russell Terrier who starred in the 2011 Oscar-winning film "The Artist".